Handelsbanken Wealth & Asset Management

Handelsbanken Wealth & Asset Management

Handelsbanken Wealth & Asset Management Limited was founded in 1988 as Cripps Portfolio inside the Kent law firm Cripps Harries Hall. It provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to families, charities, trusts and corporates across the UK and internationally. The firm invests across private credit, hedge funds, real estate, infrastructure, commodities and public equities. Confirmed positions include holdings in Synsam Group via 2021 IPO participation and Vitec Software Group via 2018 PIPE. Geographic exposure centers on Europe and North America with indicated reach into Asia, Africa and other regions. Assets under management stand at 5600 million USD. The firm maintains the Guernsey-domiciled Handelsbanken Alternatives Fund Limited for hedge fund, private equity and infrastructure exposure. It also advises the Kiawah Trust for clients Peter and Lynne Smitham. The business functions as the wealth management arm of Handelsbanken plc, the UK subsidiary of Svenska Handelsbanken AB, which supplies balance sheet support while the London team retains day-to-day investment discretion.