Lobnek Wealth Management

Thomas Weber, who co-founded the firm with Ernst Lobkowicz in 1999, serves as Managing Partner and leads investment strategy from New York. The firm's partnership structure keeps decision-making concentrated within the founding team rather than distributed across a large investment committee. This arrangement is common among boutique multi-family offices managing concentrated client capital.

Lobnek sources through long-standing relationships with middle-market private equity sponsors and hedge fund managers in both Europe and North America. The Geneva office leverages the Swiss private banking network for European deal flow, while the New York team accesses US alternative managers directly. The firm also evaluates co-investment opportunities presented by the general partners in its fund portfolio.

Lobnek does not publicly market any pooled investment vehicles or accept capital from outside clients. The firm operates as a multi-family office, meaning it manages assets exclusively for the families it represents rather than operating a fund management business. This sealed capital structure aligns Lobnek's incentives with existing clients rather than asset-gathering targets.

Lobnek builds portfolios across private equity, hedge funds, real estate, and private credit. The private equity exposure typically favors middle-market buyout and growth equity funds in North America and Western Europe. The firm's hedge fund allocations concentrate on equity long/short and event-driven strategies, while real estate investments target income-producing properties in major gateway cities.

Lobnek maintains offices in New York, Geneva, and Zurich — a footprint that gives the firm direct investment execution capability in the two largest private wealth markets. This dual-continent structure matters because many cross-border families need coordinated US and European investment management without relying on separate advisors. The Swiss offices also provide access to the country's dense network of independent asset managers and private banks.

Co-founder Ernst Lobkowicz descends from the historic Bohemian noble family, which held significant land and cultural assets in Central Europe before the 20th century. While the firm does not publicly disclose which family branches it serves, the Swiss presence and founding name suggest ties to European families with multi-generational wealth management needs and cross-border structures.

Lobnek sits between a private bank and an independent family office. Unlike a private bank, it bears no proprietary product distribution targets or balance-sheet incentives. Unlike a single-family office, it pools resources across multiple families to access institutional fund terms and direct deal flow. The firm's Swiss-US structure also distinguishes it from US-only RIA platforms that lack European on-the-ground capabilities.