Aksia

Aksia is an independent alternative investment advisory firm advising institutional clients on approximately $260 billion in alternative assets. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York, Aksia has established itself as one of the leading alternatives-focused advisory firms, distinguished by its exclusive focus on alternative investments and rigorous due diligence process.

Investment Strategy

Aksia provides advisory and discretionary investment services across the full range of alternative investment strategies, including hedge funds, private equity, real assets, and private credit. The firm’s service model encompasses manager due diligence, portfolio construction, risk monitoring, and operational due diligence for institutional investors building and managing alternatives programs.

The firm’s hedge fund advisory practice covers all major strategies including equity long/short, event-driven, relative value, global macro, quantitative, and multi-strategy. Aksia’s private equity advisory spans buyout, growth equity, venture capital, secondaries, and co-investments. The real assets practice covers real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources, while the private credit team advises on direct lending, mezzanine, distressed, and structured credit strategies.

Aksia’s operational due diligence (ODD) capabilities are a core differentiator. The firm maintains a dedicated ODD team that evaluates fund managers’ operational infrastructure, compliance frameworks, valuation processes, and counterparty relationships.

Private Markets Approach

Aksia’s approach to private markets advisory emphasizes comprehensive evaluation of both investment merit and operational integrity. The firm’s investment due diligence process covers manager track records, investment processes, team stability, and alignment of interests. The ODD process operates independently from investment due diligence, ensuring that operational risks are evaluated without investment bias.

The firm serves a diverse institutional client base including pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, and family offices. Aksia offers both advisory (non-discretionary) and discretionary mandates, with the flexibility to customize its services to each client’s governance structure and internal capabilities.

Aksia operates from offices in New York, London, and other locations. The firm is employee-owned, aligning the interests of its professionals with those of its advisory clients.