Schroders Capital has appointed Vikram Bhandari to the newly-created role of head and chief investment officer (CIO) of Schroders Capital Solutions.
Bhandari has experience as a direct investor across multiple asset classes and a strong track record in managing private markets portfolios. He was a senior portfolio manager at BlackRock for seven years, where he expanded its Multi-Alternatives Private Markets Solutions business in EMEA, serving pension funds, insurers, wealth managers, sovereigns, and family offices.
Bhandari, who will be based in London, will report to Ingo Heinen, global head of business development and Product. He will drive business growth and lead the firm’s private markets solutions strategy.
Heinen says: “We help our clients build customised exposures across the private markets spectrum. This capability epitomises our client centricity and is a key part of our differentiated pan-private markets solutions offering. Vikram’s leadership will allow us to further leverage the capabilities at Schroders Capital Solutions and deliver even more to our growing global client base.”
Bhandari says: “I am delighted to join Schroders Capital at such a pivotal time. The private markets landscape has evolved significantly over the last few years, and we are now seeing a much broader set of clients wanting to access the diversification and returns that private markets can offer.
“Changing regulation has enabled the launch of new structures, and firms are now able to offer a spectrum of liquidity and asset classes depending on the investor’s needs.
“Schroders Capital has an impressive track-record in delivering these innovative private markets solutions to institutional, DC and now wealth clients, which is testament to its focus on putting the client first. I look forward to building on this momentum, expanding our global presence and client outreach, and helping to drive the next phase of growth.”
