Redefining access to private equity.

We unlock access to top investment managers and funds with a proven track record of superior returns.

GateVest is an institutional-grade investment platform providing diversified and cost-effective access to top-tier private equity and private market funds, historically reserved for large institutional investors committing tens of millions of euros.

Building upon nearly two decades of private equity investment experience and over €12 billion in completed transactions1, GateVest brings together institutions, family offices, and individual investors within a professionally and actively managed, regulated fund.

Strong Alignment

Our founder co-invests substantially (€1 million initial investment), taking a first-loss position, meaning his capital is utilised to cover other investors’ losses2.

Exclusive Access

We provide entry to elite private equity funds that have traditionally been inaccessible to smaller investors.

Professionally Managed

We have nearly two decades of experience executing private equity transactions, and designing, launching and managing multi-billion-euro private market funds.

Fully Regulated

We operate under the oversight of MFSA3, the financial regulatory authority, monitoring the fund’s legal compliance and providing investor protections.

Independently Operated

The fund is administered by BOV Fund Services4, an independent third-party administrator serving nearly 70,000 clients across 120 investment funds.

Safeguarded Assets

The fund’s assets are safeguarded by Sparkasse Bank, a reputable depositary bank and custodian overseeing nearly €9 billion in client assets.

Segregated Accounts

In the unlikely event of insolvency of the fund manager, administrator or the depositary bank, investor assets remain fully segregated and protected.

Fees only for Outperformance

We charge zero fees unless the fund achieves a minimum annualized return of 10%, ensuring investors only pay for true outperformance.

Broad Diversification

We invest across multiple managers, strategies, sectors, and geographies, minimizing exposure to idiosyncratic risks.

Liquidity

GateVest operates its own secondary market, offering investors exit options despite the illiquid nature of the underlying assets.

Tax-Efficient Structure

We maximise returns through flexible, tax-compliant investment strategies.

Regularly Audited

The fund is regularly and independently verified by Deloitte, the world’s largest audit firm.

  1. Includes deals completed at previous firms before the establishment of GateVest.
  2. Subject to a minimum holding period. Terms and conditions apply. Refer to full fund documentation for details.
  3. Malta Financial Services Authority
  4. Bank of Valletta Fund Services

We don’t promise outperformance. We partner with those who’ve delivered it.

Unlike most fund managers, GateVest does not claim to have a “secret formula” for beating the market. Instead, we rely on proven expertise – partnering with elite private equity fund managers who have consistently delivered exceptional performance across market cycles.

GateVest democratizes access to top-tier funds by aggregating investments from a diverse group of investors. This enables us to invest alongside the world’s largest institutions – pension funds, insurance companies, and sovereign wealth funds – in opportunities that would otherwise be out of reach for individual investors.

Our structure ensures strong investor alignment via a first-loss mechanism, where the founder’s capital is used to absorb losses before any investor funds are impacted.1

We apply a meticulous fund selection process: screening thousands of managers, conducting rigorous due diligence, interviewing management teams, running background checks, and scrutinizing investment strategies before selecting a fund.

  1. Subject to a minimum holding period. Terms and conditions apply. Refer to full fund documentation for details.

Over the past 30 years, private equity has delivered a 15% net annualized return.1

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GateVest Global Private Equity Fund is our flagship vehicle – an evergreen, open-ended fund that invests primarily in mid-market private equity across North America and Europe.

The mid-market segment, comprised of smaller and mid-sized funds, which GateVest will primarily focus on, has historically outperformed the broad U.S. stock market nearly by a factor of two, generating net returns of 19% annually.7

With GateVest, you can now invest in them too.

  1. Cambridge Associates US Private Equity Index (cambridgeassociates.com) as of December 31, 2023
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  3. S&P 500 (slickcharts.com)
  4. MSCI World Stock Index (wikipedia.org)
  5. MSCI World Real Estate Index
  6. FTSE World Developed Market Government Bond Index (curvo.eu)
  7. Preqin as of December 31, 2023; private equity buyout funds of up to $500m in size, 1980-2023.

What started as a personal investment vehicle for the founder and his friends and family… is now open to all.

Michael Kollar, GateVest’s founder, spent nearly two decades in investment banking and private equity across New York, London, Munich, and Prague.

Frequently asked how to access private equity’s historically strong returns, he recognised that minimum tickets of €10–20 million remained a major barrier to entry. Having retired from institutional investing, Michael was seeking to deploy his own capital. These two forces converged, ultimately leading to the creation of GateVest.

Historically, the world’s best-performing funds were available only to large institutions. GateVest is changing that.