Calamos / Aksia
AC Private Markets (ACPM) is a strategic partnership between Calamos Advisors LLC and Aksia LLC, two SEC-registered investment advisers, formed to deliver institutional-quality private markets access to individual investors through the wealth management channel. Calamos, a global active asset management firm founded in 1977 with approximately $34 billion in assets under management, serves as the registered investment adviser and fund sponsor. Aksia, an alternative investment advisory firm founded in 2006 with approximately $368 billion in assets under advisement, serves as sub-adviser, contributing its deep private markets research infrastructure, manager selection expertise, and proprietary technology platform to the partnership.
The ACPM platform focuses on providing wealth management clients and financial advisors with access to private equity and private credit strategies through registered, semi-liquid fund structures. The flagship AC Private Markets fund offers exposure to a diversified portfolio of private equity opportunities—including primaries, secondaries, and co-investments—sourced through Aksia's deep relationships with hundreds of general partners globally. AC Private Markets leverages Aksia's 20-year track record of institutional alternatives investing and its proprietary MAX technology platform to construct and monitor diversified private markets portfolios for individual investors at scale.
This partnership reflects the broader democratization trend in alternative investing, where institutional-quality private markets capabilities are being packaged into accessible formats for wealth management clients. The combination of Calamos's extensive distribution network, brand recognition, and fund management infrastructure with Aksia's institutional investment expertise and analytical capabilities creates a differentiated platform for financial advisors seeking to incorporate private equity into client portfolios. ACPM is recognized as a leading example of how traditional asset managers and specialist alternatives advisers can partner to bridge the gap between institutional private markets and the individual investor channel.