WTW has announced its acquisition of FlowStone Partners, a specialist alternative investment firm known for its expertise in private equity secondaries, in a move aimed at significantly expanding the company’s wealth and institutional investment offerings. The acquisition will enhance WTW’s ability to deliver innovative private markets solutions by combining FlowStone’s seasoned secondaries expertise with WTW’s global scale, sourcing network, and research capabilities. “We are excited to expand the opportunity set for both institutional and individual wealth investors, pairing FlowStone’s seasoned expertise in secondaries investing with WTW’s global scale, sourcing network and research engine.
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The acquisition meaningfully expands WTW’s ability to serve clients’ evolving needs and deliver differentiated private market solutions. This is a bold venture in the future of private equity secondaries investing,” said Diya Luke, global head of Investments, WTW. Leaders from both organizations noted their improved ability to expand access to high-quality private markets. They aim to create more liquid and accessible structures. This will help the combined platform achieve better long-term outcomes for individual and institutional clients. The transaction still needs approval from shareholders and trustee boards. It is expected to close by early 2026.
