Garbe launches private capital platform

Garbe has established Garbe private capital AG in Zurich, creating a dedicated platform for family offices, private banks and entrepreneurial families to co‑invest alongside the manager‑owned real estate and infrastructure group. Peter Paschke became managing director on 1 October 2026 and also joins the board.

Peter Paschke, Garbe

The new vehicle provides a single point of access for club deals, co‑investments, joint ventures and bespoke equity structures in which Garbe’s shareholder families commit their own capital. Garbe manages more than €15 billion in assets and has long invested institutional capital and partnered with international private equity firms. The private capital platform is designed to give private investors easier access to the company’s deal flow, network and operational capabilities.

Investments will follow Garbe’s sheds, beds and infrastructure strategy, spanning logistics and industrial, food retail, residential, hotels, data centres and infrastructure. It will deploy its in‑house development and management expertise across the investment lifecycle.

Peter Paschke said family offices and private banks value direct access, transparent structures and a partner that assumes operational responsibility. He noted Garbe’s ability to tailor equity investments to partner objectives, supported by specialised teams across the group.

Christopher Garbe, managing partner, said the initiative reflects Garbe’s identity as a family business, where trust is built through personal relationships and shared interests. He said the platform combines this entrepreneurial mindset with Garbe’s experience working with institutional investors and private equity firms, with the company investing its own capital alongside partners.

Paschke brings more than 14 years of private markets and investor relations experience focused on family offices and private banks. He previously worked for a single family office in Zug, Pangaea Life capital partners and New York‑based hedge fund manager Muirfield Capital, and co‑founded Off Record, a private network for family office principals and entrepreneurs in Switzerland.