Wealth Club, a UK non-advised investment service for high net worth individuals, has announced a period of rapid expansion for its private markets platform, with more funds and managers.

Wealth Club has announced that as well as the 16 private markets fund managers currently offering funds via Wealth Club, four more are about to join. Eight private markets funds are also set to launch on the Wealth Club platform taking the total number to 27.

Since launching its private funds supermarket in November 2024, the company said it has more than doubled its range of funds. Last month. it opened the first Private Markets SIPP – which it said marks a significant inflection point in the democratisation of alternative investments in the UK.

The platform's expansion is underpinned by a surge in institutional interest in the sophisticated individual investor channel. Twelve months ago, Wealth Club offered clients access to seven private markets funds. Today, that figure has climbed to 19, and it has announced that a further nine funds are currently in the final stages of onboarding.

The centrepiece of Wealth Club’s expansion into private markets is last month's launch of its Private Markets SIPP. This vehicle allows sophisticated investors to hold a range of semi-liquid private markets funds managed by global firms including ARK, Brookfield, CVC, EQT, and StepStone, within a tax-efficient pension wrapper. It is the first pension of its kind in the UK, the firm said in a statement.

For decades, private markets funds were the exclusive preserve of institutional investors and the ultra-wealthy. Wealth Club’s new SIPP lowers the barrier to entry, allowing UK individuals to participate in these strategies from a minimum investment of £10,000 ($13,610).

“Private markets deserve a place in every well-constructed pension. They offer long-term growth potential, strong historical performance, and valuable diversification – yet until now, access within a pension has been extremely limited for most investors,” Alex Davies, founder and CEO of Wealth Club, said.

“With the launch of our Private Markets SIPP, we’re opening the door to an asset class that has traditionally been out of reach. Investors have largely missed out on opportunities across infrastructure, private equity and credit, and secondaries – areas that can play a powerful role in long-term wealth building,” Davies continued. “For the right, more sophisticated investor, an allocation to private markets could reasonably grow to 20 to 30 per cent of a portfolio over time.”

A recent survey by alternative assets firm Blackstone covering more than 200 financial advisors across the US, EMEA and APAC also shows that 90 per cent of surveyed advisors are either increasing or maintaining their private equity allocations. The resilience suggests continued interest in diversifying portfolios with private assets that can offer differentiated return potential and long-term growth that may be less tied to short-term public market volatility. California-headquartered investment manager Franklin Templeton also sees attractive opportunities globally within private markets in 2026.