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Swiss private-banking veteran Christophe Page now runs MCM Partners' new family office platform—watch for product changes in six months.
$1.2 trillion
in client assets
12 to 18 percent
of annual fundraising across their flagship vehicles
$18 billion
for fewer than two hundred families
$50 million
or more in liquid allocation capacity
MCM Partners, a London-based alternative investment manager, has opened a dedicated family office platform and named Christophe Page to run it. Page spent fifteen years across UBS, Pictet & Cie, and Landolt & Cie—three Swiss private-banking houses that collectively manage over $1.2 trillion in client assets. MCM did not disclose target assets under advisement or minimum ticket size.
The platform announcement marks MCM's first formal entry into single-family-office services. The firm historically focused on closed-end credit strategies and co-investment vehicles for institutional allocators. Page will report directly to MCM's partnership and operate a standalone desk, suggesting structural separation from the institutional distribution team. No successor has been named at Landolt, where Page most recently held a senior client-facing role.
The timing matters because family office platforms are no longer build-outs—they are revenue engines. AlpInvest, Partners Group, and Ardian all reported double-digit growth in direct family office relationships last year, and those relationships now account for 12 to 18 percent of annual fundraising across their flagship vehicles. MCM's move signals that mid-tier alternative managers see the same channel opening. The playbook: hire a known name from the ultra-high-net-worth universe, white-label the existing institutional product stack, and layer in bespoke co-investment access that pension consultants would never approve.
Page's background fits that model precisely. Pictet runs one of Europe's oldest multi-family-office practices, and Landolt manages $18 billion for fewer than two hundred families. If Page brings even six relationships with $50 million or more in liquid allocation capacity, MCM has a $300 million pipeline before the platform answers its first cold inquiry. The question is whether MCM's credit-heavy book matches what those families want. Swiss-banked families traditionally lean toward liquid alternatives, direct real estate, and structured hedges—not the opportunistic credit sleeves that MCM has historically sold into insurance balance sheets.
Allocators should watch whether MCM adjusts product design in the next six months. If the firm launches a multi-strategy vehicle with quarterly liquidity or stands up a separately managed account wrapper, that confirms Page is rebuilding for a different risk tolerance. Institutional investors should also note that family office platforms drain senior bandwidth—partnership time shifts from LP committee presentations to one-on-one portfolio reviews. That changes how quickly a manager can move on new deals.
MCM has not announced a formal launch event, but Page's LinkedIn profile updated within forty-eight hours of the platform going live. That speed suggests the hire closed weeks ago and the announcement waited for regulatory sign-off. No press release mentioned a London or Geneva office address for the new desk.
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For the principal
If your family already banks with Pictet or UBS, Page knows the reference calls to make—evaluate MCM's credit book independently.
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Track whether MCM launches liquid alt wrappers or SMAs within two quarters; product design will reveal true platform ambition.
For the house
Steel-tier signal—monitor Page's first three hires and note if MCM's investor letters shift tone toward family-office language.
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