Where vision aligns with capital
Strategic advisory and capital formation for specialist real asset strategies and emerging managers
Halkum Capital Advisors is a boutique advisory firm focused on partnering with high-conviction investment managers to help them secure institutional capital, build strategic partnerships, and scale differentiated investment platforms.
We connect our managers with pension funds, insurance companies, consultants, and family offices seeking access to specialist investment strategies.
What we do
Many of the most compelling investment opportunities come from smaller and focused teams with deep sector expertise and clear conviction. We help these managers translate their investment ideas into institutional-quality platforms capable of attracting long-term capital.
Strategic Advisory
Supporting managers through key stages of growth.
We help clients refine their positioning, structure partnerships, and design capital strategies that align with long-term investment goals.
This includes: long-term platform growth strategy and capital strategy
Capital Formation
Raising capital from aligned institutional investors and long-term capital partners.
We support: first-time fund launches, specialist investment strategies and specific projects.
Programmatic JVs and platforms
Designing partnerships that allow managers and capital partners to scale investment strategies together.
Recapitalisations and continuation strategies
Advising on recapitalisation and continuation structures that allow successful strategies to grow further.
Why Us
- A focused, relationship-driven approach
- Halkum Capital Advisors operates as an independent platform built on 20+ years of established relationships and deep sector knowledge.
- Our approach is defined by:
- Selectivity: We work with a limited number of managers where we have strong conviction.
- Alignment: Our interests are aligned with our clients through success-based structures.
- Experience: Decades of experience across institutional real asset investment platforms.
- Access: Established relationships with a broad network of capital partners.
Founder: Ljiljana Macdonald, PhD
Experience And Outstanding Track Record
Ljiljana has over 20 years of experience across global real asset investment platforms. During her career she has held senior roles at UBS Global Asset Management, Savills Investment Management, Aviva Investors, Alpha Real Capital and Optimum Asset Management. Her experience spans fund investment, portfolio development, investment strategy and capital raising, giving her a broad perspective across both the investment manager and institutional investor sides of the market.
Ljiljana holds a PhD from the London School of Economics.
Clients:
Global Partnerships
CONTACT
Start a conversation
If you are an emerging manager with a differentiated strategy or an investor seeking specialist opportunities, we would welcome the opportunity to connect.
Contact:
info@halkumca.com