Key Takeaways
- • Prime Capital AG, the Frankfurt-based independent asset manager, appointed Markus Schuwerack as Head of Business Development, effective 20 October 2026.
- • Schuwerack will develop the firm's sales strategy, expand its institutional client business, and identify new opportunities alongside investment teams.
- • Schuwerack brings more than 25 years of asset management experience, most recently as Managing Director and Country Head of Sales Germany & Austria at Sienna Investment Managers.
- • Prime Capital manages around EUR 4.3 billion in AUM and around EUR 9.2 billion in assets under administration, as of 30 June 2026.
Summary
Prime Capital AG, the Frankfurt-based independent asset manager and financial services provider, has appointed Markus Schuwerack as Head of Business Development, effective 20 October 2026, according to Opalesque. The role brings together the firm's sales and client management activities. Schuwerack will be responsible for developing the firm's sales strategy, expanding its institutional client business and, together with the investment teams, identifying new business opportunities.
Schuwerack has more than 25 years of experience in finance and asset management. Most recently he was Managing Director and Country Head of Sales Germany & Austria at Sienna Investment Managers. Previously he held several senior positions at Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management, including Co-Head of Sales for Germany & Austria, and earlier worked at Goldman Sachs Asset Management and AXA Investment Managers.
Andreas Kalusche, CEO (Vorstandsvorsitzender) of Prime Capital AG, said the firm is gaining "a highly experienced and well-connected specialist" whose experience in institutional sales and in serving a range of investor groups will provide "important momentum" for the development of the business and client relationships.
Prime Capital was founded in March 2006 and is owned by its management and by current and former senior employees. The firm takes a cross-divisional approach and specializes in alternative investments, particularly absolute return, energy infrastructure and private debt, and also offers access solutions via securitizations and fund structures. It employs around 120 people in Frankfurt and Luxembourg and is regulated by BaFin and the CSSF. As of 30 June 2026, it managed around EUR 4.3 billion in assets under management and around EUR 9.2 billion in assets under administration.
Schuwerack has more than 25 years of experience in finance and asset management. Most recently he was Managing Director and Country Head of Sales Germany & Austria at Sienna Investment Managers. Previously he held several senior positions at Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management, including Co-Head of Sales for Germany & Austria, and earlier worked at Goldman Sachs Asset Management and AXA Investment Managers.
Andreas Kalusche, CEO (Vorstandsvorsitzender) of Prime Capital AG, said the firm is gaining "a highly experienced and well-connected specialist" whose experience in institutional sales and in serving a range of investor groups will provide "important momentum" for the development of the business and client relationships.
Prime Capital was founded in March 2006 and is owned by its management and by current and former senior employees. The firm takes a cross-divisional approach and specializes in alternative investments, particularly absolute return, energy infrastructure and private debt, and also offers access solutions via securitizations and fund structures. It employs around 120 people in Frankfurt and Luxembourg and is regulated by BaFin and the CSSF. As of 30 June 2026, it managed around EUR 4.3 billion in assets under management and around EUR 9.2 billion in assets under administration.
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