Allianz Global Investors has announced the creation of a dedicated private markets division, appointing Edouard Jozan as head of private markets. The new leadership role, effective 1 June 2025, marks a milestone in the firm’s efforts to scale and institutionalise its private markets platform, which has grown into a key pillar alongside its public markets business.
Jozan, who currently serves as head of distribution Europe, will also join AllianzGI’s Executive Committee as part of his expanded responsibilities. In his new role, he will take charge of all private markets investment activities, including infrastructure and private credit, while also overseeing the operational development of the business. He will lead the integration of the firm’s private markets expertise into a standalone business unit.
“The private markets platform at AllianzGI has grown significantly over the past decade and has a strong track record of generating innovative and differentiated cash flows for clients,” said Tobias C. Pross, CEO of AllianzGI, in a statement.
‘Growth engine’
“Thanks to this success, it has become a strategically important growth engine for our firm, which is why it will now have standalone representation on our Executive Committee.”
Jozan will work closely with Marta Perez, head of infrastructure, and Sebastian Schroff, head of private credit. As of the end of 2024, AllianzGI managed approximately 98 billion euros in private markets assets, including a globally recognised infrastructure franchise and a private credit platform offering both direct and indirect lending.
Jozan brings over 25 years of experience in investment management and client relations, having held leadership roles across the Allianz Group in Germany, France, the UK, and the US. He joined AllianzGI in 2020 and took on the role of head of distribution Europe in early 2023.
The move underscores AllianzGI’s intent to deepen its capabilities in alternatives and to strengthen its appeal to institutional clients seeking long-term private markets exposure.
Presence in Luxembourg
Allianz Global Investors operates a branch office in Senningerberg, serving as a regional hub for fund management and distribution. It supports strategies across equities, fixed income, multi-asset, and private markets. Supervised by the CSSF, the office is part of AllianzGI’s global network of 20 locations across Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific.
Luxembourg in recent years has grow significantly in private markets and now is the biggest international private markets hub outside the United States. According to the Luxembourg Private Equity Association, LPEA, the grand duchy is home to 18 of the world’s 20 biggest private equity firms with more than 1,500 billion euros managed in alternative investment funds, a third of which is in private equity, in addition to infrastructure and private credit.