Unlocking Private Markets: Clearstream adds BlackRock Funds to its Platform

• Broadening and simplifying wealth manager access to private market funds
• Easing complexities of private market fund processing, order routing and custody
• Providing safe and reliable distribution of BlackRock products to wealth managers across Europe and Asia

Clearstream, Deutsche Börse Group’s post-trade services provider, will add funds from global asset manager, BlackRock, to its platform, aimed at broadening the distribution of BlackRock’s alternative investment solutions. This will leverage Clearstream Fund Services’ robust and reliable distribution infrastructure to process funds securely and efficiently at scale, simplifying wealth manager access to private market funds.

The agreement provides BlackRock with access to sophisticated investors through Clearstream’s expansive network of over 300 distribution partners, including many large global wealth managers with a strong presence in Europe, the UK and Asia Pacific.

Fabio Osta, Head of the Alternative Specialists Team, EMEA Wealth, BlackRock, commented: “We are excited to work alongside Clearstream and unlock the benefits of private markets for a broader range of investors. We are entering a new era for private markets, in which we are bringing together our innovative evergreen solutions with new distribution channels. In collaboration with Clearstream we are democratizing access to private markets for more investors as they continue to grow their allocations to the asset class.”

Moritz Dechow, Head of Distribution for Clearstream Fund Services stated: “Our collaboration with BlackRock marks an exciting step towards facilitating access to private market investments. Leveraging Clearstream's extensive distribution network, advanced digital platform, and expertise in alternative investments will help simplify access to BlackRock's private market offerings. This exemplifies how we at Clearstream are committed to developing innovative solutions that benefit the entire investment ecosystem.”

BlackRock provides clients with investment strategies across infrastructure, private credit, private equity, real estate and multi-alternatives solutions. The firm currently manages over $600 billion USD of client assets across private markets and alternatives strategies^[1] and is committed to expanding investor access to the wide range of strategies in the asset class through innovative solutions. BlackRock launched the industry’s first evergreen private markets platform last year^[2], providing access to the BlackRock Multi-Alternatives Growth Fund and BlackRock Private Equity Fund, enabled through the ELTIF 2.0 framework.

Clearstream offers a comprehensive suite of services across the investment value chain specifically designed for private markets, encompassing order routing, settlement, and asset servicing. With robust capabilities in custody and execution, Clearstream Fund Services provide services for close to €4 trillion in traditional funds and €300 billion in private and alternative funds. The company’s fully integrated distribution platform also offers a regulatory compliant framework for KYC and distribution oversight. These comprehensive end-to-end solutions, combined with Clearstream’s Vestima platform for order routing and placement, greatly reduce the traditional barriers to private market fund distribution for asset managers.  

This collaboration reflects Clearstream’s ongoing commitment to be the partner of choice for private market investments as it continues to expand its growing network of leading GPs.

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About Clearstream Fund Services

Clearstream is the innovative and trusted post-trade business for the global markets. Its segment Clearstream Fund Services delivers solutions for the entire fund ecosystem.

Vestima is the world’s largest fund processing platform providing order execution, settlement and custody services for more than 245,000 funds, ensuring highest asset safety for over 55 fund markets worldwide.

As a global fund distribution platform, Clearstream Fund Services connects international asset managers and fund houses with a global network of distribution partners. It gives access to over 80,000 funds, with value-added services such as trailer fee management and compliance oversight.

Clearstream Fund Services provides premier data management, regulatory and disclosure solutions for the asset management industry and embraces new technologies to help reshape how funds are managed and distributed.

Clearstream is part of Deutsche Börse Group, an international exchange organisation and provider of innovative market infrastructures.

To learn more, visit us at www.clearstream.com or connect via LinkedIn.

About BlackRock

BlackRock’s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, we help millions of people build savings that serve them throughout their lives by making investing easier and more affordable. For additional information on BlackRock, please visit www.blackrock.com/corporate

^[1] BlackRock as of July 15, 2025

^[2] BlackRock, December 2024