Build Wealth in
Private Markets

B2B digital solution elevating the private markets
investment experience.

How We Empower

We provide a digital one-stop shop for private market investments

Source great investments

Team with 30+ years of direct private equity investing experience at Blackstone, Partners Group and Hamilton Lane helping you to offer a full range of sought-after top performing private market investment opportunities to your end-clients.

We are fully independent and do not accept any placement fees.

Manage clients with ease

B2B white-label tech-driven platform that handles all legal, operational, administrative, marketing & fund raising tracking processes for your private markets investment offering.

Build a better business

Commercial alignment with no implementation or incremental costs enabling you to grow your client base, assets under management and net income through an improved client offering.

Active in
17

Countries
Offices in
5

Countries
GP Network
250+

Managers
Clients
2,500+

End-Users

Core Beliefs

01

Client Centricity​

Our aim is to provide exceptional service and deliver attractive long-term outcomes to our clients.
02

Tech​ Innovation

Technology is core in what we do and how we bring innovative solutions to our clients.
03

Discipline

Focus on the next small task and execute flawlessly. Small, consistent efforts compounds to wonderful outcomes over time.
04

Alignment

Our incentives are aligned with those of our clients, where no conflicts of interest are allowed.
05

Integrity

Discretion, transparency and honesty is paramount​.
06

Sustainability

We consistently look to be more sustainable in everything we do.

Our Story

“We brought together a high caliber team of seasoned private equity professionals, operational experts and fintech executives with extensive networks, track-records and decades of experience from some of the largest and most reputable global players to solve what is currently broken in the private markets ecosystem.”

Oscar von Reis
ROYC Founder & Co-CEO

Meet Our Founders

Mathias Leijon
Founder & President​
Mathias has over 25 years of experience in investment and finance. Before founding ROYC, he served as the Global Head of Corporates, Institutions, and Investment Banking at Nordea, overseeing a division with €1.7bn in revenues and a €50bn lending book. 



His prior roles include Head of Fundamental Equities at Nordea Asset Management, which manages €300bn in AUM, and senior portfolio management positions at Pictet and the Stena family office.
Octavian Popescu
Founder & Co-CEO​
Octavian has over 18 years of experience in direct private markets investing. Before founding ROYC, he served as a Managing Director at Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, managing assets worth over $1 trillion. 



As part of the Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund, a $34 billion flexible investment strategy, he executed numerous large and complex transactions. 



His prior roles include serving as a Private Equity Investor at Neuberger Berman and working in Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions at Bank of America.
Oscar von Reis
Founder & Co-CEO​
Oscar has over 17 years of experience in direct private markets investing. Before founding ROYC, he served as a Managing Director at Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, managing assets worth over $1 trillion. 



As part of the Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund, a $34 billion flexible investment strategy, he executed numerous large and complex transactions. 



His prior roles include roles at Blackstone’s M&A Advisory and Financial Restructuring Group, and J.P Morgan M&A.

Leadership Team

Oliver Dolan
Chief Technology Officer
In-depth experience from building modern, robust and scalable tech solutions
Experience: 15 Years
David Blanc
Managing Partner Continental Europe & UK
Expert in wealth management from banking and co-founding a successful wealth firm
Experience: 30 Years
Hedvig Meidell
Managing Partner Norway
Specialist in finance and strategy, skilled in building long-term client relationships
Experience: 11 Years
Hassina Jesani
Head of Fund Operations
Extensive experience in leading teams within private markets fund operations
Experience: 15 Years
Steffen Pihlmann
Managing Partner Denmark
Wide investment product knowledge, including selection and legal structuring
Experience: 10 Years
Johanna Jungner
Head of Investor Services
Long-term banking experience in asset management, both in operations and portfolio mgmt
Experience: 22 Years

Team
Experience

Our Offices

Stockholm (HQ)
Sturegatan 6, 114 35
London
Berkeley Square House, W1J 6BD
Oslo
Haakon VIIs gate 2, 0161
Copenhagen
Hovedvagtsgade 6, 1103
Luxembourg
Rue Genistre 7, L-1623