Financial Engineering & Wealth Architecture for Family Offices
Exclusive operations in developed international markets (US, Switzerland, and Europe). We converge the fiduciary independence of a global Multi-Family Office with the quantitative sophistication of a derivatives desk and the structuring of premium-financed life insurance.
The Wealth Convergence Triad
Traditional institutions operate in isolated silos: private bankers push proprietary funds, brokers sell rigid policies, and derivatives desks only service corporates. Gherkin integrates all 3 vectors into a single unified balance sheet.
Investment Management (MFO)
Tailored fiduciary mandates with zero conflicts of interest and no captive products. Direct access to institutional vehicles, global co-investments, and consolidated multi-jurisdictional reporting.
- 100% open architecture with zero retrocessions
- Access to AMCs (Actively Managed Certificates)
- Segregated custody at Tier-1 global institutions
Structured Products & Derivatives
Multi-dealer blind auction among the world's leading investment banks in Wall Street & Zurich. Tailored risk-return asymmetry, spread compression of +50 to +150 bps, and active lifecycle monitoring.
- Autocallables, Phoenix, and Capital Protected notes
- Issuer credit risk diversification
- International STP settlement via Euroclear / Clearstream / DTC
Financed Life Insurance Planning
Institutional leverage to fund high-value wealth policies without liquidating yield-bearing assets. Tax mitigation, immediate estate liquidity, and generational legacy protection.
- High-value wealth preservation coverage
- Cost of debt arbitrage vs. IUL crediting rate
- 100% core capital retained in operating business
Investment Management with 100% Open Architecture
Inspired by the finest tradition of Swiss and international Multi-Family Offices, we never custody client funds or operate as a commercial bank with proprietary inventory. Our fiduciary mandate preserves and compounds real wealth through active strategies and unrestricted access to the global institutional market.
Single Family Offices, business groups, wealth advisors, and qualified private investors (HNW / UHNW).
Segregated mandates, multi-factor risk modeling, and custom Actively Managed Certificates (AMCs).
Pure fiduciary alignment, global multi-jurisdictional consolidation, and substantial fee savings.
Institutional Portfolio Governance
Dynamic strategies for capital preservation, inflation hedging, and uncorrelated periodic income generation.
Direct institutional transactions in private credit, infrastructure, and prime international real estate alongside top-tier co-investors.
A holistic view of portfolios held across premier developed financial centers (Switzerland, US, UK, and Luxembourg) in a single fiduciary cockpit.
Structured Notes & Multi-Dealer Aggregation
We break captive banking monopolies. We put global tier-1 investment bank derivatives desks in real-time blind competition to deliver the highest coupon, tightest spread, and tailored capital protection.
Real-time competition among Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, UBS, BNP Paribas, Barclays, and other premier desks.
Between +50 and +150 bps of additional yield or margin for the wealth structurer vs. captive bank quotes.
Continuous monitoring of barriers, autocall dates, secondary market liquidity, and direct STP settlement via Euroclear / Clearstream / DTC.
Spectrum of Bespoke Solutions & Architectures
We engineer bespoke structures aligned with the Family Office's risk profile, base currency, time horizon, and macroeconomic conviction.
Autocallable Barrier Reverse Convertible
Generates attractive periodic coupons with deep capital protection barrier (e.g. 60%-70%). If underlying assets trade above initial levels on observation dates, the note calls early, returning 100% principal.
Phoenix Memory Autocallable
Features coupon memory: if underlying assets dip below barrier levels on observation dates, coupons are accrued rather than lost, and paid out in full as soon as the asset recovers above the barrier.
100% Capital Protected (Bond + Option)
Defensive institutional note where 100% of nominal capital is guaranteed at maturity by a Tier-1 issuer. Delivers upside participation in global benchmark indices with zero principal loss risk.
Twin-Win (Dual Yield Engine)
Generates positive returns in both bullish and moderately bearish regimes. If the market climbs, you participate in gains; if it declines without breaching the barrier, the loss is mirrored as a positive gain.
Classic Reverse Convertible
Delivers an unconditional guaranteed coupon significantly higher than sovereign debt yields. At maturity, if the underlying trades above strike, 100% nominal is returned; otherwise, underlying is acquired at discount.
Credit-Linked Notes (CLNs)
Notes indexed to the credit profile of an Investment Grade sovereign or blue-chip corporate entity, providing direct access to institutional credit spreads with zero retail banking intermediation.
Fiduciary Governance & Segregated Custody
Legal certainty and Swiss-standard confidentiality are the non-negotiable foundations of our service for Family Offices and global institutions.
Segregated Custody
Gherkin Capital never holds client assets. All portfolios, structured note tranches, and insurance policies are booked in the client's own legal name or designated trust structure at top-tier global institutions.
Fiduciary Rigor
We operate with strict zero conflicts of interest. We do not sell proprietary captive products or receive opaque retrocessions. All spread compression achieved in multi-dealer auctions is passed directly to the client.
Exclusively Developed Markets
We operate exclusively in international developed markets under premier regulatory frameworks (SEC in the US, FINMA in Switzerland, MiFID II in the EU, and FATCA / CRS standards). Zero exposure to sovereign or regulatory risks of emerging economies.
Bridging Tier-1 High Finance and Family Wealth
Gherkin Capital was founded as an independent boutique firm by investment banking, derivatives structuring, and private wealth professionals to bring institutional-grade financial tools directly to Family Offices and large estates.
Our conviction is uncompromising: leading family fortunes deserve the same level of quantitative execution, open derivatives architecture, and advanced fiduciary structures previously reserved only for multinational corporate treasuries.
Independent Investment & Risk Committee
Daily quantitative counterparty screening, correlation stress testing, and multi-factor VaR/CVaR risk models.
Desk-to-Desk Execution Capacity
Direct desk-to-desk access to the world's leading market makers with zero retail banking bureaucracy.
Our 4 Non-Negotiable Principles
Schedule a Confidential Consultation
Private session with our senior structuring and investment directors for Family Offices, wealth advisors, and qualified investors.