Patrick Knechtli

Based in Edinburgh, Patrick heads up the Secondaries team within Patria Global Private Markets Solutions (“Patria GPMS”), the division of Patria Investments that acquired abrdn Private Equity in April 2024. Patrick is responsible for making investments across the private equity spectrum (Primaries, Secondaries and Co-investments) as well as having overall responsibility for Patria GPMS’ Secondary investment business. Patrick is a member of the Patria GPMS Investment Committee and Senior Management Team.

Prior to joining one of the predecessor firms that formed abrdn Private Equity in 2009, Patrick spent eight years at Coller Capital in London, where he worked on numerous secondary portfolio transactions. His early career consisted of seven years in investment banking, first at Baring Brothers and then at ABN Amro Corporate Finance.