Private fund adviser · London, United Kingdom
DWS Alternatives Global Limited
SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 139526 · SEC 801-66274
At a glance
DWS Alternatives Global Limited is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in London, United Kingdom, with $24.5 billion in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed September 17, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is pooled investment vehicles. By Form ADV it is a private fund adviser, ranked 304th of 4,686 private fund advisers and 755th of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
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- Regulatory AUM
- $25B
- Rank among private fund advisers
- #304 of 4,686
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #755 of 17,210
- Clients
- 63
- Accounts
- 63
- Discretionary
- 100% of AUM
- Employees
- 138
- Advisory staff
- 89
- Offices
- 1
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Hamish M. MackenzieCEO and Director
- Robert B. BottingHead of Legal / UK
- Andrew LevyHead of Finance/uk, Director
- Sarah-Jayne RoseHead of AFC & Compliance UK / Chief Compliance Officer
- Simon C. WallaceDirector
- Barry R. McConnellDirector
- John G. WebsterDirector
- Sheridan M. TaggartDirector
Custody and brokerage
Broker-dealer
Affiliated broker-dealer
It names an affiliated broker-dealer: Deutsche Bank AG.
- Deutsche Bank AG
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled investment vehicles | 41 | $24B | 99% |
| Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions | 2 | $67M | <1% |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 4 | $51M | <1% |
| Investment companies | 2 | $47M | <1% |
| Other | 14 | $0M | 0% |
Private funds
DWS Alternatives Global Limited reports 7 private funds with $9.9B in gross assets: private equity funds (Form ADV Item 7.B).
Disciplinary disclosures
DWS Alternatives Global Limited answers yes to 153 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV (criminal, regulatory or civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates). Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
Services
- Portfolio management for investment companies
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- Portfolio management for businesses and institutions
- Selecting other advisers
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Performance-based fees
- Other
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗dws.com ↗
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Questions
How much does DWS Alternatives Global Limited manage?
DWS Alternatives Global Limited reports $24.5 billion in regulatory assets under management across 63 accounts, 100% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed September 17, 2026.
What kind of firm is DWS Alternatives Global Limited?
DWS Alternatives Global Limited is a private fund adviser by its Form ADV answers. Private funds are at least half of its business by assets. It reports a bank or thrift among its related persons. A public reporting company controls it.
Who are DWS Alternatives Global Limited’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are pooled investment vehicles ($24.3 billion, 41 clients); sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions ($67 million, 2 clients); pension and profit sharing plans ($51 million, 4 clients).
Does DWS Alternatives Global Limited manage private funds?
Yes. It reports 7 private funds with $9.9 billion in gross assets, including private equity funds.
Does DWS Alternatives Global Limited have any disciplinary history?
DWS Alternatives Global Limited answers yes to 153 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV, which covers criminal, regulatory and civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates. The details are on the SEC’s adviser search.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is DWS Alternatives Global Limited’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Custodians come from Schedule D 5.K(3) of its latest filing (2026-09-17), which lists those holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets and the amount at each. “Hybrid” means some employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer (Item 5.B(2)); affiliated broker-dealers are the related persons it lists in Item 7.A and Schedule D. Firm type comes from its own answers: broker-dealer firms are registered broker-dealers themselves (Item 6.A); private fund advisers manage mostly private funds (Item 7.B, 5.D); wealth managers manage at least half their assets for individuals (5.D). Ranks compare it by regulatory assets with every SEC-registered adviser and with firms of its type. Figures are as of the firm’s last annual update, so they can lag recent deals and market moves. Regulatory AUM counts assets the firm continuously supervises and can differ from what a firm markets.
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