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𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝟰𝟲% 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂. Only 14% goes into the stock market, where you're told to put yours. That something is private companies, businesses you can't buy on any stock exchange. Harvard's endowment, the $68 billion fund that helps pay for the university, had 34% in them five years ago, and its managers say they grew the share on purpose. Harvard isn't alone: Stanford aims to keep 38% of its main investment pool in private companies, and the largest US university funds keep about a third there on average. For most of us, investing is one pile: deposits, the pension pillars, ETFs, maybe some crypto. Professional investors see a building with three floors, and each floor has a job. Ashvin Chhabra, who was chief investment officer at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, built a whole framework on it and named the floors safety, market and aspirational. The ground floor is deposits. They keep your money safe and roughly level with inflation, so it holds its value and not much more. The middle floor is bonds and funds. They earn a bit more. A fund making around 7% a year doubles your money in about ten years, which is good but slow. For most people, this is as high as they go. The top floor is the riskiest, and its job is to pull the average up. It has a dull name, alternative investments: private companies and property that aren't on any exchange. This is where Harvard's 46% sits. Typical funds on this floor have made 10–15% a year, and the best 20–30% or more. 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀, an investment manager in Riga, only works on that top floor, in Latvia and the Baltics, and most of our time goes into finding those chances. Most investments make money when prices go up. We try to do it the other way round: buy something for less than it's worth. Then we're not relying on prices going up. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭𝟱% 𝗮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲, which would double money in about five years. It's a target, not a promise, and the money stays in for several years. In the funds open now, at least 10% of the money is our own. More than 250 investors already invest with us. 𝗧𝗮𝗽 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 of what's open now. Sources: Harvard Management Company annual reports FY2021 and FY2026; Stanford Management Company, Sep 2026; NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments FY2025.

𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝟰𝟲% 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂. Only 14% goes into the stock market, where you're told to put yours. That something is private companies, businesses you can't buy on any stock exchange. Harvard's endowment, the $68 billion fund that helps pay for the university, had 34% in them five years ago, and its managers say they grew the share on purpose. Harvard isn't alone: Stanford aims to keep 38% of its main investment pool in private companies, and the largest US university funds keep about a third there on average. For most of us, investing is one pile: deposits, the pension pillars, ETFs, maybe some crypto. Professional investors see a building with three floors, and each floor has a job. Ashvin Chhabra, who was chief investment officer at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, built a whole framework on it and named the floors safety, market and aspirational. The ground floor is deposits. They keep your money safe and roughly level with inflation, so it holds its value and not much more. The middle floor is bonds and funds. They earn a bit more. A fund making around 7% a year doubles your money in about ten years, which is good but slow. For most people, this is as high as they go. The top floor is the riskiest, and its job is to pull the average up. It has a dull name, alternative investments: private companies and property that aren't on any exchange. This is where Harvard's 46% sits. Typical funds on this floor have made 10–15% a year, and the best 20–30% or more. 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀, an investment manager in Riga, only works on that top floor, in Latvia and the Baltics, and most of our time goes into finding those chances. Most investments make money when prices go up. We try to do it the other way round: buy something for less than it's worth. Then we're not relying on prices going up. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭𝟱% 𝗮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲, which would double money in about five years. It's a target, not a promise, and the money stays in for several years. In the funds open now, at least 10% of the money is our own. More than 250 investors already invest with us. Leave your details with the button below and someone from our fundraising team will get in touch with what's open now. Sources: Harvard Management Company annual reports FY2021 and FY2026; Stanford Management Company, Sep 2026; NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments FY2025.

A historic landmark in the heart of Old Riga is entering its next chapter – funded by Latvian private capital. Merito Partners is investing €6.3 million into the redevelopment of Tipogrāfu nams, a historic Old Riga property. The building will be renovated into a modern residential rental development featuring compact apartments designed for urban professionals. The project in numbers: 🏛️ Total investment: €6.3 million 🛋️ Studio apartments: ~25 m² 🛏️ One-bedroom apartments: ~40 m² 👥 20 Latvian private investors backing the project ✅ Merito Real Estate Fund P3 Fund XI: fundraising fully closed This deal continues Merito's real estate strategy – bringing Latvian capital into high-potential urban assets while adding modern rental housing to one of the most distinctive urban environments in the Baltics.

A historic landmark in the heart of Old Riga is entering its next chapter – and Latvian private capital is funding it. Merito Partners is investing €6.3 million into the redevelopment of Tipogrāfu nams, a historic property in Old Riga. The building will be renovated and transformed into a modern residential rental development featuring compact, efficient apartments designed for urban professionals – a format reshaping how people live in the city centre. The project in numbers: 🏛️ Total investment: €6.3 million 🛋️ Studio apartments: approximately 25 m² 🛏️ One-bedroom apartments: approximately 40 m² 👥 20 Latvian private investors backing the project ✅ Merito Real Estate Fund P3 Fund XI: fundraising fully closed This deal continues Merito's real estate strategy – bringing Latvian capital into high-potential urban assets while contributing to the supply of modern rental housing in Riga. Old Riga remains one of the most distinctive urban environments in the Baltics, and Tipogrāfu nams adds another quality residential project to the area. Since launching our first fund in December 2023, we've consistently scaled the platform: 230+ investors, €165M+ AUM, 16+ registered funds, 22+ investments across infrastructure, real estate, and private equity. Join our investor network -> https://lnkd.in/dkT7atxC

Merito Partners is investing €6.3 million to redevelop Tipogrāfu nams – a historic property in the heart of Old Riga. The building will be transformed into a residential rental development featuring compact urban apartments. ✔️ Total investment: €6.3 million ✔️ Studio apartments of approximately 25 m² ✔️ One-bedroom apartments of approximately 40 m² ✔️ Capital raised from 20 private investors via Merito Real Estate Fund P3 Fund XI – fundraising fully closed Join our investor network ->https://lnkd.in/djGgZtpm

Another fund closed. Another Old Riga asset acquired. Merito Real Estate Fund P3 Fund XI has completed fundraising – €6.3 million from 20 Latvian private investors – and the capital is going into the redevelopment of historic Tipogrāfu nams in Old Riga. ✔️ Fund XI: fully closed ✔️ 20 private investors ✔️ €6.3M deployed into Old Riga real estate ✔️ Compact studios (~25 m²) and one-bedrooms (~40 m²) This is what Latvian co-investment looks like in practice.