Euroclear and Franklin Templeton have expanded their cooperation to private markets, adding Franklin Templeton’s alternative strategies to the FundsPlace platform.

The move builds on an existing relationship, which has so far focused on mutual funds, and will see Franklin Templeton’s private equity, private credit, and real estate strategies distributed via Euroclear FundsPlace. It supports the firm’s efforts to scale private markets offering in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia.

The development comes amid growing demand from wealth managers for access to private markets strategies. These assets have traditionally been more difficult to access at scale, largely due to operational complexity and fragmented processes.

By integrating private market strategies into FundsPlace, the partnership aims to standardise distribution and reduce operational friction and manual overhead, enabling more efficient access and broader reach to wealth managers and institutional distributors.

Euroclear FundsPlace provides a standardised infrastructure connecting more than 3,000 distributors across mutual funds, ETFs and alternative funds, supporting nearly EUR 4 trillion in assets and around 250,000 funds.

The platform offers access to over 20,000 alternative funds from more than 500 managers and continues to see strong growth. In 2025, alternative fund managers raised EUR 8 billion via the platform, while subscriptions increased by 36% in the first quarter of 2026.

Vincent Clause, Managing Director and Global Head of Euroclear FundsPlace:

“Our partnership with Franklin Templeton is a concrete step in our strategy to bridge the gap between alternative asset managers and global distributors. Private markets have long been harder to distribute at scale. By providing a centralised and efficient infrastructure, we are making it easier for clients to navigate the operational complexity of private markets and enable more effective distribution.”

George Szemere, Head of Private Markets, EMEA Wealth at Franklin Templeton:

“As we continue to grow our private markets platform, leveraging the right distribution technology is essential. Partnering with Euroclear FundsPlace allows us to better serve investors by simplifying the path to our private market strategies. This collaboration is focused on providing the scale and operational reliability needed to meet the increasing demand for institutional quality private markets solutions globally.”