Other managers who have used the Artivest platform include EJF Capital, KKR, Bain Capital Credit, and LaSalle Investment Management. Artivest was established in 2011 and works with high net worth investors and advisors in the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm is owned by its staff and outside investors Aquiline Capital Partners, Genstar Capital, KKR, and Thiel Capital.

A much older business, Wellington Management can trace its history to 1928 and manages more than $1.1 trillion in assets.