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Apex and eFront Partner for Portal Access Solution

12 August 2019

New York, August 12, 2019 — Apex Group Ltd. (“Apex”), global financial services provider, and eFront, the leading pioneer of alternative investment technology, today jointly announce a powerful collaboration to deliver a portal solution to Apex clients worldwide.

Apex and eFront have joined forces to further enhance LP-GP relationships through eFront Investment Café, a secure investor communication portal. Teamed with Apex’s ability to support the broadest range of private equity technology platforms in the industry, eFront Investment Café provides managers with a tailored platform solution to best suit  their structure.

The relationship is further enhanced through Apex’s ability to deliver a truly end-to-end financial service solution to clients.

No matter which technology platform GPs are using, the cloud-based eFront Investment Café solution delivered via Apex will enhance their investor relationships through giving GPs the ability to provide their LPs with secure access to information anytime, anywhere and from any device.

Srikumar T.E., Global Head of Fund Solutions, Apex Group Ltd, said:

“eFront Investment Café further enhances our solution by delivering dynamic data visualisations across our private equity technology offerings. This is a genuinely exciting new offering for asset managers, providing systems and software that are crucial to stay competitive. Apex’s deep-seated experience in the asset management space allows us to better understand the unique dynamic of each given system and app, as well as the pain points and elements that might need more time and care when it comes to implementation and maintenance. Delivering all of this through the portal, via eFront Investment Café, allows us to add yet another layer of value to our clients”.

Mark Bramley, Managing Director North America at eFront, said:

“Asset servicers continue to leverage their position at the heart of the data. The provision of a sophisticated portal like eFront Investment Café allows them to satisfy the needs of their clients and fund investors alike. Populated by a rich data set, eFront Investment Café allows asset servicers to provide not only documents, but timely and quality data via the platform. The addition of our solution to Apex’s technology offering is not only valuable for eFront and Apex, but also for Apex’s global client base as one of the largest private equity service providers in the world”.

 

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About Apex

Apex Group Ltd., established in Bermuda in 2003, is a global financial services provider. With over 40 offices worldwide and 3,000 employees, Apex services over US$650bn in assets by delivering unique solutions that reach across the full service ecosystem. The Group has three core pillars of service: fund solutions, financial solutions and corporate solutions and a broad range of clients spanning asset management, allocators and financial institutions. www.theapexgroup.com

About eFront

eFront is the leading pioneer of alternative investment technology, focused on enabling alternative investment professionals to achieve superior performance. With more than 850 clients in 48 countries, eFront services clients worldwide across all major alternative asset classes. The eFront solution suite is truly unique in that it completely covers the needs of all alternative investment professionals end-to-end, from fundraising and portfolio construction to investment management and reporting. In 2019, eFront was acquired by BlackRock and since then operates as a specialized business unit within BlackRock Solutions, alongside Aladdin Institutional and Aladdin Wealth. For more information, please visit eFront.com.

About eFront Investment Café

Unorganized email chains and complex document sharing tools can quickly complicate investor relationships, making it challenging for general partners to keep up with reporting requests. eFront Investment Café transforms investor relationship management, providing a modern, clean and easy to use cloud-based portal in order to guarantee investors secure access to information anytime, anywhere and from any device. Improve communication, strengthen investor relationships, and free up time with eFront Investment Café.

Media contacts:

Rosie Guest, Global Head of Marketing and Communications, rosie@apexfunds.co.uk

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