LSEG and Apex Group today announce a collaboration to connect private funds with LSEG’s Digital Markets Infrastructure ("DMI"), creating a transformative end-to-end digital distribution network for private funds.
This collaboration will redefine how fund managers access capital and how investors discover and invest in private funds globally.
Digital Markets Infrastructure, which is powered by Microsoft Azure, delivers blockchain-powered scale and efficiencies for the full asset lifecycle - from issuance, tokenisation and distribution to post trade asset settlement and servicing, across multiple asset classes.
Apex Group brings $3.5tn in assets under administration and its global fund servicing infrastructure is the first service provider to connect with DMI.
Fund managers serviced by Apex Group can access DMI through Apex Group’s Apex Digital Liquidity & Distribution Service (Apex Digital 3.0), a next-generation digital custody and distribution platform giving fund managers a single gateway to manage investors at scale.
Apex Digital 3.0 links directly into LSEG's Digital Markets Infrastructure which is fully integrated into LSEG’s Workspace, giving access to over 400,000 users and enabling funds to be visible to this global investor universe while maintaining privacy and investor suitability.
Funds, whether long‑established or digitally native - are invited to join us on this journey as we open a new, more efficient path for global private‑markets distribution. By connecting through LSEG’s Digital Markets Infrastructure, managers can seamlessly access a broader investor universe while benefiting from a secure, scalable, and future‑ready ecosystem.
The service will go live in H1 2026.
Dr Darko Hajdukovic, Head of Digital Markets Infrastructure, LSEG, said:
“Our partnership with Apex Group represents a significant step toward digitising private markets. By working closely with Apex Group’s global fund servicing capabilities with DMI, we are creating a secure, efficient, and scalable ecosystem that connects fund managers and investors. This collaboration will unlock new opportunities for innovation in private markets and enable participants to engage with private assets in a way that is faster, safer, and more connected than ever before."
Peter Hughes, Founder and CEO, Apex Group, said:
"Private markets have lacked the direct connectivity and efficient investor aggregation needed to access global pools of capital efficiently. Together with LSEG, we're changing that. Apex Digital 3.0 utilises our Apex Invest platform to establish a seamless, many-to-one connection between fund managers and hard-to-reach capital sources, all linked directly through LSEG's distribution network via its global Workspace community. This initial phase automates the full investor lifecycle, while establishing the digital foundation for future blockchain- and AI-enabled connectivity across managers, institutions, and wealth platforms, paving the way for the next generation of private-market infrastructure.”
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About Apex Group
Apex Group is dedicated to driving positive change in financial services while supporting the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices. Established in Bermuda in 2003, the Group has continually disrupted the industry through its investment in innovation and talent.
Today, Apex Group sets the pace in fund and asset servicing and stands out for its unique single-source solution and unified cross asset-class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross-jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long-standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals.
Apex Group leads the industry with a broad and unmatched range of services, including capital raising, business and corporate management, fund and investor administration, portfolio and investment administration, ESG, capital markets and transactions support. These services are tailored to each client and are delivered both at the Group level and via specialist subsidiary brands.
The Apex Foundation, a not-for-profit entity, is the Group’s passionate commitment to empower sustainable change.
