Akin is an elite global law firm with more than 900 lawyers, dedicated to serving their clients and communities. With offices worldwide, we are renowned for our numerous market-leading practices.
With over 40 years of experience representing private equity and investment management clients, Akin has helped industry pioneers form funds and deploy capital globally since the earliest days of the modern funds industry.
Akin operates across the alternative investment management industry, offering a full spectrum of services. We advise on fund formation, tax structuring, private equity investments, secondary transactions, and regulatory matters.
BofA Securities offers a premier futures, options, and OTC derivatives platform. We are an industry leader in direct exchange memberships and also provide access via third-party relationships. Our 24-hour execution desk in Chicago provides clients a single access point for all global markets. Regional desks in New York, Montreal, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Mumbai enhance our client service capabilities. Our electronic trading suite syncs with a wide variety of client front ends offering direct access to 38 exchanges, along with advanced trading algorithms. We have been at the forefront of the new era of OTC derivatives clearing. Our OTC service offering includes derivatives intermediation, cross margining, world class reporting and reconciliation, leading collateral optimization technology, and allocation processing across multiple accounts on a single multi-market and multi-asset platform.
Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.
Citi’s integrated business supports clients from pre-trade to execution and post-trade. Citi Equities provides insights, a broad range of products and services and round-the-clock market access for equities and equity-linked instruments, including tailored solutions to accommodate more complex trading strategies. Citi Prime Finance offers prime brokerage, securities lending and financing, agency securities lending, and global capital introductions to help hedge funds manage risk, improve efficiency and achieve their long-term business objectives. Citi Futures, Clearing and Collateral Management delivers futures execution, OTC derivatives clearing, derivatives intermediation and collateral management services to support operational, asset optimization and liquidity needs.
Industry recognition includes: https://careers.citigroup.com/working-at-citi/awards-recognition.html https://www.citigroup.com/citi/news/2021/211123a.htm
Derivatives House and Interest Rate Derivatives House of the Year from IFR (2020).
HSBC Global Banking and Markets is an emerging markets-led and financing-focused business that provides tailored financial solutions to major government, corporate and institutional clients worldwide.
Global Banking and Markets has offices in more than 60 countries and territories. Managed as a global business, we offer clients geographic reach and deep local knowledge.
Our clients are served by teams that bring together relationship managers and product specialists to develop financial solutions that meet individual client needs.
Our Client-focused business lines deliver a full range of banking capabilities:
- Investment banking and financing solutions, including corporate banking, investment banking, and leveraged acquisition finance.
- Global transaction banking services, including trade services, global liquidity and cash management, and securities services.
- One of the largest markets businesses of its kind, with 24-hour coverage and knowledge of local markets and providing services in credit and rates, foreign exchange and money markets.
- Global asset management solutions for institutions, financial intermediaries and private investors worldwide.
- A broad range of research services including macro, sector and company coverage complemented by trading ideas and strategies.
Learn more at https://www.gbm.hsbc.com/
Leading organizations turn to global law firm McDermott Will & Schulte for a better way to address legal challenges, connect with those at the forefront, and drive stronger outcomes. Working across more than 20 offices globally, our 1,750+ lawyers act on data-driven insights, deep relationships, and unmatched industry experience to deliver on our commitment of Always Better.
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With more than 100 of our 350 attorneys dedicated to serving fund and investor clients, our Investment Management Group is a leader in the United States, distinguished for our client service. Our global clients include investment funds and advisers, emerging managers, some of the largest and best known asset managers with AUM in the tens of billions and a range of structures and strategies.
Our core services include: -Fund Formation and Structuring -Family Office -Regulatory and Compliance -Broker-Dealer -Derivatives and Structured Products -Private Equity, M&A, Debt Financing -Securities and Capital Markets Litigation -Tax, T&E, ERISA, Employment, IP, Insurance
Glocap is a boutique executive search firm headquartered in New York City that specializes in placing top-tier talent predominantly within the alternative asset management space. For nearly 30 years, we have partnered with many leading financial services firms, including hedge funds, private equity, and venture capital firms, many of whom we continue to have long-standing relationships with. At the core of our firm is a deep commitment to partnering with our clients and candidates to advise them on all aspects of human capital management. Our searches span investment professional and business professional roles at all levels, from entry-level to senior leadership, and our industry expert recruiters provide a tailored, high-touch approach to every search. Learn more at www.glocap.com.
OneDigital is a leading strategic advisory firm focused on driving business growth through holistic people solutions. We empower organizations with modernized employee benefits, retirement planning, HR consulting, and property & casualty insurance—delivered with a forward-thinking, tech-enabled approach. Serving over 100,000 clients nationwide, OneDigital combines the personal touch of local advisors with the strength of a national firm. At the intersection of data, strategy, and care, we help employers create meaningful, cost-effective programs that attract and retain top talent. We’re proud to support the MFA community and its mission to advance excellence and innovation within the global alternative asset management industry.
TriNet provides full-service HR solutions, so you get time back to focus on your business, your employees get HR support and your business gains the HR guidance it needs.