Fund Administration provider for VCCs: What’s covered and how to get started
Preparing a fund and operating one are two different challenges.The first close is often where operational work begins to accelerate. Investor subscriptions need to be processed, capital calls coordinated, banking completed, and LP reporting delivered on an ongoing basis. As investor activity increases, those workflows become more difficult to manage through spreadsheets, email, and disconnected […]
Top 3 Challenges When Setting Up a Fund
Fund launches rarely stall because the GP lacks a thesis. They stall when the work around the first close lands all at once. Terms need settling, LP conversations deepen, service providers need direction, and the operating model needs to be in place before the first capital call. As more emerging managers bring debut funds to […]
SPV myths: the truth behind modern SPVs
Why most assumptions about SPVs no longer hold in today’s infrastructure Most SPV assumptions were formed in a different era. If you ask most investors about SPVs, the answers tend to sound similar. They are complex, slow to set up, expensive to run, and only relevant for large institutions. The reality is that most of […]
Best Fund-in-a-Box for Emerging Managers in UAE
A fund-in-a-box is an all-in-one platform that handles fund formation, licensing, compliance, and ongoing administration for emerging managers in a single integrated solution.Traditionally, launching an investment vehicle meant piecing together a complex puzzle of service providers. You would need a lawyer for a fund structuring service, another vendor for your AML KYC fund platform, and […]
How Hong Kong Investors Are Using Singapore SPVs to Execute Cross-Border Deals
If you are a Hong Kong investor looking to structure deals without the usual administrative friction, the question is no longer whether to go cross-border. That shift has already happened. The real question is how to structure deals in a way that keeps up with the speed of opportunity. A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) remains […]
Singapore Fund Market 2026: What Emerging Managers Must Know
The Singapore fund market 2026 presents a landscape shifting rapidly toward automated compliance and flexible structures. For first-time managers and syndicate leads, this environment offers a clear window to scale if they act quickly. Getting the operational setup right is no longer optional.In 2026, the local market is a highly regulated, technology-driven hub where asset […]
Why Investors Are Chasing Private Shares Instead of IPOs
The Private Share Boom Has Already Started For decades, public markets represented the finish line. Companies raised venture capital, scaled aggressively, and eventually listed on a public exchange where broader investors could finally participate in their growth. That model is changing. Today, many of the world’s most valuable technology companies are reaching extraordinary scale while […]
Building a Fund with Global LPs: What Changes When Your Investors Are in 5 Countries
The EQT Signal Every Emerging Manager Should Read Carefully Earlier this year, EQT closed BPEA IX at $15.6 billion, the largest APAC-focused private equity fund ever raised.[1] Of the 75 new LPs who came into that close, 45 came from within EQT’s own platform relationships. The capital was global, drawn from pension funds, sovereign wealth […]
SPV vs Direct Investment: Why Global Deals Close Faster Through Structure
Cross-Border Deals Are the New Normal. Direct Investment Is Not Built for Them. The pace of cross-border deal activity in private markets has accelerated sharply. Syndicate leads in Singapore are co-investing with angels from Dubai. Fund managers in Hong Kong are writing tickets into Southeast Asian startups alongside European family offices. The capital is global. […]
From Fund I to Fund II: The Ops Gap Nobody Plans For
The Number That Should Scare Every Emerging Manager Private equity fundraising across APAC hit $233 billion in 2024, the highest figure in five years, according to KPMG’s latest APAC PE Barometer.[1] Mid-market activity is where the volume lives, and a meaningful share of that capital is flowing toward emerging managers who are making the leap […]