The IMS Group

Sarah Donnelly,

UNITED KINGDOM

Tel: 020 7408 2448.

Specialty:  The IMS Group is a professional financial services group for the asset management and securities industry. IMS’ core service offering is regulatory compliance consulting to UK regulated financial services firms. Alongside this, IMS provides related services including hosted regulatory permissions, due diligence, compliance training, risk management and recruitment. Our experienced professionals support more than 600 investment businesses across the asset management and securities industries.…

Corgentum

Mr Jason Scharfman, 26 Journal Square

Suite 1005 Jersey City 07306 USA

Tel: 201-360-2430

Specialty:

Corgentum Consulting provides investors with the alternative investment industry's most comprehensive operational due diligence reviews of hedge funds, private equity, real estate funds and fund of hedge funds. Our clients include family offices, pensions, insurance companies, foundations, endowments, fund of hedge funds and banks.

We partner with institutional investors to review the operational risks of funds. Key areas covered during Corgentum's review process include legal and compliance, financial statement analysis, valuation, service providers (custodian, administrator, auditor etc.), trade operations, back office procedures, cash management and business continuity.

Investor's find value in Corgentum's independent operational risk reviews, customizable approach and veteran experience. 

Laven Partners

Jerome de Lavenere Lussan, 8 Cromwell Place,

London SW7 2JN UNITED KINGDOM

Tel: +44 (0)20 7838 0010

Specialty:

Laven Partners are investment management consultants offering tailored advice to clients looking to start up or grow their investment management business. With offices in London and Geneva, Laven Partners is unique in offering a one stop shop solution by acting as an external chief operations officer to the hedge fund industry. We offer managers fund structure, compliance, tax, legal and distribution services. Our expertise provides fund managers with an overview of how to set up an independent fund management business. Our clients benefit from our cost-effective, pro-active and quality-driven approach. We aim to make the set up and running of all fund management activities as simple and effective as possible.

HedgeSupport

Steve McGuinness, 6 Duke Street,

St James’s, London SW1Y 6BN UNITED KINGDOM

Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 8361

Specialty:

HedgeSupport was founded in 2002 to provide a comprehensive outsourcing solution to the alternative asset management industry, including managers of hedge funds, property funds and venture capital, CTAs, brokers, investment advisers, marketers and asset managers. We provide a menu-driven range of services including business set-up and authorisation, marketing and website compliance, risk reviews, reporting and compliance, management and operations consultancy. Use our expertise to lay the foundations of your business; minimise your workload, allowing you to maintain control and maximise your chances of long-term success.

Acceleration Capital Group, LLC

Alexis Graham, 720 Fifth Avenue,

New York, New York 10019 USA

Tel: +1 (212) 607-2685

Specialty:

Acceleration Capital Group, LLC (ACG) is a financial services platform specialising in the placement of alternative investment products. Founded in 2008, ACG represents a variety of hedge funds, with an emphasis on emerging managers. We are affiliated with Saratoga Capital, LLC, an introducing broker-dealer with clearing and settlement agreements with Goldman Sachs Execution and Clearing LP, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Interactive Brokers.