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.
We are increasingly indifferent if a company or fund is private or public, or if it is traditional or digital finance. 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 and funds in particular. 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 LSEG
LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider, playing a vital social and economic role in the world’s financial system.
With our open approach, trusted expertise and global scale, we enable the sustainable growth and stability of our customers and their communities. We are dedicated partners with extensive experience, deep knowledge and a worldwide presence in data and analytics; indices; capital formation; and trade execution, clearing and risk management across multiple asset classes.
LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 65 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ over 26,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific.
LSEG’s ticker symbol is LSEG.
