Facilitating global business

We provide support and solutions around governance and transactions for clients around the world.

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Independent and trusted : Discover our Independent Professional Services

Trusted for our independence, expertise and reliable delivery of business-critical activities. We drive best practice governance, we get transactions over the line and we support businesses as they grow and innovate.  We put our clients first.

Our unique structure, heritage and infrastructure offer our clients peace of mind that we think long-term about how to support them in meeting their objectives.

Take a closer look at each of our trusted, independent professional services below.

Accessible, global support : Corporate Secretarial Services

We take on the burden of legal and regulatory compliance to provide peace of mind for our clients around the world.

Our award-winning team based across London, Manchester, Ireland, Hong Kong and the USA supports 350+ organisations in meeting governance requirements for over 5,000 entities. This extensive experience means that we have seen it all. We bring this insight and resulting innovation and efficiency to each and every appointment.

Whether interim cover, global entity management, outsourced company secretary or something in between we take a flexible approach, working with clients to find a delivery model and budget that aligns with their needs.

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Pragmatic and innovative : Corporate Trust

As corporate trustee we make it possible for corporates and other entities to raise finance. Our experienced team ensures that investors have a sophisticated, experienced and engaged party throughout the life of a transaction. We also gives the borrower/issuer a point of contact for communicating with its investors. We combine resources and expertise to allow borrowers/issuers to focus on their core business requirements.

We can act as trustee under various governing laws and also provide equivalent services in jurisdictions where other investor representation is required, for example, delegate on Islamic finance transactions, Representative of Noteholders under Italian law and a common representative under Portuguese law. We also hold security under local law in numerous jurisdictions worldwide.

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A client-focused, team approach : Pension Trusteeship and Governance

With independent pension trusteeship it is the people that make a difference and we attract the best: breadth, depth and a passion for pensions. There really is nothing in the pensions world of which we don’t have experience.

As independent professional pension trustees we support clients in a flexible way that meets their needs. This includes acting as chair of trustees, corporate sole trustee, co-trustee, subcommittee chair or member, master trust trustee, IGC member or for ad-hoc support.

Based in London, Manchester and Dublin, we work as a team to provide peace of mind for our clients.

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Round the clock support : Process Agent

We are long established as Process Agent with offices in the UK, Ireland, Jersey, Hong Kong and New York. Our teams work together to provide round the clock support for transactions under England & Wales, Ireland, Jersey, New York, and Hong Kong governing laws.

Our appointment and on-boarding is swift and simple and our pricing competitive.

You can appoint us online or call our multi-lingual team to discuss your requirements in English, Spanish, Mandarin or Cantonese.

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Swift, dependable support : Structured Finance

Our structured finance and Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) services manage companies from cradle to grave and services include everything from appointing experienced directors and officers, to undertaking administrative and company secretarial services, to accounting. All the essentials of running an efficient and compliant SPV.

We provide bespoke services to SPVs involved in capital markets, corporate finance and securitisation transactions.

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Supporting your culture protecting your reputation : Whistleblowing Services (Safecall)

Safecall is an outsourced whistleblowing service provider, and has helped organisations establish safe and confidential whistleblowing reporting systems since 1999.

We supply anonymous whistleblowing software, whistleblower hotlines, corporate whistleblower hotlines, fraud prevention call lines, employee helplines, whistleblowing online reporting systems training and investigations to organisations world-wide. These allow employees to Speak Up and report their concerns to the highest levels of management without fear of retaliation.

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