LSEG and Apex Group have announced a partnership to connect private funds with LSEG’s Digital Markets Infrastructure (DMI).
The infrastructure will be used to create an end-to-end digital distribution network for private funds.
DMI, 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.
The infrastructure is open to both private and public companies and funds, including those in TradFi and DeFi space. Apex Group is the first service provider to connect with DMI.
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.”
For more, read our interview with Angie Walker, head of commercialisation, APEX Digital 3.0 in issue 5 of the Capital Pioneer magazine.
