2020 SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
AMX (The Asset Management Exchange)
AMX is an institutional platform designed to bring greater efficiency to the institutional asset management industry globally. AMX offers a better way for investors to invest in external asset managers and for asset managers to access significant capital.
AMX provides centralised back office and standardised fund infrastructure, reducing cost and resource duplication, delivering scale benefits to both sides of the market while increasing transparency and improving governance.
AMX standardises, centralises and streamlines the process of investing so it works better for everyone.
Established in 2007, Prestige consists of several companies under common ownership based in the UK and various international financial centres, specialising in alternative investment strategies with a focus on direct lending. The team consists of a diverse group of investment professionals who, including the board of directors, board of advisors, affiliates and retained consultants have served on numerous boards of international financial institutions, fund groups, asset management and wealth management groups. Combined the team has many decades of experience in various sectors of finance including commercial banking and lending, investment banking, stock broking, hedge fund management, private equity, financial markets trading and extensive experience in the management and operation of various alternative investments.
Veneziano & Partners is an international consulting boutique specialised in the European regulation of cross-border fund distribution and global fund registration services under UCITS & AIFMD. In catering to a selected group of investment managers, hedge fund managers and financial institution worldwide, the firm offers a custom-made service that is unique and allows its clients to gain competitive advantage in an ever increasingly regulated environment for cross-border fund distribution of offshore investment funds under UCITS & AIFMD.
Since 1923, Wildgen has been at the heart of legal practice in Luxembourg serving its clients as an independent full-service business law firm. It is today known as one of the best law firms in the country, possessing a strong track record and offering sound technical expertise. Wildgen’s practice groups offer a complete range of legal, regulatory and tax services and a wealth of experience on domestic and cross-border transactions. They provide integrated services and work closely together so the firm can act as a one-stop shop. Wildgen lawyers think strategically and pragmatically for their clients. They offer first-class service and a client-focused approach, speaking fluent English and a number of other key languages.
Wildgen’s Investment Funds Practice Group has developed expertise in all aspects of advice relating to both retail and alternative investment funds, working throughout the fund lifecycle, from preliminary structuring analysis, through to setting-up the fund complex, both sides of the due diligence process and ongoing day-to-day advice. They assist international institutional investors and sponsors, family offices, asset managers, private equity and venture capital funds, HNWIs and service providers, all of whom benefit from the lawyers’ expertise as well as from their commitment to quality.
ASSOCIATION PARTNER
The Hedge Fund Association, HFA, is an International not for profit industry trade and nonpartisan lobbying organization devoted to advancing transparency, development and trust in alternative investments. HFA’s global presence spans 5 continents and over 14 countries.
Membership in HFA includes hedge fund, private equity, venture capital, real estate and wealth management firms, family offices, private banks, broker-dealers, funds of funds, pension funds, endowments and foundations, high net worth individuals, allocators, and service providers including prime brokers, administrators, custodians, auditors, lawyers, risk managers, technologists and third-party marketers.
CHARITY PARTNER
A Leg To Stand On (ALTSO) is AlphaWeek's charity partner and a NYC and London-based non-profit organization working in the developing world, bringing free orthopedic care to children with limb disabilities whose families cannot afford treatment. We provide high-quality continuous care until the age of 21 for all patients treated under ALTSO’s programs. Since 2003, we've provided free prosthetic limbs, appropriately fitted wheelchairs, and orthotic devices to more than 18,000 children throughout Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Mobility provides access to education, future employment, and the chance to live self-sufficiently.
For more information, visit https://www.altso.org/ and donate at https://www.altso.org/donateuk. ALTSO is a registered charity in the USA and the UK and taxpayers of these countries are eligible for the respective tax benefits that donating to charities in these countries provides.