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Capital Markets

Access and execution, on institutional terms.

A dedicated desk connecting private clients and institutions to primary issuance, secondary liquidity and structured solutions across equity and debt.

The desk

The reach of an institution, the discretion of a partnership.

Substantial portfolios occasionally need more than a standing allocation. A new issue is priced overnight. A large position must be sold without moving the market. A specific risk calls for a structured solution. These are moments that reward access, judgement and discretion in equal measure.

Our capital markets desk provides all three. We source primary and secondary opportunities from across the market, execute significant transactions with minimal footprint, and structure solutions to precise objectives, always as the client's agent and never as a principal with a book to clear.

See the investment platform
Agent
We act for you, never as a principal trading against you
Primary
Access to new equity and debt issuance globally
Discreet
Large positions executed with minimal market impact
Structured
Defined-outcome solutions built to a specific risk
One desk, the full breadth of the market.

What the desk does

Three capabilities, one point of contact.

01

Access to issuance

Allocations in equity and debt capital markets, including initial public offerings, secondary placements and new bond issues that individuals rarely reach on their own terms.

02

Execution of scale

Block trades and concentrated positions worked patiently across venues and time, to protect price and preserve confidentiality.

03

Structured solutions

Convertibles, notes and defined-outcome instruments engineered to a client's precise view on risk, return and time horizon.

How a transaction works

From mandate to settlement.

01

Mandate

We agree the objective, the parameters and the limits in writing before any order is placed.

02

Sourcing

We canvass the market for the issuance, liquidity or counterparties the mandate requires.

03

Execution

We work the order across venues and time to secure the best result, keeping you informed throughout.

04

Settlement

We settle into your custodian accounts and report the outcome, transparently and in full.

Why route through us

Execution aligned to you.

01

No conflicted book

We hold no proprietary trading book. There is no house position for your order to serve.

02

Best execution

We pursue the best available outcome across venues, and we can evidence how it was achieved.

03

Confidentiality

Significant orders are worked discreetly, protecting both price and privacy.

04

One relationship

Capital markets access sits inside your wider mandate, coordinated with the rest of your portfolio.

Questions

What clients ask us first.

Where we are able to obtain an allocation, and where it is suitable for you, yes. Access to initial public offerings is never guaranteed and is subject to availability, eligibility and the discretion of the syndicate, but our desk sources these opportunities across global markets on behalf of clients.
No. We hold no proprietary trading book and act solely as your agent. Our only interest in a transaction is executing it well on your behalf.
By working significant positions patiently across multiple venues and over time, using the appropriate execution strategy for the security's liquidity, rather than forcing a single trade that would move the price against you.

Begin the relationship

Put the desk to work.

Speak with us about an issuance, a position to execute, or a structured solution to a specific need.