Gordian Capital, Asia’s first and largest institutional cross-border fund platform and fund options supplier, which was acquired by the Luxembourg-based IQ-EQ on Wednesday, plans to develop and arrange operations in Dubai Worldwide Monetary Centre (DIFC).
The transfer, which is anticipated to considerably improve its Center East operations, is topic to approval from the Dubai Monetary Companies Authority (DFSA).
Gordian Capital is Asia’s solely fully-licensed institutional fund platform working in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Tokyo, the continent’s three key monetary centres. It’s totally licensed and controlled with MAS in Singapore, SEC within the USA, SFC in Hong Kong, FSA in Japan, and ASIC in Australia. The group can be required to fulfill pointers and registration necessities with SEBI (Securities and Alternate Board of India), CSRC (China Securities Regulatory Fee) and CBI (Central Financial institution of Eire) as each an investor and funding supervisor.
As a key regulated infrastructure supplier, the corporate is already a part of the ecosystem of prime brokers, executing brokers, fund directors, authorized, tax and audit companies with operations in Asia and, topic to regulatory approval, expects to additionally develop into a key market supplier in, and assist develop the DIFC ecosystem.
The agency has launched over 115 funds throughout each non-public and public methods, together with non-public fairness, actual property, enterprise capital, non-public credit score, infrastructure, commerce finance, and a number of hedge fund methods, in addition to long-only and absolute return methods. It really works with a few of the world’s largest normal companions and asset managers, supporting them as they each make investments and develop into Asia. Virtually 96 per cent of its US$17 billion belongings below administration are from institutional buyers.
Mark Voumard, Founding father of the group and CEO of Gordian Capital Singapore, commented: “The DIFC has seen and continues to expertise robust development within the variety of managers throughout options and conventional methods, who’ve established an operation.
“Going cross-border can have its challenges, primarily by way of velocity to market, in addition to assembly rigorous preliminary and ongoing operational and regulatory requirements. That is the place, supplied we acquire regulatory approval, with the group’s historical past of success and development in Asia during the last 20 years, we plan to offer a extremely regulated market entry pathway and infrastructure for institutional high quality GPs and managers in search of to ascertain a regulated presence in DIFC.
“We now have been given a heat welcome by the pro-business, market-friendly, and extremely skilled crew at DIFC and, topic to receiving regulatory approval, count on to work carefully with them to assist develop DIFC even additional as an asset administration centre.”
Gordian’s deliberate Fund Platform providing in DIFC, topic to approval by the DFSA, would leverage the corporate’s experience because the supervisor for knowledgeable funding professionals, who require an institutional stage regulated, bodily and operational fund infrastructure.
Salmaan Jaffery, Chief Enterprise Growth Officer at DIFC Authority, added: “We’re happy that Gordian Capital has introduced its intention to ascertain a presence in Dubai Worldwide Monetary Centre. Their determination displays the energy of DIFC because the area’s main monetary hub with unparalleled depth in asset administration, attracting new companies and enterprise fashions that entry the fast-growing markets of the Center East, Africa and South Asia.”
Gordian Capital joins IQ-EQ, rebrands by 2026
In the meantime, IQ-EQ has acquired regulatory approval from the Financial Authority of Singapore and the Securities and Futures Fee of Hong Kong (SFC) and is anticipated to shut its acquisition of Gordion shortly, topic to customary closing situations.
CEO and co-founder Voumard will proceed to steer the enterprise and can be a part of IQ-EQ’s Asia senior management crew, guaranteeing continuity of the day-to-day supply of providers. The enterprise will go to market as Gordian Capital, a part of IQ-EQ, till the second quarter of 2026, after which the enterprise will rebrand as IQ-EQ.
Mark Pesco, Group Chief Government Officer at IQ-EQ, commented: “This acquisition represents a big milestone in IQ-EQ’s development technique, additional solidifying our robust market place within the Asia Pacific area.
“Asia has lengthy been a key area for IQ-EQ, and the addition of Gordian Capital, alongside our latest acquisition of AMAL Group, underscores our dedication to increasing our presence and capabilities on this dynamic market. The mixed experience and attain of our knowledgeable groups will allow us to supply unparalleled providers and assist, fostering development and innovation throughout the area.”
Established in 2004 by capital markets professionals and options trade veterans in Asia, Gordian Capital initially launched its first working subsidiary in Singapore in 2005.
