Apex Group launches The Inner Circle, New Model for Family Office-to-Family Office Co-Investment

Private, invitation-only network gives qualified family offices and institutional investors direct access to peer-led co-investment opportunities, without the cost and friction of traditional deal syndication

August 17, 2026 

Apex Group Ltd. ("Apex Group"), a global financial services provider with more than $3.5 trillion in assets serviced, today announced the launch of The Inner Circle, an invitation-only network built to solve one of private markets' most persistent challenges: fragmented, overpriced, and inconsistent access to co-investment opportunities. 

Private capital has never been more abundant. Yet identifying the right opportunities has never been harder to navigate. Today, much of the deal flow moves through a patchwork of banks, brokers, and informal networks, each layer adding cost, delay, and dilution. The Inner Circle was built to remove that friction.

Rather than routing opportunities through intermediaries, The Inner Circle connects families directly. Members originate, evaluate, and share co-investment opportunities with one another — exchanging due diligence, sector expertise, and transparent deal economics with no hidden layers. 

Lana Callahan, Founder of The Inner Circle and Global Head of Institutional Allocators at Apex Group, said: 

"The best opportunities often emerge through conversations and relationships long before a transaction reaches the broader market. We built The Inner Circle for family offices and institutional investors who are looking for a more direct and transparent way to source co-investment opportunities. This is co-investment the way it should work: direct, transparent, and led by the people actually doing the deals." 

Peter Hughes, Founder and CEO of Apex Group, added: 

"Success in private markets increasingly depends on access to trusted relationships, informed perspectives, and opportunities that may not be widely available. The Inner Circle reflects our vision of a more connected private markets ecosystem, where qualified family offices and institutional investors can engage directly, share opportunities, and build long-term partnerships. By connecting capital with opportunity in a structured, transparent, and repeatable way, The Inner Circle extends Apex Group's commitment to enhancing collaboration, accelerating discovery, and enabling more efficient execution."

Membership is capped at 100 qualified family offices and institutional allocators worldwide, and is reserved for Principals, CIOs, and Family Members. Membership is by invitation only and subject to a rigorous qualification process to preserve the trust and high standards that define the community. 

Members receive: 

• Direct family-to-family co-investment opportunities 

• A curated pipeline sourced exclusively from members, never from outside intermediaries 

• Exclusive, invitation-only gatherings in private settings 

• Shared due diligence and sector expertise from experienced peers 

• Preferred pricing across select Apex Group services and Inner Circle members’ private clubs 

• Expert workshops led by globally recognized industry partners 

• A secure environment for year-round collaboration and investment dialogue 

The Inner Circle will convene members at exclusive events throughout the year, where families present investment opportunities directly to one another, creating the foundation for co-investment built on relationships, not transactions. 

The inaugural event will take place in Grand Cayman on January 13, 2027. 

About Apex Group 

Apex Group is dedicated to driving positive change in financial services while supporting the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices. Established in Bermuda in 2003, the Group has continually disrupted the industry through its investment in innovation and talent.  Today, Apex Group sets the pace in fund and asset servicing and stands out for its unique single-source solution and unified cross asset-class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross-jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long-standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals.    

Apex Group leads the industry with a broad and unmatched range of services, including capital raising, business and corporate management, fund and investor administration, portfolio and investment administration, ESG, capital markets and transactions support, as well as digital and AI solutions. These services are tailored to each client and are delivered both at the Group level and via specialist subsidiary brands. 

The Apex Foundation, a not-for-profit entity, is the Group’s passionate commitment to empower sustainable change.  

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