About Ipes
Ipes is one of Europe's leading providers of fund administration and outsourcing services to the private equity industry.
Our team of over 120 skilled professionals manages in excess of $37bn assets from four European locations – London, Luxembourg, Jersey and Guernsey. We work for more than 75 clients with over 300 funds and 5,000 investors worldwide.
Established in 1998, Ipes has successfully pioneered a specialist approach to private equity fund administration based on trust, expertise and working in partnership with clients to deliver a service built around their needs.
It's an approach that appears to work as our 12 year track record, diverse client base and multiple industry awards demonstrate.
We specialise in private equity and offer a comprehensive range of administration and outsourcing services to a broad range of funds across the closed ended asset class. Additionally, we support clients with compliance and banking and with the administration of listed funds, carry and co-investment schemes.
What sets us apart:
Established in 1998, we have a 12 year track record in the industry and have built up a wealth of experience through working with our diverse client base. In the 2009/10 Lipper Fitzrovia Fund Encyclopaedia, Ipes was ranked as the second largest fund administrator in Guernsey based on assets under administration.
We are unique in that each of our locations is run as a full service operation, staffed by Ipes people, working to Ipes process maps and using Ipes technology. In our view, we cannot rely upon third party name plate operations or joint venture arrangements to deliver the consistently high levels of service our clients expect.
We believe transparency is an essential part of building trust with our clients. To this end, we charge on a variable basis and all our workflow is tracked and reported via our in-house systems.
As a specialist provider, Ipes has invested heavily in the development of our own proprietary technology which is unique to us. In particular we are able to offer workflow tracking and reporting software, a unique SWIFT interface and a purpose-built web-portal. More information is available on our technology page.
Ipes has made a strategic decision to specialise in the private equity industry and the closed ended asset class. This specialist focus has enabled us to invest in the development of our team and our systems so we can operate as an expert partner to private equity.
Private equity is built on a partnership model based around long-term relationships built on trust and expertise. We have applied this ethos to our client relationships and describe our approach as 'partnered in-sourcing' - essentially working as an extension of a client’s back office. The success of our approach is evidenced by our exceptional track record in securing follow on funds from our clients.
Credentials
Awards
Corporate Intl Global Awards - Investment Funds Advisory Firm 2010
Private Equity Awards - Specialist Professional Services Firm 2010
EVCJ Awards - Administrator of the Year 2009
Shortlistings
Guernsey Achievement Awards Best Large Business – 2009
IFI Fund Domiciles Guernsey Administrator Award – 2009
ICFA European Fund Administrator of the Year Award – 2009
Accreditations
ACCA Platinum
Approved Employer
ACCA Professional Development
Approved Employer
Memberships
Ipes is a Category II listing member of The Channel Islands Stock Exchange 'CISX'
Ipes is also a member of:
British Private Equity
and Venture Capital
Association (BVCA)
European Venture Capital
and Private Equity
Association (EVCA)
Ipes is ranked #2 in Guernsey based on assets under administration by Lipper Fitzrovia.
