As Abu Dhabi solidifies its status as a premier international capital hub, asset managers face persistent operational delays when bringing new funds to market. Traditional vehicle deployment requires coordinating across fragmented legal, compliance, custody, and administrative vendors—a process that often takes months and inflates operational overhead. Addressing this friction, regulated asset manager Fund+ Ltd has officially launched its investment infrastructure platform out of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).
Securing its Financial Services Permission (FSP No. 220138) from ADGM’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), Fund+ provides family offices, institutional investors, and emerging fund managers with an end-to-end infrastructure stack. The digitized platform compresses multi-jurisdictional fund launch timelines down to weeks, enabling fund managers to focus on portfolio strategies and capital raising rather than back-office administrative setup.
A Unified Engine for Multi-Jurisdictional Fund Operations
The Fund+ model replaces traditional fragmented service provider arrangements by consolidating the entire fund lifecycle into a single operational layer. By investing in the digitization of fund structuring, legal documentation, investor onboarding, and ongoing regulatory compliance, the firm removes redundant processes for professional clients across public markets, venture capital, and private equity.
Fund+ delivers cross-border flexibility by supporting investment structures across major international financial jurisdictions:
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ADGM Vehicles: On-shore Middle Eastern fund structures and investment special purpose vehicles (SPVs) governed by English common law.
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Offshore Markets: Turnkey fund setups across the Cayman Islands and Delaware.
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European Solutions: Actively managed certificates (AMCs) issued out of Luxembourg.
“Launching a registered investment vehicle remains more complicated than it should be,” stated Allen Merhej, CEO of Fund+. “Investment managers are often required to coordinate multiple advisers and service providers, each operating with different processes, timelines and responsibilities. Fund+ was created to simplify that experience. By bringing together fund structuring, documentation, hosting services, investor onboarding, operations and compliance within a single integrated platform, we enable managers to focus on investment performance and capital raising rather than operational complexity.”
Regulatory Scope and ADGM’s Market Momentum
Operating from ADGM provides Fund+ with an established legal base rooted in English common law, attracting a expanding wave of international asset managers seeking Middle Eastern liquidity and global market access. The firm’s FSRA authorization permits a full suite of regulated activities, including:
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Managing Collective Investment Funds and Assets
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Advising on Investments or Credit
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Arranging Deals in Investments
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Arranging Custody
“Abu Dhabi has established itself as one of the world’s fastest-growing asset management hubs,” added Merhej. “ADGM’s internationally recognised regulatory framework has created an attractive environment for global investment managers, and we believe demand for flexible, infrastructure platforms will continue to grow as more firms establish a presence in the region.”
By unifying regulated asset management services with a digitized infrastructure platform, Fund+ is establishing a scalable blueprint for institutional managers to rapidly deploy and service investment vehicles worldwide.
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