While each of these have their strengths (usually in one specific area only), our experience is that there has been a real gap in the market for a technology that can actually help governance professionals manage their entities and their risk around the world.

By the time private equity (PE) giant KKR closed its largest ever European fund [last month], over a quarter of the €5.8bn had already been committed. The ever-increasing speed at which the titans of private capital are raising and deploying funds is something to behold.

Citco GSGS’ operations and business development teams have long been active participants in the calendar of governance and compliance industry gatherings. Having been pioneers of global subsidiary governance as the sector has grown, we have always considered it an important part of our role to help steward the discipline, speak from our experience and share our knowledge with the wider industry.

As we issue the first GSGS Focus Newsletter under lockdown, it is hard to think of a time when General Counsels and corporate secretarial teams have been under more pressure. Covid-19 has left multinational companies around the world struggling to maintain the full compliance of their international subsidiary portfolios.