Apex Group Ltd., a global financial services provider, has purchased Mainstream Group Holdings Limited. Going forward Mainstream will operate under the Apex Group, strengthening the group’s global presence.

Apex will now operate from 50 offices worldwide with 5000 employees servicing $1.4 trillion in assets. The combined entity will continue to provide fun administration and services to 1400 funds and nearly 200,000 investors. In addition, this is the latest in a series of acquisitions for Apex; the company now will service $2.2 trillion in assets.

“We are pleased to welcome Mainstream to the Apex Group, which we believe provides the best platform for the company’s continued success and international expansion,” said Peter Hughes, founder and CEO of Apex Group. “This acquisition forms part of our strategy to continually enhance our single-source model, and significantly expands and deepens our service and product offering for clients across all geographies and aspects of their business.”