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Global financial services provider, Apex Group, has announced the appointment of Anthony Alfonso as global head of valuation.
Alfonso has more than 25 years of final services experience providing valuation and transaction advisory services to a wide range of clients and industries. He is also experienced in valuing cryptocurrency, contingent consideration, options and swaps, involving predictive modelling.
He began his career with roles at Mellon Bank, Arthur Andersen, KPMG and Houlihan Lokey and more recently he held the position of global valuation leader at advisory firm BDO.
In his new role, Alfonso will be responsible for product innovation and service delivery of valuation advisory services to help Apex Group’s clients achieve their business and strategic objectives.
Speaking on his new appointment, Alfonso said: “I am excited to be joining Apex Group and look forward to building our Valuation Services to provide our clients with a robust and transparent valuation framework which meets their specific requirements.
“Valuation as a Service further delivers on Apex’s mission to develop leading technology-enabled solutions to the market.”
Apex Group’s Valuation Services provide periodic valuations, including for illiquid financial instruments such as equity, debt and derivatives to meet their specific reporting requirements. Apex Group offers these services to a wide range of investor types, including private equity and debt funds, pension funds as well as corporates, insurance companies, banking and other financial institutions.
Georges Archibald, chief innovation officer and managing director, Americas at Apex Group, said: “In an environment of uncertain global financial markets, growing conflicts of interest, and emerging regulatory challenges, it is more important than ever for asset managers to partner with experts to help them navigate the portfolio valuation process and provide objective advice.
“We are delighted to welcome Tony, a leading industry expert who has an impressive track record of helping clients in their reporting requirements.”
