As global private markets continue to evolve, both individual investors and scaling companies face complex cross-border regulatory frameworks, foreign exchange dynamics, and novel asset structures. At Republic Europe, we believe great companies should be able to raise capital from anywhere, and investors deserve direct access to those high-growth opportunities, regardless of borders.
To help you back global opportunities with confidence, we have launched From Local To Global: The Borderless Investing Series, a comprehensive 4-part educational webinar series in partnership with industry leaders across the US, UK, and EU, namely: Shoosmiths, State Street, INX, and Hamilton Lane. This series is specifically designed to demystify cross-border capital flows, providing actionable insights into international securities regulations, portfolio risk management, digital private market liquidity, and jurisdictional comparisons across the UK, EU, and US. Whether you are looking to scale your business internationally or build a resilient, globally diversified portfolio, this series equips you to navigate international opportunities with confidence.
Webinar Recap: Who Can Invest Where? Understanding Cross-Border Access and Regulation
Hosted by Republic Europe, our inaugural session featured Suhaylah, Head of Portfolio and Investment Legal at Republic Europe, alongside Geoff Dragon, Partner in Emerging Companies and VC team at Shoosmiths. Together, they demystified the regulatory mechanics, investor classifications, and legal considerations that govern cross-border capital flows.
Key Topics Covered
- E-Commerce vs Regulated Securities: Learn why seeing a deal online does not automatically equate to eligibility, and how regulatory positions dictate cross-border participation.
- Decoding Investor Classifications: A comprehensive tour through Retail, Sophisticated, Professional, and High Net Worth categories, detailing why these classifications dictate required risk disclosures and access levels.
- Founder Readiness for International Capital: Essential preparation steps, from securing IP ownership and building due diligence repositories to managing evolving sanctions lists, national security laws (NSIA), and regional execution requirements.
- Streamlining Compliance: How regulated platforms and nominee structures eliminate ongoing KYC burdens and simplify cap table administration for scaling startups.
- Private Market Liquidity and Tokenisation: A practical outlook on tokenised assets, tokenomics, and alternative secondary liquidity mechanisms.
Webinar Recap: Building a Borderless Portfolio: Diversification, Currency and Risk (With State Street)
Our second session featured Shane Bujold, Finance Manager at Republic Europe, in conversation with Yusuf Nurbhai, Senior Vice President and Head of Markets UK at State Street. Together, they explored the institutional mechanics of cross-border diversification, foreign exchange execution, and operational risk management.
Key Topics Covered
- Automating FX Execution: How institutional investors balance rules-based automated FX execution for routine transactions with expert manual intervention during periods of market volatility.
- Intentional Risk Hedging: Examining how diverging central bank interest rate policies alter hedging economics, and why managing FX exposure should align directly with asset return goals.
- T+1 Settlement Lessons: Practical operational takeaways from North America’s transition to accelerated T+1 settlement cycles, highlighting workflow automation and early instruction validation.
- Uncovering All-In Transaction Costs: Identifying implicit execution costs, including bid-ask spreads, liquidity timing, and post-trade processing fees that impact net portfolio yields.
- Tokenisation and Private Market Infrastructure: How integrated custodian technology unifies data across public and private assets to improve transparency while shifting operational risk types.
Upcoming Sessions in the Series
The Future of Private Market Access: Secondaries and Tokenisation Beyond Borders (With INX)
In this session, we will explore how tokenisation enables secondary liquidity and how digital securities trade seamlessly across borders. Alongside experts from INX, we will cover the essential mechanics of blockchain rails, custody solutions, regulatory compliance, and effective market risk management in digital private markets. This discussion is ideal for anyone looking to sharpen their understanding of tokenised assets and the future of digital private markets.
Date and Time: Tuesday, 29th September | 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM BST
Private Markets Without Borders: How the US, UK and EU Compare (With Hamilton Lane)
In this webinar, we will analyse how global private markets compare across major international jurisdictions. Joined by Hamilton Lane, we will cover key structural differences in deals, market maturity, valuation norms, and how regional dynamics shape where and how global private market opportunities come together. This session is ideal for investors and founders aiming to invest in or raise across international private market opportunities.
Date and Time: Thursday, 1st October | 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM BST