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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - NEW YORK, NY - Nov. 18, 2020.

FTS is ready for tomorrow! Read our latest press release for FTS' most exciting news!    Please click on the link:

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - NEW YORK, NY - May 4, 2020.

FTS is ready for tomorrow! Read our latest press release for FTS' most exciting news!

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - NEW YORK, NY - October 18, 2019.

FTS is ready for tomorrow! Read our latest press release for FTS' most exciting news!

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - NEW YORK, NY - May 17th, 2019

FTS is thriving! 

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The FTS Private Equity conference for Midmarket PE Funds and Active Investors held at CAIS offices in New York City.

The enclave feature d s ix top performing , but under-the-radar-screen funds. This w as a unique opportunity for active investors to meet these funds, engage in dialog and network with other investors. 55 family offices attended the conference with over $200B AUM FTS has worked hard to create thepremier annual Midmarket PE conference.
 
PRESENTING FUNDS were the following: Providence Public, Encore, Vanbridge, Cathay Capital, Atlas Merchant Capital LLC, and Thayer Street.
 
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - NEW YORK, NY November 21st, 2018

 

 

Opportunity Zone Fund luncheon

 

Over 40 Family Offices attended the Opportunity Zone Fund luncheon hosted by FTS.


In the 2017 Trump Tax Reduction Act, there was a provision designed to encourage investment in designated Opportunity Zones. Taking advantage of the tax provision, Opportunity Zone Funds invest in designated geographic zones in any business but primarily in real estate.
 
A person may invest all or part of a realized capital gain in an Opportunity Zone Fund and can defer paying taxes on the invested gain; the taxable gain invested into the fund may also be reduced up to 15%. If the investor holds his investment in the fund for over 10 years, the gain on the investment in the Opportunity Zone is potentially tax free.
 
 
 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - NEW YORK, NY October 9th, 2017

 

FTS is growing!

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FTS is extremely grateful to be recognized for our outstanding partnership tax and fund administration services as well as the FTS technology platform that seamlessly integrates these services.

FTS has partnered with the AltaReturn technology which includes an industry leading data warehouse that allows integration of all platforms (not just AltaReturn) into a single integrated database, drastically streamlining manual processes to make them more efficient and less error prone. AltaReturn’s reporting engine is designed for mobility and accessibility to users at workstations or on the road. In addition, the reporting solution will allow any user the ability to create their own custom reports, add custom calculations and provide drill through access. 
 
  • Data can be sourced from the AltaReturn product suite as well as external sources.
 
  • Single repository for data from AltaReturn and external sources, architected to optimize reporting.
 
  • Reports, dashboards, and documents accessible via PC, tablet or smartphone
 
Discover how FTS can work with your organization to navigate the changes transforming the alternative investment worl
 
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - NEW YORK, NY June 13th, 2017
 

FTS launches Boston office

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FTS is excited to announce the opening of our newest office at 60 State St. in Boston, MA. In addition, Seema Desai has joined FTS as Tax Director in Boston. Prior to joining FTS, Seema worked as a tax manager for TPG - Axon and PwC (NY & Dallas) in the Alternative Investment Group. 
 
FTS also welcomes Lauren Pirando to the NYC office. Prior to FTS Lauren worked at KPMG in their Real Estate Tax group before moving on to SS&C as part of their Private Equity Tax team.
 
As FTS continues to grow we look forward to acquiring the industry's top talent.
 
 
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - NEW YORK, NY November 4, 2016

 

New "COO Center" Information Now Available on FTS Website

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Just as Fund Tax Services focuses on tax, fund administration and other non-audit services to the global alternative investment industry, Investment Business Advisors focuses on strategic, firm and fund management and "Best Practice" assistance to global alternative asset managers and to Family Office and other investors in direct and commingled private equity, real estate and hedge fund vehicles.

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - NEW YORK, NY October 4, 2016

 

FTS Plus - Enhanced Service Offerings

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The services of our new alliance partners are complementary to FTS' core alternative investment fund services. FTS clients will benefit from their individual and collective industry knowledge and expertise. Each can meaningfully contribute to helping alternative managers achieve their strategic growth objectives.

FTS "PLUS" – An Overview of New Alliance Partners Services

Advisory Consulting: Investment Business Advisors LLC., Marketing: R.T. Hausler Strategic Marketing LLC., Distribution: Spurwink River Consulting

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - NEW YORK, NY September 22, 2016

 

FTS Fund Services selects AltaReturn

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FTS Fund Services is pleased to announce that they have selected AltaReturn, a leading provider of cloud based end-to-end business software solutions for the Family Office, Private Equity and Real Estate industries, for the provision of business software solutions and to streamline the FTS Fund Services offerings.

About AltaReturn: 
 
A next-generation technology,  AltaReturn provides a comprehensive end-to-end solution designed for the Private Equity and Alternative Investment industry. Created using Microsoft  as the platform technology, AltaReturn, has developed a suite of private equity solutions covering Accounting  CRM  Business Intelligence  and  Investor Portal Communication . Deployed  on the cloud  these solutions are available as an integrated end-to-end suite or as independently licensed  applications.
 
About FTS Fund Services: 
 
FTS Fund Services help private equity and real estate investment managers focus on maximizing investor returns by taking over their middle and back office administrative and accounting functions. Providing these services more efficiently and responding to investor demands more expeditiously. We have the experience and expertise to perform a diverse set of Private Equity and Real Estate investment management services, customized specifically to our client's needs. Our team has decades of experience in dealing with multiple domestic and international private equity and real estate investment funds.
 
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- NEW YORK, NY June 28, 2016
 

FTS joins McGladrey Alliance

 
FTS is expanding its network. McGladrey Alliance is a leading provider of audit, tax and consulting services focused on the middle market. With 8,000 professionals and associates in 80 cities nationwide as well as access to more than 38,300 people in 120 countries through our membership in McGladrey International, FTS will be able to meet our clients global business needs. 
FTS is excited to begin a prosperous relationship with McGladrey Alliance!
 
Service Spotlight

FTS has been presented the Alternative Investment award for Best  Alternative Fund Tax Services - USA & Best  Alternative Investment Tax - New York by Wealth and Finance International. This award is for those dedicated to client service and superlative quality. This award is "presented to companies whose hard work and professionalism is changing the financial landscape for the better." 

FTS has most recently received the Alternative Investment Tax Firm of the Year - USA award presented by Finance Monthly M&A Awards 2016. Finance Monthly describes their M&A awards as celebrating "excellence and exist to recognise and celebrate those companies and individuals who have delivered the highest quality results and have excelled their clients' expectations over the last 12 months. Our key goal is to reward those firms who have demonstrated measurable achievements across the industry." FTS is extremely honored for having won this award.

FTS also had been recognized for the following; Alternative Tax Firm of the year,​ Alternative Investment Tax Specialist of the Year - New York, Best for Alternative Investment Tax - New York & Best for Hedge Fund Tax Services - USA by the Financial Monthly, The Finance Awards and Acquisition International respectively.

 
 
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- NEW YORK, NY February 8, 2016

 

FTS & Investment Business Advisors Enter Into Cooperation Agreement

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FTS and Investment Business Advisors (IBA) today announced a cooperation agreement to broaden the range of value-added services and advisory consulting assistance available to FTS' alternative investment industry clients.

Under this agreement, the expertise of Investment Business Advisors, which focuses on alternative investment general partner firm leadership, management and governance excellence, strategic planning and alternative industry best practices in all investment processes and supporting business functions, will now be available to the clients of FTS as a complement to FTS' global expertise in non-audit alternative industry fund services and independent tax consulting advice.

Will McEnroe, Managing Partner of FTS said: "FTS is always looking for ways in which our firm can help our clients meet their priority needs.  By joining with IBA, we can now complement the alternative investment  fund focused services and financial consulting expertise offered by FTS with a range of services and consulting advisory assistance to enhance our clients' general partner firm strategic business initiatives and the effectiveness of their supporting business processes as well". 

Paul Ehrhardt, Managing Member of IBA, said: "I welcome the opportunity to collaborate with a global leader in the alternative industry such as FTS and look forward to being of assistance to FTS clients as they seek to enhance the effectiveness of their investment processes, undertake global expansion initiatives, and continue to implement key lessons learned from the 2008-09 global financial crisis."

FTS, headed by Managing Partner, William J. McEnroe, is the premier tax firm exclusively dedicated to the Alternative Investment Industry, with extensive knowledge and experience in servicing fund tax advisory needs of Private Equity Funds, Real Estate Funds and Hedge Funds.

FTS has offices in New York, Boston, Greenwich, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands.  By providing only a broad range of non-audit services, the FTS team is able to proactively focus on a broad range of services to help its clients achieve their tax related and other financial management goals.  For more information on FTS see:  http://fundtaxservices.com/index.html or contact William J. McEnroe, Managing Partner, wmcenroe@fundtaxservices.com 646-780-1654

Investment Business Advisors, headed by Paul A. Ehrhardt, specializes in advising the executives of Alternative Asset Management general partner firms, including Private Equity, Real Estate, Hedge Funds and Funds of Funds, regarding alternative investment manager firm leadership, management and governance, investment process effectiveness, strategic planning, expansion initiatives and alternative industry "Best Practice". The firm is licensed in Washington, DC and New York.  For more information on Investment Business Advisors, LLC see: www.investbizadvisors.com Paul A. Ehrhardt Managing Member; pae@InvestBizAdvisors.com; 212-920-6042

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- NEW YORK, NY January 25, 2016

 

FTS Named to Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies

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FTS has been named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 list at #792 list of the nation's fastest growing private companies. Inc. Magazine ranked FTS for its world class platform on the widely regarded list, where such firms as Dell, Pandora and LinkedIn gained early national exposure.

"We're excited to be named to the Inc. 5000 list," said William McEnroe, Managing Partner FTS ".”Growing 561% in three years could only be accomplished by a great team effort. Our placement on the list is a tribute to their efforts. Our growth over the last few years demonstrates the confidence our global clients have in us," McEnroe added.

The FTS professional team is exclusively dedicated to the Alternative Investment Industry. Our team comprised of former Big Four CPAs, JDs, CFAs and MBAs with extensive knowledge and experience in servicing Private Equity, Real Estate, and Hedge Funds. By providing only non-audit services, the FTS team is able to proactively focus on a broad range of services to help our clients achieve their goals.

Service Spotlight

FTS has been recognized by the Financial Monthly, The Finance Awards and Acquisition International as the Alternative Tax firm of the year, Alternative Investment Tax Specialist of the Year - New York & Best for Alternative Investment Tax - New York and “Hedge Fund Award - Best for Hedge Fund Tax Services respectively.

"FTS is thrilled to be recognized by such esteemed organizations, but most of all by our peers in the alternative investment community. FTS has spared no expense in building a world class platform, and we are honored to service some of the elite funds in the industry". FTS has previously been awarded the M&A Award - Alternative Investment Fund Tax Firm of the Year as well as the International Hedge Fund Award - US Alternative Investment Tax Firm of the Year - in 2013 and 2014.

FTS is happy to welcome the following professionals to our team, they will all be great additions to our platform:

John Gerson - Managing Director, NJ

Prior to joining FTS, John A. Gerson was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Paladin Realty. Prior to joining the firm in 1999, Mr. Gerson was Chief Financial Officer of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. ("KKR"), a major management buyout firm with more than $60 billion in invested equity capital. He was responsible for KKR's banking and financing needs, the firm's reporting systems, senior liaison contact with investors and management of the firm's treasury and general partners' investments. Mr. Gerson is a trustee of Pace University and is treasurer and a trustee of the Morristown Medical Center Foundation; a member of the America Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State and New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Brian Cingel - Director of Sales, Boston

Brian brings FTS over 18 years of experience working in the financial services industry, including the US and European Fund Industries. Over the course of his career Brian has developed business & relationships for some of the industry's leading private banks & fund administrators (Irish Intercontinental Bank, Brown Brothers Harriman, Citco Bank, SS&C). Brian also helped launch 3 niche start-up financial service companies; in Ireland, in Canada, and in the US respectively.

 

 

Past Press Releases

 

January 2015 

I hope your new year is off to a great start and we wish you a prosperous 2015  . Please find below a few quick updates regarding FTS:

 

*      Matthew McNally - Tax Director, New York:  Matthew is a technical expert in alternative investment partnerships, specializing tax planning and structuring for Hedge Funds and Private Equity funds. Matt previously was in the financial services groups at PwC and E&Y.

 

*     Richard Gaines - Tax Director, Ft Lauderdale: Richard has over 25 years of experience in hedge fund, private equity fund, fund-of-fund and management company tax management. Prior to joining FTS, Richard was in the financial services groups at E&Y, Skadden Arps, and CIBC (where he was Executive Director - Tax).

 

*      FTS is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a "2014 M&A Award - Alternative Investment Fund Tax Firm of the Year" and "2015 Hedge Fund Award - Best for Hedge Fund Tax Services" by Acquisition International Magazine. "FTS is thrilled to be recognized by such an esteemed organization as Acquisition International Magazine, but most of all by our peers in the alternative investment community. FTS has spared no expense in building a world class platform, and we are honored to service some of the elite funds in the industry".  FTS has previously been awarded the M&A Award - Alternative Investment Fund Tax Firm of the Year - in 2013, as well as the International Hedge Fund Award - US Alternative Investment Tax Firm of the Year - in 2013.

 

*     Lastly,  FTS is proud to recognize CEO Will McEnroe as one of the 
100 Irish America Business Honorees by Irish America Business. This list celebrates the best and the brightest Irish-American and Irish-born leaders.
 
 

September 2014

I hope you have had an enjoyable summer. Please find below a few quick updates regarding FTS:

     Bruce Bulloch - Managing Director:  Bruce is a nationally renowned expert in partnership and transactional taxation and is a frequent author and speaker on these issues. Prior to FTS, Mr. Bulloch was an Ernst & Young tax partner with 30 years of experience, managing transactional issues for some of the firm's most noteworthy clients and also responsible for managing the real estate services practice in the Mid-Atlantic, Pacific Northwest and Pacific Southwest regions of the firm.   

     King Chong - Managing Director: King has been involved in advising alternative investment funds on structuring, tax planning and compliance, and on various domestic and international tax issues for over 20 years. Prior to joining FTS, King was a Senior Vice President  at The Blackstone Group responsible for the tax compliance, planning and reporting functions for the Blackstone Private Equity, Energy and Tactical Opportunities Funds with assets under management of over $50 billion. 

FTS and WTS (World Tax Services) are pleased to announce that they have entered into a Cooperation Agreement for global resources. WTS Alliance is the premiere global network of tax advisory firms. The combined resources of WTS and FTS include offices domestically and affiliates in over 100 countries

New Office - FTS is excited to announce that we just moved our flagship office in NYC, just 8 blocks away from our Grace bldg location! Our new location will better suit our growing needs moving forward, as we have added a number of new professionals and the FFO team (the ex-Rothstein Kass family office group).

FFO - The Flynn Family Office (FFO) platform has supported the firm's reputation for innovation as the team has pioneered the Outsourced Single-Family Office, Outsourced Multi-Family Office, Virtual Family Office and Outpost Family Office models. FFO offers customized family office and business management solutions to some of the world's wealthiest individuals and families, and their advisors.