Beyond investment selection, the operational challenges of scaling investment businesses are both complex and resource intensive. To implement and manage the required infrastructure necessary to supporting firm expansion strategies, the industry has increasingly turned to third party solutions to facilitate capital raising, IT, marketing, compliance, accounting and legal functions. Increasingly, many of these businesses are also appreciating the merits of outsourcing operations to manage and coordinate third party processes. For Private Equity and Hedge Fund managers, operational oversight is critical.