JPMorgan acknowledged as a top provider across 43 categories

A survey conducted by Global Custodian magazine revealed that JPMorgan was ranked as a top provider of private equity fund administration and received best-in-class recognition across 43 service categories, securing more top ratings than any other administrator. Besides, the Global Custodian 2008 Private Equity Fund Administration Survey reports that the company was rated "excellent" and "top notch" for the second year in a row by private equity fund managers.

Client service, fund establishment and structuring, capital drawdowns, investment execution, accounting and reporting to general and limited partners, distributions, regulatory reporting and compliance, corporate secretarial and technology – are among those categories where JPMorgan gained the highest rankings. Client service and relationship management were marked out apart with one of the clients noted that customers could rely on the manager of their account to respond any time of the day, night or weekend.

J.P. Morgan provides services to more than 200 funds managing $200 billion in alternative assets. It has offices in New York, London, Sydney, San Francisco, Chicago and Dallas. This summer, J.P. Morgan also added capabilities in Jersey, the administrative heartland of the London-based private equity industry. The global bank offers cash management and foreign exchange as well as administration.