Insights: Markets, Custody & Execution

Our Insights section offers practical, process-oriented analysis aimed at capital markets professionals, issuers, and sophisticated investors. We focus on operational considerations that matter for share transfers and liquidity events: custody controls and confirmations, compliance workflows for private placements, and execution strategies that limit market impact. We publish posts that explain end-to-end processes for structured secondaries, sample reconciliation checklists for custodial transfers, and best-practice approaches to investor suitability and documentation. Each article draws on real operational experience and emphasizes observable controls and verifiable outcomes rather than hypothetical product features. We aim to help governance, accounting, and compliance teams understand what they should request from counterparties and custodians to ensure settlement certainty and audit readiness. Content is written to be actionable, with checklists and redacted examples available on request under appropriate confidentiality arrangements.

Latest perspectives

GKP Capital publishes concise, evidence-driven commentary to demystify transaction workflows and clarify where settlement risk can occur. We cover three primary areas: operational controls needed for confidential secondaries, custody confirmation and reconciliation practices that support audit trails, and execution routing strategies for large position transfers. Each piece provides practical steps for clients and counterparties to improve transaction outcomes, including recommended documentation, escrow mechanics, and timelines to expect during onboarding and settlement. Our content is designed for professionals who need clear, compliance-focused guidance—legal and tax coordination is presented alongside operational checklists to ensure each transaction is governed and executed with minimal friction. Subscribe to receive redacted case studies and workflow templates after an initial intake and NDA when required to preserve client confidentiality.

Managing confidential secondary sales

A practical walkthrough of confidentiality frameworks, escrow mechanics, and custodial confirmation steps to complete secondary transactions while protecting price discovery and governance obligations.

Private placement subscriptions: a checklist

Subscription document best practices, investor verification steps, and escrow alternatives that reduce settlement risk for issuers and investors participating in private rounds.

Execution quality for block trades

How to document routing decisions, pre-trade approvals, and post-trade reconciliation to demonstrate best execution and minimize accounting and settlement friction.