Apex Group, a global financial services provider, agreed to acquire BEST Alternative Advisory Services, an India-based, specialised financial services provider. Financial terms were not disclosed. "We are pleased to announce this strategic acquisition as we continue to expand our presence in India. BEST has demonstrated alignment with our culture and way of doing business: to build partnerships with clients to deliver a consistent and high-quality level of service, by acting as flexible extension of our clients’ own teams. BEST’s clients will now benefit from our full-service product offering via our single-source solution, delivered by our global network of offices," Peter Hughes, Apex Group Founder and CEO.