Signature Group has formed a partnership with Apache Advisors, a Dubai based consultancy.

As part of this partnership Apache Advisors will provide strategic input to Signature's distribution and product structuring strategies.

Paul Forsyth, the co-founder of Apache Advisors, will become a non-executive director of the Signature Group.

Pankaj Agrawal (pictured), chairman of Signature Group, says: "We are continuing to strengthen our senior management team to enable us to develop the finest investment solutions for our clients and prospective investors. The skills and experience of Mr. Forsyth will be a valuable asset as our group develops and expands internationally."

Forsyth adds: "I am looking forward to working with Pankaj and the Signature team. Signature is a business that I have always held in the highest regard and one which has been successful through the relationships that it has built and the innovative products that it has developed. I look forward to contributing to further success in the future."

Signature Group is an alternative asset management firm focused on India, the GCC, Africa and other emerging markets. Priority sectors are infrastructure, logistics, real estate, energy, media and entertainment, education, healthcare, food and agriculture.