Opera was created to reimagine fund, corporate and fiduciary services.
Guided by experience, designed to scale and intended to endure.
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Our intention
We believe financial services providers should be more than competent – they should be visionary. Our goal? To redefine what the future of fund, corporate and fiduciary services looks like.
We’ll achieve this by combining innovation, intelligent systems and timeless values to deliver dynamic, client-led solutions that protect, grow and honour legacies across generations, sectors and borders.
We’re at the start of something extraordinary - building a platform that challenges convention and sets new standards. The journey is just beginning. Watch this space.
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An introduction
The Opera story from Stephen Lansdown
An introduction to Project Overture by Kim Sgarlata
Opera is a privately owned financial services group, created to build a world-class portfolio of fund, corporate and fiduciary businesses.
We’ve bought together independent firms that share a commitment to people, purpose and long-term value - uniting them with strategic capital, operational excellence and cultural alignment.
Majority backed by Pula, the family office of Stephen Lansdown CBE - co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown - and like-minded shareholders such as Sealyham, the family office of Tom Scott, Opera is built on a philosophy of “by families, for families.” We combine institutional credibility with entrepreneurial energy to create something rare in today’s market: thoughtful, sustainable growth.
Since launch, we’ve welcomed Accuro (pending regulatory approval), Amber (now Oak Bahamas), HFL, Meritus (pending regulatory approval) and Oak into the fold, each one powered by Opera, each one contributing to our shared ambition.
Opera now enters a new chapter of integration, collaboration and organic growth, powered by innovation, talent and client-first excellence. Through Opera’s strategic plan, Project Overture, we’re now shaping a single go-to-market brand to represent that shared ambition - bold, unified and built for the future. A brand designed by the people who live it and trusted by those it serves.
This is just the beginning.
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Powered by Opera
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Why Opera exists
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Rethinking the rules
In a landscape that’s often slow to change and rigid in form, we act as a catalyst—bringing together visionary thinkers, seasoned operators and mission-aligned capital to build something that defies convention and earns trust.
For clients, this means access to smarter structures, deeper insight and stronger service—without compromise. We serve as keepers of our clients’ greatest stories—whether they’re shared in a boardroom or preserved across generations. It’s a responsibility and a privilege we take to heart.
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Designed for change
The future of finance is both digital and human.
We don’t replace what came before, we evolve it. By combining innovation with deep experience, we deliver solutions that are more relevant, resilient and responsive.
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Built with purpose
Opera was created to fill the space between legacy institutions and short-horizon disruptors. We bring capital, capability and culture to ambitious entrepreneurs and enterprises, helping them scale with purpose as well as speed.
This isn’t financial services as usual. It’s a new model.
This is Opera — a platform for intelligent capital and intentional change.
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How we do it better
Our edge isn’t just what we do, but how we do it:
We play the long game
We’re built for generational growth, not quarterly returns. Our ownership model gives us the freedom to invest in what matters, namely people, technology and long-term partnerships.
We simplify the complex
Our clients often operate across borders, generations and structures. We make that complexity not just manageable, but actionable – blending technical excellence with commercial instinct to deliver clarity and control.
We move as one
No silos. No friction. Just one aligned, multi-disciplinary team working across jurisdictions and service lines to deliver integrated solutions with precision and purpose.
We’re intentionally selective
We work with clients who share our values – those who prioritise trust, quality and long-term alignment. Because we believe meaningful relationships are built through shared vision, not transactional volume.
We build for what’s next
The landscape is shifting fast. From technology to regulation, global mobility to wealth transfer, we don’t just adapt to change.
We design for it.
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What we do
We help clients protect, manage and grow capital in ways that match the pace and complexity of modern life.
We work with ultra-high-net-worth families, visionary founders, next-generation fund managers and high-velocity businesses. Our approach is never off-the-shelf. Every solution is tailored to ambition and grounded in values.
Our platform spans trust and private office solutions, corporate structuring and governance, as well as institutional-grade fund administration. What sets us apart isn’t just what we do, but how we think: Radically agile. Highly personal. Relentlessly forward-focused.
We operate between tradition and emerging. Nimble like a startup, trusted like an institution. As markets shift, we evolve alongside our clients, building new capabilities for a changing world.
Built to flex. Built to scale. Built to lead.
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Our journey so far
October 2023
Opera was formed
March 2025
Acquired Oak Group
April 2025
Acquired Amber Trust Ltd. to integrate into Oak Group
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Perspectives, progress and what’s next
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Contact us
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