MUFG Investor Services expands coverage for alternative investment firms with new escrow service The escrow service will offered as a value-add to existing MUFG clients and provide them with end-to-end capabilities. May 28, 2021 4:20 PM GMT MUFG Investor Services has launched a new escrow agency service, as it looks to expand its capabilities for alternative investment managers. Escrow arrangements are commonly used by intermediary firms and private equity firms to provide transactional support in a range of situations, including mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, pension scheme funding and international trade finance. The new offering will allow MUFG clients to securely hold and distribute their cash by acting as the neutral third-party according to pre-agreed transaction terms.