The SMP group of companies, a global professional and financial services group based in the Isle of Man, has agreed to acquire RBC Corporate Services Hong Kong Limited, a division of RBC Investor & Treasury Services. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval. The deal is supported by Palatine Private Equity LLP, a UK private equity house that partnered with SMP in its 2019 management buy-out, with additional debt funding from Apera Asset Management.