The Carlyle Group has led a preferred equity investment for Apex Group, the Bermuda-based global financial services provider. Apex will use the capital to support ongoing growth and acquisition activities, including its previously announced acquisitions of Luxembourg-based FundRock and Banco Modal’s alternative fund administration business in Brazil. Carlyle recently agreed to buy a majority stake…
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EFA to service new Lux fund for Piquemal Houghton
EFA, the Luxembourg-based administrator which has AuA of EUR136bn (USD162bn), has been appointed to provide fund administration services to a newly launched fund from Piquemal Houghton, a Paris-based asset manager registered with the AMF. The Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS fund has been approved by the CSSF. EFA will provide services including NAV calculation, risk and compliance, performance…
Sanne hires Mark Grenyer as head of client operations
Sanne, the UK-listed provider of alternative asset and corporate business services, has appointed Mark Grenyer as head of client operations. Based in Jersey, he joins from JTC, where he was head of funds.
4Pines signs with Allvue for PE accounting software
Allvue Systems, an alternative investment technology solutions provider, has signed 4Pines Fund Services for its fund accounting software solutions for private equity clients. 4Pines is a start-up private capital fund administrator based in the U.S.
Ultimus launches ETF app
Ultimus Fund Solutions, a U.S.-based provider of fund administration, accounting and investor solutions, has released uETF, part of the firm’s uSUITE framework. Designed to streamline and add functionality to the firm’s ETF processing capability, one of the key features of uETF is its ability to send nightly portfolio composition files, essential to ETFs, in a…
Alter Domus deploys Yardi for RE & debt reporting
Alter Domus has deployed the Yardi Investment Management platform to streamline reporting for cross-border real estate investment structures. Alter Domus will also use Yardi Debt Management, a module developed specifically to add loan servicing capabilities to the integrated accounting and reporting tool. Alongside its inhouse client portal, CorPro, the Yardi solutions are embedded into Alter…
Roel Langelaar joins Aztec to lead Netherlands office
Roel Langelaar has joined Aztec Group as head of corporate services in the Netherlands. He has also been appointed as managing director of the Netherlands office. Prior to joining Aztec, he spent five years as a managing director at VISTRA.
UNICEF seeks EOIs for cryptocurrency custody
UNICEF, the first UN organisation to accept, hold and disburse donations in the form of the cryptocurrencies, is seeking expressions of interest from cryptocurrency custodians for the provision of custodian services for cryptocurrencies contributed to UNICEF. Interested institutions should complete and submit the EOI form, which is available on the UNICEF website, by December 4,…
Apex launches ADGM ManCo
Apex, the Bermuda-based financial services provider, has launched LRI Investment Management Services (ME) Ltd. in the Abu Dhabi Global Market, following full regulatory approval by the ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority. LRI Middle East will offer third-party ManCo services to Qualified Investor Funds and Exempt Funds.
Prescient to administer PE funds for Thuso in South Africa
Thuso Incubation Partners (Pty) Ltd, a South Africa-based majority black-owned asset manager and incubation specialist, has selected Prescient Fund Services (Pty) Ltd as the fund administrator for its fund of private equity funds and associated incubation program. Thuso, which is backed by Ke Nako Capital, a South African-domiciled mid-market private equity specialist, was established in…