Category: Independents

IQ-EQ has acquired Agama Group, an independent regulatory compliance firm based in France and Luxembourg. Agama provides regulatory compliance, internal control and operations support to asset managers and funds across private equity, real estate and other asset classes. The firm is made up of four business units, with >50 employees across Paris and Luxembourg.

Gen II Fund Services LLC has appointed Massimo Bernacchia as its new head of depositary services in Luxembourg. He will be responsible for the leadership and development of depositary services in Europe. He joins Gen II from a global wealth manager where he was the head of the business’s safekeeping and cash monitoring team for…

Highvern, Telemos Capital and Permian have signed binding agreements to combine Highvern and Permian to create a funds and private capital services provider. Existing shareholders will re-invest alongside both senior management teams. Telemos, backed by the Jacobs family, will ensure the new group has the financial support to continue investing in its service offerings, people…

Clearwater Analytics, a U.S.-based provider of investment management, accounting, reporting, and analytics solutions, has appointed George Hindmarsh as head of sales and business development for Asia-Pacific. He joins Clearwater from Citi, where he held senior roles in securities services across London, Edinburgh, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Most recently, he was responsible for Japan, Asia North…

Altum Group, the UK-based provider of fund, corporate and family office solutions, has appointed Scott McClure as managing director for Jersey. He previously worked at a global fund administrator and held various leadership roles at a Big 4 professional services firm.