Apex Group has acquired Praesidium Advisory Ltd., a UAE based compliance and risk advisory firm.
Category: Independents
Sanne hires Keith Miller as global head of private debt
Sanne, the UK-listed provider of alternative asset and corporate administration services, has appointed Keith Miller as the global head of private debt. Based in London, he will be responsible for building the private debt and loan agency product offering. Miller joins from Global Loan Agency Services Limited and Nomura International Plc. Sanne’s private debt business…
Aztec appointed to administer Deutsche Private Equity’s latest fund
Aztec Group, the C.I.-based administrator, been appointed to administer Deutsche Private Equity’s EUR1bn Fund IV. Aztec will provide administration, reporting and investor services to the fund from its offices in Jersey, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Aztec also administers DPE’s Fund II and Fund III Established in 2007 and with >EUR2bn AuM, DPE is an independent…
European Depositary Bank receives regulatory approval in UK
European Depositary Bank, London branch, a subsidiary of Apex, has received approval from the Financial Conduct Authority to provide full depositary activities in the UK. The authorisation supplements the Apex’s existing depositary and custody services delivered in Luxembourg and the Channel Islands, and follows approvals from the regulators of Malta and Ireland, in 2019.
SS&C to provide TA for Conbrio Fund Partners
Conbrio Fund Partners has selected SS&C to provide transfer agency for its GBP1.5bn fund range. Conbrio, formerly known as Castlefield Fund Partners, is the Authorized Corporate Director (ACD) for the CFP Sanford DeLand and the CFP Castlefield fund ranges. SS&C will be providing full-service support to Conbrio’s clients, including distributor and institutional client services.
Milestone hires Marian Azer to head Asia Pacific
Milestone Group, the fund industry fintech firm, has hired Marian Azer as managing director for Asia Pacific, based in Sydney. Reporting to London-based CEO Paul Roberts, Azer will have overall responsibility for market engagement, client success and go-to-market strategy across APAC, with particular emphasis on the Australian and New Zealand markets. Most recently, she was…
Crestbridge hires Aaron Bird for business PE development role
Crestbridge, a provider of private equity and real estate administration solutions, has appointed Aaron Bird as associate director of business development. Based in Jersey, Bird is responsible for growth, client acquisition and business development, focusing on mid-cap fund managers in the global private equity and venture capital space. Bird was previously an independent consultant.
Arcesium opens UK office, hires Chris Barrow to head European bus dev
Arcesium LLC, the U.S.-based financial technology and professional services firm, has opened an office in London. Chris Barrow has been appointed as the head of business development for Europe, based in the new London office. He was head of ENSO Financial Analytics in Europe, and has also worked at BBH and HSBC.
Intertrust expands Australian operations
Intertrust Group, the Netherlands-based provider of tech-enabled corporate and fund solutions, has expanded its Australian operation to include regulated trustee, custody and escrow services. For the past eight years, Intertrust has provided a range of corporate and fund administration services in Australia including company secretarial, board support, accounting and reporting, payroll and KYC/AML services.
Mainstream launches PE services in AsPac with KDB as first client
Mainstream Fund Services, an Australian administrator, has launched its private equity solution in Asia-Pacific. Mainstream has signed Korea Development Bank Asia Limited as its first client in the region, administering KDBA’s Cayman fund in Hong Kong.