Altum Group, a C.I.-based provider of fund, corporate, and family office solutions, has agreed to merge with Elysium Fund Management Ltd, a Guernsey-based provider of fund, corporate and professional services. Elysium will merge into Altum once the deal receives regulatory approval. The combined group will have more than USD40bn AuA, with over 200 employees across…
Category: Offshore
Apex wins Africa fund
Apex has been appointed as AIFM and administrator of a fund aimed at supporting renewable energy infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa. The Gaia Africa Climate Fund is targeting investment of up to USD200m.
JTC hires for Ireland
JTC, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Lloyd Collier as a senior director responsible for the growth of its institutional client services business in Ireland. Prior to joining JTC, Collier spent two decades with BNY.
Centralis acquires Oakford
Centralis Group, the Luxembourg-based alternative asset and corporate services provider, has acquired Oakford Advisors. UK-based Oakford provides specialist services focused on alternative fund clients. Forty employees will join Centralis from Oakford.
Fenergo partners with Deloitte
Fenergo, the Ireland-based provider of digital solutions for KYC, transaction monitoring and client lifecycle management, has partnered with Deloitte Ireland to deliver Fenergo’s AI-powered CLM solutions to financial institutions across EMEA. The alliance combines Fenergo’s technology with Deloitte’s business transformation expertise to create a centre of excellence for CLM. The collaboration will enable financial institutions…
BNY appoints Lux country head
BNY has appointed Brian McMahon as Luxembourg country head & EMEA head of alternative business development. McMahon, who has been with BNY for nearly 13 years, was previously global head of alternative business development. He replaces Brenda Bol, who left earlier this year to join Cecabank.
Aztec supports eevolve fund launch
Aztec Group, the C.I.-based fund and corporate services provider, has supported the launch of eevolve Partnership SCSp, the first fund from eevolve, the Swiss asset manager established in 2022. The fund was oversubscribed at EUR372m (USD404m). Aztec will continue to provide ongoing administration and accounting services to the fund and its investment structures from its…
Citi to support new Eurizon ETF
Eurizon SLJ Capital, the UK-based investment manager of Eurizon, the asset management company of Intesa Sanpaolo with EUR384bn (USD418bn) AuM, has launched its first Ireland-domiciled actively managed ETF with Connect ETFs, a new ETF platform connecting asset managers with leading ETF service providers. The platform uses Carne Global Fund Managers (Ireland) Limited as ManCo and…
Highvern promotes in Ireland
Highvern, a C.I.-based provider of fund administration, private wealth, and corporate services, has appointed Emma Keane as country head and Adrian Bailie as head of corporate and capital markets in its Ireland office, based in Dublin. Both are internal appointments.
HSBC veterans launch SpireBay
Two veterans of the fund services industry have co-founded SpireBay, an independent advisory firm based in Dublin. Ronnie Griffin and Paul Ellis previously worked together at HSBC with responsibilities for key parts of its securities services business globally, from Dublin and London. SpireBay aims to provide outcome-focused leadership and consultancy that combines decades of industry…