Year: 2022

Apex plans to acquire Prometa Fund Support Services Inc., a Canada-based provider of fund services. Prometa delivers fund services to clients in Canada, the U.S., and Bermuda, including hedge funds, LSVCCs and mortgage investment corporations. Prometa administers >CAD28bn (USD21.5bn) for approximately 50 fund companies representing more than 180 funds and approximately 225,000 individual investors. The…

Crestbridge, the C.I.-based alternative fund services provider, has supported the close of Hiro Capital’s latest fund, a tech-focused venture capital firm. Crestbridge in Luxembourg was appointed as the EuVECA Manager whilst the firm also provided a range of fund administration, accounting and reporting services to support the launch of the EUR300m (USD300m) Hiro Capital II…

Universal Investment Group, the third-party ManCo and fund administration service provider, has secured a significant investment from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), alongside existing lead investor Montagu. The investment is subject to regulatory clearances. Universal Investment serves both institutional investors and asset managers and is active across the three largest European fund domiciles:…

ISPT, one of the largest property fund managers in Australia, has selected SS&C Sylvan for performance measurement, which will replace its internally built platform. ISPT has >AUD22bn (USD14.8bn) AuM. SS&C Sylvan will automate financial data ingestion, calculate both time-weighted (income, capital and total return) and money-weighted returns, and provide enhanced analytics on their property portfolios.

Broadridge Financial Solutions, the NYSE-listed fintech, has released a multi-jurisdictional version of its private equity platform, Private Market Hub, which is now available to funds domiciled in North America. Previously operational for funds domiciled in Guernsey, Private Market Hub has been enhanced to support clients in the U.S. The new capabilities allow all stakeholders in…

Inveniam Capital Partners, a fintech offering greater transparency and access to private market assets, has established a strategic partnership with Apex to offer Valuation as a Service to clients. Through the partnership, Inveniam and Apex will use Inveniam’s patented blockchain technology and the Inveniam.io data operating system to deliver digitally credentialled, higher-functioning private asset data…

IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based investor services provider, has acquired JGM Fund Services, a U.S. provider of fund administration and tax services for alternative investors specialising in the real estate and private equity asset classes. The acquisition of JGM increases IQ-EQ’s U.S. employee base to >650+ and >4,000 globally.

FundGuard, the provider of an investment management and asset servicing platform, has hired Greg Farrington. He will be responsible for accelerating the company’s revenue growth through expansion of new and existing channels. Prior to joining FundGuard, Farrington worked as a commercial strategy lead and a global head of sales in S&P Global’s software solutions business.…

Northern Trust has made a series of appointments within its global capital markets business and has established a Capital Markets Client Solutions team. Under the global leadership of Guy Gibson, the capital markets business delivers execution, transactional, lending and financing solutions across equities, fixed income and derivatives, transition management, FX and securities finance. Within the…