Bloomberg has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Canoe Intelligence, an AI-powered data management and intelligence platform for automating private markets data collection and delivery. Processing over 1.5m documents per month across more than 44,000 funds, Canoe delivers structured, portfolio-ready insights, to over 500 institutional clients representing more than USD11trn AuM.
Year: 2026
CAIS raises USD170m
CAIS, a U.S.-based alternative investment platform for independent financial advisors, has raised USD170m through a Series D financing with lead participant Vista Equity Partners, and additional investment from AllianceBernstein, funds managed by Blue Owl Capital, Carlyle, Fortress Investment Group, Golub Capital, Lord Abbett, and RBC. The investment round values CAIS at >USD2bn.
BBH promotes Montoya
BBH has named Daniel Montoya as head of relationship management for the Americas within the investor services business. He has been at BBH for more than 20 years.
HSBC supports Kamco’s KSA sec lending launch
Kamco Invest – Saudi and HSBC Saudi Arabia have partnered to launch a securities lending service for clients investing in the Saudi equity market. The new offering broadens the investment solutions offered by Kamco Invest – Saudi by enabling their clients to earn additional income from eligible securities held within their portfolios, transforming long-term holdings…
Citco launches credit portal
Citco has launched Citco Credit Portal, a unification of its credit ecosystem that creates a single-point-of-entry experience for clients to access all loan data and credit products. The portal is initially being made available to Citco’s loan agency and servicing clients.
NTRS to service Harding Loevner’s first U.S. ETF
Northern Trust has been appointed by Harding Loevner to provide ETF servicing solutions for its first U.S. ETF, the International Developed Markets Select Equity ETF. This is believed to be Northern Trust’s first ETF servicing mandate in the U.S., covering custody, fund accounting, fund administration and transfer agency, alongside ETF-specific services such as basket creation,…
State Street to acquire in LatAm
State Street has signed an initial agreement to acquire the Santander CACEIS Latam Securities Services joint venture in Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. The joint venture is owned by the Santander Group and CACEIS, with AuC of c. USD470bn and AuA of c. USD225bn.
Dawson appoints Northern Trust
Northern Trust has been appointed by Dawson Partners to provide fund administration and other related services. Dawson Partners is an alternative asset manager focused on private markets. Headquartered in Toronto, with offices in London, New York and Hong Kong, the firm manages >USD27bn.
Langham Hall supports USD6.4bn fund launch
Langham Hall, the UK-based administrator, has supported Clipway on the final close of its secondaries fund, Clipway Secondary Fund I, at USD6.4bn. The fund focuses on diversified LP-led secondary transactions in North American and Western European buyout funds. Langham Hall has provided fund administration, AIFM and depositary services from its Luxembourg office, supporting Clipway from…
Aztec supports new defence fund
Aztec has supported Lakestar, a European venture capital investment adviser, on the closing of its USD300m Resilience I Fund, a Guernsey-regulated defence-related fund.