State Street has hired Susanne Sørensen from Standard Chartered. Sørensen, who is based in Paris, will focus on sales in the Nordic region, reporting to Jochen Kühn, head of coverage for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and the Nordics.
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Sionic hires Matt Davey
Sionic, a UK-based consultancy firm that is part of the Davies Group, has appointed Matt Davey as a partner within its asset management practice. Davey, who has worked at State Street, J.P. Morgan and HSBC, was most recently head of UK coverage, marketing, & solutions at SGSS.
NatWest wins UK forestry mandate
NatWest Trustee and Depositary Services has been appointed as depositary for Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company PLC. Foresight Group LLP is a UK-based infrastructure and private equity investment manager. Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company PLC recently raised GBP130m (USD177m) in an IPO that will invest in UK forestry and afforestation assets.
CSC appoints new Netherlands head
CSC, the U.S.-based provider of corporate and fund services, has appointed Remko Dieker as managing director of its global financial markets division, overseeing the Netherlands office. He joins from CACEIS. He reports to Jonathan Hanly, managing director, Europe, succeeding Birgitte van den Broek, who is stepping down from her leadership role but will remain as…
Equity Trustees supports new fund for Ecofin in Ireland
Equity Trustees, the Australia-based administrator, has supported the launch of a second global equity UCITS fund for Ecofin Advisors in Ireland. Equity Trustees have been appointed as the UCITS ManCo.
Pantheon appoints Link
Link Group, the Australia-based administrator with GBP160bn AuA (USD217bn), has been appointed as Pantheon Infrastructure’s fund administrator, registrar and company secretary. This follows Pantheon Infrastructure Plc’s GBP400m initial public offering, and its admission to the London Stock Exchange.
Sanne hires head of ops for South Africa
Sanne, the UK-listed administrator, has appointed Adam Duncan as head of operations in South Africa. Before joining Sanne, he spent three years as the director for data operations of Burgiss’ South African office, where he was responsible for the overall performance and progression of the team in South Africa. He also spent 13 years at…
TMF completes Brazilian deal
TMF Group, the Netherlands-based provider of administration services, has completed the acquisition of Paraty Capital, a Brazilian fund administration platform which focuses on private equity, infrastructure, venture capital and private debt funds. Paraty Capital has been providing independent third-party fund administration services since 2014 and has >BRL15bn AuA (USD2.6bn). TMF Group administers >EUR160bn (USD180bn) of…
Nigel Colgan rejoins BNY Mellon
Nigel Colgan has returned to the UK after a two-year spell with First Abu Dhabi Bank in Abu Dhabi. Colgan rejoins BNY Mellon, where he has spent the majority of his career, as group manager, programme & project management. The role has responsibility for the governance, oversight, execution and implementation of critical or strategic regulatory…
Michelle Butler joins J.P. Morgan
After several months of gardening leave, Michelle Butler has joined J.P. Morgan as head of sales, UK & Ireland, for its securities services business. Butler spent 13 years at HSBC, most recently as Europe head of business development & client management for its securities services business.