Apex, the Bermuda-based global fund and corporate services provider, has been appointed by Lorax Capital Partners to provide fund administration and corporate services to LCP Fund II. Lorax is an Egypt-based private equity firm. Lorax has secured commitments from five LPs, totaling USD142m, for the first close of LCP Fund II.
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Carlyle to buy majority stake in Calastone
The Carlyle Group has agreed to buy a majority stake in Calastone, the UK-based funds network, from its current owners, including Octopus Ventures and Accel, for an undisclosed sum. Terms of the deal were not disclosed and it is subject to regulatory approval.
Intertrust launches fund governance service, Ironstone Directors
Intertrust Group, the Netherlands-based provider of corporate, fund, capital market and private wealth services, has launched a new fund governance service, Ironstone Directors, which is focused on offering independent directorship services and governance solutions.
Shirleen Ng joins Burgiss as APAC regional sales director
Shirleen Ng has joined Burgiss, the specialist provider of software to the private capital sector, as APAC regional sales director. She joins from BNY Mellon, where she was most recently APAC regional sales director for data and analytics solutions.
Sudrania launches mutual fund series trust
Sudrania Fund Services, the Chicago-based administrator, has launched a mutual fund series trust, primarily aimed at private assets fund advisors.
Mainstream hires Silva Seferian Jacotine as general counsel & head of risk
Mainstream, the Australian fund administrator which recently announced AuA of AUD210bn (USD150bn), has appointed Silva Seferian Jacotine to the newly created role of general counsel and head of risk. She was previously a partner in the corporate and investment funds group of Travers Thorp Alberga in the Cayman Islands.
Sabrina Li joins TMF to run China & Taiwan fund admin
Sabrina Li has joined TMF Group, the Netherlands-based professional services firm, to lead its fund administration business in China and Taiwan. Li joins from State Street.
HSBC to administer new HK/China cross-listing ETFs
HSBC has been appointed trustee, custodian and fund administrator for the first two ETFs in Hong Kong under the cross-listing scheme between Hong Kong and mainland China. Financial regulators in both markets have authorised Hang Seng Investment Management and CSOP Asset Management to launch Hang Seng Harvest CSI 300 Index ETF and CSOP Yinhua CSI…
Kieger appoints Northern Trust to administer Lux funds
Kieger AG a Swiss-based asset manager, has appointed Northern Trust to provide fund administration, global custody, depositary and currency management services for its Luxembourg-domiciled funds. Founded in 2000, Kieger manages assets focused on healthcare, sustainability, private equity and multi-asset portfolios. Its Luxembourg funds are structured as SICAVs and FCPs.
Ocorian hires Ben Hill as Guernsey MD
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Ben Hill as managing director of its Guernsey office. He joins from Northern Trust, where he was managing director of the firm’s fiduciary business in Guernsey.