Accelerate Financial Technologies Inc. has selected Tetra Trust Company as custodian for its digital assets. Initially, the Accelerate NFT Fund LP, the first Web3 investment vehicle in Canada, will deploy Tetra’s custody solution which enables clients to store and settle their digital assets within a secure environment. Calgary-based Accelerate is one of Canada’s fastest growing…
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IQ-EQ hires new chief risk officer
IQ-EQ has appointed Sally Alayarian as group chief risk officer. She joins after spending six years as global director risk management & internal audit for TMF Group. Alayarian will be based in the Netherlands and will join IQ-EQ’s group management team.
BCAM appoints Standard as custodian
Following the appointment of Apex as administrator, Blockchain.com has named Standard Custody & Trust Company, a PolySign company, as custodian for its new institutional platform, Blockchain.com Asset Management (BCAM). BCAM will deliver a suite of institutional investment products, combining the crypto trading infrastructure, research and security software services of Blockchain.com with Altis Partners’ investment management…
EFA to administer new RAIF
EFA, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has been appointed as administrator for the Freedom Luxembourg Alternative Strategies RAIF, providing fund accounting as well as registrar & transfer agency services. The new venture capital fund has been launched by Freedom Asset Management Ltd, a Guernsey-based asset manager providing services to private clients and family offices. The fund’s first…
CACEIS & CA arrange bridge financing for Antin
CACEIS and Crédit Agricole CIB are supporting Antin Infrastructure Partners, the independent private equity firm focused on infrastructure investment, with the structuring of equity bridge financing for its first NextGen infrastructure fund. CACEIS has acted as the fund’s depositary, and Crédit Agricole CIB acted as arrangers and lenders of the EUR180m (USD195m) facility.
Apex to support new funds for BCAM
Apex Group has been appointed to provide fund services to Blockchain.com Asset Management (BCAM), a new crypto asset management platform powered by Blockchain.com with investments managed by Altis Partners, a C.I.-based manager. BCAM’s C.I.-domiciled funds will offer regulated crypto investment products for institutional investors, family offices and high net worth individuals. The platform is launched…
Ultimus reports strong demand for interval & tender funds
Ultimus Fund Solutions has supported the launch of interval and tender funds for three new clients: Fairway Capital Management, Lind Capital Partners, and an undisclosed registered investment advisor (RIA). For Lind Capital Partners, Ultimus helped launched an interval fund, for which it converted two limited partnerships into the fund. Ultimus assisted Lind by merging private…
IQ-EQ rebrands U.S. businesses
IQ-EQ, the investor services provider based in Luxembourg, has rebranded its U.S.-based group companies – Blue River Partners LLC, Constellation Advisers LLC, Concord Trust Company, and Greyline Partners LLC – as IQ-EQ. IQ-EQ’s total U.S. headcount now surpasses 550, with plans to increase its U.S. headcount in 2022. IQ-EQ’s current U.S. footprint includes 10 offices…
Krypton hires new head of PE
Krypton Fund Services, a Bermuda-based administrator, has hired David Rourke as head of private equity, based in Bermuda. He was previously Bermuda COO for IQ-EQ.
Sudrania hires SVP of client success
Rob Naka has joined Sudrania Fund Services as SVP of client success. He will lead client advocacy, a service escalation point and consultancy resource for clients. Prior to joining Sudrania, Naka served as COO at Altegris/Artivest where he was responsible for the operational infrastructure of systems, processes, and personnel.