Apex has been appointed by BGF, a UK-based growth capital investor, to provide ESG ratings & advisory services for over 230 companies in its portfolio. Apex’s ESG Health Check is designed for minority equity, venture capital or credit investors who do not have a controlling stake in their private company investments but require a high…
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BP2S appoints Shóna Lynch to new U.S. role
BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Shóna Lynch as a senior sales director for its alternatives investments business in the U.S. She relocates from the UK.
Sunibel opts for PFS-PAXUS
Sunibel Corporate Services, a Mauritius-based administrator, has selected the PFS-PAXUS fund administration system for its third-party fund administration business operations. Pacific Fund Systems, the provider of PFS-PAXUS, services a client base with more than USD1tn of assets. Sunibel offers fund administration services to alternative funds, including fund accounting, investor services, compliance and tax services. PFS-PAXUS…
Temenos launches contingent NAV solution
Temenos, the Swiss-based provider of fund servicing software, has launched Multifonds Navigator, an NAV oversight and contingency solution for asset managers who outsource their fund accounting operations to third-party administrators. Multifonds Navigator provides an estimated NAV and IBOR valuation that is calculated across asset classes and multiple jurisdictions automatically. This allows asset managers to independently…
Secfi appoints SS&C
Secfi, a U.S.-based employee equity planning and financing platform, has appointed SS&C to provide administration and fund accounting for its fund. In addition, SS&C’s Precision LM and TNR Solution will facilitate access for private company shareholders and employees looking for financing or liquidity for their employee stock options. SS&C will support the financing of pre-IPO…
Gen II shakes up senior management team
Gen II Fund Services, LLC, thought to be the largest independent private capital fund administrator in the U.S., has shaken up its senior management team. Steven Millner becomes chief executive officer. Since co-founding Gen II in 2009, Millner has served as a managing principal and as a member of the firm’s executive committee. Gen II…
Apex to administer ETFs for 3iQ
Apex has been appointed as administrator by 3iQ Digital Asset Management, Canada’s largest digital asset investment fund manager that offers investors investment products to gain exposure to digital assets. Founded in 2012, 3iQ is Canada’s largest digital asset investment fund manager with more than CAD1.8bn (USD1.4bn) AuM. New funds, 3iQ CoinShares Bitcoin Feeder ETF and…
NatWest wins UK depositary mandate for JLEN
NatWest Trustee and Depositary Services has been appointed as the UK depositary for JLEN Environmental Assets Group Limited. JLEN is a Guernsey incorporated, London listed investment company, managing a diversified portfolio of environmental infrastructure projects and assets in the UK and Europe, including wind, solar, hydro, anaerobic digestion, waste & wastewater, and other low carbon…
Ultimus hires Sean McLean
Ultimus Fund Solutions, a U.S.-based independent provider of private equity fund administration, accounting, and investor solutions, has hired Sean McLean as senior vice president, retail alternative fund services. McLean will lead the fund accounting group that services Ultimus’ retail alternative fund business, which includes interval funds, tender offer funds, and business development companies. He reports…
FundRock opens in Amsterdam
FundRock, the Apex-owned UCITS ManCo and AIFM provider, has opened an office in the Netherlands for its subsidiary, FundRock Distribution S.A.