Category: Alts

RepRisk, an ESG data science firm based in Switzerland, and Apex, a global financial services provider, have entered into a strategic partnership to expand access to material ESG risk data for private markets participants. Apex manages the independent collection of data for investors from their underlying portfolio investments to deliver real time ESG analysis. Apex’s…

Alter Domus, the Luxembourg-based provider of solutions to the alternative investment industry, has opened an office in the Cayman Islands. David Boyd has been appointed Cayman country executive, leading Alter Domus’ Cayman Islands fund administration, corporate and fiduciary services. He will report directly to Paul Woods, regional executive for North America. He joins from Forbes…

Alter Domus has deployed the Yardi Investment Management platform to streamline reporting for cross-border real estate investment structures. Alter Domus will also use Yardi Debt Management, a module developed specifically to add loan servicing capabilities to the integrated accounting and reporting tool. Alongside its inhouse client portal, CorPro, the Yardi solutions are embedded into Alter…

UNICEF, the first UN organisation to accept, hold and disburse donations in the form of the cryptocurrencies, is seeking expressions of interest from cryptocurrency custodians for the provision of custodian services for cryptocurrencies contributed to UNICEF. Interested institutions should complete and submit the EOI form, which is available on the UNICEF website, by December 4,…

Thuso Incubation Partners (Pty) Ltd, a South Africa-based majority black-owned asset manager and incubation specialist, has selected Prescient Fund Services (Pty) Ltd as the fund administrator for its fund of private equity funds and associated incubation program. Thuso, which is backed by Ke Nako Capital, a South African-domiciled mid-market private equity specialist, was established in…

IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based provider of corporate and fund services, has supported the spin-out of Claret Capital Partners from Harbert Management Corporation, a U.S.-based manager focused on alternative assets, with approximately USD7.4bn AuM. This transaction sees Claret assume full ownership and control of the general partners of Harbert European Growth Capital debt funds, with >EUR400m (USD470m)…