Apex has been appointed to provide depositary services to the Resonance Housing Pathways Fund in the UK. The fund is the first Reserved Investor Fund (RIF), and has secured GBP118m (USD159m) from investors.
Category: Alts
NT signs with Lukka
Northern Trust has entered into an agreement with Lukka to deliver a digital asset reporting capability. Lukka provides institutional-grade digital asset data infrastructure, software, and analytics. Under the agreement, Northern Trust will leverage Lukka’s platform to support connectivity across >100 blockchains and >400 centralised exchange and decentralised exchange sources, along with custodians, OTC desks, wallets,…
Alter Domus supports USD1bn CFO
Alter Domus, the Luxembourg-based private markets administrator, has supported Pantheon with the closing of its inaugural private equity collateralized fund obligation, which raised USD1bn.
NAV signs for NTRS’ banking APIs
Northern Trust has launched APIs for its banking services, providing asset servicing banking clients with real-time access to data and services through automated connectivity. The API solution enables clients to integrate banking data directly into their operational workflows. NAV Fund Services, a U.S.-based fund alternative fund administrator, is the first client to implement the new…
BNY collaborates with Galaxy
BNY has struck a deal with Galaxy, the digital assets specialist, to advance the digital asset infrastructure for institutional markets, including support for staking, a process that allows eligible digital assets to earn rewards, on BNY’s digital asset custody platform. This will combine digital asset custody and staking within a single institutional servicing model. Eligible…
BNY invests in LemonEdge
LemonEdge, a fund accounting platform for private markets, has completed a USD21m Series A investment round to accelerate product development and continued expansion in the U.S. and Europe. Blackstone Innovations Investments, Blackstone’s early-stage investment arm, led the funding round. They are joined by BNY, with participation from long-time investor Sidekick Partners.
BNY launches digital TA
BNY has launched its digital TA capabilities, supporting digitally native funds. The service will initially be launched with select clients in the U.S. and U.K., with plans for expansion. Early adopters are BNY Investments Dreyfus, Baillie Gifford, which co-designed its offering with BNY, and BlackRock.
Bloomberg to buy Canoe
Bloomberg has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Canoe Intelligence, an AI-powered data management and intelligence platform for automating private markets data collection and delivery. Processing over 1.5m documents per month across more than 44,000 funds, Canoe delivers structured, portfolio-ready insights, to over 500 institutional clients representing more than USD11trn AuM.
CAIS raises USD170m
CAIS, a U.S.-based alternative investment platform for independent financial advisors, has raised USD170m through a Series D financing with lead participant Vista Equity Partners, and additional investment from AllianceBernstein, funds managed by Blue Owl Capital, Carlyle, Fortress Investment Group, Golub Capital, Lord Abbett, and RBC. The investment round values CAIS at >USD2bn.
Citco launches credit portal
Citco has launched Citco Credit Portal, a unification of its credit ecosystem that creates a single-point-of-entry experience for clients to access all loan data and credit products. The portal is initially being made available to Citco’s loan agency and servicing clients.