European Depositary Bank, the Luxembourg-headquartered provider of banking, depositary and custody solutions, has appointed Cecilia Gejke as managing director and member of the executive management board, and Gilda Neiman as a member of the board of directors. As part of Apex Group, EDB is one of the largest providers of depositary services in Europe for…
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Crestbridge granted Lux depo licence
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based provider of private equity and real estate administration solutions, has been granted its depositary licence by CSSF, Luxembourg’s financial services regulator. The new depositary offering is underpinned by the fintech, Depowise. Depowise’s automated technology-enabled processes improve accuracy and efficiency for clients, by mitigating many of the risks inherent in the manual processes…
Apex partners with Crypto Finance
Apex has formed a partnership with Crypto Finance AG, a provider of institutional-grade investment solutions, custody, and brokerage for digital assets, and part of Deutsche Börse Group. Crypto Finance will provide Apex with an infrastructure in the digital assets markets, starting with an issuance program for structured products backed by digital assets. The partnership will…
J.P. Morgan to acquire Aumni
J.P. Morgan has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aumni, a provider of investment analytics software to the venture capital industry. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed and closing is expected in the first half of 2023. Founded in 2018, Aumni’s proprietary data analytics engine structures, tracks and analyses legal and economic…
Accelex launches automated document acquisition
Accelex, the UK-based SaaS platform specialising in alternative investment data acquisition, reporting and analytics, has launched automated document acquisition capabilities, bringing speed, accuracy and efficiency in collecting and analysing data. Investors and administrators can now leverage Accelex for connectivity with document sources. Private market fund managers deliver documents to investors using a variety of channels…
State Street to acquire outsourced trading firm
State Street has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CF Global Trading, a firm specialising in outsourced trading on an agency basis for a variety of asset classes including equities, listed derivatives and fixed income. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of 2023, subject to customary closing conditions. Financial terms…
TMF acquires in the U.S.
TMF Group, the Netherlands-based provider of fund administration services, has acquired PartnersAdmin LLC, a full-service fund administration provider based in the U.S. PartnersAdmin has a strong U.S. west coast footprint. Following the deal, TMF will administer more than USD215bn. The acquisition represents a further step in TMF’s expansion in the North American market, where in…
Centralis hires new CCO
Centralis Group, Luxembourg-based provider of alternative investments and outsourced corporate services, has appointed Elizabeth Fitzgibbons as chief commercial officer. She will join the executive committee and report directly to CEO Aidan Foley. Fitzgibbons was previously head of sales for debt and capital markets at Alter Domus. She will be based in the London office.
Equity Trustees wins new RE mandate
Fort Street Real Estate Capital (FSREC), an Australia-based real estate investor, has selected Equity Trustees as the replacement responsible entity (RE) of the FSREC Property Fund, with assets of over AUD700m (USD470m).
State Street ends agreement with Copper
Copper.co, the UK-based provider of digital asset custody and prime services for institutional clients, is to streamline its business following what it describes as “the present challenging conditions in the digital assets space, an uncertain U.S. regulatory environment and a desire to focus on strategic offerings”. As a result, it has initiated a redundancy process.…