Crestbridge, a provider of private equity and real estate administration solutions, has appointed Aaron Bird as associate director of business development. Based in Jersey, Bird is responsible for growth, client acquisition and business development, focusing on mid-cap fund managers in the global private equity and venture capital space. Bird was previously an independent consultant.
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Arcesium opens UK office, hires Chris Barrow to head European bus dev
Arcesium LLC, the U.S.-based financial technology and professional services firm, has opened an office in London. Chris Barrow has been appointed as the head of business development for Europe, based in the new London office. He was head of ENSO Financial Analytics in Europe, and has also worked at BBH and HSBC.
Intertrust expands Australian operations
Intertrust Group, the Netherlands-based provider of tech-enabled corporate and fund solutions, has expanded its Australian operation to include regulated trustee, custody and escrow services. For the past eight years, Intertrust has provided a range of corporate and fund administration services in Australia including company secretarial, board support, accounting and reporting, payroll and KYC/AML services.
State Street makes board appointments in Saudi Arabia
State Street Saudi Arabia Financial Solutions, a subsidiary of State Street, has appointed Haifa Al Khaifi as chairperson of the board, and Rasha Saleh to the board of directors. Al Khaifi serves as the chief financial officer of Oman’s leading oil and gas exploration and production company, Petroleum Development Oman (PDO). Saleh was most recently…
Mainstream launches PE services in AsPac with KDB as first client
Mainstream Fund Services, an Australian administrator, has launched its private equity solution in Asia-Pacific. Mainstream has signed Korea Development Bank Asia Limited as its first client in the region, administering KDBA’s Cayman fund in Hong Kong.
Carne Group appoints John Herlihy as non-executive chairman
Carne Group, the Ireland-based fund services provider, has appointed John Herlihy as non-executive chairman of its board of directors. Herlihy has previously held roles at Google, First Data, Oracle and Adobe.
Northern Trust appoints senior officers for ME&A
Northern Trust has appointed Areej Al-Mokbel as chief operating officer for the Middle East and Africa, responsible for overseeing business operations in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi. Al-Mokbel has spent over 12 years working in asset management and asset servicing, holding senior management and business leadership positions with HSBC Saudi Arabia. Prior to that, she held…
RBC to service Presima’s real estate yield fund
RBC Investor Services has been appointed to provide custody and administration services for the Presima Yield Fund. Headquartered in Montreal, Presima focuses on real estate securities, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MLC Asset Management.
Bardin Hill IM takes SS&C’s Eze OMS for FI portfolio
Bardin Hill Investment Partners, a credit-focused investment management firm with >USD8.5bn AuM, has chosen SS&C’s Eze OMS for its fixed income portfolio. The firm has also implemented the latest version of SS&C Geneva for fund accounting. Eze OMS now supports Bardin Hill’s operations across equities, performing credit, opportunistic credit, litigation finance, UCITS, 40 Act and…
Sudrania opens office in Singapore
Sudrania Fund Services, a Chicago-based administrator, has opened an office in Singapore. Sudrania also has offices in Hong Kong, India, the U.S., and the Cayman Islands.