Category: Independents

Alchelyst, the Ireland-based investor solutions and infrastructure partner for private markets asset managers, has appointed three managers to its leadership team: Jeff Dorigan, MD, head of U.S. sales, spent eight years at Brown Brothers Harriman. Karl McDonald, MD, transformation, was previously global head of hedge fund operations at BNY. Sinéad O’Sullivan, MD, investor solutions, was…

Altum, the UK-based administrator, has appointed Christian Hertz as managing director and global head of ManCo. He will lead the Luxembourg AIFM team, overseeing operations, client service and business development. He will also serve as a director on the AIFM board, He was previously at LIS.

Highvern & Permian, the administration group backed by Jacobs Capital, have hired Anne Storie as head of funds Americas, based in the Cayman Islands. She will join the group’s ExCo and the Cayman-regulated boards, subject to regulatory approval. She was most recently global head of strategic alliances and country head of Cayman Islands at Apex.

Apex has formed a partnership with Global Tax Recovery, a specialist in recovering excess foreign withholding tax on dividends and interest. Under the partnership, Apex will introduce Global Tax Recovery to its clients as a preferred vendor. FundRock, the Apex-owned Luxembourg operation, will work exclusively with Global Tax Recovery for all withholding tax recovery across…

Arcesium, which now describes itself as a fintech delivering front–to-back-office solutions to institutional investment firms, has been appointed by Feynman Point Asset Management to deliver reconciliation across digital and traditional assets. Feynman Point Asset Management is an institutional asset manager and RIA. J.P. Morgan is a shareholder in Arcesium.

Apex has appointed Loïc Choquet as CEO of Apex Fund Services S.A. in Luxembourg, subject to CSSF approval. He joins Apex from Aztec Group, where he served as head of Luxembourg and chair of the management board for the last three and a half years. He replaces Frank de Wit, who takes on the role…

Langham Hall, the UK administrator, has been appointed to provide fund accounting and administration, AIFM and depositary services by British Business Bank for the British Growth Partnership Fund I, which has closed at GBP200m (USD264m). The fund has been established to increase access to venture capital for UK defined contribution pension schemes, supporting greater participation…