Apex has appointed Goji, a UK-regulated fintech offering investors digital access to alternative investments, to enable alternative asset management clients to manage all stages of the investor lifecycle. Apex’s digital onboarding solution, powered by Goji, provides alternative fund managers with the ability to onboard their investors from any jurisdiction via a single, secure online platform,…
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Weitz transitions to Ultimus
Weitz Funds, a U.S.-based manager, has transitioned transfer agency of its nine mutual funds to Ultimus Fund Solutions, the U.S.-based provider of fund administration, accounting, and investor solutions. Ultimus claims that this is the 20th TA conversion project since early 2020, representing over 100 funds converted on to its platform.
Stonegate appoints CIO
Stonegate Global Fund Services has appointed Adam Alesandro as chief information officer. He was previously in private practice.
SS&C acquires CFO
SS&C has acquired Complete Financial Ops, Inc. Fund Services, a Colorado-based fund administration firm. CFO Fund Services delivers fund administration to private equity funds and family offices. Terms of the all-cash deal were not disclosed. The acquisition adds 25 clients and eight employees.
Maples hires fiduciary head for Lux
The Maples Group has appointed Jorge Pérez Lozano as head of fiduciary services in Luxembourg. He joins from Amicorp, where he was COO. Regulated by the CSSF, the group’s Luxembourg office provides fiduciary, fund and entity formation and management services to a range of Luxembourg vehicles and clients, including corporations, banks, and structured finance arrangers,…
Galaxy to acquire GK8
Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd., a financial services and investment management provider in the digital asset, cryptocurrency, and blockchain technology sectors, intends to acquire GK8, a secure institutional digital asset self-custody platform. The acquisition will be the result of a sale process executed in connection with Celsius Network LLC‘s Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is subject to…
Phoenix American wins RE mandate
Ashford Inc., a U.S.-based real estate investment fund sponsor, has appointed Phoenix American to provide agent and back-office operational services.
Blume appoints IQ-EQ
Blume Equity, a European climate-tech growth investor, has appointed IQ-EQ to support its maiden fund launch. IQ-EQ Luxembourg will support the new fund with administration, depositary and ManCo services under AIFMD. The team will also provide the GP with a range of corporate services. In addition, IQ-EQ’s UK business is providing regulatory hosting services.
Altum supports HackCapital
Altum Group, a C.I.-based provider of fund, corporate, and family office solutions, has assisted HackCapital with the launch of its securitisation platform in Luxembourg. HackCapital is building an impact-investment marketplace that provides access to venture capital and accelerates investment into food, climate and health solutions globally.
Kneip and Next Gate form alliance
Kneip, a provider of fund-level data management and regulatory reporting, and Next Gate Tech, a fintech specialising in portfolio-level data management and analytics, have formed a commercial partnership to bring together both companies’ expertise in fund data management. Both businesses are based in Luxembourg. Earlier this year Kneip was acquired by Deutsche Börse.