Category: Independents

SS&C has invested in a newly incorporated company formed by the combination of Equiniti and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, recently acquired by affiliates of Siris Capital Group, LLC. Equiniti is a U.S. and UK provider of shareholder, pension, remediation, and credit technology, and AST is a provider of U.S. shareholder technology. SS&C has…

Arcesium, the U.S.-based administrator that claims to have USD675bn AuA, has expanded its India-based operations with a new office in Delhi NCR. The Delhi office will initially have over 300 employees and is expected to triple in size to 1,000 employees over the next two years. The office will be located in DLF Cyber Park,…

Ultimus Fund Solutions, the U.S.-based provider of fund administration, accounting and investor solutions, has acquired FD Fund Administration. FD Fund Administration, headquartered in Philadelphia with additional offices in New York City and Minneapolis, is an independent provider of accounting and administrative services. The firm has a focus on real estate, credit, and infrastructure funds. In…

JTC, the C.I.-based-based professional services business, has acquired New York-headquartered Essential Fund Services. EFS provides services in the alternative assets space, including accounting, reporting and administration to investment partnerships and their investment managers. The acquisition of EFS follows JTC’s recent purchase of SALI Fund Services, and the 2020 acquisition of NES. EFS provides services to…

Oak Group, the C.I.-based administrator, has made three senior management promotions. Catherine Pigeon, Oak’s group chief risk & compliance officer, has been appointed to the board of directors. Nicola Gott becomes chief commercial officer, responsible for the sales and marketing strategy across the group. John Doublard is promoted to chief technology officer. Oak’s technology team…

Deutsche Börse has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Crypto Finance, a FINMA-regulated provider of trading, custody, and investment services for digital assets. Jan Brzezek, CEO and co-founder of Crypto Finance, and the current management team will continue to lead Crypto Finance and retain a significant stake in the company. Crypto Finance will…

Apex has been appointed by Compass Group LLC, an independent Latin American asset manager, for fund administration, depositary, and corporate services. Founded in New York in 1995, Compass Group has a team of more than 300 professionals located in nine different offices across Latin America, managing, advising, and providing distribution services for >USD41bn AuM.

Vistra, the Singapore-based administrator, has launched a new investor servicing portal, VFunds 2.0, which is powered by Eleven, a fintech provider. The launch includes the migration of Vistra’s entire U.S. business to VFunds 2.0. Vistra is now rolling out VFunds 2.0 to clients around the world. The rollout of VFunds 2.0 focuses on Eleven’s document…