Category: Independents

Genstar Capital, a private equity firm, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Foreside Financial Group, LLC from Lovell Minnick Partners. Foreside provides distribution, governance, risk management and compliance solutions to clients in the global asset and wealth management industries. Genstar is the majority owner of Apex Group.

Nottingham, a U.S.-based administrator, has hired a team of three senior managers from M3Sixty. Brandon Byrd joins Nottingham as lead executive officer for both transfer agency and fund distribution services. Ted Akins will join Byrd in the transfer agent and distributor operations as director of operations for Nottingham Shareholder Services, LLC. Loretta Akins will fill…

Mainspring Fund Services, aUK-based administrator, has been appointed as fund administrator for Redrice Venture’s new limited partnership VC fund. Redrice, a seed stage venture fund, already has a managed account fund structure supported by Mainspring, and has now closed its first institutional LP fund with Mainspring as fund administrator.