Crestbridge, a UK-based administrator, has appointed Anika Ratzmann as head of legal & compliance, ManCo operations, based in Luxembourg. She was previously at Flossbach von Storch.
Category: Independents
Sanne to administer Kasada’s Mauritius-domiciled funds
Sanne, a UK-listed provider of alternative asset and corporate administration services, has been appointed by Kasada General Partner to provide fund administration and accounting functions for all fund structures based out of Mauritius. Kasada is an independent investment platform within the Kasada Group dedicated to hospitality in sub-Saharan Africa. The firm was established in 2018…
Langham Hall to service Patron Capital’s RE fund
Langham Hall, a UK-based administrator, has supported Patron Capital with the launch of Patron Capital VI L.P., which at final close has raised EUR844m. Langham Hall will provide administration and accounting services to Fund VI from its Jersey offices. Established in 1999, Patron Capital is a pan-European institutional investor focused on property-backed investments, including corporate…
IQ-EQ supports Queen’s Park Equity for debut fund launch
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, together with the investment funds team of Carey Olsen in Guernsey, have advised Queen’s Park Equity on the launch of its debut fund, Queen’s Park Equity Partners I, which closed at its hard cap of GBP185m. Established in 2020, QPE is focused on providing capital and expertise to businesses within education,…
Marketnode joins forces with Covalent for E2E digital FI solution
Marketnode, the digital assets joint venture between the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Temasek, has partnered with fixed income issuance and data firm, Covalent Capital, to build what they claim is Asia Pacific’s first end-to-end digital infrastructure in the fixed income space. This latest development follows the JV announcement by SGX and Temasek. As part of…
IQ-EQ establishes real estate team in Asia
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has established a dedicated real estate team in Asia. This follows the recent relocation of real estate-focused client director Neil Synnott to Singapore and the appointment of team manager Denish Leang, who was previously with PwC’s financial services asset and wealth management division.
Apex provides IPO support for Victory Hill energy fund
Apex has provided IPO support to VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities plc (GSEO) ahead of its listing on the London Stock Exchange. GSEO raised GBP242m to invest in a portfolio of global sustainable energy infrastructure assets. Apex offered a single-source solution encompassing pre-IPO support, company secretarial, fund administration and accounting and depositary services. Victory Hill…
Coremont and Carne launch Luxembourg UCITS platform
Coremont, the UK-based provider of portfolio management technology and outsourced services to investment managers, and Carne Group, which claims to be the industry’s largest third-party fund management company, have launched Coremont Investment Fund. The fund is a UCITS-compliant SICAV, incorporated in Luxembourg, providing investment managers with a gateway to raising assets from institutions globally.
Apex appoints van Asselt to ambassador role
Apex has appointed Henk Pieter van Asselt to the role of Apex Ambassador. Reporting to Renaud Oury, chief revenue and data officer, van Asselt will draw on his global network built during his career in the financial services industry to support the growth of Apex’s new and existing client relationships. Van Asselt spent a decade…
Nick Emmins joins Cooper Wood team
Nick Emmins, a non-executive director of Lazards Fund Managers, has become an independent senior associate at Cooper Wood & Associates, the UK-based asset servicing consultancy. Emmins has previously worked at M&G, BNP Paribas Asset Management, RBC Investor & Treasury Services and Allfunds.