Ultimus an independent provider of fund administration, accounting, and investor solutions, has been appointed by ProShares, a provider of ETFs and mutual funds, as fund administrator for 116 mutual funds offered by its affiliate, ProFunds. ProShares and its affiliates manage over USD80bn. Ultimus will provide fund accounting, financial reporting, tax and compliance services. The Ultimus…
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Suntera to acquire Khepri
Suntera Global, the C.I.-headquartered provider of fund, corporate and private wealth services, has agreed to acquire Khepri Limited, the UK-based fund administration and corporate services provider, The deal is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in the second half of the year. Khepri has a team of more than 35 and services…
IQ-EQ acquires in U.S.
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has acquired South Watch LLC, a small provider of fund administration, outsourced CFO support and tax preparation services to hedge fund managers in the U.S. and Cayman Islands. The business was acquired from the majority shareholder, Everlane Equity Partners, and employee shareholders. The South Watch partners, Paul Timmins, Kirby Richards and…
GIC takes stake in Citco
Citco and GIC have entered a long-term relationship. As part of the agreement, GIC, the Singapore-based SWF, has become a minority shareholder in Citco. The founding Smeets family will remain the majority shareholder in Citco.
Apex to takeover Tokeny
Apex is to acquire a majority stake in Tokeny, the Luxembourg-based tokenisation solutions provider. The transaction, which will see Apex having 100pct control over the next three years, follows the initial investment and strategic partnership with Tokeny announced in 2023.
Imperium names new chairman
Imperium Group, the C.I.-based administrator, plans to appoint Simon Young as group chairman. He replaces Roy McGregor. Young has stepped down as managing director of the Jersey office — his successor Jennie Ekedahl was appointed earlier this year.
TMF appoints NA chief
TMF Group, a Netherlands-based provider of financial and corporate services, has appointed Ellen Stiene as market head for North America and the Caribbean. Her career spans executive roles at leading financial institutions, including Citi, J.P. Morgan and, most recently, Wells Fargo.
Langham Hall supports new PX3 fund
Langham Hall and Carey Olsen have advised PX3 Partners, the London-headquartered private equity firm, on the final close of its inaugural fund, PX3 Partners Fund I, at its EUR500m hard cap. The close brings PX3’s total assets under management to EUR1.1bn.
Alchelyst gets Lux approval
Alchelyst, the Ireland-based alts administrator, has received approval to operate in Luxembourg.
Apex appoints MEIAM chief
Apex has appointed Christophe Beelaerts as its new super regional head for MEIAM (Middle East, India, Africa and Mauritius). In this newly created role, he will focus on strengthening Apex’s presence in the MEIAM region. He is based in Abu Dhabi.