Crestbridge, the UK-based administrator, has supported the launch and final close of Kreos Capital‘s latest flagship venture debt fund. Crestbridge provided a full suite of fund administration, governance and compliance services across its Jersey, UK and Luxembourg teams. With secured commitments of EUR1.25bn (USD1.4bn), Kreos provides debt solutions to high-growth companies primarily in the technology…
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Langham Hall appoints three new country heads
Langham Hall, the UK-based administrator, has appointed new country heads for three jurisdictions. Joseph Hindi has been appointed head of U.S. He previously worked as head of client relations at Apex and as a director at Gen II Fund Services. Lauren Slattery is promoted to head of Jersey, having joined in 2023. Chris Marshall will…
Waystone hires for C-suite
Waystone, the European provider of specialist services to the asset management sector, has appointed Liliana Solomon as CFO and Ian Lilleby as chief information, technology and security officer (CITSO). Prior to joining Waystone, Solomon was CFO at Awaze Group, whilst Lilleby was at Sonnedix. The appointments continue the process of rebuilding the senior management team…
Harbor expands with SS&C
Harbor Capital Advisors, the U.S.-based ETF manager with USD45bn AuM, has selected SS&C‘s front-to-back investment management platform for the recently launched Harbor Multi-Asset Explorer ETF. Harbor Capital already uses Eze OMS for trading and has upgraded to a front-to-back solution with the addition of SS&C Geneva for fund accounting and daily operational support for certain…
Alter Domus works with Temenos
Alter Domus, the Luxembourg-based provider of fund administration, private debt, and corporate services for the alternative investment industry, can now support the launch and ongoing administration of open-ended and closed-ended private market funds, including European Long-term Investment Funds (ELTIFs), with liquidity management services. The new capabilities will be supported in part by a partnership with…
FundBank appoints CEO for Europe
Steve David has been appointed CEO of FundBank (Europe), an independent provider of banking and fund services for the alternatives sector. David spent nearly 20 years with Northern Trust, most recently as CEO of its global services business in Europe. Northern Trust has yet to announce a replacement for David.
Apex to acquire in Lux
Edmond de Rothschild has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Luxembourg-based third-party asset servicing activities to Apex Group. As part of this agreement, Apex will also acquire Edmond de Rothschild’s fund administration, transfer agency and custody activities for its private equity and infrastructure funds. The transaction is subject to customary conditions, including regulatory…
MUFG bids for Link
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, a subsidiary of MUFG, has agreed to acquire 100pct of the issued shares of Link Administration Holdings Limited, the troubled Australian administrator, for AUD1.2bn (USD800m). Link Group is the largest Australian pension administration company, servicing approximately 41pct (10 million accounts) of Australian private pension members. Earlier this year Link…
Davy goes live with Torstone
Davy Capital Markets, the capital markets firm owned by Bank of Ireland, has gone live on the Torstone post trade platform. Torstone Technology is a UK-based fintech providing a SaaS platform for post-trade securities and derivatives processing.
AGI appoints IQ-EQ in France
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has been appointed by Allianz Global Investors as the ManCo for its EUR256m (USD280m) debt fund, created to finance the French rail company SPL Grand Est Mobilités in the development of railway services across the Grand Est region. IQ-EQ is acting as third-party AIFM for the fonds commun de titrisation (FCT)…