Crestbridge, the C.I.-based provider of private equity and real estate administration solutions, has been granted its depositary licence by CSSF, Luxembourg’s financial services regulator. The new depositary offering is underpinned by the fintech, Depowise. Depowise’s automated technology-enabled processes improve accuracy and efficiency for clients, by mitigating many of the risks inherent in the manual processes…
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Apex partners with Crypto Finance
Apex has formed a partnership with Crypto Finance AG, a provider of institutional-grade investment solutions, custody, and brokerage for digital assets, and part of Deutsche Börse Group. Crypto Finance will provide Apex with an infrastructure in the digital assets markets, starting with an issuance program for structured products backed by digital assets. The partnership will…
Accelex launches automated document acquisition
Accelex, the UK-based SaaS platform specialising in alternative investment data acquisition, reporting and analytics, has launched automated document acquisition capabilities, bringing speed, accuracy and efficiency in collecting and analysing data. Investors and administrators can now leverage Accelex for connectivity with document sources. Private market fund managers deliver documents to investors using a variety of channels…
TMF acquires in the U.S.
TMF Group, the Netherlands-based provider of fund administration services, has acquired PartnersAdmin LLC, a full-service fund administration provider based in the U.S. PartnersAdmin has a strong U.S. west coast footprint. Following the deal, TMF will administer more than USD215bn. The acquisition represents a further step in TMF’s expansion in the North American market, where in…
Centralis hires new CCO
Centralis Group, Luxembourg-based provider of alternative investments and outsourced corporate services, has appointed Elizabeth Fitzgibbons as chief commercial officer. She will join the executive committee and report directly to CEO Aidan Foley. Fitzgibbons was previously head of sales for debt and capital markets at Alter Domus. She will be based in the London office.
Confluence partners with FundGuard
Confluence, the technology solutions provider helping the investment management industry solve complex investment data challenges, has formed a partnership with FundGuard, the cloud native, AI-powered, multi-asset class investment accounting platform. The partnership will combine functionality from Unity, Confluence’s fund administration platform, and Revolution, its suite of asset management performance and risk services, with FundGuard’s investment…
Equity Trustees wins new RE mandate
Fort Street Real Estate Capital (FSREC), an Australia-based real estate investor, has selected Equity Trustees as the replacement responsible entity (RE) of the FSREC Property Fund, with assets of over AUD700m (USD470m).
Apex hires for global head of valuation
Apex has appointed Anthony Alfonso as global head of valuation. In this newly created role, he will be responsible for product innovation and service delivery of valuation advisory services. He joins from BDO, the accountancy and advisory firm, where he was most recently global valuation leader in the international capital finance group.
Apex appointed to service NewVest’s PE fund
Apex has been appointed as administrator for NewVest’s inaugural Private Equity 50 Index Fund. U.S.-based NewVest is an institutional, tech-enabled platform of index funds designed to provide investors with diversified, passive exposure to private markets in the same way that ETFs and index funds provide passive exposure to public markets. Apex will provide fund administration,…
CBRE hires RE senior from State Street
Barry Johnson has joined CBRE, the real estate specialist, as head of investment accounting and reporting for the Americas. He was most recently at State Street, where he was head of real assets servicing. He joined State Street in 2012 to lead the real estate fund services lift-out from Morgan Stanley.