FNZ, a global wealth management platform with over EUR700bn in assets under administration, has agreed to acquire South African third-party administrator Silica from Ninety One. Silica was established by Ninety One (then Investec Asset Management) in 1999 and provides third-party administration and related technology solutions to asset managers and investment product providers (including Ninety One)…
Category: M&A
Carlyle leads new equity investment for Apex
The Carlyle Group has led a preferred equity investment for Apex Group, the Bermuda-based global financial services provider. Apex will use the capital to support ongoing growth and acquisition activities, including its previously announced acquisitions of Luxembourg-based FundRock and Banco Modal’s alternative fund administration business in Brazil. Carlyle recently agreed to buy a majority stake…
IQ-EQ supports Claret spin-out from Harbert
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based provider of corporate and fund services, has supported the spin-out of Claret Capital Partners from Harbert Management Corporation, a U.S.-based manager focused on alternative assets, with approximately USD7.4bn AuM. This transaction sees Claret assume full ownership and control of the general partners of Harbert European Growth Capital debt funds, with >EUR400m (USD470m)…
Foreside acquires ICSGroup
Foreside Financial Group, a U.S.-based provider of governance, risk management, and compliance service and technology to the global asset and wealth management industry, has acquired the regulatory compliance business of Integrated Compliance Solutions Group, a U.S.-based regulatory compliance services firm serving the asset management industry in the U.S. and Africa, with an emphasis on private…
Gen II secures new funding as IHS Markit takes minority stake
Gen II Fund Services, a U.S.-based independent private equity fund administrator, has secured new funding. General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm, and Hg, a global software investor, will lead the investment. IHS Markit, a provider of information, analytics and solutions, will also make a minority investment in the company. Cobepa S.A will continue to…
Sanne completes acquisition of Avalon in Cayman
Sanne Group plc, the UK-listed financial services provider, has completed its acquisition of Avalon Trust & Corporate Services Ltd. in the Cayman Islands. Earlier in 2020 Sanne acquired Dublin-based Inbhear Management Services, which also had a presence in Cayman.
Apex to acquire Banco Modal’s alternatives business in Brazil
Apex has agreed to acquire Banco Modal’s alternative fund administration business in Brazil (MAF). MAF will add 75 employees to the group, increasing its overall Americas headcount to over 400 people, while broadening its existing presence in LatAm through offices in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, complementing its Uruguay office, established in 2013. The…
Carlyle to buy majority stake in Calastone
The Carlyle Group has agreed to buy a majority stake in Calastone, the UK-based funds network, from its current owners, including Octopus Ventures and Accel, for an undisclosed sum. Terms of the deal were not disclosed and it is subject to regulatory approval.
MJ Hudson to acquire Bridge Group in Ireland
MJ Hudson, the UK-based asset management consultancy, has acquired Bridge Group, a funds service provider based in Ireland, subject to Irish regulatory approval. The acquisition will build on MJ Hudson’s specialist funds operations in UK, Luxembourg and Guernsey. Bridge Group is a Dublin-based provider of specialist support services to the funds sector. IT offers regulatory…
Apex to acquire FundRock
Apex Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based financial services provider, has announced plans to acquire FundRock Management Company SA and FundRock Partners Ltd. Upon completion of the transaction, Apex would reach close to USD1trn in combined assets across administration, custody, depositary and management. FundRock is the largest third-party manager of UCITS funds in Luxembourg. Terms of the…