iCapital Network, a financial technology provider for the alternatives industry, has agreed to acquire the Artivest platform and operating businesses. Under the terms of the agreement, iCapital will purchase the majority of Artivest’s assets, including all technology and its operating platform. The transaction also includes management of Artivest’s 28 proprietary alternative investment funds, along with…
Category: M&A
SS&C to acquire Innovest for USD120m
SS&C has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Innovest Systems for USD120m. New York-based Innovest builds systems for trust accounting, payments and unique asset servicing. The parties expect that the transaction will close in Q2 2020. The acquisition adds more than 150 full-time employees in New York, California, and Texas. Innovest’s flagship product, InnoTrust,…
SMP to buy RBC Corporate Services in Hong Kong
The SMP group of companies, a global professional and financial services group based in the Isle of Man, has agreed to acquire RBC Corporate Services Hong Kong Limited, a division of RBC Investor & Treasury Services. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval. The deal is supported by Palatine Private Equity LLP, a UK private…
Ocorian completes acquisition of Allegro in Luxembourg
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has completed the acquisition of Allegro S.à r.l., a Luxembourg-based third-party ManCo and fund administrator. Allegro is licenced to provide ManCo and fund administration services to AIF, RAIF, non-AIF and UCITS funds. It has c. EUR8.7bn AuM, primarily in underlying investment strategies with a PE/RE focus.
JTC to acquire NES Financial
JTC, the C.I.-based funds and corporate services provider, has agreed to acquire NES Financial, a U.S.-based provider of specialist fund administration services. Founded in 2005, NESF has 58 employees, all of whom will join JTC, delivering services from Boston, Massachusetts, where its fund administration operation is based, and San Jose, California, which is the company’s…
BP2S to acquire Sabadell’s Spanish depositary banking unit
BNP Paribas has agreed to buy the depositary banking business of Banco de Sabadell in Spain. BNPP will pay EUR115m (USD127m) for the unit, which has assets of EUR22bn. Last year BNPP agreed to buy MAPFRE’s Spanish depositary services unit, and in 2014 it acquired Banco Popular’s depositary business in Spain.
Sudrania FS receives further funding from Bodhi Tree AM
Sudrania Fund Services Corp, a Chicago-based fund administration and technology company, has received another round of strategic seed investment from Bodhi Tree Asset Management. This investment is a follow up from an initial investment made by Bodhi Tree in 2018. Shalin Madan, the CIO of Bodhi Tree, will join Sudrania’s advisory board. Sudrania currently has…
Citi and RBC sign client transfer agreement for Australia
Citi has finalised a client transfer agreement with RBC Investor & Treasury Services in Australia. The announcement follows Citi and RBC signing a memorandum of understanding in November 2019, with the intent to facilitate an orderly transfer of the RBC client base to Citi over a 12-24 month period. The transaction will enable Citi’s securities…
IQ-EQ acquires Blue River Partners in U.S.
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has acquired Blue River Partners, a U.S. provider of fund services to alternative asset managers. The newly combined IQ-EQ U.S. operation will total 200 people in the U.S. as a result of this transaction. Founded in 2009, Blue River services more than 400 clients across the U.S. and employs approximately 180…
SANNE to acquire Inbhear
Sanne, the C.I.-based alternatives administrator, has agreed to acquire Inbhear Fund Services and Inbhear Management Services for an upfront consideration of EUR6.6m (USD7.2m), and an earn-out over the next three years capped at EUR7.8m (USD8.6m). Inbhear is a Dublin-based fund administrator with a presence in Cayman.