Category: Mandates

Vesper Infrastructure Partners, an infrastructure investor, has appointed CACEIS to provide depositary services for its maiden fund, Vesper Next Generation Infrastructure Fund I SCSp. Vesper is still fundraising, with assets of around EUR600m (USD682m), a target fund size of EUR800m and hard cap of EUR1bn.

JTC has provided ongoing support as fund administrator, depositary and hosted AIFM partner to Osney Capital, a specialist early-stage investor focused on the cybersecurity sector. JTC is supporting Osney’s debut venture capital fund, which is oversubscribed from its original target of GBP50m (USD64m).

Confluence Technologies, a technology solutions provider for regulatory, analytics, and investor communications solutions for the investment management industry, has signed a deal with BNP Paribas’ securities services to deploy its Confluence Unity Financial Reporting to support its private capital client segment.

Alchelyst, the Ireland-based fund administrator for all alternative asset classes, has selected Fund Recs for its reconciliation software. Services provided by Fund Recs to Alchelyst include cash recs, position recs, and transfer agency recs, as well as custom recs and data workflow automation, all delivered through its SaaS solution.

Zürcher Kantonalbank, Switzerland’s largest cantonal bank, has listed four ESG ETFs on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Three are domiciled in Ireland and one in Switzerland. HSBC is acting as AP and providing custody, depositary, fund administration and transfer agency services for the three ETFs domiciled in Ireland, which make up ZKB’s inaugural Ireland-domiciled ETF umbrella.

Ultimus has supported KKM Financial in transitioning its Essential 40 mutual fund to an ETF. KKM Financial, an investment firm based in Chicago, launched The Essential 40 ETF, the latest addition to its suite of research-driven financial products. This new fund will utilise the benefits of the Northern Lights Fund Trust II series trust.

Northern Trust has been selected by Haycen Bermuda Ltd., a trade finance digital payments provider with operations in the UK and Europe, to provide global custody and money market fund services. Under the new mandate, Northern Trust will provide Haycen with global custody services for its client fiat deposits. Northern Trust Asset Management will provide…

Langham Hall, the UK-based administrator, has supported Northcote Equity in the first and final close of its debut fund, Northcote Fund I, at its hard cap of GBP160m (USD207m). Langham Hall has provided fund administration and accounting services from its Guernsey office, as well as appointed representative services from its London office.