Blue Collective, a U.S.-based venture capital manager with USD130m AuM, has expanded its relationship with Apex to include fund administration. Blue Collective was previously a tax compliance and planning client of FTS, a tax services provider in which Apex took a majority stake in 2022.
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Sycamore selects LemonEdge
LemonEdge, a UK-based fintech, has been selected by Sycamore Partners to provide its low-code API. LemonEdge software will help Sycamore to offer more flexibility, real-time investor reporting, and operational efficiencies.
Axiom deploys Accelex
Accelex, the UK-based data acquisition, analytics and reporting solution for private markets investors and asset servicers, has been appointed by Axiom Asia Private Capital to provide its SaaS solution in support of its private equity investment data extraction activities. Axiom Asia currently manages nine private equity funds, with total commitments of over USD7bn.
Bitwise selects SS&C
Bitwise Asset Management, a crypto index fund manager with AuM of USD1.3bn, has selected SS&C’s Eze Investment Suite to support its trading operations. Eze Investment Suite will support trading, portfolio management, compliance and operations.
GenTwo appoints EDB
European Depositary Bank, the Apex-owned provider of banking, paying agency, depositary and custody solutions, has been appointed to provide paying agent and banking services for third party investors to GenTwo. Zurich-based GenTwo creates securitisation platforms for asset managers, banks, family offices and venture capital investors, enabling professional investors to invest in bankable and previously non-bankable…
ABN AMRO Investment Solutions outsources to BNP Paribas
ABN AMRO Investment Solutions has appointed BNP Paribas’ securities services business to provide a range of dealing and middle office outsourcing services. These services will be connected with ABN AMRO Investment Solutions via BlackRock Aladdin, the platform selected by ABN AMRO Investment Solutions to unify its investment management processes. BNP Paribas has a long-standing relationship…
Apex wins GCC PE mandate
Apex has been appointed by Aliph Capital, the Middle East’s first female-led private equity firm, to provide fund administration services to Aliph Fund I (LP), which will focus on acquiring sizeable, active positions in privately owned mid-market companies across the GCC.
XP selects SS&C for trade management
XP Investments US, a subsidiary of XP Inc., a financial services provider based in Brazil, has chosen SS&C’s trade management solutions to optimise its operations. The firm will use a combination of SS&C MarketTrader and SS&C Eze EMS as its sell-side order and execution management platform. The solution allows XP to run real-time trade cost…
IQ-EQ supports new Ansor fund
Ansor, a private equity firm based in London, has completed a first close of its second fund withGBP63m (USD70m) of commitments, with administrative, compliance and regulatory support provided by IQ-EQ. IQ-EQ has been supporting Ansor since the launch of its first fund, Ansor Fund I, in 2019.
Glennmont extends RBS relationship
Glennmont Partners, the UK-based manager which focuses exclusively on investment in clean energy infrastructure, has appointed RBS International Depositary Services as depositary for the Nuveen European Core Renewable Infrastructure Fund. The new open-ended fund, which has an initial raising of EUR700m (USD683m), will invest in brownfield, renewable energy assets and projects across continental Europe. In…