Blume Equity, a European climate-tech growth investor, has appointed IQ-EQ to support its maiden fund launch. IQ-EQ Luxembourg will support the new fund with administration, depositary and ManCo services under AIFMD. The team will also provide the GP with a range of corporate services. In addition, IQ-EQ’s UK business is providing regulatory hosting services.
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Altum supports HackCapital
Altum Group, a C.I.-based provider of fund, corporate, and family office solutions, has assisted HackCapital with the launch of its securitisation platform in Luxembourg. HackCapital is building an impact-investment marketplace that provides access to venture capital and accelerates investment into food, climate and health solutions globally.
Kneip and Next Gate form alliance
Kneip, a provider of fund-level data management and regulatory reporting, and Next Gate Tech, a fintech specialising in portfolio-level data management and analytics, have formed a commercial partnership to bring together both companies’ expertise in fund data management. Both businesses are based in Luxembourg. Earlier this year Kneip was acquired by Deutsche Börse.
Jupiter expands SS&C mandate
Jupiter Asset Management, the UK-based investment management group with GBP47bn (USD57bn) AuM, has extended its transfer agency contract with SS&C. SS&C provides TA services to Jupiter’s unit trusts and has now taken on Jupiter’s OEIC fund range, acquired in 2020 as part of its Merian Global Investors acquisition. The value of funds administered by SS&C…
Participant Capital appoints Apex
Apex has been appointed by Participant Capital Advisors, LLC, a U.S.-based real estate investment firm, to provide fund and financial services. Participant is the affiliated asset management arm of Royal Palm Companies, which has developed more than 50 large-scale, mixed-use projects over 40 years. Apex will provide fund administration services to Participant Capital’s Luxembourg domiciled…
IQ-EQ hires Jersey risk & compliance head
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based service provider, has appointed Jon Stevens as head of risk and compliance for its Jersey business. He was most recently director of policy at the Jersey Financial Services Commission.
UI completes takeover of EFA
Universal Investment Group, the Germany-based administrator, has completed the acquisition of Luxembourg-based financial services provider European Fund Administration S.A. (EFA). The agreement has recently been approved by CSSF, the Luxembourg financial regulator. EFA will act as the group’s international investor services platform. EFA and Universal Investment Luxembourg will continue as separate entities and will be…
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…
ZEDRA gets green light for Atlas takeover
ZEDRA, the Switzerland-based administrator, has received regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten for its acquisition of Curaçao and U.S.-based Atlas Fund Services, a privately held alternative investment fund administrator.
BBH announces four RMs for inserv business
In the clearest signal yet that the State Street deal to acquire Brown Brothers Harriman’s investor services business in far from certain, BBH has announced four new senior relationship managers. Mariana Kelly joins from BNY Mellon where she worked as a relationship manager for Latin American clients and held roles in business development, project and…