Altum Group, a C.I.-based provider of fund, corporate, and family office solutions with USD27bn AuA, has reached an agreement with Tenzing to take a minority stake in the business. Altum is the sixth investment within Tenzing’s GBP400m Fund II, which started investing in 2021, and is one of twelve high-growth businesses within the Tenzing portfolio.
Category: Offshore
Crestbridge supports new VC fund
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based alternative fund services provider, has supported the close of Hiro Capital’s latest fund, a tech-focused venture capital firm. Crestbridge in Luxembourg was appointed as the EuVECA Manager whilst the firm also provided a range of fund administration, accounting and reporting services to support the launch of the EUR300m (USD300m) Hiro Capital II…
Universal Investment secures new investor
Universal Investment Group, the third-party ManCo and fund administration service provider, has secured a significant investment from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), alongside existing lead investor Montagu. The investment is subject to regulatory clearances. Universal Investment serves both institutional investors and asset managers and is active across the three largest European fund domiciles:…
Universal Investment supports MAM loan fund
Mandatum Asset Management and fund services platform Universal Investment have launched a new open-ended senior secured loan fund for professional investors in Europe. MAM, the asset management arm of Sampo Group, will manage the sub-fund that will invest in the European and Nordic leveraged buyout financing market. Mandatum Global Investment Fund SCSp SICAV-RAIF – UI-Mandatum…
Altum hires for private debt & cap markets
Altum Group, a C.I.-based provider of fund, corporate, and family office solutions, has appointed Daniel Gillett as director, private debt & capital markets. Based in Jersey, he joins the corporate services team, and will be focused on further developing the group’s capital markets proposition. He spent over 10 years with Sanne Group Plc, managing accounting…
Laurent Born joins BNY Mellon in Lux
Laurent Born has joined BNY Mellon as head of depositary bank services in Luxembourg. He previously spent more than 17 years at RBC Investor & Treasury Services. His appointment follows the recent announcement that Brenda Bol had been appointed as the new branch manager for BNY Mellon in Luxembourg.
JTC hires senior funds director for Ireland
JTC, the C.I.-based professional services provider, has hired John Collins as senior director – funds, following the launch of its fund administration service in Ireland. He will operate from JTC’s offices in Dublin and London to lead the growth of the Irish fund administration service which was launched at the beginning of August. Collins was…
Titanbay links with Apex for ESG ratings
Titanbay, the Luxembourg-based private markets investment platform, has appointed Apex to provide an ESG rating on all new funds added to the Titanbay platform. Under the agreement, a consolidated ESG report will be made available to investors alongside other fund due diligence materials to provide investors with assurances that selected funds meet the highest sustainability…
Davy selects Torstone platform
Davy Capital Markets, a member of the Bank of Ireland Group, has agreed to deploy the post-trade platform from Torstone Technology, a UK-based SaaS platform provider for post-trade securities and derivatives processing. The Davy Group has over 800 people managing >EUR16bn (USD16bn) of client assets, with offices in Dublin, London and throughout the island of…
BNY Mellon appoints new Lux head
BNY Mellon has appointed Brenda Bol as branch manager in Luxembourg and head of the investment managers segment in EMEA for the asset servicing & digital business. She joins from Brown Brothers Harriman in Luxembourg. The position at BNY Mellon has been open since David Claus left to join EDB earlier this year.