Category: Offshore

As part of its Launchpad initiative, IQ-EQ is supporting Fost Capital, a start-up French manager, with the launch of its maiden fund. Fost Capital is a female-led venture capital fund focusing on regulated businesses in areas such as fintech, legaltech and insurtech. Launchpad aims to rebalance the gender imbalance in the global asset management industry…

Carey Olsen and Suntera Global, a C.I.-based administrator, have supported TNT Global Capital Pte. Ltd (TNT), a Singapore regulated asset management firm, with the launch of its latest fintech-focused fund, Volcano Investment Limited. Established as a Jersey Private Fund, Volcano Investment recently held its first close and has a fundraising target of USD100m. The fund’s…

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.

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 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:…

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 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…