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…
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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…
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…
Aztec appoints NED
Aztec Group, the C.I.-based alternatives administrator, has appointed New York-based Eric Bernstein as a non-executive director. Bernstein is currently COO at EquityZen, a technology start-up that connects shareholders of private companies with investors seeking alternative investments. Prior to this, he was president at Broadridge Asset Management Solutions. Aztec, which opened its first U.S. office in…
Derek Russell joins JTC
Derek Russell has joined JTC in Luxembourg as a client director. He was previously at Intertrust, which is being acquired by CSC.
Highvern acquires in Cayman
Highvern, the C.I.-based administrator, has expanded into the Cayman Islands with the acquisition of Genesis Trust & Corporate Services Ltd. Genesis serves the private capital and funds governance markets.
U.S. Bank adds to senior management team in Lux
U.S. Bank has appointed Bardad Sambou as managing director – operations and client service, in Luxembourg. This follows the recent promotion of Didier Delvaux, head of Luxembourg, to head U.S. Bank’s global fund services business in Europe. Sambou previously spent more than 16 years at State Street.
Major M&A deals close in Europe
Two major M&A deals have closed: CSC and Intertrust have announced that shares representing 94.66pct of Intertrust’s outstanding capital have been tendered under the offer and that all other offer conditions have been satisfied. As a result, CSC has declared the offer unconditional. Settlement of the offer will take place on 4 November 2022. Waystone…
Maples hires head of BD for European fund services
Maples Group, the Cayman-based professional services provider, has appointed Kieran Fox as director, business development for its fund services business in Europe. Most recently, Fox served as the director of business development for Irish Funds, the representative body for the international fund and asset management community in Ireland. He will be based in Dublin.