ZEDRA, the Switzerland-based provider of fund and corporate services, has appointed Charles-Alexandre Houillon as director of fund management services in Luxembourg. He was previously self-employed, after spending five years at Vistra.
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Coller Capital selects Alter Domus for USD680m credit fund
Alter Domus, the Luxembourg-based alternatives administrator which has AuA of c. USD1trn, has been selected by Coller Capital to provide fund administration and depositary services for a new private credit secondaries fund. The credit portfolio is managed by Ping An Overseas Holdings, with the transaction thought to be the world’s largest for a credit portfolio,…
Suntera to acquire Reference in Lux
Suntera Global, an administrator based in the Isle of Man, plans to acquire Reference Financial Services SA (Luxembourg), a fund administration and corporate services firm. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval. Founded in 2003, Reference is a provider of fund administration and corporate services to Luxembourg-based entities.
Imperium hires new head of accounting
Imperium Fund Services, a Guernsey-based administrator, has appointed Colette Taylor as head of accounting. She joins from Apex.
ZEDRA hires new head of Guernsey funds
ZEDRA, the Switzerland-based administrator, has appointed Damien Fitzgerald as head of funds for Guernsey. Prior to joining ZEDRA, he was head of funds at TMF Group in Guernsey, Zedra’s Guernsey fund team specialises in fund establishment and administration, company secretarial services and governance, as well as financial accounting and NAV production. In Q4 2020, ZEDRA’s…
Aztec supports new fund launch for MML Capital
Aztec, the C.I.-based administrator, has supported MML Capital, a private equity investment firm and longstanding client, with the fundraising activities and final close of its latest fund, MML Partnership Capital VII SCSp. MML broke through its hard cap, raising EUR670m (USD783m). Aztec will provide administration and accounting services to the fund and its investment structures…
State Street appoints three new country heads in Europe
State Street has appointed new country heads for Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Andreas Niklaus has been appointed as the head of Germany, Riccardo Lamanna as the head of Luxembourg and Dagmar Kamber Borens as the head of Switzerland. They will be responsible for developing business, stewarding client engagement, developing talent, and building the company’s brand…
JTC strengthens Guernsey leadership team
JTC, the C.I.-based administrator, has strengthened its Guernsey senior leadership team with the appointment of Graham Sleep as director – fund services. Sleep joined JTC in 2015 following the acquisition of Kleinwort Benson’s fund administration business and he is relocating to Guernsey from JTC’s Cape Town office in South Africa. He will assume responsibility for…
Ocorian promotes Charlotte Cruickshank to global head of fund onboarding & solutions
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has promoted Charlotte Cruickshank to global head of fund onboarding and solutions. Based in Jersey, she will oversee fund services for private equity, venture capital, real estate, and infrastructure fund managers, reporting to Mike Hughes, global head of service lines and business development. She joined Ocorian in 2018.
CBI approves Crestbridge for fund admin
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based provider of private equity and real estate administration, has received regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Ireland to provide fund administration services in Ireland. Crestbridge opened an office in Dublin earlier this year, and the CBI approval is in anticipation of client demand for ILP fund servicing.