IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has acquired South Watch LLC, a small provider of fund administration, outsourced CFO support and tax preparation services to hedge fund managers in the U.S. and Cayman Islands. The business was acquired from the majority shareholder, Everlane Equity Partners, and employee shareholders. The South Watch partners, Paul Timmins, Kirby Richards and…
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Imperium names new chairman
Imperium Group, the C.I.-based administrator, plans to appoint Simon Young as group chairman. He replaces Roy McGregor. Young has stepped down as managing director of the Jersey office — his successor Jennie Ekedahl was appointed earlier this year.
Langham Hall supports new PX3 fund
Langham Hall and Carey Olsen have advised PX3 Partners, the London-headquartered private equity firm, on the final close of its inaugural fund, PX3 Partners Fund I, at its EUR500m hard cap. The close brings PX3’s total assets under management to EUR1.1bn.
Alchelyst gets Lux approval
Alchelyst, the Ireland-based alts administrator, has received approval to operate in Luxembourg.
Valeas replaces Palatine at Suntera
Suntera Global, the C.I.- headquartered provider of fund, corporate and private wealth services, has entered into an agreement with Valeas Capital Partners, an equity investment firm, to acquire a majority stake in Suntera. Under the terms of the agreement, Valeas is committing significant new equity capital to support the expansion of Suntera’s capabilities and global…
Waystone to acquire BIL’s ManCo
Waystone, a European provider of specialist services to the asset management industry, is set to acquire BIL Manage Invest, a ManCo, from Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) Group, subject to regulatory approval. Waystone’s acquisition of BIL Manage Invest will increase its AuM in Luxembourg by c. 15pct. The acquisition will also support Waystone’s long-term strategic…
Carne hires BD MD
Carne Group, the European third-party ManCo and provider of fund regulation and governance solutions, has appointed Lizzy Buss as managing director, business development. She will be based in London, reporting to Mark Stockley, chief business development officer She will be responsible for engaging with institutional investors, including existing and potential clients, as part of Carne’s…
Ogier adds INEDs to Irish operation
Ogier Global has added Fiona Coughlan and Ronnie Griffin as independent non-executive directors for its Irish fund administration entity. These appointments come after Ogier secured a fund administration licence from the Central Bank of Ireland.
Alter Domus adds to client partnership team
Alter Domus, the Luxembourg-based provider of fund services for the private equity, real assets and private debt sectors, has expanded its key client partnerships team, appointing Kenny King as head of key client partnerships, North America, and Jane Karczewski as head of key client partnerships, EMEA. King joins from BNY, where he was global head…
Vesper selects CACEIS
Vesper Infrastructure Partners, an infrastructure investor, has appointed CACEIS to provide depositary services for its maiden fund, Vesper Next Generation Infrastructure Fund I SCSp. Vesper is still fundraising, with assets of around EUR600m (USD682m), a target fund size of EUR800m and hard cap of EUR1bn.