Langham Hall, a UK-based administrator, has supported Paloma Capital LLP with the sale of its Purdey Portfolio to Partners Group for GBP253m (USD346m), and also established the acquisition structure in Jersey for Partners Group. Paloma Capital will stay on as co-investor and operating partner for the new structure, for which Langham Hall will provide ongoing…
Year: 2021
Nykredit transfers depositary business to BNY Mellon
Nykredit, one of Denmark’s largest financial services companies, has agreed to transfer its depositary business to BNY Mellon. Working together since 2008, BNY Mellon has provided custody, and Nykredit depositary services, to a wide range of clients in Denmark. As part of the agreement, a small team of employees will transfer to BNY Mellon. The…
LACERA expands relationship with State Street
State Street has expanded its relationship with Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA). State Street will now provide additional solutions for performance and analytics, as well as alternative administration for LACERA’s real estate assets. LACERA, one of the largest county retirement systems in the U.S., is an independent government entity that administers and manages…
NES to administer PE fund for Participant Capital
NES Financial, the Silicon Valley-based administrator owned by JTC, has been appointed to provide private equity fund administration services to Participant Capital’s Legacy Fund, LP. Participant Capital is the private equity arm of Royal Palm Companies, a Florida-based real estate and development firm.
IQ-EQ to service new fund for Premico
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has been appointed to administer the latest fund of Finnish real estate investment and development firm, Premico. This new fund, Premico Carbon Neutral Residential Fund I, is the first residential fund in the Nordic region focused on constructing sustainable residential buildings with low carbon footprints. Premico is targeting EUR200m with a…
UMB to service Bow River’s Evergreen Fund
UMB Fund Services has been appointed to provide fund administration services for Bow River Capital’s Evergreen Fund, a private equity fund that has been converted to a registered product.
U.S. Bank partners with Lumint for passive FX hedging
U.S. Bank has enhanced its suite of FX solutions with a new passive currency hedging service to support asset managers and asset owners. The new global currency management solution offers institutional investors an automated and scalable solution for portfolio and share class currency hedging with available look-through and index replication strategies. The tool is powered…
Vontobel signs for State Street Alpha
Vontobel Asset Management, the Swiss asset manager with CHF120bn (USD135bn) AuM, has signed a multi-year service agreement with State Street, under which Vontobel will deploy State Street Alpha, the integrated front-to-back investment servicing platform. The partnership will include front office technology, investment operation services, Alpha data services and liquidity risk solutions. Felix Lenhard, Vontobel COO…
Centaur adds two managers to U.S. PERE team
Centaur Fund Services, the Ireland-based provider of fund administration and fiduciary services for the alternatives sector, has appointed two managers to its U.S. private equity and real estate team. Grant Della Torre joins from MG Stover, and Kyle Solheim joins from SS&C.
Cecabank chooses Broadridge for global proxy voting solution
Cecabank S.A., one of the largest global custody banks in Spain, has selected Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., a fintech provider, for its global proxy voting solution.