Sanne, the UK-listed alternatives provider, has appointed James Russell as head of Hong Kong. Before joining Sanne, he spent 17 years with IQ-EQ, and has been based in Asia since 2014.
Category: Alts
Crestbridge hires new fund services AD for Lux
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Svitlana Dobrovolska as associate director, fund services. She will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of fund services through Crestbridge’s Luxembourg office. She joins from Aztec.
BNP Paribas signs PB client referral agreement with Credit Suisse
BNP Paribas has signed a referral agreement with Credit Suisse to support its prime services and derivatives clearing clients in their selection of alternative providers after Credit Suisse announced its exit from the prime services business. This follows BNPP’s 2019 agreement to acquire Deutsche Bank’s electronic equities and prime brokerage business.
Cesar Estrada joins Arcesium
Cesar Estrada has joined Arcesium, a U.S.-based fintech and administrator that is partly backed by J.P. Morgan, as its private markets segment head. He was previously at State Street.
JTC to service new OZ fund
JTC Americas has been appointed to provide fund administration services for RevOZ Fund III, LP, a fund facilitated by RevOZ Capital, a U.S.-based opportunity zone platform focused on high-impact real estate developments in OZ communities across the country.
Intertrust launches ESG service for PE managers
Intertrust, the Netherlands-based provider of corporate and fund services, has launched an ESG data gathering and analytics solution. The service offers private fund managers an integrated approach to collecting and analysing ESG data and managing ESG risk in their portfolios.
June REIM appoints EFA for new fund
EFA, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has been selected by June REIM, a French real estate investor, for administration and accounting for its new fund, June Opportunity S.L.P.
SeaFort appoints SS&C for new PE fund
SeaFort Capital, a Canadian private equity firm, has selected SS&C to support its SeaFort Capital Fund II. The new fund will invest in Canadian lower-mid-market core industrial and business services sectors. SS&C will provide front-to-back support, including fund administration, reporting, investor and tax services.
JTC to administer new fund for LandFund Partners
JTC Americas (formerly NES Financial) has been appointed to provide fund administration services for LFP Soil Enrichment Fund, LP (SEF), an open-ended fund starting with USD128m of farmland comprised of 20,100 cultivated acres. LandFund Partners plans to grow SEF to over USD1bn in assets. LFP manages over 38,000 acres of farmland.
Sanne appoints new South Africa head
Sanne, a UK-listed provider of alternative asset and corporate business services, has appointed Alan Keet as head of South Africa. He takes over from Graeme Rate, who recently relocated to Sanne’s Dublin office as head of Ireland.