Crestbridge, the UK-based administrator, has supported the launch and final close of Kreos Capital‘s latest flagship venture debt fund. Crestbridge provided a full suite of fund administration, governance and compliance services across its Jersey, UK and Luxembourg teams. With secured commitments of EUR1.25bn (USD1.4bn), Kreos provides debt solutions to high-growth companies primarily in the technology…
Category: Alts
Alter Domus works with Temenos
Alter Domus, the Luxembourg-based provider of fund administration, private debt, and corporate services for the alternative investment industry, can now support the launch and ongoing administration of open-ended and closed-ended private market funds, including European Long-term Investment Funds (ELTIFs), with liquidity management services. The new capabilities will be supported in part by a partnership with…
FundBank appoints CEO for Europe
Steve David has been appointed CEO of FundBank (Europe), an independent provider of banking and fund services for the alternatives sector. David spent nearly 20 years with Northern Trust, most recently as CEO of its global services business in Europe. Northern Trust has yet to announce a replacement for David.
Apex to acquire in Lux
Edmond de Rothschild has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Luxembourg-based third-party asset servicing activities to Apex Group. As part of this agreement, Apex will also acquire Edmond de Rothschild’s fund administration, transfer agency and custody activities for its private equity and infrastructure funds. The transaction is subject to customary conditions, including regulatory…
AGI appoints IQ-EQ in France
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has been appointed by Allianz Global Investors as the ManCo for its EUR256m (USD280m) debt fund, created to finance the French rail company SPL Grand Est Mobilités in the development of railway services across the Grand Est region. IQ-EQ is acting as third-party AIFM for the fonds commun de titrisation (FCT)…
Hazeltree hires for customer success
Hazeltree, the provider of treasury and liquidity management solutions for the alternative asset management industry, has appointed Steve King as the U.S. director of customer success. He will report to Ayman Sakr, chief customer success officer at Hazeltree. He was previously a principal at Gilded, a fintech, where he worked with Stephanie Miller, now Hazeltree…
Apex invests in Tokeny
Apex Group has become the strategic lead investor in Tokeny, the Luxembourg-based enterprise-grade tokenisation solutions provider. By leveraging Tokeny’s expertise, Apex says it is positioned to provide its single-source solution in the tokenisation era. At the beginning of 2023 Tokeny announced a partnership with Inveniam Capital Partners, Inc., a SaaS company delivering trust, transparency and…
IQ-EQ supports iCapital in France
iCapital, the fintech platform supporting access to alternative investments for the wealth management industry, has partnered with IQ-EQ to establish a new series of French-domiciled funds. iCapital appointed IQ-EQ’s Paris-based team to provide fund administration services and to act as AIFM for iCapital funds that will be launched through the partnership and made available on…
Formidium appoints CMO
Formidium, the U.S.-based administrator, has appointed John Manley as its new chief marketing officer, based in Chicago. He was previously in private practice.
Alter Domus expands in Lux
Alter Domus, the Luxembourg-based provider of fund administration, private debt, and corporate services, has opened a third Luxembourg satellite office in Wecker to serve cross-border team members based in Germany. The Wecker office has capacity for 24 employees, and follows the opening of satellite offices in Steinfort and Frisange earlier this year to cater for…