Juniper Square, a provider of fund software and administration solutions for private markets, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Forstone Luxembourg, a division of Forstone Group, Forstone Luxembourg provides fund administration, transfer agency, and other fund services in Luxembourg. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals. following which Forstone Luxembourg will operate as…
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Hazeltree partners with Necto
Hazeltree, a provider of cloud-based treasury and liquidity management solutions for alternative fund managers, has struck a partnership with Necto API, a fintech serving corporate finance and treasury departments by aggregating bank APIs. This collaboration will enable Hazeltree to enhance its global bank connectivity network, helping its clients access a broader range of financial data…
Carne & WTW launch LTAF
Carne, the European third-party ManCo and provider of fund regulation and governance solutions for the asset management industry, and WTW, the global institutional investment solutions firm, have gained regulatory approval for the launch of a private equity-focused Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF). The new fund, CG WTW Private Equity Access LTAF, will offer institutional and…
Langham Hall supports Phoenix
Langham Hall, the UK-based administrator, has been appointed as fund administrator for Phoenix Equity Partners’ latest private equity fund and the newly launched Growth Partnership Fund. Phoenix has secured over>GBP600m in new commitments, with GBP400m allocated to the flagship fund and GBP200m to the Growth Partnership Fund.
Euroclear takes stake in Marketnode
Euroclear has taken a stake in Marketnode, the Singapore-based digital market infrastructure operator. Founded by SGX Group and Temasek in 2021, Marketnode serves as Asia-Pacific’s DLT-powered financial market infrastructure. HSBC invested in Marketnode in May 2024. By joining forces with Marketnode and its existing shareholders, Euroclear aims to participate in the setup of a key…
Copper appoints new CEO
Copper.co, the UK-based provider of digital asset custody, collateral management and prime services, has appointed Amar Kuchinad as its new global CEO. Kuchinad takes over from Copper’s founder, Dmitry Tokarev, who has stepped back from his role as CEO after seven years. Tokarev will remain closely involved in Copper’s future, both as the board’s founder…
Aztec hires for U.S.
Aztec Group, the C.I.-based administrator, has hired two seniors for its U.S. business. Sadrack Belony joins as head of U.S. investor services, and Megan MacAniff joins as head of U.S. client solutions. Belony will lead and grow the investor services team and functionality, including investor services, corporate services, and treasury and banking. He has previously…
JTC supports Norlantic fund launch
Norlantic Capital, a U.S.-based private markets firm, has established Norlantic ICAV, an umbrella ICAV authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland as a QIAIF with segregated liability between sub-funds. Norlantic ICAV is an AIF. Norlantic ICAV is managed by JTC Global AIFM Solutions (Ireland) Limited.
BR launches eFront Provider
BlackRock has launched eFront Provider, designed to enable asset servicers to offer asset managers a modern fund servicing experience, complete with real-time views into their private markets investor, fund and investment data. eFront Provider complements BlackRock’s widely used fund administration, investor servicing and data management capabilities for private markets asset servicers. Apex has been onboarded…
Russell-Jones forms sales consultancy
Marc Russell-Jones has established a consulting business, AIMES Advisory, “dedicated to optimising sales strategies for securities services and fintech businesses seeking targeted growth”. He was previously at Broadridge, and has worked for many of the largest custodian banks.