Aztec Group, the C.I.-based administrator, has supported UK-based Synthesis Capital LLP with the fundraising activities and final close of its first fund, Synthesis Capital Fund I. Aztec supported the establishment and investor onboarding of the fund and will continue to provide ongoing administration and accounting services from its Guernsey office. Raising over USD300m, the fund…
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State Street wins AUD1bn PE mandate
State Street has been appointed by Australia-based Mercury Capital as fund administrator for the Mercury Capital Fund twenty2. The AUD1bn (USD690m) fund completed its fund raising and closed on June 30 to launch what is Mercury Capital’s fourth private equity fund since its inception. Mercury Capital Fund twenty2 will focus on mid-market private equity transactions…
LGT CP expands relationship with Accelex
Accelex, a UK-based SaaS platform for alternative investment data management, has expanded its collaboration with LGT Capital Partners to support the processing of a new document category: fund financial statements. Accelex will provide support to LGT CP to automatically extract financial and non-financial metrics from these documents, supporting a range of additional investment use cases…
Apex partners with AlphaCentrix
Apex has partnered with, AlphaCentrix to enable the delivery of data management solutions to its clients. Under this partnership, Apex will integrate two AlphaCentrix apps into its client offering: AlphaFuse and AlphaSpring, which provide a flexible workflow orchestration designer, as well as user-friendly client facing dashboards and analytics. U.S.-based AlphaCentrix provides data management solutions to…
Sanne reports record new business wins
Days before its takeover by Apex is scheduled to be considered by the Royal Court of Jersey, Sanne, the UK-listed provider of alternative asset and corporate services, has reported a record level of new business wins for H1 2022. The annualised value of new business wins in the period was up 24.8pct on the same…
Apex to support EQONEX Lux platform
Apex has been appointed to provide corporate, administrative and trustee services to the Luxembourg platform of EQONEX Limited, the NASDAQ-listed digital assets financial services company. Apex will provide SPV administration and trustee services for the platform. EQONEX provides institutional grade infrastructure and a suite of trading, custody and asset management solutions to clients. EQONEX’s ecosystem…
Aztec supports Advent’s 10th PE fund
Aztec Group, the C.I.-based administrator, has supported Advent International with the fundraising activities and final close of its 10th global private equity fund, Advent International GPE X. Raising USD25bn in commitments after less than six months in the market, it marks Advent’s largest-ever fundraise and brings the firm’s AuM to over USD100bn. Aztec Group supported…
Crestbridge hires new Lux country head
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Anne Catherine Grave as country head for Luxembourg. Prior to joining Crestbridge, Grave was the partner in charge of corporate secretarial services at Deloitte in Luxembourg. She has over 20 years’ experience in the private equity and real estate sectors.
Petra opens in London
Petra Funds Group, a U.S.-based independent private funds administrator with >USD40bn AuA, has opened a London office, which will be led by former Riverstone European general counsel and head of ESG, Charlie Chipchase. He will focus on expanding Petra’s European footprint. Petra has also hired Louis Sweeney as its director of compliance. Prior to joining…
Crestbridge supports UK venture debt fund launch
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based administrator, has provided administration services through its UK operation to support the recent first close of Shard Credit Partners‘ inaugural technology-focused venture debt fund. The Venture Debt Fund I secured GBP16.5m (USD19.7m) in commitments from UK and European institutional investors, alongside UK technology industry entrepreneurs, and will make investments in senior secured…