Accelex, a UK-based SaaS platform delivering alternative investment data management, has closed a new round of venture financing, raising USD5m. Current investors Illuminate Financial, AlbionVC, Expon Capital and SixThirty Ventures renewed their commitment to the firm and are joined in this round by new investor MassMutual Ventures. The financing will support Accelex’ expansion plans through…
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Capital Pilot launches innovative PE fund
Carey Olsen and HIGHVERN have supported Capital Pilot on the launch of Boost Fund I, the UK’s first automated high-volume investment fund for high-growth UK startups. Established as a Jersey private fund, Boost Fund I invests in UK startups and plans to complete 100 equity investments in less than six months. Carey Olsen acted as…
Northern Trust upgrades liquidity management tool for FOS
Northern Trust has launched an enhanced liquidity management data tool on its Front Office Solutions platform. The web-based tool gives asset owners with significant allocations to private market assets better control over their liquidity through unified and customised reporting. The web-based liquidity management module offers users a comprehensive view of their portfolio’s liquidity based on…
Apex acquires Context365
Apex has acquired the technology platform and conference business of Context365 LLC, a provider of technology and events that connects alternative asset class investors with asset managers. Context365 connects LPs and GPs through its SaaS digital networking and research platform, complementing the group’s existing digital marketing platform, Profilir. In addition, Context365 has a well-established summit…
Mesh ID partners with Eleven
Mesh ID, a Netherlands-based fintech servicing the global trust, corporate services, fund administration and fund management ecosystem, has partnered with Eleven, a fintech focused on the alternatives sector. The relationship aims to deliver all onboarding and servicing needs of the private investor industry. The partnership will integrate Mesh ID’s digital KYC/AML processes and shareable investor…
Ultimus hires three senior RMs
Ultimus LeverPoint Private Fund Solutions, the private fund administrator owned by Ultimus, has added three SVPs to its relationship management team. Lori Shupak was previously a senior vice president at SS&C Technologies, Inc., formerly known as Citi Private Equity Services. Christina Haas was practice growth leader at FD Fund Administration, which was recently acquired by…
Ocorian makes two strategic hires
Two senior front-office appointments at Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator: Jamie Gleeson joins as director of strategic sales, based in the UK. He joins from SS&C, where he was head of EMEA hedge fund sales. He has also worked for BNY Mellon and State Street. Richard Dinn has joined as strategic client director, based in Dublin.…
Formidium hires for tech group
Rakesh Kumar has joined Formidium (formerly Sudrania) as an EVP in the technology group. He was previously at Hitachi Vantara.
Digivault to support blackfridge’s poundtoken
Digivault, the UK-regulated digital asset custodian, has entered into a partnership with poundtoken.io, the first UK-regulated stablecoin that is 100pct backed by GBP. The recently launched stablecoin, poundtoken, is known by the ticker “GBPT”, and is issued by blackfridge, the Isle of Man-based fintech company. KPMG has been appointed as its auditors, whose monthly proof…
Hex Trust opens in Italy
Hex Trust, an Asia-based custodian of digital assets, has expanded to Europe by opening its first European office in Milan, Italy. The establishment of the first office in the EU is part of Hex Trust’s expansion strategy in Europe, in anticipation of the forthcoming implementation of the Markets in Cryptoassets (MiCA) regulation that is expected…