Category: Independents

IMF Bentham Cayman Advisory Services Ltd, a subsidiary of Australia-headquartered IMF Bentham Limited, has appointed SS&C GlobeOp to administer its newly launched USD500m closed-end fund that was established to underwrite non-US disputes around the world. IMF is a global dispute resolution funder. A current client, IMF appointed SS&C GlobeOp to provide fund administration, AML services…

CBRE has been appointed the fund and property administrator for Pacific Oak Capital, a privately held asset management company that spun off from KBS Holdings in 2018. CBRE will provide services from property to fund-level accounting and compliance work for Pacific Oak Capital’s three existing REIT-structured funds. CBRE’s investment accounting & reporting solutions group offers…

Griffin Capital Company, a California-based asset manager, has appointed NES Financial to provide its Opportunity Zone fund administration suite. Griffin Capital’s alternative investment solutions include non-listed real estate investment trusts (REITs), actively managed interval funds, tax-advantaged Delaware statutory trusts (DSTs), and an Opportunity Zone Fund. “NES Financial is the only administrator we’ve found with the…

Gen II Fund Services, a U.S.-based private equity fund administrator, has been named the exclusive fund administrator to certain private equity funds sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Inc. and its affiliates. As part of the appointment, Gen II will provide fund accounting and reporting, fund administration and other related services to ASI’s U.S. private equity…

Aztec Group has made four senior appointments in its Luxembourg office. Philippe Detournay has been appointed as director in the private equity business, while Waqas Khan and Gianmaria Lombardo have been appointed as associate directors. Detournay joins from Luxembourg-based Axior, where he was an advisor and non-executive director. Prior to this, he spent 13 years…

Silicon Valley-based NES Financial has been contracted to provide its purpose-built Opportunity Zone fund administration suite to Arcis Real Estate Capital LLC, a U.S.-based investment management and advisory firm that sponsors and invests in real estate asset classes such as student housing, multifamily, senior living, and hospitality.

Vistra, the Asia-based provider of global trust, fund administration and corporate services, has appointed Jervis Smith as country managing director of Luxembourg. Smith will be responsible for leading Vistra’s Luxembourg office and growing the business, as well as the Vistra office in The Netherlands. Vistra has nearly 250 staff in Luxembourg, its second largest operation…