TMF Group, the Netherlands-based provider of compliance and administrative services, has acquired PLC, a Mexico-based fund administrator providing global entity management and domiciliation services to international fund managers and Mexico pension funds.
Category: Independents
Zedra hires group CFO
Zedra, the European administrator, has appointed Tony DeBiase as group CFO. Based in Jersey, C.I., he joins from The Davies Group, where he held the role of group CFO for 12 years.
IQ-EQ acquires Agama
IQ-EQ has acquired Agama Group, an independent regulatory compliance firm based in France and Luxembourg. Agama provides regulatory compliance, internal control and operations support to asset managers and funds across private equity, real estate and other asset classes. The firm is made up of four business units, with >50 employees across Paris and Luxembourg.
Waystone opens in Paris
Waystone, the European provider of specialist services to the global asset management industry, has opened its first Paris office, hiring Amin Zeghlache to lead the operation alongside Denis Harty, head of Continental Europe.
Ocorian hires from BNPP
Colm O’Brien has joined Ocorian as head of EMEA sales – funds. Prior to joining Ocorian, he was global head of sales, alternatives, for BNP Paribas’ securities services business.
Lee Marshall joins JTC
JTC,, a C.I.-based provider of professional services, has appointed of Lee Marshall as managing director of JTC luxembourg s.a.
Gen II hires head of depositary services
Gen II Fund Services LLC has appointed Massimo Bernacchia as its new head of depositary services in Luxembourg. He will be responsible for the leadership and development of depositary services in Europe. He joins Gen II from a global wealth manager where he was the head of the business’s safekeeping and cash monitoring team for…
Highvern to combine with Permian
Highvern, Telemos Capital and Permian have signed binding agreements to combine Highvern and Permian to create a funds and private capital services provider. Existing shareholders will re-invest alongside both senior management teams. Telemos, backed by the Jacobs family, will ensure the new group has the financial support to continue investing in its service offerings, people…
Altum hires MD for Jersey
Altum , a C.I.-based provider of fund, corporate and family office solutions, has appointed Scott McClure as managing director for Jersey. In this role, He previously worked in a senior executive role at a global fund administrator.
Apex hires for transformation
Apex has appointed a new global head of transformation. Based in New York, Don Yeisley will lead the delivery and improvement team, focusing on client-driven technology and business process initiatives and improvements.