Apex plans to acquire Bank of America Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited (BACSIL), the Irish depositary business of Bank of America. Apex will acquire BACSIL through its subsidiary, European Depositary Bank. The BACSIL business, based in Dublin, provides depositary services for client assets of USD71.4bn. Upon closing, BACSIL’s team will join Apex in Dublin.
Category: M&A
CSC wins commodities fund mandate
Unearth Capital Limited, a UK-based investment manager, has selected CSC Fund Administration (Ireland) as fund administrator for its inaugural hedge fund, the Unearth Chrome Fund. The fund provides exposure to the commodities sector.
Centaur joins Waystone
Centaur Group, the Ireland-based fund administration and fiduciary services provider, is now part of the Waystone Group, following completion of the acquisition. Centaur’s founders – Karen Malone, Ronan Daly and Eric Bertrand, will join Waystone. The transaction will broaden Waystone’s service offering to asset managers and their investors, adding fund administration to its existing ManCo…
Apex to acquire ALFI Partners
Apex is to acquire ALFI Partners, a third-party marketer. Based in Luxembourg, ALFI Partners promotes a selection of leading international asset management firms to qualified investors. Through ALFI Partners’ network, the business enables European investors and non-European asset managers to meet and build productive relationships. Since its creation, over EUR20bn has been invested through ALFI…
Apex to acquire PFS
Apex is to acquire Pacific Fund Systems (PFS), the Isle of Man-based fund administration software provider, from its co-founders and Pollen Street Capital. The acquisition follows Apex’s longstanding partnership with PFS through the use of PFS-PAXUS and will expand use of the technology platform to enhance the delivery of timely, accurate and independent portfolio accounting,…
BNP Paribas invests in AccessFintech
BNP Paribas has invested in AccessFintech, a fintech focused on the capital markets’ operating model through data and workflow collaboration. The investment is being made by BNP Paribas’s securities services unit. Clients will be able to enhance operational efficiency through the deployment of AccessFintech’s Synergy data collaboration network. Synergy helps market participants reduce collateral needs…
Apex completes Maitland deal
Apex has completed its acquisition of the fund services and third-party ManCo business operations of Maitland International Holdings plc, the South Africa-based fund services provider. Maitland provides services for 120 direct investment managers and 25 fund sponsors, with >USD200bn AuA and USD17bn AuM. Maitland’s 570 employees will join the group, expanding Apex’s existing presence in…
STP acquires WealthSite
STP Investment Services, a U.S.-based fund administrator that was acquired by Lovell Minnick earlier this year, has acquired WealthSite, a firm that provides an accounting, portfolio management, reporting and analytics platform to single and multi-family offices, traditional wealth advisory firms and money managers serving UNHW clients. The acquisition brings STP’s total AuA to >USD400bn.
Euroclear plans to acquire Goji
Euroclear plans to acquire Goji, a UK-based provider of digital access and technology-enabled solutions for private markets, subject to regulatory approval. Goji serves nearly 30,000 investors from 80 investor jurisdictions, and is regulated by the FCA. Apex recently selected Goji for onboarding of alternatives clients.
IQ-EQ acquires Laven Compliance
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based fund services provider, has acquired Laven Compliance Limited, formerly part of Laven Group. Laven Compliance is a UK and U.S.-based provider of regulatory compliance, regulatory application support and operational due diligence, servicing financial services clients. The acquisition does not involve any other part of the Laven Group.