Lemanik Asset Management, the Luxembourg-based ManCo and AIFM, has been appointed as ManCo for the ICBC (Europe) UCITS SICAV. The fund has currently two sub-funds: the China Opportunity Bond Fund and the ICBC Schroders Belt and Road Bond Funds, with ICBC Asset Management (Global) Company Limited (Asia) as investment manager and Schroder Investment Management (Hong…
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Credit Value Partners launches ILP
Credit Value Partners LLC, a U.S.-based private capital firm, has launched one of the first funds to be set up using the new Irish Investment Limited Partnership regime. Carne Group has been appointed as ManCo, with U.S. Bank appointed as administrator and depositary.
Catalyst hires Hebert Almeida as MD, fund services
The Catalyst Group, a Cayman-based start-up fund administrator, has hired Hebert Almeida from Verde Asset Management, a Brazilian firm with USD10bn AuM, where he was responsible for oversight of the group’s back office. At Catalyst he will be managing director, fund services.
Evenlode appoints Equity Trustees as ManCo for new ICAV
Evenlode Investment Management, a UK based investment manager, has launched a second global equity fund in Ireland, the Evenlode Global Opportunities Fund. Equity Trustees, the Australia-based administrator, has been appointed as UCITS ManCo to the Evenlode ICAV.
Northern Trust wins admin mandate for Guernsey VC fund
Northern Trust in Guernsey has been appointed by venture capital firm BB Pureos Bioventures to provide fund administration and banking services for its first fund, BB Pureos Bioventures LP, with commitments of USD205m. Carey Olsen advised Pureos Bioventures on all legal and regulatory aspects of the fund’s launch as a Guernsey-domiciled closed-ended fund.
Centaur hires Gareth Davies as head of client service for PE
Centaur Fund Services, the Ireland-based fund administration and fiduciary services provider, has hired Gareth Davies as head of client service, private equity, Europe. Based in Centaur’s London office, he will support Centaur’s private equity clients and define Centaur’s PE strategy and business development plans. Most recently, he was head of EMEA client relationship management at…
Crestbridge hires Andy Le Couilliard for PE role
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Andy Le Couilliard as associate director, private equity. He was previously at Intertrust.
CC&L appoints HSBC to administer new Irish ICAV
HSBC has been appointed by Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd, one of Canada’s largest independent asset management firms, to provide fund administration, transfer agency, custody and depositary services to its first Ireland-registered UCITS umbrella fund. The initial sub-funds include the CC&L Q Emerging Markets Equity UCITS Fund and the CC&L Q Global Equity…
Michael Madsen joins HSBC to head global PA product
HSBC has appointed Michael Madsen as global head of product for private assets for its securities services business. In this new role, Madsen will focus on development of the private assets product strategy and operating model. He will be based in Luxembourg, reporting to Tony McDonnell, global head of alternative investments, securities services, and Niccolo…
Crestbridge supports launch of energy RAIF for ETIC
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based administrator, has supported the launch of the Energy Transition Europe Fund by Energy Transition International Capital. The fund is a Luxembourg-domiciled RAIF. Crestbridge’s Luxembourg team provided and continues to provide a range of administrative services to the new fund, including accounting, reporting and compliance.