Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Simon Percival as group head of corporate development, responsible for the merger and acquisition strategy and implementation. Based in the UK, he reports directly to Ocorian’s CFO, Anthony Zarmakoupis. Percival joins from Finastra, a fintech company, where he was head of corporate development.
Category: Offshore
Aztec supports Nordic Capital’s new EUR1.2bn fund
Aztec, the C.I.-based administrator, has supported Nordic Capital, a private equity firm and longstanding client, on the first and final close of its Evolution Fund at >EUR1.2bn (USD1.4bn). Aztec has been appointed to provide ongoing administration, financial reporting, depositary and investor services to the fund.
Mainspring to administer new BVI fund
Mainspring Fund Services, a UK-based administrator, has been appointed as administrator for Family & Friends, a recently launched fund domiciled in the British Virgin Islands.
REQ appoints RBC for Irish ICAV admin
REQ AS, a Norwegian asset manager, has selected RBC Investor Services as the service provider for its Irish UCITS ICAV. RBC will provide administration, depositary, custody and middle office services.
Waystone appointed as manager for new Leucadia fund
Leucadia Asset Management has launched the Solanas ESG Sustainability UCITS Fund, a UCITS version of the Solanas ESG Sustainability Fund, which pursues a strategy focused on ESG. The manager of the fund is Waystone Fund Management (IE) Ltd., a company regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. LAM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jefferies Financial…
Ross Thomson joins Crestbridge as head of Lux fund services
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based provider of private equity and real estate administration services, has appointed Ross Thomson as head of funds services in Luxembourg. Prior to joining Crestbridge, he was COO for Carne Global Fund Managers Luxembourg, where he was responsible for the ManCo and AIFM operations.
Northern Trust to support Fundsmith’s SICAV
Northern Trust has been appointed to provide fund accounting, transfer agency and global custody services to Fundsmith’s Luxembourg-domiciled umbrella, Fundsmith SICAV. Fundsmith SICAV was launched in 2011 and currently has EUR6.4bn (USD7.6bn) AuM. At launch, State Street/IFDS were appointed to provide fund administration, custody and TA to the fund. Headquartered in the UK, Fundsmith has…
EFA & ODDO BHF support receivables FCT fund
EFA, ODDO BHF, Smart Lenders AM and Pledg have launched the SLAM Cash Advance FCT fund. EFA and ODDO BHF have been selected by Smart Lenders AM to organise the launch of SLAM Cash Advance FCT (Fonds Commun de Titrisation). This fund aims at acquiring and financing receivables sold by Pledg, a French fintech in…
Alter Domus acquires Beechbrook’s AIFM in Ireland
Alter Domus, the Luxembourg-based provider of services for the alternative investment industry, has launched AIFM and depositary services in Ireland. The launch follows approval by the Central Bank of Ireland for the acquisition of Beechbrook Capital’s Irish AIFM, and authorisation for Alter Domus’ depositary services.
Carne hires Patrick O’Brien as head of Ireland bus dev
Patrick O’Brien has joined Carne Group, the world’s largest third-party ManCo, as head of business development for Ireland. O’Brien spent two years at Intertrust, most recently as global head of client development, and has also worked at Citi and J.P. Morgan. Earlier this year, Carne secured a EUR100m investment from Vitruvian Partners.