18 June 2021

PE needs to spend more on data management

State Street's report found 70% of alternative asset managers said they need to spend more money on data management to handle increased pressures and demands

18 June 2021

Northern Trust extends capabilities in Switzerland

The firm received regulatory approval to provide custodian, depositary, transfer agency and ancillary services in Switzerland

18 June 2021

Alter Domus launches Irish AIFM

Alter Domus has acquired Beechbrook Capital’s Irish AIFM and received authorisation from the Central Bank of Ireland for specialised depositary services

16 June 2021

Freyda secures backing from Google

Freyda uses AI and NLP to extract and normalise data from complex documents for pension funds, endowments, asset managers

15 June 2021

CFOs prioritise cost reductions

Aztec's latest report found 23% of PE CFO/COOs said their main focus this year is to reduce operating costs

15 June 2021

INDOS hires head of AML

Clay Dupuy is responsible for the teams which provide AML officers to funds domiciled in Ireland, Luxembourg and the Cayman Islands

15 June 2021

17Capital finances Investcorp assets

The $200m portfolio financing provides 17Capital with exposure to a diverse set of assets

15 June 2021

Investec’s Mansy joins Macquarie

Investec is winding down its operations in Australia to focus on the UK and South Africa

14 June 2021

Cinven ups bid for Sanne to £1.42bn

Cinven increased its offer by 13% on Sanne’s last closing price before the latest announcement

14 June 2021

Argentex co-CEO steps down

Co-CEO Carl Jani has stepped down, while co-CEO Harry Adams has taken over as sole CEO

14 June 2021

LPs increasingly concerned by tax and regulatory changes

43% of LPs identified regulatory changes as the greatest risk to PE returns

14 June 2021

Role Call: D&I officer

The diversity & inclusion role is emerging in private equity, but how necessary is a dedicated officer?