Fundraising & fund structuring
26 September 2023
Filament Syfter and SourceScrub team up
Partnership aims to support firms in data-driven decision making
22 September 2023
ERM and Greenomy join forces
The sustainability consultancy aims to incorporate Greenomy’s ESG reporting services
22 September 2023
What the AI?!... NGP Capital
VP of data analytics Atte Honkasalo and partner Christian Noske discuss how NGP’s internal startup search platform is shaking up operational workflows
20 September 2023
BlackRock joins Allfunds’ Private Partners programme
Firm aims to broaden access to its private markets offering for wealth management clients
20 September 2023
Ontra expands legal operating platform
Ontra Atlas is an automated entity management solution
20 September 2023
Socium Fund Services launches loan agency and administration services
The Suntera Global-owned fund administrator extends its product offering to private credit firms
18 September 2023
Paloma Capital signs fund finance facility with OakNorth
The PE real estate investor has secured a £45m revolving credit facility
18 September 2023
DIY in the wild wild East
Across Lebanon and Palestine, enterprising GPs are piloting their industry with no legislative framework or operational ecosystem, as Matthias Plötz investigates
15 September 2023
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG acquires Elf Capital
The German asset manager will also co-invest up to €100m into Elf Capital’s funds
14 September 2023
MML promotes Darroch to partner
The finance director has been at the firm since 2021
14 September 2023
Dancing to the same tune?
With GP stake investors increasingly eyeing the European mid-market, GPs must ensure they are in sync with their new partners.
13 September 2023
Altum Group granted UCI extension
The extension to the Undertaking for Collective Investment allows the company to offer its services to all alternative investment funds
13 September 2023
Gen II launches strategic and digital solutions group
Robert Caporale has been appointed as group president
12 September 2023
Alpha acquires Cobase
FX solutions provider set to acquire 85% of the multibank connectivity platform, subject to approval from the Netherlands’ central bank
12 September 2023
Vector updates fund accounting tool
The fund administrator has incorporated a GP and LP portal into Valence
11 September 2023
Data constraints the biggest ESG integration hurdle
Some 71% of respondents to the BNP Paribas ESG Global Survey 2023 find lack of ESG data quality a major barrier to making more sustainable investments
11 September 2023
Cardano partners with DiligenceVault
Risk and sustainability advisory firm to integrate digital diligence platform for automated ODD services
11 September 2023
Apex establishes presence in Korea
Non-executive director Simon Hurst will advise on the office launch
11 September 2023
What the AI?!...Equipped.ai
CEO of Equipped.ai Ed Green shares how the firm is making operations smoother with automation
7 September 2023
Welsh joins Partners Group
Kieran Welsh joins the fund finance team, and was previously at National Australia Bank
7 September 2023
Valutico partners with Integra International
Tax, audit and accounting association will offer Valutico’s valuation services to its clients
7 September 2023
Profile: Yacine Zarrouk, Ardian
Head of Ardian Abu Dhabi reveals to us the strategic aspects of setting up a regional office in the UAE
6 September 2023
Context Analytics launches CAPE
The software automates data extraction from various pitch decks into a structured format
6 September 2023
Onboarding liquidity providers biggest FX operational challenge
MillTechFX’s latest report lays out the biggest operational obstacles when it comes to FX hedging
4 September 2023
GLAS to acquire French trust business Pristine
Pristine’s fiducie and fund structuring and management services will be folded into the GLAS SAS business offering
4 September 2023
Mirabaud Asset Management partners with Zebra Impact Ventures
The two asset managers will combine forces to target the climate technology sector
30 August 2023
Same soup just reheated
LPs’ operational priorities are unchanged in 2023 and include automation, understanding new investment structures and creating workflow efficiencies, Dynamo Software survey finds
24 August 2023
What’s in a name?
European Commission’s Retail Investment Strategy to further amend AIFMD and do away with ‘undue costs’, broaden definition of professional investor and ban inducements
23 August 2023
Private debt is LPs’ best race horse
Private equity maintains position as investors’ preferred asset class but private debt overwhelmingly outperformed expectations
23 August 2023
GP Fund Solutions anchors in Ireland
Fund administrator is the latest non-European player to make a move into the bloc, following the news of Crestbridge and Altum in July
22 August 2023
HPE Growth sells minority GP stake
Nieland Family Office’s involvement to provide fresh funds and address succession planning
22 August 2023
Sounds of the summit… Tech spec
A post-summit debrief sees BGF’s Alastair Pilgrim and Federated Hermes’ Matt Guy discuss developing tech stacks
21 August 2023
Securitize acquires Onramp Invest
The acquisition allows registered investment advisers to offer PE investments to their clients
18 August 2023
Sounds of the Summit… ODD one out
As fundraising gets tougher, ODD processes are getting longer and more demanding. However, according to speakers at the Operational Leaders’ Summit, there could be some bright spots amidst the gloom.
18 August 2023
Ogier promotes Tuohy to partner
Tommy Tuohy advises on fund finance in the Cayman Islands
16 August 2023
TMF acquires FIDD
The fund administrator consolidation will expand TMF’s presence in Latin America
11 August 2023
Foresight promotes Banks to fund finance director
Lynsey Banks manages a fund finance team of six individuals in London
10 August 2023
Inveniam launches Inveniam AI
The Miami-based division is developing automated blockchain-enabled data interpretation tools for private markets
8 August 2023
IDR secures Hamilton Lane investment
Hamilton Lane has also integrated IDR’s onboarding services into its own processes
7 August 2023
PitchBook expands LCD research
The data provider has added LCD Credit News and Debt Deal Data into its platform
7 August 2023
Comment: Avoiding the tripwires
Pinsent Masons partner Mark Shaw details how to avoid regulatory issues when distributing non-EU funds within the EU
4 August 2023
Waystone LFS acquisition satisfies contractual conditions
The sale is expected to be completed by October 2023
3 August 2023
5 min with… Marcus P. Höfer, base camp management consulting
In conversation with The Drawdown, the CEO explains what the firm’s philosophy of ‘being a sparring partner to the CFO office’ means in practice and talks about industry trends.
3 August 2023
Profile: Markus Gyssler, EMERAM Capital Partners
The managing partner and COO reflects on 10 years at the firm, walks through its succession programme and explains how he combines operational with investment duties
31 July 2023
Guernsey updates compliance audit requirement
GPs are now required to appoint an independent audit role
27 July 2023
Permira buys stake in AltamarCAM
Fresh funds to further AltamarCAM’s client services and international expansion
27 July 2023
Socium Fund Services partners with Broadridge
Socium will incorporate Broadridge’s Sentry tool to improve its debt fund administration services
27 July 2023
Sounds of the summit… Asset managers assemble
Discussions from OLS concluded that the time to create a ChatGPT policy was yesterday. Here’s why your firm needs one too
26 July 2023
Kudu acquires stake in Apera
Minority investment to fuel Apera’s growth and diversify firm’s client base
26 July 2023
Goldman Sachs launches ELTIF
We speak to Barry Fricke, head of EMEA alternatives distribution for wealth at the firm, to understand the operational setup of the fund
24 July 2023
Pinsent Masons grows Luxembourg funds team
Benoît Rose joins after four years at Ogier and becomes firm’s third addition to the team this year
24 July 2023
Regulators continue to woo retail investors in PE
As France proposes to remove further ELTIF restrictions, the FCA issues a policy statement opening up LTAF to retail and DC pensions schemes investors