Outsourcing
29 May 2020
Majority of fund managers expect significant Q1 NAV decrease
35.6% of respondents anticipate NAV reductions between 6% and 10%, while 17.8% expect a decrease of between 16% and 20%
27 May 2020
Tax consultancy Wheelhouse launches
The London-based firm provides management, regulatory reporting, accounting, tax, HR consultancy and outsourcing solutions
22 May 2020
Aztec appoints two in Luxembourg
James Vella-Bamber has been named group head of private debt while Peter Brown is head of private debt
21 May 2020
PE under cyber attack
As cyber attacks become more frequent and more sophisticated, are private equity firms doing enough to protect themselves?
21 May 2020
Rising LPA amendments
With most GPs needing greater flexibility and more liquidity, there has been a surge in LPA amendments.
18 May 2020
Alabaster joins Ropes & Gray
He joins from Linklaters where he was a partner for six years.
18 May 2020
WGAM invests in Validus
WGAM believes Validus is well-positioned to respond to growing needs of managing operational risks
18 May 2020
Colmore establishes ML and data team
Kamil Leoniuk and Lukasz Szczesiak to lead Colmore's new business unit focused on machine learning and data automation
15 May 2020
JTC opens Dublin office
Ronan Reilly and Imran Khan have been hired as MD and director, respectively, to lead the office
15 May 2020
Ocorian makes leadership team appointment
Melville Rodrigues has been hired to develop the firm's UK funds offering
13 May 2020
LGL makes double hire
Stephen McKenna is head of debt, while Zena Couppey has been named chief commercial officer
13 May 2020
Credit Suisse’s Zandona joins Apex
He is responsible for the continued growth of Apex’s Luxembourg offering
13 May 2020
Aztec names real assets head Jersey
Richard Anthony will continue to oversee outsourcing activities while assisting with the firm’s overall business development
12 May 2020
SimCorp enters South Africa
Local firms are seeking to scale and automate investment operations and move away from outdated, legacy systems
7 May 2020
SS&C partners with FLX Distribution
The partnership enables asset managers to access fund services and distribution opportunities in one place
7 May 2020
5 minutes with… Eve Ellis, Ropes & Gray
Financial services regulation specialist Eve Ellis outlines steps GPs need to take to maintain compliance, what regulators expect and key regulatory developments for 2020
6 May 2020
Sanne acquires Inbhear
The deal is part of Sanne's move to strengthen its expertise in Dublin
4 May 2020
DWF hires EY’s Gee to corporate practice
He will offer a full service to fund managers and clients including regulatory advice and transactions
4 May 2020
The demo is in the detail
Sitting back and watching software demos might seem like a good idea right now, but in reality they require a lot of prep and careful consideration
1 May 2020
Palatine-backed SMP buys RBC’s corporate services HK
As part of the deal, RBC’s clients and employees of this division will transfer to SMP
1 May 2020
CSC expands fund services into Ireland
The firm was granted a licence to provide its offering there by the Central Bank of Ireland
30 April 2020
More fund finance, secondaries, comms and PR
MJ Hudson's top predictions of trends expected to emerge following the crisis, including new forms of fund finance, recovering secondaries dealflow and better comms
29 April 2020
Apex partners with Triple Point
Apex will use Triple Point's blockchain platform to connect its clients with buyers and sellers on the secondary market
28 April 2020
Aztec promotes three in PE team
Matt Horton, Gavin Hayman and Alan Ross are part of the firm's PE leadership team
27 April 2020
MUFG hires TMF’s Mas in Luxembourg
He is responsible for establishing the oversight model and the continued expansion of the firm’s private equity and real assets operations in Luxembourg
24 April 2020
Comment: Career goals
Nic Müller of KPMG Luxembourg asks if it's time to change the service provider to GP career path
24 April 2020
Apex expands Throgmorton into Jersey
This is the second of a number of geographic expansions planned for the brand.
21 April 2020
Ocorian acquires Allegro
The deal furthers Ocorian’s fund admin offering across all investment structures and specialisms including green energy, listed and private funds
20 April 2020
Harrison joins DWF’s fund finance practice
He joins from law firm CMS, where he was a partner in the firm’s finance group for eight years and focused on debt finance
20 April 2020
Comment: Private equity lawyers: The new investment bankers?
Ann-Marie Goodbody and Seamus Hoar of Major, Lindsey & Africa discuss the war on PE talent in the legal market
15 April 2020
Nothing to see here: LP defaults are fake news
Following reports of LP defaults, the Fund Finance Association (FFA) has released a statement on current market activity, as well as best practices.
14 April 2020
Sanne promotes Bingham to CSO
He will help drive the firm’s organic growth strategy and the development of its client service proposition
9 April 2020
Liquidity in lockdown: Lenders
How are GPs working with their lenders to access more liquidity? What can be done if covenant breaches occur?
8 April 2020
How fund admins are supporting staff wellbeing amid WFH
Here are some examples of how fund admins are supporting their employees' wellbeing during this time
7 April 2020
Citco launches tech platform for GCs
The platform aims to harmonise admin of global entities
6 April 2020
WFH best practice: Life in lockdown
Consultants 3LDC return with their next instalment, this time looking at the longer term impacts of remote working and how to adapt processes
6 April 2020
Reed Smith hires Hogan Lovells’ Gelpi
Baptiste worked at Hogan Lovells for 20 years and headed up the firm’s French debt capital markets practice
3 April 2020
Time to bring in the (remote) experts
With private equity firms moving to remote working set ups, now is the time to bring in experts adept at this way of working
3 April 2020
JTC acquires US fund admin NESF
The deal is part of JTC’s ongoing growth strategy, which includes developing its ICS business in the US
2 April 2020
IQ-EQ launches investor solutions offering
IQ-EQ has launched an investor solutions offering, a real-time reporting tool named Cosmos
1 April 2020
Vistra hires four from TMF
The new recruits expand the firm's PE capabilities as it plans to introduce additional PE services later this year
31 March 2020
WFH best practice: Emergency response phase
Nick Murphy from consultancy 3LDC outlines the do's and don'ts for the first phase of working from home
30 March 2020
New powers
The proliferation of fund financing products opens an unexpected path for CFOs to operate in a strategic and value-add manner
27 March 2020
Hazard warning: valuations in the midst of volatility
Key considerations for valuing portfolio companies in current conditions
27 March 2020
Apex launches digital banking platform
The solution processes and opens bank accounts without physical documents
25 March 2020
SS&C acquires Captricity
Captricity is a machine learning solution that translates paper and handwritten documents into a digital format
25 March 2020
C5’s Piennar on handling the pandemic
“We are seeing a surge in demand for cybersecurity services” - C5 Capital
24 March 2020
Luxembourg adapts to temporary substance requirements
The jurisdiction enacted emergency legislation to protect investment funds and companies against the global pandemic
24 March 2020
MUFG hires two directors
The firm hired Lizzy Buss as executive director of EMEA Sales and Cliodhna Murphy as executive director, product development
23 March 2020
MJ Hudson acquires Meyler
US-based Meyler specialises in marketing services and analytics for alternative assets
23 March 2020
Linklaters’ Wheater joins Debevoise
She joins as international counsel and member of the tax and private equity groups in London
20 March 2020
Guernsey and Jersey adjust substance requirements
Guernsey and Jersey have collectively adjusted their requirements for economic substance amid the outbreak of Covid-19, to help reduce the spread of the virus
17 March 2020
5 minutes with… Troy Pospisil, InCloudCounsel
InCloudCounsel founder and CEO Troy Pospisil discusses the advantages of digitising legal contracts
16 March 2020
JTC acquires Sanne’s private client business
The £12m deal sees Sanne's team move into JTC's Jersey HQ
16 March 2020
The Profile: Stephen Richmond, CFO Abris Capital
Stephen Richmond tracks his journey from investment director to CFO, and the nuances of operating funds in central and eastern Europe
13 March 2020
Apex expands Throgmorton into US
Throgmorton, acquired by Apex in June 2019, provides tax, payroll HR and company secretarial services across the UK
12 March 2020
Covid-19 and private equity
Everything private equity operational functions need to consider in the face of the global pandemic
9 March 2020
PE faces tighter remuneration rules
Bank-style regulation continues to extend to private capital markets, says Linklaters
5 March 2020
Ashurst appoints PE head in Milan
Throughout his career, Fabio Niccoli has focused on the Italian mid-cap market