Outsourcing
27 January 2023
Top of the chain
With the Consumer Duty expected to come into effect on 31 July 2023, the responsibility to comply will apply to the entire supply chain, including fund managers
27 January 2023
Colmore launches HELIOS update
Features include individual investment analytics, increased customisation and performance benchmarking
27 January 2023
Citco partners with Fenergo
Citco to integrate Fenergo’s client lifecycle management platform
26 January 2023
The Profile: Marc Seitz, AlphaQ Venture Capital
The CTO shares lessons learned when moving from founding companies to funding them
26 January 2023
Valutico closes first financing round
The valuations platform has secured investment from outside investors, including PUSH Ventures, aws Gründerfonds and Erste Group
25 January 2023
Travers Smith names Cawood as PE head
The appointment follows several departures from the law firm as US-led groups build their European practices
25 January 2023
Crestbridge appoints senior risk and compliance officer
Marie Morris joins from Butterfield Bank to assume the roles of director and money laundering compliance officer
24 January 2023
Diligend secures series A and rebrands
Financing round led by Nasdaq Ventures; Diligend becomes Dasseti
24 January 2023
Simpson Thacher appoints financial regulatory lawyer
Stephanie Biggs joins from Travers Smith to co-lead the firm’s European financial services and funds regulatory team
23 January 2023
Aztec Group appoints CEO
Kathryn Purves to assume CEO role as Edward Moore, founder of Aztec Group, becomes chair of the group board
23 January 2023
Core opens for business
The company offers a range of fund administration services for GPs based in Guernsey
23 January 2023
Apex acquires Bank of America’s Irish fund depositary services
Acquisition should see Apex deepen its independent depositary services offering
23 January 2023
5 minutes with… Oliver Freigang and Gregor Kreuzer, founders of qashqade
We spoke to the CEO and CPO of qashqade to discuss waterfall and carry calculations, and find out more about how the company is automating them
23 January 2023
Tackling tokenization
As GP appetite for tokenization increases, concerns around liquidity, security and regulation need demystifying
20 January 2023
Goodwin grows secondaries practice
Partner Jacqueline Eaves joins after four years at Kirkland & Ellis
19 January 2023
Venn enhances portfolio analytics platform
The platform’s interpolation functionality uses a public market proxy to deliver an approximated daily return stream for the private market
19 January 2023
Talos partners with Formidium
The partnership combines fund administration services with digital asset trading strategies
18 January 2023
Macfarlanes expands private investment funds practice
Stephen Ross joins the firm after nine years as a partner at Sidley Austin
18 January 2023
Abacus adds cybersecurity offering
Company has acquired boutique consulting firms Gotham Security and GoVanguard
18 January 2023
Crosslake acquires Intechnica
Acquisition sees Crosslake expand its European presence
18 January 2023
‘CFOs are embracing their role as strategic leaders’
Key takeaways from EY’s 10th annual Global Private Equity Survey
17 January 2023
IDR launches next-generation fund subscription
The service aims to provide a smooth fund subscription service that easily connects GPs and LPs
17 January 2023
Apex acquires Luxembourg’s ALFI Partners
The acquisition aims to deliver a cross-border fund-distribution solution
13 January 2023
Pinsent Masons acquires Morgan Green Advisory
Law firm expands its ESG services by joining forces with sustainability finance consultancy
13 January 2023
Addleshaw expands Paris PE team
DLA Piper’s Kropfinger to build out and lead tax department
12 January 2023
KBRA reports relative resilience for 2023
Rating agency highlights stability in the private equity and credit sectors
12 January 2023
CACEIS partners with Clarity AI
Partnership launches ESG platform for asset managers and institutional clients
12 January 2023
Capital-raising punishment: Painful process
A sleek and streamlined onboarding process is vital to make sure hard-won commitments aren’t scared off
11 January 2023
Apex acquires Pacific Fund Systems
Acquisition will see Apex act as single-source provider for new and existing PFS clients
11 January 2023
Apperio secures $7m in funding
Fresh capital will be deployed to further develop the company’s corporate counsel product and support US expansion
11 January 2023
Capital-raising punishment: Laborious letters
An increasingly complex regulatory environment and investor sophistication have resulted in longer side letters. With the rock to be pushed up the hill of compliance getting larger, how can GPs ensure it stays at the top?
10 January 2023
Apex, Mosaic and Aon launch fund insurance product
Partnership aims to provide directors and officers insurance, factoring ESG credentials into the risk assessment
9 January 2023
Highvern Ireland to offer fund administration services
The Central Bank of Ireland has granted the firm regulatory approval for fund administration services
9 January 2023
Reed Smith expands private credit practice
Linn Mayhew joins from McGuireWoods as partner
9 January 2023
RedeWire portal to tackle restrictive marketing rules
Built against a backdrop of complex marketing regulations and tough fundraising conditions, Rede’s new LP portal gathers new fund offerings in one place
6 January 2023
Neutral horizons
Invesco’s 2023 Investment Outlook predicts a neutral valuations environment for the year ahead, despite tricky market conditions
5 January 2023
Pinsent’s Bowen joins K&L to launch Dublin office
Gayle Bowen is joined by Shane Geraghty and Michelle Lloyd as founding partners
5 January 2023
Caplight launches valuations platform
Tool aims to improve transparency in private secondary markets
4 January 2023
MUFG IS appoints head of fund finance for APAC
Citi’s Fi Dinh joins the firm to lead its expanding offering in the region
4 January 2023
RFA enhances cyber security services
The technology provider has incorporated external attack surface management and breach monitoring solutions to its cyber security offerings
4 January 2023
Centerbridge appoints operations director for Europe
Russell Proffitt-Perchard was previously executive vice-president for real assets at Citco
3 January 2023
5 minutes with… David Genn, CEO of Goji
We spoke to the CEO of Goji to find out how they are using digitisation to open up investor access to private equity funds
22 December 2022
Canoe partners with SimCorp
Partnership aims to provide improved actionable data, intelligence and operational efficiencies
21 December 2022
MJ Hudson appoints director in ESG and sustainability team
Mark Thompson joins MJ Hudson’s London office
20 December 2022
Novata partners with Watershed
Partnership aims to assist with ESG disclosure and investor reporting
19 December 2022
Vector launches fund accounting tool
The cloud-based platform will include an investor portal, along with portfolio monitoring and reporting capabilities
15 December 2022
A piece of the pie
As the alternative assets sector becomes more attractive for DC pension schemes, fund managers are tasked with scaling up to accommodate liquidity management
14 December 2022
IPEV publishes updated guidelines
The latest version includes updates reflecting the impact of distressed market conditions
14 December 2022
Euroclear acquires Goji
The acquisition allows Euroclear to enter the private markets through digitisation
13 December 2022
Malk partners with Integrum ESG
Partnership should combine advisory and data solutions for portfolio company ESG management
13 December 2022
Third Bridge launches value chain solution
In-platform feature aims to speed up investment research by visualising an entity’s commercial structure
12 December 2022
Apex expands in the Nordics
Formerly at Nordic Trustee, Felix Edgren will head up the company’s offering
9 December 2022
CSRD implementation removes GP hurdle
The CSRD has been officially adopted as EU legislation, removing a GP operational burden
8 December 2022
Cascata launches waterfall tool
The tool should allow fund administrators to share their waterfall/carry calculations with clients and auditors more easily
8 December 2022
IQ-EQ acquires Laven Compliance
Acquisition sees IQ-EQ expand its regulatory compliance services
7 December 2022
Goji partners with Apex
The partnership aims to streamline onboarding, KYC & AML and digital subscriptions
7 December 2022
Allvue partners with Exos
Partnership launches a tool for evaluating loan portfolios to assist with identifying and executing trades
6 December 2022
SS&C acquires CFO Fund Services
Acquisition will see SS&C expand its venture capital and family office services
6 December 2022
Accelex partners with qashqade
Partnership aims to streamline data and valuation workflows
5 December 2022
Comment: Known or knowable? It depends
Nic Müller, CEO of Avega Capital Management, looks at a recent clarification to the IPEV guidelines, and hopes greater harmonisation is coming