Private equity firm GTCR is to acquire Ultimus Fund Solutions and The Gemini Companies in a strategic combination. The combined company, which will operate as Ultimus Fund Solutions, will be a leading provider of full service fund administration, accounting and investor
Tradex Global Advisors, a privately held hedge fund, has acquired JCL Capital Partners and launched Tradex Realty Partners, a real estate finance company that originates and/or acquires senior loans collateralised by institutional quality real estate in well-located, supply constrained markets. Tradex
EPIC Holdings is to acquire Integro Holdings, a specialty insurance brokerage and consulting business in the US with revenue in excess of USD150 million. Financial terms of the proposed transaction have not been disclosed. Integro USA brings to EPIC expertise that is
Euronext, the leading pan-European exchange, has approached the Board of Directors of Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA to seek its support for a EUR625 million cash tender offer for all the outstanding shares of the Norwegian Stock Exchange and national
GTS, an electronic market maker across global financial instruments, has acquired an ownership stake in Wavelength Capital Management, a New York-based systematic investment firm. Wavelength was founded five years ago as an independent investment management firm specialising in liquid, transparent,
Backstop Solutions Group, a cloud-based productivity suite provider for institutional and alternative investors, is to acquire BarclayHedge, a provider of alternative investment data and indices. With proprietary access to the 2,200 alternative investment managers and 6,900 funds tracked by BarclayHedge,
Resolute Investment Managers (Resolute), a diversified, multi-affiliate asset management platform with more than 40 affiliated and independent relationships, is to acquire a majority interest in National Investment Services (NIS), an asset manager specialising in fixed-income strategies. With offices in Milwaukee,
Lyxor Asset Management has completed the integration of Commerzbank’s asset management activities and of its total EUR16 billion in assets under management, following the purchase of Commerzbank’s Equity Markets & Commodities business by its parent company Societe Generale Group in
Broadridge Financial Solutions has acquired ClearStructure Financial Technology, a global provider of portfolio management solutions for the private debt markets. Broadridge’s SaaS technology currently powers more than 550 hedge funds, traditional asset managers and fund administrators with a complete front-to-back,
Siebert Financial Corp (Siebert), a provider of financial services, has completed the acquisition of Weeden Prime Services (Weeden Prime), a prime brokerage services provider for hedge funds and family offices. Weeden Prime is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Siebert. The
