Two investment management platform firms have formed a partnership to offer a one-stop hosting solution to their international client base of hedge funds, private equity and real estate funds. Laven Partners will provide UK Appointed Representative and AIFM solutions as
SYZ Group has launched SYZ Capital, a private market investment and advisory specialist. As the fourth business arm of the group, it focuses on selecting attractive investment opportunities across private markets, offering tailor-made solutions through thematic funds and co-investment vehicles,
ZEDRA Group, a specialist in Trust, Corporate and Fund Services has acquired LJ Fiduciary, from investment firm Alvarium. LJ Fiduciary will be rebranded and merged into the existing ZEDRA network. The deal is subject to local regulatory approval. LJ Fiduciary’s
Arcmont Asset Management (Arcmont) has launched as an independent private debt business following the completion of its separation from BlueBay Asset Management (BlueBay). Arcmont currently manages institutional assets of over EUR13 billion and is focused on delivering flexible capital solutions
KRM22, a technology and software investment company that focuses on risk management for capital markets, has partnered with deltaconX, a provider of regulatory reporting services for European financial-, energy- and commodity trading organisations. The deltaconX SaaS-based service, which will be
Progressive Capital Partners (Progressive Capital), an independent Swiss investment boutique specialising in niche alternatives and managed futures strategies, is to acquire Vontobel Asset Management’s “Alternative Fund Solutions” unit. Further to an existing mandate and a fund solution, their current team of
Alpha FMC, a provider of specialist consultancy services to the Asset and Wealth Management industry has completed the acquisition of Obsidian Solutions Limited, a financial services cloud-based SaaS business in the United Kingdom. Obsidian brings a highly complementary suite of
Vistra, a global corporate service, trust and fund administration provider, has completed the rebrand of London Legalisation Services (LLS), a London-based provider of legalisation and consular services, as Vistra. Derek Kemp (pictured), Regional Managing Director, UK, Ireland, Channel Islands &
EDBI, a global Asian-based Investor, is now a Pico investor and strategic partner. Pico provides transparent, low-latency financial markets solutions. Instant access to financial markets is provided via PicoNet, a globally comprehensive network platform instrumented natively with Corvil analytics and telemetry. Its
Evercore Partners Inc has agreed to purchase a 45% non-controlling interest in ABS Investment Management, LLC, an institutionally focused equity long/short hedge fund-of-funds manager. Under the terms of the purchase agreement, Evercore will pay approximately USD45 million in cash to
