The Thames Valley region’s credentials as the ideal location for dynamic and ambitious companies to thrive will mean it will continue to attract investor interest in 2022, according to Grant Thornton UK LLP. Reflecting on an “outstanding” 2021 for deals, Peter Jennings, Corporate Finance Partner at Grant Thornton is confident

Apex Group (Apex) has been appointed by Starlight Capital (Starlight) for Fund Administration and Corporate Services. Starlight Capital was founded in 2021 by Tao Tang, co-founder of Eastern Bell Capital. Starlight Capital focuses on investments in B2B enterprises services within the digital economy at an angle of early-stage opportunities.  The

Gen II Luxembourg Services (Gen II), a wholly-owned subsidiary of private equity fund administrator Gen II Fund Services, has completed the firm’s International Standard on Assurance Engagements (ISAE) 3402 Type I Report in the areas of fund accounting, transfer agency, and depositary services. The ISAE 3402 is an internationally recognised

iCapital, a global fintech platform providing access and efficiency in alternative investing for the asset and wealth management industries, has acquired Bank of Singapore’s in-house private market feeder fund platform. With the deal, iCapital takes over the management and operation of the bank’s private market feeder funds while Bank of

Maples and Calder’s Irish Funds & Investment Management team has retained its position as the leading legal adviser to Irish-serviced funds for the ninth consecutive year as ranked by Monterey Insight. This recognition further highlights the Group’s reputation as a market-leading and award winning adviser to the global funds industry.

Northern Trust has partnered with 5th Century Partners (5CP), a purpose-driven private investment firm based in Chicago, to provide fund administration and related services. The relationship includes banking, investor services and support for the launch of 5CP’s oversubscribed debut fund, which closed to investors earlier this year with $144 million

iCapital, a global fintech platform driving access and efficiency in alternative investing for the asset and wealth management industries, is leading a consortium to develop a distributed ledger-based solution for the alternative investment ecosystem. The group will champion an industry-wide initiative to drive the next generation in operational efficiency, security,

Gridline’s new alternative asset marketplace is aiming to provide greater opportunity for individual investors and wealth managers to invest in top-tier alternative assets and fund managers. Just as Vanguard introduced index-based investing to public markets in the 1970s, Gridline is introducing index-based investing to private markets, allowing non-institutional investors the

European credit specialist AlbaCore Capital Group (AlbaCore) has launched a new solution focusing on Carbon Conscious Investing (CCI), the first European private market solution to provide line-by-line greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting for a corporate credit portfolio. The model and methodology, developed in-house by AlbaCore, reflects the portfolio’s GHG footprint for