Because success matters
Fund services
Expert support for fund managers and theiradvisers in some of the world’s most complexregulatory environments
Bahrain | Cayman | Jersey | Luxembourg | UK
Fund services
Why Crestbridge?
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We are a leading global administration, management& corporate governance solutions business, who, inaddition to administration services, provide acomprehensive accounting and taxation complianceservice.
Flexibility, collaboration, reliability and transparency.These are the pillars of our approach at Crestbridge.
As an independent business we have a level of flexibilitythat is increasingly rare to find amongst peers who arebank-owned, private equity-funded or listed. As such,we are able to tailor our services to fit your needs, bothnow and as they evolve.
We are a ‘solutions-driven’ business. We strive toexceed expectations by collaborating with you and youradvisers. Communicating openly at every stage,keeping you as informed as you need to be.
Our reliability is founded on the quality, retention andtraining of our people, and our systems. From thecomplex to the everyday, our clients know they areworking with experienced, director-led teamssupported by robust technology and processes.
We are also committed to transparency in all of ourdealings so you have clear visibility of everything fromthe scope of our work to the structure of our fees.
250+ staff in 5 jurisdictions
90% of client facing staffare professionally qualified
Regulated in 5 jurisdictions
ISAE 3402 Type 2 certified
$120bn assets under administration
Fund services
Fund services
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Our service offering
Accounting & reporting
Compliance services
Director services
FCA regulatory services
Fund establishment, administration and corporategovernance
Listing services
Management company / AIFM services
Our capabilities
Fund servicing capability across five jurisdictions(Bahrain, Cayman, Jersey, London andLuxembourg)
Team of qualified experts including: CharteredSecretaries, Bankers, Accountants, FinancialAnalysts and Surveyors
Customisable reporting and financial statementpreparation to IFRS, FRS102, Lux GAAP and USGAAP standards
NAV calculation up to daily frequency
Expertise with multi-jurisdictional structures(regulated and unregulated)
Your challenge
In an environment of regulatory change and a focus onsubstance, you need to ensure fund strategies aremanaged by a specialist team able to deliver solutionsacross jurisdictions and throughout the life-cycle of thefund structure. Our integrated offering ensures aproactive approach to governance, administration, andfinancial and investor reporting, as well as a solution-driven approach to transaction management.
Our approach
Our approach is resolutely client-centric. We will shapeour solutions around your needs, and our director-ledteams will work closely with yours from day one. We willkeep you informed about the things that matter andprovide absolute transparency in terms of fees. Ourindependence means we can invest in relationships forthe long term, and everything we do is underpinned bya robust framework of technology and businessprocesses.
Our solution
However involved and diverse your requirements, youwill have access to our proven experts across multipledisciplines and jurisdictions and also benefit from ourinvestment in dedicated market-leading platforms. Atthe same time, we work with a clear division ofresponsibilities, so you will know that every detail isbeing taken care of in line with local regulatory andcompliance rules.
Our specialist teams work alongside fund managers and their advisers to navigate a smooth path through some ofthe world’s most complex regulatory frameworks. With an unwavering focus on the needs of managers andinvestors, we deliver a comprehensive service that spans multiple jurisdictions and assets classes – this includesprivate equity, real estate, infrastructure, debt and liquid assets.
Fund services
Key contacts
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MICHAEL NEWTON
GROUP HEAD OF FUND SERVICES
Michael has over 20 years' experience in fund administration, providing high-quality and efficient administration services to multi-jurisdictional fundinvestment structures. He is responsible for developing our fund servicesbusiness and overseeing all client matters.
Previously Michael was a Managing Director and Senior Vice President of aglobal fund administrator and custodian, responsible for assets in excess ofUS$50bn. He is a member of the British Private Equity & Venture CapitalAssociation Channel Islands Committee.
[email protected]+44 1534 835660
ALEX LE QUESNE
DIRECTOR, FUND SERVICES, JERSEY
Alex leads our Real Estate Fund Services team and is responsible for its overallservice delivery to a wide variety of client structures.
Alex was previously a director of a corporate trustee which acts for bothregulated and unregulated property unit trusts, holding over £10bn assets intotal. He has over 13 years' experience in the finance industry, including time inboth the Real Estate and Corporate Finance sectors, having been employed bya major international bank. He has particular expertise in the negotiation andmanagement of transactions and his experience covers a broad range of realestate asset classes. Alex is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers.
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ALEKSANDER JAKIMA
DIRECTOR, LUXEMBOURG
Aleksander joined Crestbridge in January 2019. During his career Alek hasgained his wide knowledge of UCITS and alternative structures during hiscareer in fund administration in various jurisdictions, spanning Luxembourg,Ireland, Italy and Poland. Alek has 13 years’ experience, through which he hasmanaged all the aspects of fund administration, as well as large migrationprojects.
Prior to joining Crestbridge, Aleksander was a Conducting Officer of two fundadministration companies in Luxembourg; a project manager responsible forsetting up operations outside of Luxembourg; large scale migration of funds;as well as a manager of fund administration teams in Ireland. He holds Masterof Finance degree.
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