Aztec Group has won the fund administrator of the year award at the Real Deals Private Equity Award ceremony on 10 April in London.
A key criteria for this inaugural award was the fund administrator’s capability to deliver services that ensure fund managers are compliant with the new Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). Aztec Group is very pleased to be already working with a number of clients, including Henderson Global Investors, Equitix, Altor Equity Partners, Graphite Capital and BlueGem Capital Partners in delivering depositary services that will ensure compliance with the Directive.
On the night, Real Deals commented, “Aztec's exceptional retention rate and detailed understanding of the commercial and regulatory issues gave the firm the edge. As one GP said, “Aztec really cares about its clients and goes out of its way to understand their needs"”.
Andy Brizell, Head of Depositary Services, commented, “We are delighted to have been recognised for our work in connection with the implementation of the Directive. Over the last few years we’ve spent a considerable amount of time tracking the development of this legislation and wherever possible, have argued for a pragmatic and intelligent application for industry. We’ve sought to reflect this approach in our depositary services offering by providing a low impact and proportionate service which is tailored to meet the needs of private equity, real estate and infrastructure managers and investors.”
Picture: Left presenting the award is Carl Nauckhoff of InvestIndustrial, right Simon Radford, CFO, Aztec Group.