Altum Group to merge with Elysium Fund Management Ltd to create a leading international corporate and fund administration business

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Zena Couppey
Chief Executive Officer
Published: 13th Aug 2024

Altum Group (Altum or the Group), a leading international provider of Fund, Corporate, and Family Office solutions, today announces its agreement to merge with Elysium Fund Management Ltd (Elysium), a leading provider of Fund, Corporate and Professional Services in Guernsey.

Elysium will merge into Altum Group and together are expected to generate significant opportunities for both businesses and enhance the jurisdictional and product capabilities for clients, employees and wider stakeholders.

Elysium was established more than 25 years ago. It’s core management team originally built a substantial administration, fund management and corporate finance business which they acquired in 2006 to establish Elysium Fund Management. Much of the team and many of Elysium’s original clients remain with the business today reflecting Elysium’s reputation for excellence across fund, corporate and professional services.

Elysium currently provides a broad range of professional, administrative and accounting services to an impressive portfolio of institutional fund managers, international financial institutions, corporations, UHNW and Family offices across all the major international financial jurisdictions.

Completion is subject to regulatory approval from the GFSC and is expected during Q4 2024. The existing Elysium management team, led by Andrew Duquemin, Executive Chairman of Elysium and Joanna Duquemin Nicolle, CEO of Elysium will continue to lead the business post acquisition and assume senior management roles within Altum Group.

Zena Couppey, Chief Executive Officer of Altum Group commented:

The merger of Elysium into Altum Group brings together two businesses led by closely aligned management teams with a strong track record and reputation for excellence within the European fund administration markets. Elysium further expands our growing European presence and service capability into the strategically important Guernsey market. We believe that Altum is uniquely positioned to support Elysium in its expansion plans, providing high quality technology-enabled solutions to support its growing institutional client base. We look forward to fully supporting Andrew, Joanna and the wider Elysium team and enabling them to focus on growing the business and continuing to provide exceptional service to their clients.”
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Zena Couppey
Chief Executive Officer
We are excited to be joining Altum and the opportunity to continue our growth journey through being part of a successful European focused business which provides a wider range of services and jurisdictions to our clients.

The culture of Altum has been evident through our discussions and it was a key differentiating factor for Elysium to be part of a group with an aligned culture and approach to both our clients and employees. Combining our two companies will allow us to offer an international reach and even more in terms of services, expertise, and technology. My fellow directors and I along with the entire Elysium team look forward to working in partnership with Altum to contribute to the growth of our combined team over the years to come.”
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Andrew Duquemin
Executive Chairman of Elysium
We are delighted to merge into Altum Group who are increasingly seen as an exciting and disruptive brand within the fund administration and professional services sector. Altum will allow us to focus on developing and expanding our service proposition and invest in supporting our clients’ needs as they too continue to evolve and grow. We look forward to working with Altum to continue to provide exceptional service to our existing and future clients.”
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Joanna Duquemin Nicolle
CEO of Elysium

About Altum Group

Altum is a leading international provider of Fund, Corporate, and Family Office solutions. Established in 2000, the combined Group will have more than $40bn AUA, with over 200 dedicated employees across six jurisdictions (completion is subject to regulatory approval).

We have a highly experienced team who work closely with clients, delivering an exceptional service by drawing on our extensive skills and knowledge. We offer tailored solutions across multiple products and jurisdictions, led by our highly skilled directors and supported by a team of dedicated experts.

About Elysium Fund Management

Since its establishment in 2006, Elysium has gained a reputation for excellence across a range of corporate and professional services, including administration, accounting, company secretarial and regulatory management. Its clients range from billion dollar publicly listed companies to specialist private funds investing in niche asset classes.