IQ-EQ Completes Rebranding of Newly Acquired Australasian Firm
Luxembourg-headquartered IQ-EQ has completed a rebranding of Australasian firm AMAL Group.
IQ-EQ completes the acquisition and rebrand of AMAL Group, an integrated provider of loan servicing, corporate trust and agency services in Australia and New Zealand, according to a statement.
The firm, which was newly acquired in April, has been renamed «AMAL, part of IQ-EQ» in the first step of a brand transition that will ultimately lead to the retirement of the AMAL name and a shift to just IQ-EQ in the second quarter of 2026.
Day-to-day service delivery in the region will continue to be led by Nick Procter, managing director, Australia and New Zealand cluster and Tony Grant, managing director, AMAL Trustees, Australia and New Zealand, who also join the IQ-EQ APAC senior leadership team led by regional CEO Sridhar Nagarajan.
Regional Offering
Following the integration, IQ-EQ’s regional offering of investor services includes securitization and debt services, security and security trustee and facility agency services, loan administration services, primary loan servicing, private debt servicing, backup servicing, fund administration services and more. In total, the firm’s global footprint covers 27 jurisdictions.
«We’ve an extremely compelling proposition to offer to our growing network of clients, and with our Australia and New Zealand business now successfully onboarded we’ll get to work to further cement our position as the leading provider of services to the private markets,» commented IQ-EQ group CEO Mark Pesco.
«We’ll do this by combining our global expertise with the best proprietary and third-party technology to provide market-leading, tech-empowered solutions that support the complete business lifecycle of our clients. We’ve built a strong and dynamic global business, and we’re excited to see it continue to flourish in this key region.»