Based in Luxembourg, Grave will be responsible for leading the business in the region and building on its reputation as a service provider for fund managers, driven by the firm's expertise in management company services, private equity, real estate, private debt, and venture capital, the firm said in a statement.

Prior to joining Crestbridge, Grave was the partner in charge of Corporate Secretarial Services at Deloitte in Luxembourg. She has over 20 years' experience in private equity and real estate sectors, the firm added.

Grave gained her experience as a member of the management/executive committees of Arendt Services in Luxembourg, as well as in her position as executive director of Bedell (which became Ocorian), a Luxembourg trust and fund business of a Jersey Group, Crestbridge added.

In both positions, she served as a board member of various regulated and non-regulated clients’ entities. Grave covered compliance, corporate, governance, tax, internal control, and risk management functions. She started her career as a tax advisor at Ernst & Young in Luxembourg and New York, before becoming a senior tax lawyer at Luxembourg law firm, Arendt.

Welcoming the move, Michael Johnson, group head of institutional services, Crestbridge, said: “She offers the team not only considerable technical expertise but vast knowledge, having worked with some of the biggest names in the industry. I look forward to her playing a vital role in leading and driving forward our Luxembourg and international business.”