Data room

28 September 2023
FCA cracks down on private market valuations
The review is expected to scrutinise valuation processes, governance and professionals in charge of the process

27 September 2023
What the AI?!... Montagu
Partner Daniel Fischer believes there are AI opportunities to be developed in risk management workflows

26 September 2023
Filament Syfter and SourceScrub team up
Partnership aims to support firms in data-driven decision making

22 September 2023
ERM and Greenomy join forces
The sustainability consultancy aims to incorporate Greenomy’s ESG reporting services

22 September 2023
What the AI?!... NGP Capital
VP of data analytics Atte Honkasalo and partner Christian Noske discuss how NGP’s internal startup search platform is shaking up operational workflows

20 September 2023
Ontra expands legal operating platform
Ontra Atlas is an automated entity management solution

14 September 2023
Dancing to the same tune?
With GP stake investors increasingly eyeing the European mid-market, GPs must ensure they are in sync with their new partners.

13 September 2023
Gen II launches strategic and digital solutions group
Robert Caporale has been appointed as group president

12 September 2023
Vector updates fund accounting tool
The fund administrator has incorporated a GP and LP portal into Valence

11 September 2023
Data constraints the biggest ESG integration hurdle
Some 71% of respondents to the BNP Paribas ESG Global Survey 2023 find lack of ESG data quality a major barrier to making more sustainable investments

11 September 2023
What the AI?!...Equipped.ai
CEO of Equipped.ai Ed Green shares how the firm is making operations smoother with automation

7 September 2023
Valutico partners with Integra International
Tax, audit and accounting association will offer Valutico’s valuation services to its clients

6 September 2023
Context Analytics launches CAPE
The software automates data extraction from various pitch decks into a structured format

6 September 2023
Onboarding liquidity providers biggest FX operational challenge
MillTechFX’s latest report lays out the biggest operational obstacles when it comes to FX hedging

30 August 2023
Same soup just reheated
LPs’ operational priorities are unchanged in 2023 and include automation, understanding new investment structures and creating workflow efficiencies, Dynamo Software survey finds

22 August 2023
Sounds of the summit… Tech spec
A post-summit debrief sees BGF’s Alastair Pilgrim and Federated Hermes’ Matt Guy discuss developing tech stacks

21 August 2023
Securitize acquires Onramp Invest
The acquisition allows registered investment advisers to offer PE investments to their clients


10 August 2023
Inveniam launches Inveniam AI
The Miami-based division is developing automated blockchain-enabled data interpretation tools for private markets

7 August 2023
PitchBook expands LCD research
The data provider has added LCD Credit News and Debt Deal Data into its platform


27 July 2023
Socium Fund Services partners with Broadridge
Socium will incorporate Broadridge’s Sentry tool to improve its debt fund administration services

27 July 2023
Sounds of the summit… Asset managers assemble
Discussions from OLS concluded that the time to create a ChatGPT policy was yesterday. Here’s why your firm needs one too

24 July 2023
What the AI?!... Amadeus Capital Partners
We speak to Amelia Armour, partner in the early-stage fund, to understand AI’s strengths and limitations in applications at VC funds

24 July 2023
Iceberg Data Lab launches Barbatus
The tool uses generative AI to produce ESG data analysis


17 July 2023
5 minutes with… Tim Andrews, IDR
Founder and CEO of the investor onboarding hub shares how its latest fund subscription service strengthens the platform

17 July 2023
BNP Paribas acquires Kantox
The acquisition will expand the firm’s FX workflow services

13 July 2023
Alkymi launches Alpha
The generative AI tool aims to formulate answers from documents and datasets

13 July 2023
The Drawdown Awards winners: 73 Strings
The Drawdown speaks to Yann Magnan, CEO and co-founder of 73 Strings, winner in the Technology: Innovation category at The Drawdown Awards 2023

12 July 2023
Canoe partners with Lionpoint
The partnership will combine operational and technological solutions with consulting services

12 July 2023
73 Strings secures $10m
The funding aims to help expand the provider’s global presence and develop its product offering

10 July 2023
What the AI?! Robin AI
James Clough, CTO and co-founder of Robin AI, shares how legal and AI expertise are combined in its LLM-powered chatbot

10 July 2023
Lantern launches with portfolio monitoring platform
Data platform will assist GPs with decision making by providing data analytics, visualisation tech and portfolio monitoring

3 July 2023
Accelex launches data extraction solution
The product aims to extract data from private debt and securities structures for LPs and asset servicers

28 June 2023
Volpi Capital closes on continuation fund
The technology-focused European mid-market firm has divested the remaining assets from its debut fund into the new vehicle

27 June 2023
GoldenSource partners with Snowflake
The partnership aims to make use of Snowflake’s cloud data platform

26 June 2023
What the AI?! Jolt Capital
Philippe Laval, CTO at Jolt Capital, explains the firm’s in-house tool Ninja, which is much more than an automated deal-sourcing platform

26 June 2023
Bite Investments launches Bite Wealth Universe
The hub aims to help connect fund managers with family offices, IFAs and sophisticated investors

22 June 2023
Valu8 acquires Firmnav
Valu8 aims to innovate its deal-sourcing services with Firmnav’s AI and natural language processing tools

20 June 2023
Tokenisation barriers
Significant barriers to the tokenisation of real assets remain, despite forecasts for major industry growth, according to a whitepaper

15 June 2023
Profile: Eva Lamalfa Gil, GED Capital
The firm's head of ESG and communication shares how her dual role is effective in generating meaningful KPIs and supporting portfolio companies

14 June 2023
Consort1 opens up repo market to GPs
Secured deposit service provider has made strategic partnerships with banks and financial services companies to help securely collateralise cash deposits


13 June 2023
Novata expands ESG benchmarking offering
The service will encompass 50 universal and more than 200 sector-specific benchmarks

12 June 2023
PRI signatory status found to have little to no effect on returns
Report findings were derived from IRR and TVPI dispersion between non-signatory and PRI signatory funds

12 June 2023
Negotiating terms increasingly challenging for LPs
LPs have expressed concerns over negotiating terms and manager assessment and identification, according to survey results

12 June 2023
The value cultivators
CFOs are becoming more involved in the value creation process. We ask these greenfingered professionals how they support their portfolio companies

9 June 2023
What the AI?! Accelex
How is AI transforming data extraction and analytics? We spoke to Accelex’s chief product officer Nicole Weder, and product director Boris Lavrov, to find out more

8 June 2023
The Drawdown Awards 2023: Winners announced
Congratulations to all of the winners of The Drawdown Awards 2023

7 June 2023
Equipped appoints commercial director
James Ferguson joins from fintech Genesis Global Technology

6 June 2023
Colmore launches Term Intelligence
Features include benchmarking, cost projection and ILPA compliance services for LPs, GPs and service providers, aiming to improve the LPA process

5 June 2023
IQ-EQ partners with Novata
The partnership aims to incorporate Novata’s ESG data solution into IQ-EQ’s existing services

1 June 2023
What the AI?! Canoe Intelligence
Our new AI series kicks off by exploring the burning questions with Aman Soni, VP of data strategy at Canoe Intelligence

30 May 2023
Gottschalg Analytics powers up
Company aims to provide performance intelligence services via proprietary algorithms

25 May 2023
Deep dive on Alpha’s fund finance solution
Following the recent announcement of Alpha Group’s new fund finance solution, we sit down with Sam Marsh, MD institutional, and Adam Heaysman, who is heading up the new offering, to find out more

23 May 2023
Accelex launches portfolio analytics platform
The platform aims to provide visibility and automated data analysis on portfolio funds, commitments and underlying assets

18 May 2023
SFDR comPAIrisons
Clarity AI analysed differences in performance and strategies of 27,000 Article 6, 8 and 9 funds

18 May 2023
Profile: Matt Harrison, Stanley Capital
The firm's CFO discusses the way technology helps influence investment decisions and how his firm uses AI to drive portfolio company growth

17 May 2023
Retail investors increasing PE allocations
Study finds net 11% of retail allocators in Europe have increased PE client exposure during the last year