Reporting portal
21 July 2021
State Street acquires Mercatus
Acquisition connected to launch of front-to-back, full-suite investment management platform
8 July 2021
The Drawdown Awards 2021: Finalists Announced
Thank you to everyone who entered, and a massive congratulations to all those that made the shortlist
7 July 2021
Diligend and eVestment announce partnership
The agreement allows clients of both eVestment and Diligend to complete more of their due diligence process via one technology platform
5 July 2021
Northern Trust launches ML document capture
The machine learning document capture tool marks the launch of a series of releases aimed at digitising alternative asset servicing
18 June 2021
PE needs to spend more on data management
State Street's report found 70% of alternative asset managers said they need to spend more money on data management to handle increased pressures and demands
17 June 2021
KPMG joins campaign for reporting taxonomy
KPMG UK has become a founding member of Private Capital Data Standards Alliance (PCDS Alliance – formerly ADS Initiative)
9 June 2021
Arcesium launches performance allocations product
PerformA is tailored for private equity, fund administrators and hedge funds
7 June 2021
What do LPs do with all the data?
A recent webinar discussion explored what information is being transmitted from GPs to LPs
4 May 2021
WATCH: What do LPs do with all the data?
A recent webinar discussion explored the way in which data is being communicated, how technology is helping both GPs and LPs, and what LPs are doing with all the information
29 April 2021
The Techwork: Christopher Conradi, FSN Capital Partners
"Technology is personal - let people pick the phone they want, the laptop they want and the software tools they want."
28 April 2021
LISTEN: Do we even need standardisation? Episode 2
The second instalment of a recent podcast discussion examined industry body reporting efforts, and asked if standardised reporting is still necessary?
28 April 2021
The Techwork: Simon Andersen, 3i
“Today, digitalisation is at the heart of 3i’s investment strategy and operating model."
27 April 2021
The Techwork: Neil Patel, Apax Partners
“The key focus at present is improving agility, introducing and pioneering technology that allows the firm to work more efficiently as it grows.”
23 April 2021
The Techwork: Peter Finden Bamrud, Verdane
"We are building a machine learning centre to enable portfolio companies that have progressed to more advanced levels of their data journey to harness their data to a much larger extent.”
21 April 2021
The Techwork: Alex Mathers, Inflexion
“My job isn’t to take over from the management team, it’s to help them get to the right priorities and find the right people to help them.”
21 April 2021
LISTEN: Do we even need standardisation? Episode 1
A recent podcast discussion explored technological advances in data transmission, and asked if standardised reporting is still necessary?
20 April 2021
The Techwork: Mark Peacock, Nordic Capital Advisors
“We’ve taken a much more aggressive IT security stance, aided by the implementation of key preventative, detection and response technologies.”
16 April 2021
The Techwork: John Eggleston, Pantheon
“Technology and data transformation are priorities for us to ensure successful growth, investment returns and customer service as a global investor.”
14 April 2021
The Techwork: Olof Hernell, EQT
"We decided to build our own operational platform that is totally scalable and future-proofed for what I think will be much higher demands in the future.”
13 April 2021
The Techwork: Stuart Mair, BC Partners
“We want to ensure that we utilise and optimise our data, providing better insights for the business using the full Microsoft BI stack, reporting visualisations and analysis.”
9 April 2021
The Techwork: Andy Sobek, Permira
"I’m trying to build capability to keep the dealdoing machine well oiled. Deal doers are smart and entrepreneurial and my job is to underpin their work; to support quicker and better deal doing.”
7 April 2021
Holland Mountain upgrades data platform
ATLAS aggregates data from any source and provides business users and senior executives with centralised access to real-time data
7 April 2021
The Techwork: Ahmed Khamassi, Stirling Square Capital Partners
“The main improvement we want to make in terms of technology is to ensure it is designed with our people in mind.”
1 April 2021
The Techwork: Kevin Muller, Coller Capital
“We have a multi disciplined view on data; the tools we use and how people consume data. We’re running a multi-year data maturity initiative.”
1 April 2021
The Techwork
Private equity's digital transformation has undoubtedly been catalysed by events of the past year
29 March 2021
5 minutes with… Simon Thornton, PEARonline
Simon Thornton, founder of private equity investor portal and fundraising data room PEARonline discusses the company’s origins, the importance of secure data transmission and upgrade plans
18 February 2021
The ins and outs of outsourcing: An evaluation guide for selecting the right vendor
InCloudCounsel CEO of co-founder Troy Pospisil says firms must "ask the tough-but-important questions about the service provider’s team, products, and business"
12 February 2021
LemonTree and Reframe announce strategic partnership
The announcement follows two previous partnerships for LemonTree, with Steelbridge and Lionpoint
11 February 2021
5 minutes with… Guy Battle, Social Value Portal
As ESG’s visibility continues to increase, finding ways to measure and report efforts remains tricky. Social Value Portal’s CEO Guy Battle explains how their framework attributes monetary values to social impact
22 January 2021
Colmore launches Stride
Stride automates and enhances the collection, extraction and analysis of unstructured data
21 January 2021
Private Equity Service Provider Awards: Winners announced
Winners of the Private Equity Service Provider Awards revealed
11 January 2021
The ESG tech wave
From static and infrequent DDQs to real-time, performance linked, fully integrated improvements; ESG is fast-becoming a tech play
4 January 2021
Transforming pain points into technology future-proofing
A recent webinar discussion explored important lessons learned during the pandemic as to how operations can be more efficient and effective as we enter a hybrid model of working
17 December 2020
The conversation: Trends in 2021 and beyond
InCloudCounsel founder and CEO Troy Pospisil examines patterns established in 2020 and how they will impact the next few years in private capital markets
16 December 2020
LISTEN: InCloudCounsel’s Pospisil on the future
Troy Pospisil explores how the regulatory landscape for private capital funds is evolving, how investor demands are changing and how InCloudCounsel’s offerings aim to support these developments
15 December 2020
Former SS&C ALPs execs launch TrustServe
The new fund administrator aims to challenge the sector by taking advantage of new technology.
14 December 2020
Class of 2020
A cross-section of industry practitioners share their greatest lessons of this year
14 December 2020
2020 in review: Full speed digital transformation
A look back at private equity firms and their digital transformations in 2020
7 December 2020
Admincontrol and Dealsuite enter partnership
The partnership combines Dealsuite's deal sourcing platform with Admincontrol's virtual data room
2 December 2020
LISTEN: InCloudCounsel’s Pospisil on private equity roots
In the first instalment of our mini podcast series, Alice Murray talks to Troy Pospisil, founder and CEO of InCloudCounsel about the company’s origins: what drove him to set up the firm and how it has developed over the past seven years.
26 November 2020
Technology… and how it’s shaping the operating models of tomorrow
The pandemic has been a catalyst for digital transformation, but there are major challenges still to face
19 November 2020
IR at breaking point
Can the increased GP/LP communications that took place in response to the crisis continue indefinitely, and does it need to?
18 November 2020
WATCH: The productivity puzzle: maintaining motivation and collaboration
Watch our recent webinar, exploring where private equity needs to go next when it comes to their technology infrastructure
11 November 2020
Industry to continue working remotely
FIS's latest report found 52% of employees will not be required to return to the office as soon as it's safe in the countries they work in
20 October 2020
WATCH: Technology…and how it’s shaping the operating models of tomorrow
The pandemic has been a catalyst for digital transformation, but there are major challenges still to face
7 September 2020
Profile: John Eggleston, Pantheon
The chief technology officer discusses his approach to upgrading the firm’s IT infrastructure, the importance of cybersecurity awareness training and why you should always start with data during tech transformations
1 September 2020
Backstop upgrades RMS
The enhanced multi-asset class research management system allows institutional investors to track research and DD across all asset classes
28 August 2020
LISTEN: MUFG’s Mike Dickey on ESG reporting
Alice Murray talks to Mike Dickey, head of product at MUFG Investor Services, about the data flow of ESG information between GP and LP
20 August 2020
Profile: Peter Finden Bamrud, Verdane
The head of analytics discusses joining PE straight out of uni, the biggest challenges the industry faces and the importance of harnessing data correctly
10 August 2020
Private Equity Service Provider Awards: Shortlist Announced
Announcing the finalists for the 2020 Private Equity Service Provider Awards
10 August 2020
Comment: PE & ESG… It’s time to look at your technology providers
George Ralph, managing director of RFA believes service providers are next in line for communicating their ESG credentials
31 July 2020
WATCH: Data strategies for a digital world
Alice Murray speaks to eVestment’s Katey Bogue about how private capital funds are harnessing data to improve operations and performance
30 July 2020
RFA launches managed data services
Cloud, cybersecurity and digital transformation specialist RFA has launched its managed data services platform
30 July 2020
LISTEN: RFA’s George Ralph on data pt3
Our third and final instalment of The Drawdown’s conversation with RFA’s George Ralph looks as LP expectations when it comes to data management and ways to boost transparency.
9 July 2020
LISTEN: RFA’s George Ralph on data, pt1
This first instalment explores the nuances of developing data strategies, depending on the firm’s size, focus and willingness to to adopt new technologies
29 June 2020
LISTEN: Stick or twist? How to manage on-going tech upgrades
Alice Murray speaks to MUFG's Danny Trentacosta about why now is a great time for GPs to revisit tech infrastructure upgrade projects put on hold by Covid-19
22 June 2020
Talking tech: FSN’s Conradi on tech culture
Part two of our two-part series explores how Conradi is handling the firm’s digital transformation, challenges around tech working culture and his plans for the next year
8 June 2020
Special sauce
The Drawdown caught up with some of the UK's leading special situations investors to find out how they've been reacting to the crisis
14 May 2020
Join us: CTOs & digital networks
Part three of our mini series: this instalment highlights the lack of available forums for CTOs & digital professionals, and what they could look like if they did exist
15 April 2020
Going back to your roots
Inefficient reporting methods continue to vex LPs. It’s time to go back to the source