Data room
23 March 2023
Profile: Brian Mason, BC Partners
The head of technology discusses the human side of tech and its role in decision making
22 March 2023
GoldenSource launches investment book of record
The additional functionality was created in partnership with MAIA Technology
21 March 2023
The real retail deal?
We speak to Michel Degosciu, managing director and co-founder of LPX AG, to understand the index he has created, which enables everyday individuals to invest in private markets
20 March 2023
WATCH: Liquidity strategies in a high interest rate environment
Our recent webinar discussion, exploring liquidity management and counterparty risk
20 March 2023
Role call: head of talent
More importance is being placed on the role of chief talent officer and the value it can bring. What competitive edge does it provide?
15 March 2023
Apexanalytix acquires ESG Enterprise
The acquisition enhances ESG Enterprise’s capabilities while expanding its offering to a wider client base
14 March 2023
Onwards and upwards
We spoke to John Stake, managing director at Hamilton Lane, to discuss the latest findings and predictions in the firm’s 2023 Market Overview
13 March 2023
XTAL launches Private Fund Forward Exchange
The exchange aims to address illiquidity and market risk of private market funds
10 March 2023
Eurazeo partners with Moonfare
Eurazeo aims to use Moonfare’s digital platform to expand fund distribution to wealth managers across Europe
10 March 2023
Golding hires COO
Firm expands senior management team to include Dorothea Sztopko in new COO role
9 March 2023
Bulk of UHNW investors unfamiliar with digital platforms
According to a new survey, few UHNWIs are using digital platforms to access PE
2 March 2023
GoldenSource appoints head of product
Swati Tyagi joins from financial intelligence platform Sentieo
2 March 2023
5 minutes with… Steven Petersen, co-founder of Stavtar Solutions
The Drawdown gets to grips with the ‘universe of software solutions’ Stavtar offers to complex businesses
27 February 2023
Rise of the robot lawyer
Robin AI secures $10.5m and partners with Anthropic to develop legal chatbot capabilities
17 February 2023
Key ESG partners with EDCI
Software provider launches API integration with benchmark initiative
15 February 2023
Juniper Square secures $133m
Partnership services provider aims to build upon its investor portal
1 February 2023
Hamilton Lane tokenises another fund
The firm has partnered once again with Securitize to offer another tokenised fund
27 January 2023
Citco partners with Fenergo
Citco to integrate Fenergo’s client lifecycle management platform
26 January 2023
Valutico closes first financing round
The valuations platform has secured investment from outside investors, including PUSH Ventures, aws Gründerfonds and Erste Group
24 January 2023
Diligend secures series A and rebrands
Financing round led by Nasdaq Ventures; Diligend becomes Dasseti
23 January 2023
Tackling tokenisation
As GP appetite for tokenisation increases, concerns around liquidity, security and regulation need demystifying
19 January 2023
Venn enhances portfolio analytics platform
The platform’s interpolation functionality uses a public market proxy to deliver an approximated daily return stream for the private market
19 January 2023
Talos partners with Formidium
The partnership combines fund administration services with digital asset trading strategies
4 January 2023
RFA enhances cyber security services
The technology provider has incorporated external attack surface management and breach monitoring solutions to its cyber security offerings
28 November 2022
First NFT PE fund to be launched
Perseus Fintech aims to attract capital from private investors in its pioneering NFT PE fund
17 November 2022
Go with the flow
Key takeaways from The Drawdown's most recent breakfast briefing event, which discussed the complexities and challenges of information flows from portfolio companies through to investors
10 November 2022
Profile: Phillipe Laval, Jolt Capital
The deep tech investor’s CTO dives into software, data and the intricacies of his role
27 October 2022
Workato partners with Lionpoint
The partnership aims to improve operational processes with latest technological advancements
27 October 2022
Comment: Co-sourcing
Kimberly Kale, head of operations for the PE Back Office at Allvue Systems explains how GPs can have their data and their fund administrators too, without complicating their data flows
20 October 2022
Column: Tricky maths
Dörte Höppner, chief sustainability officer at the Riverside Company, explores the complexities of collecting ESG data
12 October 2022
Chronograph secures series X funding
New funding round for private markets technology company led by Summit Partners
3 October 2022
Beyond data
Data has been on private equity's mind for a few years now; is it starting to yield the results it promised?
28 September 2022
Aztec launches streamlined onboarding solution
Aztec Verify automates the due diligence process while ensuring regulatory compliance
8 September 2022
Broadridge’s PE platform open for US funds
Private Market Hub is powered by distributed ledger technology
24 August 2022
Code & Co partners with int3
The partnership will see due diligence provider Code & Co expand its offering to include cyber security
17 August 2022
Gen II launches digital fund subscription solution
The new digital offering intends to automate and streamline fund subscriptions
15 August 2022
TDA 2022 Technology: Investor Relations winner: PEARonline
The team describe their strong foundation with GPs and LPs, which has enabled them to work on a new version of the platform as well as expands its sales and marketing resources
12 August 2022
TDA 2022 Technology: Data winner: Canoe Intelligence
Toby Bailey, VP of sales, EMEA at Canoe explains how its AI and ML technical framework enable the platform to stand out from the competition
10 August 2022
Data analytics should be top priority for service providers
EY believes off the shelf solutions will no longer work to achieve GPs’ data requirements
8 August 2022
eFront partners with Clarity AI
The partnership will integrate Clarity AI’s platform into eFront, enabling GPs and LPs to generate sustainability data on alternative investment portfolios
8 August 2022
73 Strings partners with LemonEdge
The partnership aims to facilitate the flow of data between portfolio monitoring and accounting modules
3 August 2022
Data, cyber security and AI compliance: managing the evolving landscape
Debevoise & Plimpton’s Robert Maddox and Martha Hirst detail how new cyber and privacy rules from regulators worldwide will impact PE firms, and provide five key tips to stay ahead
28 July 2022
Depending on data
Key takeaways from The Drawdown’s most recent breakfast briefing event, which discussed how private equity professionals are defining their data strategies
22 July 2022
5 minutes with… Jeremy Katzeff, GoldenSource
“A lot of firms are still on the trajectory of being able to manage their data… Once they get past this point, it’s all about being able to use analytics to create various summaries using customisable drilldowns to produce readable, visually pleasing reports.”
7 July 2022
GoldenSource launches cloud data services
The cloud data services aim to help financial markets firms to better manage their data into and within data lakes and warehouses
24 June 2022
Eze partners with Untap
The strategic partnership aims to offer an integrated tech platform for PE built around Microsoft technology.
23 June 2022
ESG Book raises $35m series B
The new funding, led by Energy Impact Partners, will advance ESG Book’s next-generation technology
20 June 2022
Comment: Keep your head in the cloud to track ESG
To be good at ESG investing you need an exceptional ESG tracking system, which requires the power of the cloud, writes Ben Harrison of Intapp
20 June 2022
Apex launches portal for credit managers
Credit Data Lens provides real-time loan performance data and P&L calculations
9 June 2022
Profile: Patrick Camenisch, Evoco Private Equity
The director of finance and operations discusses automating processes, fund administrator challenges, and why Evoco switched fund domicile from Jersey to Luxembourg
9 June 2022
Allvue partners with Preqin
The partnership provides Allvue clients access with Preqin data to support benchmarking exercises
23 May 2022
Rising costs threatens tech adoption
GP survey respondents say increased overhead costs is the top challenge when it comes to adopting new technology
19 May 2022
Operational lens: Circularity backs P2i
With a circular economy investment strategy framework, Circularity Capital delves deep into the details when it comes to deals. We take a look at the operational work behind the firm’s recent £8m investment into P2i
18 May 2022
Diligend partners with Intralinks
The partnership enables mutual clients to automate document acquisition from Intralinks’ virtual data room directly into Diligend
16 May 2022
5 minutes with… DealsPlus
We caught up with founder Venkat Subramaniam to discuss how the platform is standardising deal closing and investment management processes
12 May 2022
Profile: Susan Wilkins, Actis
The COO discusses her pathway from Actis portfolio company to the GP, taking over management of Abraaj funds and her role as a member of the inclusion & diversity committee
9 May 2022
And the nominees are…
SyndicateRoom’s Graham Schwikkard recounts his journey from COO to CEO by bringing the firm’s tech function from Portugal to the UK, leading to the creation of a bespoke nominee platform to run its EIS fund
29 April 2022
5 minutes with… +SUBSCRIBE
+SUBSCRIBE’s Rafay Farooqui talks us through the platform’s onboarding and subscription document processing capabilities