Tech providers
25 July 2024
‘Data is the core to painting the picture’
To harness sustainability-linked loans and improve the top and bottom lines of portfolio companies, GPs need to solve the data challenge
26 July 2024
Sesamm launches ESG heatmap
Company aims to allow clients to manage their ESG reputational risk
26 July 2024
Robin AI picks Singapore for Asia hub
Geographical expansion comes after doubling footprint in New York
25 July 2024
Bunch Capital raises Series A
The Berlin-based fintech is planning to launch UK operations soon
25 July 2024
Canoe welcomes Osyte aboard
Collaboration to provide mutual clients with streamlined workflows for connecting documents and data
23 July 2024
MSCI launches private capital indexes
Company aims to enhance transparency and innovation in private markets
22 July 2024
Profile: Karen Sands, COO, Federated Hermes Private Equity
From psychology to finance; from finance to COO; Karen Sands charts her professional journey, highlighting how her interpersonal skills have helped her reshape teams
18 July 2024
Holland Mountain teams up with 73 Strings
Partnership aims to optimise GPs’ operating models
17 July 2024
Arcesium launches investment lifecycle management platform
Product constitutes bid to support GPs with driving operational alpha by optimising middle- and back-office processes
11 July 2024
The Drawdown Awards 2024: Viva Altvia!
The Drawdown speaks to Brie Aletto, CEO of Altvia about its success at The Drawdown Awards
8 July 2024
Apiday receives €10m in Series A
The ESG data firm will use the funding to expand its team
1 July 2024
Conundrum of ESG choice
Amid a myriad of software, partnerships and consultants, how do GPs make the right choice?
27 June 2024
S&P launches Peer Comparables
The update will be incorporated into portfolio monitoring platform iLEVEL to enhance valuations comparisons between public and private companies
25 June 2024
Blueflame AI receives $5m Series A
Funding came from undisclosed partners and was accompanied by contributions from the management team
20 June 2024
My fair value
Are auditors approving VC fair value according to IPEV under false pretences?
19 June 2024
Validus adds pre-trade check functionality
Company aims to streamline risk management workflows and improve operational efficiency for clients
18 June 2024
Blueflame AI partners with Encore Compliance
Gen AI-based platform has been enhanced to allow fund managers to review expert call surveillance and investment research compliance processes
18 June 2024
Persefoni partners with First Street
Partnership instigates launch of climate physical risk tool
18 June 2024
Abacus Group acquires Tribeca
Integration to grow Abacus’s business and offer services to Tribeca’s clients
17 June 2024
Venture360 launches investor reporting tool
Tool transmits all relevant reports and KPIs to provide investors with on-demand access
14 June 2024
Anduin launches investor data management
Tool should streamline processes and improve investor workflows
14 June 2024
73 Strings appoints head of alternative asset solutions
Celine Bes joins the fintech firm from Goldman Sachs
14 June 2024
Robin AI launches contracts report builder
Robin AI Reports automatically generates and reviews legal contract reports
13 June 2024
S64 welcomes CTO
Marcus Glover was previously managing director at Bank of Singapore, Deutsche Bank and UBS Investment Bank
12 June 2024
MSCI launches gen AI investment risk modelling tools
AI Portfolio Insights and Macro Finance Analyzer are available via the firm’s tech platform MSCI ONE
12 June 2024
Preqin launches Transaction Intelligence
Available via Preqin Pro, the tool is aimed at helping PE firms to better analyse deal performance and valuations
12 June 2024
AlphaSense snaps up Tegus
Transaction to integrate Tegus’s data into AlphaSense; latter raises $650 in additional funding
11 June 2024
Passthrough partners with Entrilia
Partnership aims to automate the investor onboarding process
11 June 2024
Apex and ACA team up
Partnership creates co-referral arrangement to enhance overall customer experience
10 June 2024
FundGuard teams up with ICE
Partnership to allow users to access ICE’s pricing and reference data through FundGuard
7 June 2024
FIS launches climate risk financial modelling tool
SaaS offering to support clients with assessing, reducing and reporting risks tied to climate change
6 June 2024
Dasseti receives $4.3m in Series A extension
Fresh funds to be deployed across AI, ESG, workflow automation and international growth
5 June 2024
Intapp partners with Bite
Partnership aims to enhance investor management through integrated portal in DealCloud
3 June 2024
In Conversation: Connecting high tech with high touch
As processes become increasingly automated and data determined, what role will personal connections and interaction play in the future of private markets?
31 May 2024
Canoe and InfoGrate partner up
The consulting partnership is aimed at providing outsourced CTO services to family offices
31 May 2024
Broadridge snaps up AdvisorTarget
Acquisition to assist asset managers with targeting the right advisers and driving growth strategies
30 May 2024
Ely Place and Navable launch onboarding platform
Free-to-use tool streamlines onboarding process for private market funds
29 May 2024
Beauhurst launches ESG dataset
Tool to support users in identifying investment opportunities and evaluating current portfolios
29 May 2024
Edda launches Hera AI
The Drawdown catches up with CEO and founder Clémént Aglietta post-launch to discuss the new tools
29 May 2024
Leverst launches relationship tracker
Company aims to shine light on dynamics of LBO transactions in the DACH market
28 May 2024
Position Green launches ESG DD tool
Tool to include ESG measures, pre-mitigation risk levels identification, and recommended mitigation actions
24 May 2024
Fair HQ and Ciphr team up
Collaboration to help firms accelerate their DEI progress and embed behavioural change in the workplace
24 May 2024
Aduro Advisors receives investment from Vitruvian
Fresh funds to support long-term strategic growth
23 May 2024
Manaos updates SDR reporting solution
Alternative asset managers can make use of the platform’s database of more than 20 ESG tech providers to help with impending SDR reporting
23 May 2024
Top of the ops: Me, myself and AI
TOTO is back – and this time we put Gen AI risk management under the lens with John Frizelle, CTO at Sure Valley Ventures
22 May 2024
Novata receives fresh funds
Repeat investors Hamilton Lane and S&P Global are joined by Motive Ventures; fresh capital to support platform development and geographical expansion
20 May 2024
M&A Source partners with ShareVault
Collaboration to enhance the management of high-volume transactions
20 May 2024
Teragonia and Dataiku partner up
Analytics engineering and AI tools for private equity value creation
14 May 2024
Goodwin and Passthrough deepen partnership
Tech provider's e-subscriptions offering integrated into law firm’s services
8 May 2024
Daloopa closes on $18m in Series B
Total of $18m raised to go to product development and market expansion
7 May 2024
Corlytics snaps up Deloitte regtech platform
Following investment from Verdane, the company expands its geographic reach and augments service capabilities
6 May 2024
In Conversation: Connecting private markets through AI
The next generation of AI tools have the potential to transform private markets but how widespread is their adoption by GPs, their service providers and LPs?
6 May 2024
Q&A: Automation evaluation
Jeremy Hocter, managing director at Holland Mountain, explains which AI tools have the strongest use cases for private equity
6 May 2024
Strength trAIning
Three ways to nurture generative AI to enhance operational resilience strategies
3 May 2024
Inex One launches collaboration platform
Tool to connect strategy teams and investors with expert networks
1 May 2024
BlackSwan Cyber launches cyber DD and management tool
Tool to assist with cybersecurity DD on potential acquisitions and monitoring across existing portfolio
29 April 2024
Anaplan acquires Fluence Technologies
Acquisition adds consolidation capabilities into connected planning platform
29 April 2024
73 Strings attaches audit mode
Company aims to increase data transparency for fund managers
25 April 2024
Globacap and Tokeny team up on tokenisation
Partnership aims to enable secondary markets execution, streamline workflows and ensure record integrity
24 April 2024
SimCorp launches integrated portfolio management platform
SimCorp One is the second part of the firm’s offering after Point Solutions, powered by Axioma
Operational Technology Report 2024
Our 2024 Operational Technology Report - with in-depth analyses of the latest tech state of play in midmarket PE, profiles of key operational leaders, and more - is now available to download.
24 April 2024
Calculated risks
In a volatile macroeconomic environment, it is key to continuously assess challenges and changes in the marketplace, according to Tim Eberle from the Citco group of companies (Citco)
24 April 2024
The key to solving the private wealth puzzle
Unlocking capital from non-institutional investors has always been a tough nut to crack for private equity managers, but tokenisation could provide a solution
24 April 2024
An industry in flux
Nicc Wright, chief operating officer at Daappa, outlines the imperative for data sovereignty, transparency and control in a tightening regulatory landscape
24 April 2024
Forging the path to democratisation
Providing all types of investors, from institutional to retail, with access to alternatives is vastly increasing the administrative burden on back and middle offices. But technology can provide a solution, says Anduin’s Eliot Hodges
24 April 2024
Quality control
Ensuring the quality of underlying data is vital, say Lantern’s Charlie Markham (pictured) and Aztec Group’s Matt Horton and Geraldine O’Rourke
24 April 2024
Leveraging potential
Tim Friedman, head of commercial at private equity consulting firm Holland Mountain, explains how technology can support the market
24 April 2024
How can technology streamline market processes for operational professionals?
Implementing and updating digital strategies not only enhances value creation but creates new sources of value, writes Beth Brearley
24 April 2024
Fund financing 2.0
The rapid evolution in the space calls for more robust tech capabilities to fully harness its potential, says Hazeltree's Phil McKendry
24 April 2024
Private equity’s operational upgrade
Private equity firms used to be able to run on spreadsheets and small back office teams. But as regulation intensifies and investor expectations rise, the legacy private equity operating model requires improvement
23 April 2024
Freyda partners with Fencore
The data extraction specialist joins forces with the data management platform
18 April 2024
Ocorian launches ESG reporting tool
The SFDR and SDR reporting tool is powered by technology from Treety
16 April 2024
Chronograph launches Chrono AI
The tool will assists LPs with portfolio monitoring and analysis
16 April 2024
Ark launches automated fund accounting solution
The cloud-based technology supports fund administrators and GPs with fund operations and investor relations
12 April 2024
Manaos and SESAMm team up
Partnership to provide ESG controversies data for LPs, asset managers and private equity firms
12 April 2024
Fundwave launches AI assistant
Users may extract information about their fund documentation within Fundwave’s software
11 April 2024
Rio launches 2.0 version
Updated product to assist with managing regulatory landscape of sustainability
11 April 2024
Abacus appoints CEO
Anthony J D’Ambrosi takes over from founder Chris Grandi, who is taking up the mantle of chair
11 April 2024
Preqin launches ESG performance benchmarks
Offering to support LP investment decision-making, GP’s ESG reporting and ESG intelligence for advisers
10 April 2024
Pactio receives $14m
Series-A funding for the AI-integrated transaction management platform is led by EQT Ventures
9 April 2024
Verdane backs Corlytics
Fresh funds to support organic growth, M&A activity and investments in “intelligent offering”
9 April 2024
Dasseti and Colmore form partnership
The combined forces aim to improve LP post-investment and ESG managed service data collection and reporting
9 April 2024
Zanders acquires RiskQuest
Risk management consultancy expands its presence in Europe by absorbing RiskQuest’s Amsterdam HQ in addition to 11 other international offices
8 April 2024
Equipped.ai launches AI solutions
Company’s platform now includes LLM-based chat interface, a “virtual personal assistant” and onboarding workflow system
8 April 2024
Gen II launches data management tool
Company aims to integrate fund data admin with in-house teams and third-party platform, streamlining access
8 April 2024
ORC and Dasseti partner up
The investment advisory firm aims to improve its ODD services with the partnership
8 April 2024
LeadingMile integrates TARA into Salesforce
The technology consultancy’s automated CRM testing tool can now be integrated into any web-based application, according to the founder Martijn Voorhaar
8 April 2024
Profile: Dorothea Sztopko, Golding Capital Partners
Heralds COOs as the agents of change, discusses their role in digital transformation and highlights the importance of communication
5 April 2024
Video: Technology trends
We speak to some of the attendees at our Tech Innovation Conference 2024 about cybersecurity, AI, digital integration and picking the right tech provider
4 April 2024
Maestro launches ESG survey module
Company aims to support GPs with tracking portfolio ESG data
4 April 2024
Clearwater acquires risk solutions from Wilshire Advisors
Wilshire’s Axiom, Atlas, Abacus and iQComposite will be incorporated into Clearwater’s risk and performance analytics platform
4 April 2024
In Conversation: Solving for valuations with technology
Highlights from a recent breakfast event in London hosted by The Drawdown on importance of getting valuations right, not just for reporting purposes but also for value creation
3 April 2024
Apex continues tokenisation expansion
After investing in Tokeny in December 2023, the fund admin is further expanding its tokenisation practice to facilitate investor access
2 April 2024
Persefoni releases Scope 3 supply chain management software
Persefoni Pro enables portfolio companies to easily report GHG emissions
28 March 2024
Treble Peak and Logiver team up
Partnership to facilitate access to PE funds for wealth management firm
27 March 2024
5 minutes with… Myles Milston, co-founder and CEO of Globacap
The co-founder and CEO discusses how the Globacap mission has evolved and grown since launch and assess the digital sophistication of private markets
27 March 2024
FundGuard closes on $100m in Series C
Fresh funds to support product innovation and continued onboarding of new and existing customers
26 March 2024
GPs express concerns over data management and coordination of third-party portfolio monitoring tools
Latest report from Acuity Knowledge Partners reveals issues with data management and extraction
26 March 2024
Citco launches document management platform
Offering to combine company’s AI with fund reporting expertise to extract structured data from fund documents
21 March 2024
Introducing The Drawdown’s tech provider profiles
The Drawdown is mapping out the universe of software, data and service providers to help GPs navigate this rapidly evolving space
Technology Report 2024
Welcome to the first instalment of the Technology Report, which shines a light on GPs at the cutting edge of tech adoption for front-office functions, and the providers powering that transformation
20 March 2024
Domos FS partners with Cascade
Partnership will allow Domos FS’s clients to rely on Cascade for AML and KYC matters
20 March 2024
ESG considerations are here to stay
Dasseti’s Billy Cotter and Evan Crowley discuss the most talked-about acronym in the private equity industry
20 March 2024
Case study: A customised approach
Kim Carter from LKCM Headwater and Passthrough’s Ben Doran explain how collaboration is key for a successful partnership
20 March 2024
Going digital
Nicholas Neveling explores how GPs are harnessing big data and AI not only to boost portfolio company performance, but also to provide a competitive edge when it comes to sourcing and executing deals
19 March 2024
Chronograph and Quantspark partner up
The two fintech companies aim to consolidate their GP and LP client base to improve portfolio monitoring and value creation processes
18 March 2024
Atominvest partners with Greenly
Partnership to make Greenly’s carbon calculation platform accessible to Atominvest’s clients
18 March 2024
S&P makes CapIQ Pro updates
Users of the platform can now access an advisory and underwriting page, among several other performance enhancements
18 March 2024
Exchangelodge receives investment from Innovation Works
Fresh funds to broaden existing offering and accelerate global market penetration
15 March 2024
RobinAI integrates Claude 3
The AI legal chatbot has partnered with Anthropic since 2022
14 March 2024
Hazeltree adds remote access to treasury platform
Other product updates include the addition of a mobile transaction approver application