Reporting software
27 October 2021
Blockchain and big data most important future tech tools
Intertrust Group’s latest report found 46% of respondents cited blockchain/DLT as the most important tech tool for private capital funds over the next five years
27 October 2021
MJ Hudson releases ESG Advantage
ESG Advantage guides users on a step-by-step basis through the assessment process by tracking important data and automating analysis and reporting
13 October 2021
LPs paying more for administrative costs
25% of LPs are being charged separately for expenses such as in-house legal, accounting and computer software
7 October 2021
LISTEN: The Drawdown speaks to Private Equity Technology Podcast
Alice Murray, editor of The Drawdown, speaks to Lisa Weaver-Lambert and Alex Agran of the Private Equity Technology Podcast
30 September 2021
Only 50% of GPs measuring carbon footprint
According to Apex research, 81% of GPs agreed they and their portfolio companies should take more responsibility for their carbon footprint
24 September 2021
The Drawdown Awards 2021: Winners announced
Congratulations to the winners of our recent 2021 Drawdown Awards
21 September 2021
AnaCap spins out its tech platform
“Equipped AI allows individuals and companies to analyse vast lakes of data in real-time, helping to map and execute investment strategies across multiple geographies.” -- Mike Edwards
15 September 2021
Northern Trust launches AI data extraction solution
The solution reads stored documents and fund manager reports on holdings and performance of PE, hedge funds and other alternatives, and pulls out specific data points
15 September 2021
Synechron partners with Accelex
Partnership aims to accelerate unstructured data extraction and management
8 September 2021
SS&C launches ESG reporting solution
"We see the growing manager and investor demand to incorporate ESG metrics into client reporting at the manager and portfolio level."
6 September 2021
Great techspectations
As private capital market tech solutions grow in number and functionality; how aligned are GPs internally when it comes to their expectations of technology systems?
18 August 2021
Allvue partners with Snowflake
The new data lake solution enables clients to warehouse and manage all of their data on one system
9 August 2021
2025: PE’s digital golden year
In 2025, structured data exchange will be the norm for fund managers as PE moves away from Excel. The Drawdown explores the tech solutions making that future a reality
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
28 June 2021
MJ Hudson acquires Clarus Risk
The fintech risk management and reporting automation specialist services alternative asset fund managers and investors
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
26 May 2021
Accelex secures $5m
The funding round was co-led by Illuminate Financial and AlbionVC, both of which will join the firm’s board of directors
13 May 2021
Profile: Sedef Köktentürk, Blue Horizon
The managing partner & COO discusses upgrading the impact investor's technology and processes, how the niche strategy impacts her role, and how being an Olympic athlete taught her the value of collaboration and cooperation to achieve goals
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
HWM acquires Koger
The deal has been backed by Lovell Minnick Partners, a financial services and tech-focused PE firm
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
Finding a digital edge: how to approach digital transformation
George Ralph of RFA breaks down approaches to digital transformation within private equity operations, and highlights the importance of an effective data strategy
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.”
15 April 2021
Holland Mountain partners with Canoe
The partnership enables Holland Mountain’s newly-upgraded ATLAS data platform to connect with Canoe’s technology, for mutual clients
14 April 2021
ACA enhances regulatory tech platform
The upgrades have been driven by the evolving risk from Covid-19, as well as the continually developing regulatory environment
14 April 2021
MUFG IS partners with MJ Hudson on ESG reporting tool
The solution allows data to be collected in an automated way, with an overlay of ESG expertise from analysts, while being tailored to private markets
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
30 March 2021
MUFG IS launches ESG reporting tool
The reporting tool initially uses RepRisk data and MUFG IS plans to add further data sources
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
23 March 2021
Valutico explores ESG valuations
Valutico has received a €200,000 innovation grant from the Vienna Business Agency to support the project
18 March 2021
Rising Star of the Year award winner: Dawid Sawicki, Kennet Partners
The financial controller discusses winning the Rising Star award, stepping up to FC during the finance team's transition period and various processes, systems and the CFO forum he's implemented
16 March 2021
IQ-EQ selects Allvue for private debt & credit
The debt desk will employ FIS software for accounting and transfer agency services, DX as the 24/7 online client portal, as well as IQ-EQ’s proprietary reporting system, IQ-EQ Cosmos
12 March 2021
Allvue updates performance & portfolio monitoring solution
The platform provides an overview of accurate investment performance down to asset level
12 March 2021
Technology: Accounting & Reporting award winner: AtomInvest
“Our philosophy is to look at what the best people are doing, not only in the alternatives space but across all markets." - AtomInvest founder and CEO Hemal Mehta
8 March 2021
GCV launches new end-to-end SaaS
Quva was developed by GCV’s venture builder division G-Labs
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
4 February 2021
STRAIT partners with PFA
The partnership will develop STRAITView, a manager-facing dashboard solution that will sit on PFA Solutions’ FirmVew platform
25 January 2021
SimCorp and Colmore partner on data service
The partnership integrates Colmore’s INSIGHT (data management) and FAIR (fees) services with SimCorp’s alternatives investment manager offering