Technology
25 November 2022
Oak Group makes two appointments
Oak has hired Belinda Ridout as director of client accounting and Hannah Crocker as company secretary
23 November 2022
Investing in new tech is major challenge for GPs
According to a new report from Aztec, 83% of alternative investors are struggling with bringing new technologies into their firms
21 November 2022
73 Strings partners with Alvarez & Marsal
Partnership will see 73 Strings provide portfolio monitoring and valuation solutions to mutual clients
18 November 2022
Juniper Square launches fund administrator alliance programme
Programme aims to modernise fund administration and expand access to tech
18 November 2022
A&M appoints managing director
Chris Lanman joins the professional services firm from KPMG
18 November 2022
5 minutes with… Clémént Aglietta, CEO of Edda
We spoke to the CEO and co-founder of Edda to find out how the all-in-one venture capital software platform came about
17 November 2022
Novata launches ESG benchmarking capabilities
The tool should allow GPs to compare their ESG data against industry averages
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
16 November 2022
Holland Mountain acquires PE Stack
Acquisition will see PE Stack’s market intelligence and team integrated into Holland Mountain
16 November 2022
Hazeltree appoints chief technology officer
Paul Higdon joins the treasury management technology provider from ION Treasury
15 November 2022
LemonEdge partners with GFT
Partnership aims to assist private capital firms with their transition to the cloud
14 November 2022
SS&C updates Geneva
The company has updated its portfolio management solution to address flexibility for performance fees, carried interest and investor transfers
11 November 2022
ESG Enterprise launches digital sustainability solution
The ESG-as-a-service API library aims to help firms move towards their sustainability goals
11 November 2022
Aztec Group hires non-executive director
New York-based Eric Bernstein has joined the fund administrator’s board
10 November 2022
Profile: Phillipe Laval, Jolt Capital
The deep tech investor’s CTO dives into software, data and the intricacies of his role
9 November 2022
GenTwo partners with Apex’s EDB
The partnership aims to facilitate banking services for institutional investors
7 November 2022
Ontra acquires Captain
Acquisition will see Ontra build on its digital fund lifecycle management solution
4 November 2022
Novata partners with Bridge House
Partnership will see Novata’s ESG data solution combined with Bridge House’s advisory services
3 November 2022
IDR launches MLRO offering
The money laundering reporting service covers several fund jurisdictions, including Cayman Islands, Luxembourg, Guernsey, Jersey and the UK
3 November 2022
Diversity becomes key metric in fundraising
LPs are increasingly factoring DEI into their capital allocations, says McKinsey
2 November 2022
ACA Group expands managed services offering
The company has combined its advisory practice with a regulatory technology tool
1 November 2022
Broadridge launches SFDR reporting solution
The end-to-end tool aims at supporting asset managers with SFDR-required disclosures
27 October 2022
Drawbridge appoints new CEO
William Haney assumes role as former CEO, Jason Elmer, is appointed President
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
24 October 2022
LISTEN: Changing approaches to liquidity management
How are private fund CFOs evolving their approach to liquidity management?
20 October 2022
Link Fund and EFA expand partnership
EFA to provide middle office services for asset managers
20 October 2022
Column: Tricky maths
Dörte Höppner, chief sustainability officer at the Riverside Company, explores the complexities of collecting ESG data
19 October 2022
Ebury opens Luxembourg branch
The office will support corporate services providers and alternative investment managers with cross-border payments
18 October 2022
Apex partners with eFront
Partnership aims to create ESG benchmarking metrics for the private markets
17 October 2022
Profile: Nigel Diesveld, HPE Growth
The CFO talks compliance and highlights the growing importance of a dedicated chief risk officer
14 October 2022
Titanbay and Mercer expand collaboration
Titanbay can access Mercer’s research on managers; platform users should be able to obtain Mercer’s fund ratings and investment summaries
12 October 2022
Chronograph secures series X funding
New funding round for private markets technology company led by Summit Partners
11 October 2022
TrustQuay launches fund administration platform
The cloud-based end-to-end tool aimed at supporting alternative fund services providers
10 October 2022
Alkymi secures $21m
The fresh capital will be deployed to hire talent in product development and go-to-market
10 October 2022
IPEM 2022: “This is just the beginning”
Orlando Bravo, Founder & Managing Partner of Thoma Bravo, says private equity is only at the beginning of its journey into software investing
10 October 2022
Profile: Sarah Shackleton, Seraphim Space
The COO explains her move from a frontier investor to the final frontier
6 October 2022
Singulier launches Holis
New data analytics platform to support decision making and portfolio management
6 October 2022
Hamilton Lane to offer tokenization
Partnership with Securitize will digitally expand investor access to its funds via new tokenized feeder funds
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
23 September 2022
Allvue partners with IQ-EQ
Partnership sees the integration of the both providers’ front- and back office offerings, with a focus on private debt funds
22 September 2022
MJ Hudson partners with SLIB
The partnership aims to improve governance and transparency around risk exposures
22 September 2022
Intapp partners with Equilar
Partnership aims to provide access to corporate leadership data
21 September 2022
Apex launches impact investing solution
The tool should enable investors and companies to demonstrate measurable positive impacts
21 September 2022
ACA acquires Ethos ESG
The acquisition sees ACA expand its advisory business with tech-based analytics
19 September 2022
In conversation: Power to the LP
Highlights from a recent roundtable event examining the growing influence of investors in private equity fund management
16 September 2022
Canoe expands offering to GPs
Previously, the automation tool for document and data management was aimed at LPs
15 September 2022
Profile: Kerrie Chung, Welkin Capital Management
The finance director discusses the firm’s setup when she joined, differences between fund administration for Cayman funds and local RMB funds, as well as Welkin’s tech stack
13 September 2022
SS&C combines fund administration and servicing business
Bhagesh Malde will lead the newly combined business, which will continue to operate as SS&C GlobeOp
9 September 2022
Allvue names Streetman as CEO
Appointment follows departure of Mark Heimbouch earlier this year, after one year in the role
8 September 2022
Edda secures $5.8m
The fresh capital will be deployed to hire talent and build out the product offering
8 September 2022
Broadridge’s PE platform open for US funds
Private Market Hub is powered by distributed ledger technology
8 September 2022
Profile: Kenta Shima, J-STAR
The head of operations & IR discusses the Japanese private equity market, challenges within his role, J-STAR’s tech stack and setting up the firm’s latest fund
7 September 2022
Apex partners with Iveniam
Partnership sees Apex expand its offering to include valuation-as-a-service
6 September 2022
Ark launches fund ops platform
The cloud-based tool aims to automate fund operations and investor reporting while plugging into off-the-shelf general ledger solutions
6 September 2022
Hazeltree opens fintech engineering centre in Bournemouth
The centre will be staffed by software developers, product managers and owners, DevOps and client services tasked with designing, building, and onboarding new clients
5 September 2022
Daring to be different
Having enjoyed several years of stellar growth, have Asian fund managers done enough to ensure their firms are operating in a robust enough manner to weather the gathering global macroeconomic storm?