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Technology & software solutions

Roger Woolman, SS&C Advent

The digital experience – a new piece of the PE puzzle

Providing investors with a compelling digital experience is becoming a key component to the service private equity managers offer their clients. When looking to implement such service, managers need to be aware of specific dimensions which can help support their efforts to deploy this successfully for their benefit and that

George Ralph, RFA

Cybersecurity crucial as data warehousing increases

As private equity managers become more comfortable adopting technology, a measure of which has been accelerated by the Covid-19 crisis, their needs are also developing further. The increased adoption of public cloud services is leading to more data-warehousing which in turn results in more in-depth analysis of that data. However,

Julien Gervaz, Palico

Secondary PE market primed for strong growth

The secondary market is on an upward trajectory. More institutional investors are looking to streamline their holdings and take an active approach to portfolio management. This, in conjunction with travel restrictions resulting from the Coronavirus pandemic, has led to investors becoming more comfortable with the concept of trusting an online

Katy Bogue, eVestment

Why GPs need to move beyond Excel to move their firms forward

Simply put, portfolio performance data is a GP’s most valuable asset. It is their record of achievement, their recipe for future success, and their best fundraising tool, all in one. That is why it is unfathomable that most GPs are still relying solely on spreadsheets, 30+ year-old software, as their

Barnaby Piggott, Holland Mountain

Achieving one source of truth

When it comes to technology solutions, five to 10 years ago, private capital firms used to try to select a single software vendor to deliver all functional requirements across the front, middle and back office. This approach had limited success. Most vendors had strengths in certain areas but key weaknesses

Private equity steps up its technology adoption

“What is now proved was once only imagined” – William Blake, Auguries of Innocence, 1803 The private equity industry remains a staunchly conservative, relationship-driven industry, fuelled by the operational and financial expertise of deal teams to identify the right companies to invest with and transform.

Thoma Bravo to acquire Majesco

Software and technology-focused private equity investor Thoma Bravo is to acquire Majesco, a provider of cloud insurance software solutions for insurance businesses, in a deal valuing the company at USD594 million. Following the closing of the transaction, Majesco will operate as a privately held company. Under the terms of the agreement,

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