BlackRock is to acquire 100 per cent of the equity interests in eFront, an end-to-end alternative investment management software and solutions provider, from private equity firm Bridgepoint and eFront employees, for USD1.3 billion in cash. The combination of eFront with Aladdin, BlackRock’s investment operating platform used by more than 225
MUFG Investor Services, the global asset servicing arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has Implemented Anaplan for the use of carried interest modelling for its alternative investment clients with improved real-time planning and decision-making processes. With the waterfall allocation methodology, MUFG Investor Services helps its clients move away from traditional,
Eze Castle Integration has added new features to the Eze Client Portal allowing clients to visually explore and analyse data associated with their IT environment and operations and create interactive dashboards and reports. By incorporating Microsoft Power BI business analytics into the platform, the Eze Client Portal is more valuable
Online investment platform Seedrs has launched full customisation in its AutoInvest product allowing users to select their personal investment criteria with the product then building them a portfolio of early-stage private companies automatically. First launched in July 2018, there have been over 4000 individual investments using AutoInvest in Beta mode,
Pacific Fund systems (PFS), a privately-owned technology company, is now offering a ‘one-stop-shop’ software solution for the automation of the complete range of back office fund administration services, focusing on an alternatives market which accounts for approximately USD7 trillion in assets invested globally. PFS’ core product is the PFS-PAXUS system;
Stable, a venture backed fintech aiming to disrupt the commodity price risk management (CPRM) industry, has launched a risk management platform which is initially focussed on food and farming businesses in over 15 countries around the world. Stable has raised USD6 million in seed funding from Anthemis, Syngenta Ventures, Baloise
Mirador, a provider of bespoke portfolio-performance reporting solutions for high net-worth families, family offices, and wealth management firms, has partnered with Canoe Intelligence to improve and simplify reporting on alternative investments by eliminating manual data entry. Today’s wealth managers and family offices manage complex portfolios that often include scores of
Velocity Capital Advisors has launched a dedicated secure online self-service portal for investors in its portfolio of high-growth technology startup businesses, as well as for financial advisors. The portal is designed to make it quick and easy for investors to manage and monitor the performance of their investments on desktop,
DealCloud, a specialist in CRM and deal management technology for the capital markets, has partnered with alternative assets data provider Preqin to integrate Preqin’s data with DealCloud’s DataCortex product. “We believe that modern-day dealmakers, fund managers, and investor relations professionals deserve to have all of their outsourced data accessible in
According to new research from Intertrust, private equity firms are acutely aware of the impact digital innovation will have on their sector, particularly in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain. Over 90 per cent believe AI is likely to have the biggest transformational impact on the sector. This
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