Solutions
Private equity firms are increasingly aware of the growing cyber threat landscape, but many are falling short in translating this awareness into effective risk mitigation, according to new research from global intelligence and cyber security consultancy S-RM.
By David Barak (pictured), Chief Growth Officer, Athennian – In January 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission handed down more than $63 million in fines to some of the world’s most successful private market firms. Their offence? Poor recordkeeping.  The penalties were not the result of high-stakes fraud or shady dealing. They came down to a compliance mistake: failure to maintain proper books and records, particularly for electronic communications.
Värde Partners, a credit and credit-related assets specialist, has expanded its broader asset-based finance strategy with the launch of a fund finance platform, with $300m of strategic equity capital from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), through subsidiaries of CPPIB Credit Investments, in addition to other Värde-dedicated capital.
Alantra has named Adepa as fund administrator and transfer agent for its Luxembourg-based private debt funds, supporting Alantra’s efforts to grow its private debt platform across Europe.
Private market secondaries manager, Coller Capital, has entered into a distribution partnership with Allfunds, an end-to-end WealthTech partner for the wealth and asset management industries with more than $1.5tn assets under administration across Mutual Funds, Alternative Assets and ETFs.
Alpha Group International has released a new guide aimed at helping private capital fund managers and service providers manage the process of setting up and maintaining banking accounts and making cross-border payments.
MSCI and Intapp have entered into a memorandum of understanding to form a strategic collaboration that will make MSCI’s wide-ranging suite of private assets information available directly within the Intapp DealCloud deal and relationship management platform.
Driven by a deep understanding of what it takes to succeed in the alternatives market, Alter Domus – winner of the Fund Administrator of the Year – Overall award at this year’s Private Equity Wire European Awards – has developed an offering that both meets and anticipates the ever-changing needs of investment managers and asset owners worldwide. David Carol (pictured), Head of Sales and Relationship Management, outlines what sets the firm apart and highlights some of the current challenges and opportunities facing the business and its clients…
As private equity strategies become more sophisticated, operational complexity increases. Diana Dumitru: Director Client Services – Private Equity at Vistra – winner of the Solution Provider of the Year: ManCo award at the Private Equity Wire European Awards 2025 – outlines how the company helps streamline operations, and delivers real-time insights so clients can focus on value creation…
MSCI and Moody’s Corporation are partnering to develop a new solution aimed at providing independent risk assessments for private credit investments as demand grows among investors for greater transparency and standardised tools in a rapidly expanding market.
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12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
