Private equity
BerchWood Partners, iLevel Team Up
The software provider for private investment firms has arranged to partner with BerchWood, which will introduce iLevel's private data platform to its fund management clientele.
Symphony Technology Group Live on iLevel
The Palo Alto-based $2.0 billion specialist private equity firm, known as STG, invests in midsize enterprise software and services companies, and is set to use iLevel's private capital data platform.
Dow Jones Taps Crowdnetic for Private Issues Data
Dow Jones' MarketWatch finance news portal is to begin carrying crowdfunding data provider Crowdnetic's information about companies publicly raising capital.
eFront Expands PE Coverage with AnalytX Acquisition
eFront, which provides technology to private equity (PE) and alternative investment firms, has acquired AnalytX in a move to expand its coverage to small and mid-sized firms.
Buyout Specialist TowerBrook Capital Live on iLevel
TowerBrook Capital Partners, which pursues complex, control-oriented investments in large and middle market companies, is using the cloud-based software provider's private capital data platform.
In the Public Interest: Tech Critical as Public Investors Seek More Active Approach
A small but influential set of private equity’s limited partners, many of them quasi-public entities like pension plans and sovereign wealth funds, are considering co-investment strategies with their general partners, or even arranging deals directly…
Private Equity Data Alliance AltExchange Grows Membership
The consortium of general (GPs), limited partners (LPs), industry groups, as well as technology provider eFront, which officially launched in May, has seen significant interest across private equity, but especially from larger GPs.
Linedata Adds Private Equity Capabilities
Linedata has added private equity administration functionality to its back office platform.
Estimize Adds Private Company Estimates
Revenue estimates for pre-IPO companies will provide additional guidance for investors.
WCAS Taps iLevel for Performance Reporting
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), a $20 billion private equity specialist investing in information services and healthcare, will use the cloud-based software provider's solution for data collection, portfolio company valuations, reporting, and…
Private Equity's Data Play
In private equity, general partners (GPs)—which invest directly in portfolio companies—are becoming more sophisticated about monitoring those companies’ performance, while limited partners, which invest in the GPs’ funds, are in turn scrutinizing the…
Energy Specialist Denham Capital Live on iLevel
The $7 billion private equity firm, which funds both traditional and alternative energy investments, now uses iLevel's turnkey solution for collecting data, tracking portfolio company valuation, and producing performance reporting.
Private Equity Players Launch Data Alliance with AltExchange
The new group's aim is to develop an open-standard, three-tiered, XML-based format as well as a new validation platform for private equity, with initial technology backing provided by a mainstay provider in the space, eFront.
IntraLinks Unveils Investor Portals for Alternatives
The content management provider is set to unveil the new solutions at upcoming conferences in Berlin and New York.
Fighting Zombies: Valuation Scrutiny Upends Private Equity
Regulators and potential investors have made clear that private equity (PE) firms should draw a line from valuation algorithms to limited partner, or LP, reporting. Technology is the ink.