Private equity
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.