Yesterday the Burgiss Group, LLC and Caissa, announced that they have entered into an agreement to merge the two businesses. Once combined, the firm will become a world leader in private capital as well as in total investment plan solutions. Both Burgiss and Caissa’s products are designed to manage asset allocation, liquidity, and assessing exposure, as well as performance and risk. The products also address compliance, ESG, and climate concerns. The newly combined firm will maintain its headquarters in Hoboken, New Jersey, with over 450 employees worldwide.
Canoe, Dynamo and Affinity Report Deal Activity
Aumni Has Announced $50 Million Series B Funding led by J.P. Morgan with Participation from Pelion Partners
Founded in 2018, Aumni is an investment analytics platform for private capital markets that includes venture funds, family offices, university endowments, and corporate venture firms. On August 26, 2021, they announced the closing of a $50 million Series B funding round led by J.P. Morgan. Also a participant in the round was Pelion Venture Partners with investors WndrCo, Citadel Securities, Invesco Private Capital, Vanderbilt University, and Kera Capital.
Carta Raises $500mn Using CartaX Platform
Carta, a cloud platform that connects the ownership network to increase transparency and liquidity between shareholders, has announced that they have raised a $500M Series G, which now values the company at $7.4B in a round led by Silver Lake. Carta was valued at $3.1 billion in the previous year.
Preqin Acquires Colmore, Latest Deal to bring Market Data and LP Portfolio Management Closer Together
Acquisition of Mercatus Boosts State Street's Private Markets Portfolio Management Credentials
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Market Data Integration: 5 Key Considerations
A software platform’s ability to integrate with leading industry market data sources is a key consideration criteria often subject to false assumptions and misinformation. In an effort to improve the alignment of expectations between buyers and sellers of private capital software and data, we’ve identified the five most important considerations to ensure no nasty surprises during implementation.
Why PE Firms Need a Data Strategy
For private equity firms, data forms the foundation from which opportunities are uncovered, decisions made and competitive advantages built. A robust strategy for the collection, structure and maintenance of data should therefore be of critical importance… but is all too often neglected or completely ignored.