Month: May 2025

Private equity operates a bit differently than public markets, which can make measuring investment success a complex but essential task. Investors and fund managers rely on various performance metrics to evaluate returns, assess the skills of fund managers, and determine how effectively they allocate capital. Understanding these metrics is crucial for making informed investment decisions and gauging a fund's potential success. We will dive into five commonly used metrics in private equity performance evaluation: Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Total…...

Fund accounting monitors capital commitments, calculates NAV, manages compliance, and facilitates investor reporting. Despite its critical role, many firms still depend on spreadsheets, fragmented systems, and manual procedures to run their back office. This outdated strategy is unyielding, inefficient, and introduces financial risk.  Manual fund accounting is also resource-intensive, making it harder to scale and meet rising investor demands for transparency and momentum. Many firms are failing behind when they  don’t adopt automated fund administration.  Manual fund management costs you…...

Today, the alternative investments industry stands at a technological crossroads. Fund managers face mounting pressure to deliver superior returns while controlling operational costs.  Truth is, the promise of automation is widely acknowledged, and we can all agree it improves efficiency in modern fund operations. But, at what financial imperative? A recent KPMG survey reports that over 30% still rely on spreadsheets like Excel for critical portfolio management functions. Are there tangible economic benefits that strategic automation delivers to fund operations?…...