Private Equity and Venture Capital Portfolio Management and Fund Operations

Portfolio management support for private equity and venture capital firms

Acuity Knowledge Partners helps private equity and venture capital firms effectively manage their portfolio and fund operations. Our experienced subject-matter experts work closely with clients’ middle-office and back-office teams in portfolio monitoring, fund data extraction, validation and recording, quarterly valuation reporting and bespoke LP reporting.

We combine people, process and technology to provide automated and bespoke solutions to make our clients’ processes more efficient and effective for sustainable growth.

We are tech-agnostic and support 30+ private equity and venture capital clients using industry-leading portfolio monitoring tools (eFront, iLevel, BlackMountain) and our propriety portfolio monitoring tool BEAT FolioSure.

Who we serve

Private equity
Private credit
Private equity fund of funds
Private equity secondary investors
Institutional investors
Alternative asset managers
Family offices
Sovereign wealth funds

Portfolio Management | Fund Operations - Support we Offer

Fund valuation and modelling support

Periodic valuation models for quarterly reporting
Financial health analysis and cash flow modelling
Industry-specific models
PE/VC valuation including PWERM
Credit research
Complex LBOs (Leveraged Buyouts)
Waterfall distribution model

Fund reporting support

BEAT FolioSure – Acuity’s portfolio monitoring and reporting tool
LP bespoke reporting packages
Monthly and quarterly fund factsheet production
Financial statement reports
Fund overviews and portfolio summaries
Portfolio performance analytics
Support on iLevel/eFront or other third-party monitoring and reporting tools
Board meeting decks
Customised dashboards (Tableau and PowerBI support)
Data validation support
Fund leverage analysis and risk assessment
ESG reporting support
CRM database update
DTP/InDesign support

Fund administration support

NAV calculation/reconciliation
Monthly NAV reconciliation for limited partners
Liaison with fund administrators to resolve investor queries
Preparation of monthly NAV reports for clients’ investment entities
Recording of each cash flow activity including capital call/distribution
Recording of quarterly valuation information based on CAS
Generation and reconciliation of weekly/monthly cash flow reports
Reconciliation of operating expenses and realised proceeds using financial reports and cash flows
Recording of performance information and benchmarking
Analysis of clients’ investment exposure
Saving and tagging GP materials for periodic reporting
Generation of multiple/IRR reports through fund administrator portals
Fund administration and tool experience – eFront, iLevel, Burgiss, Citco, FIS SS&C, Investran

Portfolio monitoring support

BEAT FolioSure – Acuity’s portfolio monitoring and reporting tool
Financial, operational and valuation KPI tracking at fund and portfolio-company levels
Fund and portfolio benchmarking
Peer group benchmarking
Automation solution – fund data extractor to source information from GP materials
Third-party PM tool implementation and maintenance – eFront, iLevel

How we are different

ONE-STOP SHOP FOR PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS

We provide comprehensive service offerings supporting all aspects of the private equity investment lifecycle

STRONG PRIVATE EQUITY DOMAIN EXPERTISE TO UNDERTAKE COMPLEX TASKS

Ability to support clients on middle- and back-office functions across valuation, administration, monitoring and reporting activities

STRATEGIC AND CONSULTATIVE APPROACH

Experience in helping realise long-term growth strategies by identifying opportunities and enhancing portfolio performance to derive maximum value from existing investments

STRONG EXPERIENCE ON ALL TYPES OF TOOLS AND SOFTWARES

Technology-agnostic support: We serve over 40 private equity clients across portfolio management and operations working on leading portfolio monitoring and reporting tools/software