4vco Newsletter - Issue 42 - Q2 2010
Contents
Industry News - Headlines
4vco – PESS 2010 Showcase - 50 PE firms already registered
4vco – PESS Directory popular with PE Operations
Investran – Whitepaper 'Selecting a Private Equity System – An Insider’s View'
Ipes – winner of Private Equity Awards 2010 specialist professional services firm
Netage – Dynamo platform Massachusetts 201 CMR 17 compliant
eFront - new client in real estate
Baxon – announces new clients and governance and transparency functionality
Navatar - signs new client in US
Touchstone - Index Ventures implements Microsoft Dynamics GP
eFront – Duke Street implements FrontInvest
AnalytX – announces PEO version 4
eFront – preferred solution of European administrators
Framework – appoints new Professional Services Director
Capital Support – selected by Gresham
IntraLinks – announces new connector to SharePoint
Industry Events
Investran - Webinar 'Selecting a Private Equity Solution - An Insider's View'
11am ET / 4pm GMT, 13 May 2010
For more details and to register click here
BVCA – Foundation Course
17 - 21 May 2010 in Buckinghamshire, UK
www.bvca.co.uk/Training/FoundationCourse
eFront – Managing returns through liquidity and risk profiling – breakfast briefing
20 May 2010 in Zurich
More details
Infoline - Private Equity Regulation, Accounting and Taxation
25-27 May 2010 in London
More details at www.infoline.org.uk/privateequity
EVCA - Finance and Administration Course
22-25 June in Brussels
More details
EVCA - CFO-COO Summit 2010
8-9 June 2010 in Berlin
More details
4vco - Private Equity Software and Service Providers Showcase
29 June 2010 in London
For more details click here
Industry News - in detail
4vco - PESS Showcase - 50 PE firms already registered
The Private Equity Software and Service Supplier (PESS) Showcase will take place on 29 June 2010 in London. With 16 major vendors and a varied and informative agenda, this free event has really captured the imagination. Over 50 PE firms have already signed up to attend.
More details and registration - click here
4vco - PESS Directory popular with PE Operations
4vco has already distributed over 200 copies of its PESS Directory. The directory contains 2-page profiles of 35 major software and service providers to the private equity industry. The directory is free to request from the 4vco website.
For more details click here
Investran – Whitepaper 'Selecting a Private Equity System – An Insider’s View'
From the press release:
"Based upon findings and the experience of the more than 300 implementations done globally by the Investran team over the past 12 years, the Investran team has compiled lessons learned into a whitepaper. The paper delves into the selection process, beyond the feature/functionality debate, that firms should consider when selecting a vendor – from the actual software, to the company and post-purchase relationship."
View the whitepaper here
Ipes – winner of Private Equity Awards 2010 specialist professional services firm
From the press release:
“The annual awards, which recognise the achievements of individuals and firms working within venture capital and private equity, are presented by the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) and private equity publication Real Deals.”
Read the full press release here
Netage – Dynamo platform Massachusetts 201 CMR 17 compliant
From the press release:
“Netage’s web-based CRM and investor portal products include robust data security features that help ensure compliance with Massachusetts 201 CMR 17, a data protection law that went into effect March 1st. Any private equity or alternative investment firm that manages personal information (e.g. SSN, account number, etc.) on Massachusetts investors likely falls under its jurisdiction.“
To read the press release and learn more about Netage’s data security capabilities, click here
eFront - new client in Real Estate
From the press release:
"STAM Europe chooses eFront for the management of its real estate funds. STAM Europe is a portfolio management company managing collective real estate investment vehicles through debt leverage for institutional investors."
Read press release here
Baxon – announces new clients and governance and transparency functionality
From Baxon:
“Baxon has successfully initiated implementation of projects with new private equity houses in the MENA Region.
New functionalities have recently been released to further enforce governance and transparency across Private Equity portfolio companies, helping them face the significant increase in the number of inquiries from its investors, who request more detailed information about their companies.“
For more details contact Baxon at info@baxonpe.com
Navatar - signs new client in US
From the press release:
"Navatar Group, a global salesforce.com partner and Value Added Reseller (VAR), announces that River Cities Capital Funds, a leading Venture Fund, selected Navatar's Private Equity CRM"
Full press release at www.navatargroup.com
Touchstone - Index Ventures implements Microsoft Dynamics GP
From the press release:
“Touchstone’s involvement was part of a broader overhaul of Index Ventures’ accounting process and sees Microsoft Dynamics GP replace a number of existing accounting packages into one consolidated system. The new installation introduced a common chart of accounts for Index Ventures across its Group.”
Read the full press release here
eFront – Duke Street implements FrontInvest
From the press release:
“Duke Street implements FrontInvest to strengthen front-office management of deal-flow and CRM. Facing an ever-increasing volume of information to store and process, Duke Street was looking for a private equity front-office software that would help manage a vast network of contacts, fund raising operations, and multiple and simultaneous deals.”
For more details click here
AnalytX – announces PEO version 4
From the press release:
“AnalytX has announced its release of PrivateEquityOffice™ 4.0 incorporating a brand new GUI to allow user defined content management and full MS Outlook integration, while continuing to utilize the superb, proven middle-tier and back-end of its ObjectiveAssets platform.”
For more details click here
eFront – preferred solution of European administrators
From eFront's press release:
“A recent Ernst & Young survey mentions FrontInvest as the
preferred Private Equity software solution among European fund administrators. With a market share of 28%, eFront’s flagship solution is the leading European solution.”
Read the full eFront press release here
Framework – appoints new Professional Services Director
From the press release:
"3i Infotech-Framework, the leading UK provider of software solutions to the global private equity community, has appointed Jeremy Ward to the position of Professional Services Director, effective immediately. Jeremy's appointment is the first move made by a UK-based private equity specialist vendor to tackle the increasing complexities associated with managing the customer experience."
For more details click here
Capital Support – selected by Gresham
From the press release:
“Leading IT Solutions Provider, Capital Support is delighted to announce an IT Support partnership with Gresham LLP, a leading independent mid market private equity investor.”
Read the full press release here
IntraLinks – announces new connector to SharePoint
From the press release:
“IntraLinks announced the release of IntraLinks Connector for SharePoint, an integration tool specifically designed to offer secure and seamless communication between the IntraLinks platform and SharePoint.”
For more details click here