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Leading Private Equity Suppliers at PESS NYC
PESS Showcases are now established as the must-
attend events for all private equity professionals
interested in their firm's core operations. Over 900
private equity professionals from 350 private equity
firms have attended previous PESS Showcases in New
York and London.
The 2014 PESS Showcase features:
• 10+ exhibitors, 1 presentation room.
• Industry expert panel.
• Great networking opportunities.
• Drinks reception and prize draw.
Attendance is free for professionals working for private
equity investment firms.
Who should attend?
If you are thinking about a new system or wanting to get
more out of your existing systems, PESS 2014 is the
leading event bringing together the buy-side and the
supply-side.
The event is designed for senior decision makers within
GP and LP organizations, including: Senior Executives,
Investor Relations, COO/CFOs, FDs, Portfolio Analysts, IT
Directors and their appointed representatives.
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Sponsors
Event Partners
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Contents
Agenda.....................................................................................................................................................4
Venue.......................................................................................................................................................5
Registration .............................................................................................................................................6
Updates....................................................................................................................................................6
Contact Us ...............................................................................................................................................6
Sponsors – Platinum ...............................................................................................................................7
Sponsors – Gold ......................................................................................................................................8
Sponsors – Silver...................................................................................................................................10
Guest Sponsors .....................................................................................................................................12
Previous Events .....................................................................................................................................13
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Agenda
From To Presentations
08:00 08:30 Registration
08:30 10:00 PECFOA
Managing Today's IT Issues: A Peer-to-Peer PE Discussion, hosted by PECFOA
10:15 10:50 iLevel
Connecting Data to Drive Performance
11.10 11.45 eFront
New Approaches to Investor Relations
12:05 12:40 SunGard Investran
Beyond software: Defining what right looks like for private equity operations
12:40 13:40 Buffet Lunch
13:40 14:15 Intralinks
Streamline Investor Communication for More Effective Capital-Raising
14:30 15:00 AltExchange Alliance
AltExchange Alliance Update
15:15 16:15 4vco Supplier Panel
2020 Vision: The Future of PE Systems and Services - A Vendor Panel
16:15 17:30 Drinks Reception, Prize Draw & Closing Remarks
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Venue
PESS 2014 NYC takes place in the Convene at 101 Park Avenue is Grand Central’s most
technologically advanced and conveniently located conference center.
Convene New York
101 Park Ave (at 41st street), New York, NY 10178
Tel: 1-888-730-7307
Venue website
Directions
Convene is located at 101 Park Ave (at 41st street). Grand Central station is 5 minutes walk away.
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Registration
All delegates at the event must be employed by an organization that undertakes or provides funding
for Private Equity investment activities.
Any individual that is unsure of their status should contact the event organizer directly to clarify their
position.
If you would like to attend the event, simply register online at www.pessnet.com/newyork
Visit the event website for an up-to-date list of the delegate companies registered for the event.
Updates
Twitter - Keep in touch with developments by following us at PESSNewYork
LinkedIn – Keep in touch with the latest developments by following us here
Contact Us
For any enquiries, please contact:
Paul Thompson
4vco Ltd.
Langdale House
11 Marshalsea Road
London SE1 1EN
United Kingdom
t: +44 20 7785 6999
m: +44 7977 490917
f: +44 870 787 7859
w: www.pessnet.com/newyork
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Sponsors – Platinum
Platinum: Exhibition Booth, Presentation and Test Drive Room
iLEVEL is a SaaS based technology company that provides data reporting and monitoring solutions to the
private capital market. iLEVEL’s Private Capital Data Platform is built specifically to help private capital firms
take control of portfolio data and enable increased allocation of capital to alternatives. With iLEVEL, Fund
Managers automate the data collection process and conduct advanced data analytics while Institutional
Investors monitor their portfolios and cash transactions for increased transparency into their private capital
investments.
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Sponsors – Gold
Gold: Exhibition Booth and Presentation
4vco is the number one provider of independent advice and support to this niche market throughout the UK
and Europe. To date, we have worked on over 130 engagements for more than 100 private equity
organizations. One in four engagements are outside of the UK - client assignments have been undertaken in
Scandinavia, Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, Africa and the Americas.
Intralinks (NYSE: IL) is a leading global provider of Software-as-a-Service solutions for securely managing
content, exchanging critical business information and collaborating within and among organizations.
Across the globe, more than 100,000 allocators at 25,000 investor organizations log on to Intralinks to access
information from leading private equity, real estate and hedge fund managers. Firms rely on Intralinks to
securely share confidential information with investors as well as facilitate the deal making process.
With a focus on providing best-of-breed fundraising, reporting and strategic transaction solutions, Intralinks
supports 25 of the top 50 Private Equity firms, and 14 of the top 25 Hedge Funds globally. For more
information, visit www.intralinks.com.
eFront is a leading software provider of end-to-end solutions dedicated to the financial services industry with a
recognized expertise in enterprise risk management, alternative investments and customer relationship
management. eFront's solutions serve more than 700 customers in 40 countries, including companies in the
private equity, real estate investment, banking and insurance sectors. eFront's primary product suites offer
tightly integrated solutions for streamlining the management of alternative investments and corporate risk.
Founded in 1999, eFront services clients worldwide from offices in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North
America. For more information visit www.efront.com and follow us on LinkedIn at
www.linkedin.com/company/efront.
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Sponsors – Gold continued
SunGard Investran is an integrated application suite that automates front, middle and back-office processes for
private equity and alternative investment firms. With more than 380 customers in 26 countries Investran helps
improve business efficiencies to facilitate collaboration, support deal flow and automate accounting.
Firms rely on Investran's integrated capabilities to help meet their needs in the entire investment life-cycle,
including relationship management, reporting, monitoring, accounting, fund raising and deal pipeline
management.
For more details about our private equity software solutions, please visit www.sungard.com/investran
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Sponsors – Silver
Silver: Exhibition Booth
Application Experts (App-X) is the leading provider of web-based software solutions for Alternative Asset Fund
Managers, Institutional Investors, and Impact Investors.
Since 2006, App-X has worked with a variety of leading organizations in the Alternative Asset community
including fund managers, funds of funds, family offices, institutional investors, foundations, placement agents,
and impact investors. So not only do we understand technology, but we understand your business and
specifically where technology and fund management intersect. The result is continually-evolving, custom-
tailored software that differentiates fund managers from their competition.
CapAssure®, IEA’s proprietary capital administration platform, is a GAAP-based, integrated platform to assist
fund administrators and GPs to provide superior investor capital administration and reporting. CapAssure®
supports investment distribution allocations (“waterfalls”), hypothetical liquidations, allocations of fund profits
& losses and GP clawback accruals. CapAssure® supports the most complex allocation requirements and
integrates with investment accounting platforms. Built-in allocation controls within partnership specific
algorithms provide an automated, production strength solution for capital account administration.
IEA’s CapAdministration solution combines our extensive accounting experience, proven technology and world-
class operations. IEA’s industry professionals provide dependable, cost-effective operational support to meet
our clients’ demands.
The alternative asset industry turns to Navatar for managing their investors and investments in the cloud.
Navatar’s off-the-shelf products are used by large and small alternative asset groups in over 30 countries,
including Jefferies, Cowen, PNC, Cerberus, Baring Private Equity and KPS Capital Partners. Navatar’s
integrated suite for private equity gives you full control over your investors, deals and investments. We are
known for our laser focus on customer success.
To learn more visit us at www.navatargroup.com or contact us at [email protected].
To arrange a test drive with Navatar at the PESS event please contact [email protected]
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Sponsors – Silver contd.
SteelBridge is a boutique fund advisory services firm with expertise in alternative investments. We are a group
of industry veterans who understand how improved processes and technology support effective organizations.
SteelBridge has the vision, expertise, network and tools to create synergies for all stakeholders in the
investment lifecycle. We are advisors who can insert ourselves into our clients’ organization, freeing them to
stay focused on what’s important to their clients – making and managing investments.
SteelBridge was founded in 2008 and provides the white-glove service of a boutique with global reach; our
offices are located in New York, London and Pittsburgh.
Vantage Software streamlines delivery of the “Last Mile” of critical information to your investors, management
and investment teams. Designed to rapidly integrate with other solutions, such as third party products and
administrator data, our products can be implemented on a standalone basis or as a suite, with a highly flexible
and cost-effective software model. Our products include intuitive, graphical analysis, dashboards and
performance calculations combined with our world-class implementation methodology and best practices, to
support the way you do business.
Vitech Systems Group is a leading provider of Private Equity administration software. Vitech's software
offering, the V3 System, is a powerful solution for fund sponsors, administrators, investors and transfer
agents. V3 is a tremendously powerful solution that supports multi-class, multi-currency, multi-national
operations for private equity, hedge and mutual funds. It includes advanced CRM, Workflow, Imaging and Self-
Service capabilities and offers front, middle and back office support. Vitech is a global company of over 650
professionals serving over 100 clients including many of the world’s most prominent investment organizations.
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Guest Sponsors
AltExchange is a non-profit, industry alliance for firms working in the private equity markets. Founded in April
2013 with over 50 member organizations from across the globe working together to create a comprehensive
“standard” for sharing data. The AltExchange Group One standard was finalised and published December
2013 and leverages the experience of multiple investors and GPs to provide a tightly define structured
document covering the data elements, formats and validation rules.
For more information about the AltExchange Alliance, data standard, current members and becoming a
member, please visit www.altexchange.com
Created in October 2001 by the Private Equity Banking Group at Citizens Bank, The Private Equity CFO
Association is an organization with over 850 senior level professionals who manage the financial and
operational aspects of their firms as well as oversee the reporting, accounting and fund administration of
private equity funds, venture capital funds, funds of funds, and secondary funds.
Networking and peer-to-peer communication is offered to members via an email platform and through
networking events and membership meetings, allowing CFOs to share their experiences and expertise in
addressing the various administrative, accounting and tax issues that they commonly face.
The Institutional Limited Partners Association is the global member-driven organization dedicated to advancing
the interests of private equity Limited Partners through industry-leading education programs, independent
research, best practices, networking opportunities and global collaborations. It is a not-for-profit association
that has over 280 institutional member organizations that collectively manage over $1 trillion of private equity
assets.
The ILPA is committed to developing standards and best practices that serve to strengthen the asset class
over the long term. The ILPA Private Equity Principles V 2.0 was published in January 2011 followed by the
Reporting Standards Guidelines issued October 2011.
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Previous Events
PESS - The Premier Event for Private Equity Operations
The PESS Showcase events in New York and London have
already welcomed over 900 private equity professionals from
350 PE firms across the globe. No other event offers access
to so many leading vendors in one place. Put the 2014 date in
your calendar now and join us this year.
Past events have demonstrated the quality and depth of
software and services available to the private equity industry
and have highlighted the continued developments in this
dynamic supply chain. Surveys at previous PESS events reveal
that:
50% of delegates agreed that the quality of
software/services on display was higher than
expected. Only 7% disagreed. That's a favourable ratio
of 7:1.
50% agreed that the event had increased the
likelihood that they would invest in the products. Only
5% disagreed.
Over 75% agreed that they would follow up with at
least one of the suppliers
Our attendees must be employees of PE investment houses
and past events have attracted a high calibre of PE
professionals from a range of functions. Over 600 individuals
have attended to date:
Delegate feedback:
“There were a good number of vendors at the showcase which
allowed us to move forward with certain vendors.”
“Nice layout. Not too crowded and had the opportunity to talk
with representatives in detail.”
“Very useful event overall. Will definitely plan on attending
again.”
“The 40 minutes presentation intervals were perfect,not too long and not too short.”
“Great event…I plan to be there next year.”