Digital adoption

is behind the times

Private equity firms are feeling the pressure to transform

When we spoke to private equity firms about their digital adoption journeys, many pointed towards their reliance on legacy systems and manual technology. Several of the firms we surveyed are still using inefficient, manual tools for tasks like data collection, reporting and onboarding, which is creating an administrative burden and reducing the time that can be spent on generating alpha.

Manual technology is still heavily relied upon in private equity, with 82% of respondents still using manual tools in their operations.

Number of respondents still using manual tools in their operations

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We also investigated the external pressures that PE firms are facing when looking to digitise as investor expectations continue to rise.

of investors now expecting onboarding to be a digital process, signalling that the slow rate of digitisation has not gone unnoticed.

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