Insights & Perspectives
Product updates, private markets, and how teams run deals on Privatis.
What to Look for in Board Management Software
By Chris Colabrese
Welcome to a New Era in Private Equity
By Chris Colabrese
PRIVATE EQUITY — INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
The 2025 ILPA Reporting Overhaul
By Chris Colabrese
A General Partner's Guide to the New Investor-Reporting Standard
ALPHA ENGINE RESEARCH — TOKENIZED VALUATIONS
By Chris Colabrese
Financial Characteristic Tokenization for Valuation Methodology Weighting
The Hidden Operational Risks of Running Private Equity Accounting on Excel
By Chris Colabrese
An AlphaEngine perspective on why spreadsheets quietly become a liability for fund managers — and what to do about it.
The Operating System for Private Equity
By Chris Colabrese
Go-to-Market Strategy for the Private Equity Software Market
ALPHA ENGINE RESEARCH — WORKING PAPER
By Chris Colabrese
Financial Characteristic Tokenization for Valuation Methodology Weighting
DealCloud vs AlphaEngine, a Unified PE Platform
By Chris Colabrese
DealCloud excels at PE relationship management and pipeline—but most GPs still bolt on fund accounting, LP portals, and reporting. Here's how to decide when you need more than a CRM.
Private Equity Software: The 2026 Buyer's Guide
By Chris Colabrese
How GPs evaluate private equity software in 2026—fund accounting, deal workflow, LP reporting, and when a unified platform beats a patchwork of CRM, VDR, and admin tools.