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INVESTRAN DATA EXCHANGE
INVESTRAN DATA EXCHANGEAUTOMATING DATA CAPTURE AND REPORT DISTRIBUTIONFOR ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTSIn today’s alternative investment world, transparency of data is key, and themanagement and distribution of accurate data is even more important. Investorsneed information now – not in weeks or months but rather minutes and seconds.An intuitive web-based solution, Investran Data Exchange enables users to provide secure,on-demand access of investment information to investors, portfolio managers and otherstakeholders. By leveraging Investran Data Exchange, users can both streamline documentmanagement and data dissemination to improve global customer service to investors and increaseinternal productivity while lowering costs.USE INVESTRAN DATA EXCHANGE FOR:FundraisingProvide potential investors with secure, on-demandaccess to online investment information, includingprivate placement memorandums, limited partneragreements, and due diligence questionnaires.Investor RelationsInteract with limited partners in a secure web-basedenvironment; disseminate personalized capital calls,K-1s, investment memos, and more.Portfolio MonitoringProvide deal teams, buyers, and sellers remoteaccess to important documents; centralizeand automate the collection of qualitative andquantitative information on your portfolio.Internal Document ManagementArchive and manage disparate documents in anonline repository for easy retrieval.Available as a standalonesolution, Investran Data Exchangeis also part of an integratedsoftware suite for organizing,automating, and streamliningyour private equity workflow.Investran Solution SuiteThe Investran solution combines aweb-based relationship manager,tailored specifically for thealternative assets industry, withcentralized portfolio and investoraccounting and reporting toprovide all of a firm’s users withactionable information in real-time.Investran Data ExchangeWeb-based investor relations,portfolio monitoring, and virtualdata rooms (VDRs).Investran Data Exchange provides cost-efficient secure communication andcollaboration with private equity stakeholders anytime, anywhere.
KEY FEATURES AND BENEFITSFUNDRAISING Distribute information securely through apassword-protected web-based portalInvestran Data Exchange simplifies thefundraising workflow while enhancing servicecapabilities. By distributing informationthrough a professionally branded portal, userscan maximize prospective investor interactionsand reduce time-consuming research requests. Provide 24/7 global online accessto important documents Control information access usingindustry-standard communicationprotocols, including application layerauthentication, password-protection, fileencryption, Digital Rights Management(DRM), and document watermarking Eliminate printing, collating, and mailingcosts through process automationand online information distribution Expedite fundraising and investmentmanagement, while adhering to internaland external compliance requirements Maintain focus on investing; SunGardadministers and manages theapplication on your behalf (ASP) Streamline the private placementmemorandum development andapproval process by collaborating onlinewith fund managers and attorneys Control information distributionthroughout your marketing cycle;continually narrow participant access todocumentation as you move from premarketing to due diligence to road show Use audit reports to monitor investor interest Publish multiple investor-specific duediligence questionnaires simultaneously Customize data rooms with firm-specificcolors and logos to mimic the lookand feel of any corporate website Make historical information availableto prospects, including quarterlyreports, investment memorandums,and portfolio summaries Personalize workspace with alerts,bookmarking, and saved searches Watermark documents to protect them fromforwarding and unauthorized distribution Collect and download multiple documentssimultaneously using personal ‘briefcases’Investran Data Exchange can help improve the quality of discussions amongportfolio managers, partners and investors.A web-based, multi-directional communications portal, Investran Data Exchange streamlinesprocesses from fundraising and investor relations to portfolio monitoring and reporting,providing secure access to stakeholders anytime, anywhere.
Where do investors go to findout how their investments areperforming? With more than 50,000 usersworldwide, Investran DataExchange is the alternativeinvestment industry’scommunications portal of choice. Fund managers use InvestranData Exchange to manageover 10,000 funds and 30,000investor organizations.INVESTOR RELATIONSProvide investors with 24/7 access to generalfund information (annual reports, investmentmemorandums, quarterly statements) as wellas personalized capital calls and distributionnotices.By specifying access privileges by fund,investor, deal, category, or document, userscan provide investors with access to theinformation they need, when they need it –all while maintaining high levels of security,compliance, and control. Publish investor-specific documents,like capital calls and distributionnotices, and restrict access to K-1sand other documents, as necessary Classify and customize data based on profileor user type (for example FOIA or non-FOIA) Upload thousands of personalized,investor-specific documents in bulk Notify investors of recentlyposted documents via e-mail andautomated alerts upon log in Empower investors to findinformation quickly through searchand indexing capabilities Set up user-specific ‘views’ of information byauthorizing document distribution by firm orindividual; for example, send annual reportsto all contacts, capital calls to the accountant,and legal documents to the attorney Enable your investors to update theirpreferences with workflow-basedforms; for example, their contactdetails and wire instructionsIn addition, when using Investran DataExchange in conjunction with Investran,investors can benefit from dynamic reportingcapabilities, including the ability to drill downto underlying data in a report to view theirreal-time capital account balances or currentportfolio performance.PORTFOLIO MONITORINGInvestran Data Exchange helps deal teamscentralize the many documents, schedules,valuation models and reviews generatedduring the investment monitoring period.In addition, Investran Data Exchange servesas a secure mechanism to share specific dealinformation with buyers in private, onlinevirtual data rooms (VDRs). Bring remote users and locationstogether with a web-baseddocument management solution Allow investment executives to submit andreview their portfolio valuations online Grant buyers and/or portfoliomanagers secure access to specificdata and documentation
Leverage indexing capabilities toorganize deal-specific documents Review and validate data submissions fromportfolio investments with user-definableworkflows and formsWhen used in concert with Investran, userscan automate the collection of quantitativeand qualitative form-based data from portfolioinvestments. Managers can quickly and easilysubmit pertinent investment data online,including updates to balance sheets, profit andloss data, and performance metrics.INTERNAL DOCUMENTMANAGEMENTInvestran Data Exchange simplifies andcentralizes internal document distribution,management and archiving. From humanresources and personnel information tooperational procedures and market research,Investran Data Exchange indexes and archivesdocuments for easy retrieval and collaboration.SECURITY AND DEPENDABILITYWhen dealing with investors, security andconfidentiality are key. Investran DataExchange customers are protected, not onlyby robust application security settings, butalso through the hosting of the solution at astate-of-the-art SunGard data center.Investran Data Exchange’s EntitlementsModule holds the solution to all documentsecurity requirements. Using the EntitlementsModule, administrators can grant access tousers based on document type, restrict accessby fund, folder or document, and furtherrestrict access to be save only, read onlyor print.Other security features: Watermarking can be applied to PDFfiles to avoid unauthorized distribution ofconfidential documents. Multiple watermarktemplates can be created incorporatinguser defined text (Confidential), images(corporate logos) and system informationcontaining user ID and timestamp Digital Rights Management (DRM)can be implemented through userentitlements to restrict users fromprinting and saving PDF files Audit reports are available to view whoand when someone has viewed, printed,and saved a document, and find outthe exact pages that were printed Encrypted data transfer ensures that datais protected at all times. All data transfersbetween the user’s computer and InvestranData Exchange use 128-bit encryptionTECHNOLOGYAs an ASP, Investran Data Exchange isdesigned to scale and evolve along with yourbusiness needs. Supported by SunGard’sworld-class business continuity infrastructurein a state-of-the-art facility, Investran DataExchange requires no upfront capitalexpenditures like hardware, software, and ITservices. The Investran Data Exchange Supportteam provides around-the-clock technicalsupport so that there is always someoneavailable to assist users.PARTNER WITH A RELIABLEPROVIDER THAT KNOWS YOURBUSINESSInvestran Data Exchange is developed by themakers of Investran, a leader in systems forthe alternative assets industry. Since 1998Investran has been serving the industry’s mostdemanding firms. Whether it’s generatinga capital call, issuing K1 statements, orcompleting a distribution, Investran has thedomain expertise to help you streamline yourinvestor reporting process.Investran Data Exchange is also backedby SunGard, one of the world’s leadingsoftware companies serving more than 25,000customers in more than 70 countries. Withannual revenue exceeding 5 billion dollars,SunGard is ranked on the Fortune 500 andis the largest privately held software andservices company on the Forbes list of privatebusinesses.
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software suite for organizing, automating, and streamlining your private equity workfl ow. Investran Solution Suite The Investran solution combines a web-based relationship manager, tailored specifi cally for the alternative assets industry, with centralized portfolio and investor accou
