TechValidate Research on Preqin

25 Charts


Preqin Customer Research

What challenges have you solved effectively since using Preqin?

Mapping the market and competitive landscape
75%
No comprehensive view of private market deals, buyers, sellers, and assets
44%
Understanding where my client(s) stand in the market against their peers
44%
Building relationships early on for new business opportunities
31%
Lack of information during due diligence
19%
Better understanding ESG trends and opportunities
6%
Low visibility on the relationships of my competitors to stay ahead
6%

Preqin Customer Research

How often do you use Preqin?

Every other day
25%
Weekly
25%
Fortnightly
20%
Monthly
13%
Quarterly
6%

Preqin Customer Research

Why did you choose Preqin over another private market data provider?

Preqin provides more comprehensive coverage of alternative assets
75%
Preqin provides exclusive data not available from other providers
39%
Preqin’s platform allows me to easily find and utilize the information I need
33%
Preqin’s coverage is more granular, providing better coverage of markets I’m interested in
26%
Preqin offers more insight into market trends
21%
Preqin’s data is more actionable
21%
Other
10%

Preqin Customer Research

Surveyed fundraisers who use Preqin Insights+ research saw an improvement in the following areas:

Keeping up with new trends and movements in the market
75%
Improving and adding context to presentations to my stakeholders
43%
Investment decision-making
29%
Due diligence
25%
Identifying new areas of opportunity
25%
Strategic decision-making
11%
Understanding how nuanced markets react to public policy, macroeconomic shifts, and more
11%

Preqin Customer Research

Clients who use Preqin Insights+ research as least once per week saw improvement in the following areas:

Keeping up with new trends and movements in the market
67%
Due diligence
50%
Improving and adding context to presentations to my stakeholders
50%
Identifying new areas of opportunity
39%
Investment decision-making
33%
Strategic decision-making
22%
Understanding how nuanced markets react to public policy, macroeconomic shifts, and more
11%

Preqin Customer Research

How do investors rate Preqin Insights+ coverage of industry topics?

100% of surveyed investors rate Preqin Insights+ research as good or better.

Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor

Fundraising and market composition
Investor trends and key highlights
Performance
Forecasts / future of the alternatives industry
ESG
Market Sectors and public policy impact on the market
Industry developments
Regional market movements and drivers

Preqin Customer Research

Reasons why Banks & Investment Banks choose Preqin over another private markets data provider:

Preqin provides a more comprehensive coverage of the alternative assets industry
55%
Preqin's coverage is more granular, providing better coverage of markets I'm interested in
39%
The Preqin Pro platform allows me to easily find and utilize the information I need
35%
Preqin provides more insights into market trends
29%

Preqin Customer Research

Have you improved the following tasks thanks to Preqin’s performance data and tools?

On average, 90% of institutional investors have seen an improvement in their performance analysis and reporting thanks to Preqin.

Greatly improved Improved Somewhat improved Not improved

Fund-level performance analysis and reporting
Benchmarking by fund strategy
Benchmarking by geographic focus
Benchmarking by vintage year
Benchmarking against Public Market Equivalents

Preqin Customer Research

Have you improved the following tasks thanks to Preqin’s performance data and tools?

On average, 88% of Preqin customers have seen an improvement in their performance analysis and reporting.

Greatly improved Improved Somewhat improved Not improved

Fund-level performance analysis and reporting
Benchmarking by fund strategy
Benchmarking by geographic focus
Benchmarking by vintage year
Benchmarking against Public Market Equivalents

Preqin Customer Research

How do investors rate Preqin’s coverage of regional markets against other data providers?

81% of investors rate Preqin’s coverage of regional markets as at least ‘Better’ on average.

Best in class Superior Better Not better

North America
LatAm
Western Europe
Nordic, Central & Eastern Europe
Middle East and Central Asia
Greater China
Southeast Asia
Far East
Australasia

Preqin Customer Research

How do investors rate Preqin datasets against other private market data providers?

80% of investors rate Preqin datasets as at least ‘Better’ on average

Best in class Superior Better Not better

Fund managers datasets
Fund and Fundraising datasets
Performance, benchmarking and cash flow datasets

Preqin Customer Research

Why customers who previously used Pitchbook chose Preqin:

Preqin provides more comprehensive coverage of alternative assets
63%
Preqin’s platform allows me to easily find and utilize the information I need
53%
Preqin’s coverage is more granular, providing better coverage of markets I’m interested in
23%
Preqin offers more insight into market trends
20%
Preqin’s data is more actionable
17%
Preqin provides exclusive data not available from other providers
13%

Preqin Customer Research

How does Preqin provide value to investors?

Institutional investors who saw an ROI from Preqin in the first 12 months improved their efforts in the following areas:

Sourcing and screening of new investment opportunities
50%
Benchmarking and peer analysis
47%
Manager and fund evaluation and due diligence
47%
Mapping private markets
31%
Portfolio monitoring
7%
Strategic asset allocations
5%

Preqin Customer Research

How quickly do fundraisers see an ROI from Preqin?

In your best estimate, how quickly did you realize a return on investment following your subscription to Preqin?

0-3 months
9%
3-6 months
14%
6-12 months
27%
1-2 years
24%
2+ years
26%

Preqin Customer Research

Organizations who saw an ROI from Preqin within the first 12 months used their subscription to improve the following areas:

Fundraising
50%
Benchmarking and peer analysis
47%
Mapping private markets
31%
Investor relations
26%

Preqin Customer Research

How do organizations using PitchBook alongside Preqin, rate Preqin datasets in comparison to Pitchbook’s?

80% rate Preqin datasets as at least ‘Better’ on average.

Best in class Superior Better Not better

Investors datasets
Fund managers datasets
Fund and Fundraising datasets
Performance, benchmarking and cash flow datasets
Firm profiles & contact details

Preqin Customer Research

How organizations rate Preqin datasets against other private market data providers?

On average, 9 out 10 organizations rate Preqin datasets as at least better.

Best in class Superior Better Not better

Investors datasets
Fund managers datasets
Fund and Fundraising datasets
Performance, benchmarking and cash flow datasets
Firm profiles & contact details

Preqin Customer Research

Organizations with access to PitchBook have improved their performance in the following areas by switching to Preqin:

Fundraising
53%
Manager and fund evaluation and due diligence
50%
Investor relations
37%
Benchmarking and peer analysis
27%
Mapping private markets
27%
Sourcing and screening of new investment opportunities
27%

Preqin Customer Research

How do organizations using PitchBook – prior to switching to Preqin – rate Preqin’s coverage of regional markets?

More than 75% rate Preqin’s coverage of regional markets as at least ‘Better’ than Pitchbook’s on average.

Best in class Superior Better Not better

North America
LatAm
Western Europe
Nordic, Central & Eastern Europe
Middle East and Central Asia
Greater China
Southeast Asia
Far East
Australasia

Preqin Customer Research

How organizations rate Preqin’s regional coverage against other private market data providers?

81% rate Preqin’s coverage of regional markets as at least better on average.

Best in class Superior Better Not better

North America
LatAm
Western Europe
Nordic, Central & Eastern Europe
Middle East and Central Asia
Greater China
Southeast Asia
Far East
Australasia

Preqin Customer Research

How do organizations using PitchBook alongside Preqin, rate Preqin datasets in comparison to Pitchbook’s?

72% rate Preqin datasets as at least ‘Better’ on average.

Best in class Superior Better Not better

Investors datasets
Fund managers datasets
Fund and Fundraising datasets
Performance, benchmarking and cash flow datasets
Deals & exits, assets and portfolio company datasets
Fund terms
Service providers
Firm profiles & contact details

Preqin Customer Research

How organizations rate Preqin datasets against other private market data providers?

On average, 80% rate Preqin datasets as at least better.

Best in class Superior Better Not better

Investors datasets
Fund managers datasets
Fund and Fundraising datasets
Performance, benchmarking and cash flow datasets
Deals & exits, assets and portfolio company datasets
Fund terms
Service providers
Firm profiles & contact details

Preqin Customer Research

Which private market data provider are organizations using prior to switching to Preqin?

Pitchbook
34%
S&P Cap IQ
19%
Cambridge Associates
14%
Burgiss
9%
FactSet
8%
Refinitiv
8%
eVestment
7%
Dealogic
3%

Preqin Customer Research

Why organizations choose Preqin over another private market data provider?

Preqin provides more comprehensive coverage of alternative assets
61%
Preqin’s platform allows me to easily find and utilize the information I need
48%
Preqin’s coverage is more granular, providing better coverage of markets I’m interested in
25%
Preqin’s data is more actionable
23%
Preqin provides exclusive data not available from other providers
22%
Preqin offers more insight into market trends
17%

Preqin Customer Research

How do industry professionals using PitchBook – prior to switching to Preqin – rate Preqin datasets?

Best in class Superior Better Not better

Investors datasets
Fund managers datasets
Fund and Fundraising datasets
Firm profiles & contact details



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