Preqin
Financial services company
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Preqin Ltd. |
| logo | PREQIN LOGO.png |
| type | Subsidiary |
| foundation | |
| location | London |
| products | Research & data |
| num_employees | 1500+ |
| homepage | |
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| name = Preqin Ltd. | logo = PREQIN LOGO.png | type = Subsidiary | foundation = | location = London | products = Research & data | assets = | num_employees = 1500+ | homepage = Preqin Ltd. is a privately held London-based investment data company that provides financial data and insight on the alternative assets market, as well as tools to support investment in alternatives.
By the company's own definition, its data encompasses private capital and hedge funds, including fund, fund manager, investor, performance and deal information. The asset classes it covers are: private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, private debt, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and secondaries.
Preqin competes with companies such as Pitchbook, CapitalIQ, Burgess, Octum AI, Tracxn, Crunchbase, and other financial databases.
History
Launched as Private Equity Intelligence in 2003, the firm founded by Mark O’Hare and Nick Arnott began by listing private equity performance data, relying on the Freedom of Information Act (UK FOIA).
In 2018, it launched a research report titled Women in Alternatives*,* which detailed underrepresentation of women in the alternative assets industry. Preqin won The Queen's Award for Enterprise in International Trade in 2016 and 2019, was a national winner at the 2019 European Business Awards, and was named as part of the Sunday Times International Track 200 in the same year.
In August 2021, Preqin fully acquired Colmore, a leading private markets technology, services and administration business. On July 1, 2024, BlackRock announced that it would acquire the company for £2.55 billion, with the aim of combining its data and research tools with Aladdin.
In March 2025, it was announced that BlackRock had completed the purchase of Preqin, considering a value of US$3.2 billion for full control of the company.
References
References
- "Freedom of Information Act 2000".
- (11 October 2017). "Women under-represented in alternative asset industry".
- "Preqin Ltd «".
- "The European Business Awards".
- TWK. "Fast Track".
- "Colmore «".
- (11 August 2021). "Preqin Acquires Colmore".
- "BlackRock Buys Preqin for $3.2 Billion in Private Data Expansion". Bloomberg.
- Thrasher, Michael. (2024-07-01). "How BlackRock’s Preqin Deal Will ‘Transform’ the World’s Biggest Asset Manager".
- "BlackRock completes acquisition of research house Preqin". Money Management.
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