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For the past nine years, over one hundred investment managers have turned
to CarbonBased as the partner of choice to address and resolve their technology
and processing challenges and needs. Our highly experienced teams of advisors
have been involved in all phases of the selection and integration of technology
into new and existing operations, in re-engineering accounting, operations
and shareholder relationship processes and in global strategic projects.
CarbonBased’s full spectrum of offerings delivers high impact, measurable
results, geared to solving today’s problems and anticipating the organization’s
future requirements.
Our Service Offerings include:
Business:
- Competitive Intelligence & Benchmarking
- New Business Entry & Impact Studies
- Business Planning & Development
- Outsourced Operational Due Diligence
- M&A Support
Technology & Operations:
- Operational Re-Engineering
- System Architecture Strategy
- Systems Selection & Implementation
- Custom Application & Middleware Development
- Training
- Policy & Procedure Establishment & Documentation
Who uses CarbonBased services?
Startups & New Initiatives
CarbonBased offers all support necessary to design, plan, and implement all the systems and processing infrastructure for new managers. Our capacity and expertise extends through the full life-cycle of new manager or product development from: strategy and business planning though to deployment and provisioning of Interim-COO capacity to new businesses. CarbonBased can provide services to assist in start-up document preparation, documentation of processes and procedures, prime broker selection and setup and co-ordination with offshore administrators, lawyers and registrars.
Alternative Investment Firms (Hedge Funds, Fund of Funds, & Private Equity)
CarbonBased vast storehouse of information which monitors the multitude of portfolio management, trade order management, integrated general ledger systems, risk systems, private equity systems, partnership and corporate accounting systems, risk management, performance measurement options, provides an excellent starting point for making system decisions. Our advisors apply this information to the specific business and trading strategies of your organization, integrating them into a customized solution fit to your firm.
CarbonBased can evaluate, re-engineer or build-out virtually any Front-, Middle- or Back-Office system or process from risk management and portfolio analytics, trade capture, accounting, bank debt and OTC operation, partnership accounting, shareholder management, reporting and document management.
Separate Account Managers & Family Offices
CarbonBased is aware of the sometime subtle distinction between the technical and processing needs of traditional and alternative investment firms. In addition, we recognize the various approaches taken by a potentially more mature infrastructure organization available in traditional firms. CarbonBased’s system integration experience can prove invaluable in combining new packages with existing system platforms into a cohesive system, customized to meet the unique requirements of the firm. We can implement custom reporting, advanced account aggregation and multiple tiered fee structures as well as client billing, and asset attribution analysis packages.
Prime Brokers
Prime Brokers are increasingly directing their custom consulting work to CarbonBased, with complete confidence that our considerable depth of knowledge and high level of service will satisfy the hedge fund’s needs for quality, cost efficient technology solutions
Investor and Agents (Pensions, Endowments, Corporations, Fund of Funds & 3rd Party Marketers)
Since most hedge fund failures occur on the operational level, an in-depth due diligence program is essential for one’s hedge fund portfolio. CarbonBased has developed a robust top-down, ten - point due diligence regimen in the industry. We also provide a comprehensive on-going monitoring service that provides insight into even the most discreet change at every manager we cover. Our independence and experience is a value added addition to a house evaluation and a proven alternative as a completely outsourced program.
Sample Work
- Worked with leading $160B Institutional Asset Manager to develop
and launch a new alternative strategies unit. The
project included the build out of all operations in support of its new
multi-strategy product and the integration of an acquired $1B fund of funds
manager.
- Interim COO for a start-up Energy Trading Fund. Facilitating
the launch and providing ongoing support for a 12- month operational period.
- Designed and built a proprietary Fund of Funds accounting system for
a leading Fund Administrator, managing over $25B in Fund of Fund assets
- Uncovered over $700,000 in annual savings in operations & procedures for
a large Multi-Strategy fund by using our proprietary, bottoms up business
analysis program
- Streamlined shareholder and investor management and implemented
a dedicated IRM systems for a $1.5B Fund of Hedge funds
- Engineered and custom built a proprietary multi-asset class Order
Capture and Allocation system for a leading $4B Global Long/Short
Equity manager
- Assisted in the selection, procurement, and installation of a Risk & Trade
Order Management platform for a multi billion dollar global Hedge
Fund
- Conducted operational due-diligence on prospective managers
for a large Fund of Funds.
- Acted as M&A technology advisors on billion dollar
plus management led buy out of a leading Fund Administrator.
- Implemented leading Private Equity Accounting systems
for $2B Private Equity Fund of Funds.
- Developed over 50 proprietary holdings, profit & loss,
performance and exposure reports for a TOP 5 Global Prime broker
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