iConnections announced a collaboration with Preqin, a part of BlackRock, that brings one of the industry’s leading sources of private markets data and intelligence— spanning fund managers, institutional investors, funds, benchmarks and indices— to Violet, iConnections’ AI-powered capital introduction platform.

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Powered by Preqin, the integration gives Global Alts attendees access to a broader network of institutional alternatives market participants, inside the same platform where thousands of allocators and managers already discover one another, book meetings and build relationships.

“Alternative investing has always been driven by relationships, but the next chapter will be driven by relationships informed by better data,” said Ron Biscardi, CEO of iConnections. “Bringing Preqin’s institutional intelligence into iConnections gives allocators and managers a richer understanding of who they should know, why they should connect and where opportunities may exist. Data is most powerful when it shows up where decisions are actually made. That’s what we’re building.”

Preqin has spent more than two decades building the data and intelligence relied on by more than 200,000 professionals globally. iConnections has built a capital introduction network of more than 26,000 allocators, fund managers and industry participants representing over $55 trillion in assets — and Violet, the platform where those relationships begin.

Through Violet, Global Alts attendees can use Preqin intelligence within their own workflows researching organizations, evaluating potential relationships, and preparing for the one-to-one meetings that define iConnections’ Global Alts events.

“The future of private markets will be shaped by better data, greater connectivity and smarter workflows,” said Stephen Baker, Global Commercial Lead for Preqin at BlackRock.

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