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Cobalt - Cloud-based Enterprise Solution for Private Markets Investors
Data analysis drives decision-making. Power private markets portfolio construction and investment selection. For Limited Partners, data and technology are no longer nice-to-haves. They are must-haves. Cobalt LP provides investors with transparent data and real-time analysis. Our clients are analytical decision makers that leverage Cobalt LP to put their data to work.
We focus on usability and flexibility, empowering all members of the team to run analysis. Identify investment opportunities and take control of your portfolio planning process with purpose-built software.
We offer proprietary data and commitment-planning models leveraged by the largest investors in the private markets. Add a force multiplier to your team in order to keep up with the complexity of a scaling opportunity set.
Whether new to the asset class or experienced investors, our clients demand answers now. We provide a market leading solution that does not require implementation. Leverage our customer success team for ongoing training and best practices.
40,000+
funds across all private markets*
12,000+
funds with historical performance*
98,000+
portfolio companies*
65,000+
companies with performance or operating metrics*
1,000+
new investments reviewed annually*
56%
industry coverage across 50 vintage years*
Cobalt LP provides private markets investors with aggregate curated data and transparent publicly reported data. Unlike other providers, Cobalt sources benchmark data only from limited partners to prevent survivorship and contribution bias.
Subscribers to Hamilton Lane’s Expert data can access the Fund Investment Team’s proprietary fund and company-level data, memos and insights related to the available funds in market investment set.Real-time, in-depth deal, fund and portfolio analytics for continuous investment monitoring and evaluation.
Value Drivers
Cobalt LP runs comprehensive performance metrics on your deals, funds and portfolio with ease. Use our standard data attributes or customize your own to view and analyze your data in the most meaningful way.
Benchmark your Investments
Compare your funds, portfolio and sub-sections of your portfolio against each other, the private markets and the public markets. Automate benchmarking for a repeatable evaluative process.
Cobalt LP offers a unique and transparent approach to understanding how a manager creates value and compares to peers. With access to Cobalt Expert, instantly scale your market coverage and diligence smarter with a proprietary data set and deep insight from Hamilton Lane, one of the largest private markets allocators in the world.
Investment Decision-Making
Cobalt LP gives investors the insight needed to efficiently evaluate funds in market. Use integrated market data to benchmark a manager and the full-suite of data analytics, including the Valuation Bridge, J-curve and PME models, to assess track records.
Transparent, On-Demand Data Access
Access information such as track records, deal attribution, terms, strategy and team information directly from Hamilton Lane’s Fund Investment Team. In 2018 alone, we collect detailed intelligence on over 890 fund investment opportunities, all validated through comprehensive controls.
Forecast Cash Flows
Cobalt LP lets you take control of the portfolio forecasting process. Access Hamilton Lane’s data driven approach to forecasting cash flows or upload your own assumptions. Utilize the built-in market simulations to stress test your portfolio under various economic environments.
Commitment Planning
Understand how to build out your private markets allocation over the long-term. Simulate how shifting exposures and portfolio duration influences your commitment planning decisions.
Automated Reporting
Cobalt LP provides built-in, automated reports. Easily create customized reports through entering in custom text and dashboarding. Leverage reports so all users in an organization can access the same insights.
Customized Data Visualizations
Change metrics shown, data points selected and colors through dynamic chart functionality. Zoom in on interesting data points and export the charts as an image or PDF.
Gain a new level of visibility and control over your investments through a turnkey solution to managing portfolio data. Engage Hamilton Lane’s end-to-end data collection and custom reporting solutions.
Data Collection, Entry, and Integrity Checks
Transition existing data onto the Cobalt LP platform and leverage our services for investment level cash flow monitoring and reporting. Capture cash flow detail and investment identifiers, all reconciled to GP and custodian financial statements.
Granular Intelligence and Dedicated Team
Gain a dedicated client representative team acting as an extension of client staff. Access standard or customized reports on a monthly and quarterly basis including underlying portfolio holdings and relevant company operating metrics.