Cobalt, a FactSet Company, and Alvarez & Marsal will host a webinar on Wednesday, March 23rd at 11:00am ET on “Value In, Value Out: Business Intelligence Starts with Quality Portfolio Company Data.”
Register ---> here.
Background
Private market firms looking to derive strategic insight from their portfolio need to focus on the quality of data that they’re collecting from portfolio companies, and how to preserve the accuracy of that data as it gets uploaded into a system and manipulated for reporting.
Webinar agenda
This webinar will feature industry insight into how to effectively collect portfolio company data and translate it into meaningful business. Our panel of experts will review the different options firms have when it comes to ensuring quality data collection, as well as provide brief demonstrations of Cobalt’s Portfolio Monitoring platform and Alvarez & Marsal’s data solutions.
Speakers
Hank Boggio, Chief Commercial Officer, Cobalt, a FactSet Company
Dan Mistretta, VP Sales Engineering, Cobalt, a FactSet Company
Cole Corbin, Senior Director, Alvarez & Marsal
Katie Morrissey, Fund Analytics Director, Alvarez & Marsal
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