Paris, January 27, 2022 - AssetValue Consulting, a subsidiary of the DataValue Consulting group, a key player in the consulting and solutions integration market in the asset management sector, looks back on its successes in 2021 and highlights its ambitions for 2022.
Specialized in data issues foralternative investment players (private equity, private debt, Real Estate, Infrastructure), AssetValue Consulting has achieved a turnover of1.5 million euros and has obtained prestigious client signatures. This year, the expert in data issues of the non-listed market plans to double its turnover to 3 million euros. To support its ambitions, the subsidiary plans to double its staff, with the recruitment of more than 15 new employees. Finally, AssetValue Consulting is preparing to conquer new international markets, including Luxembourg .
AssetValue Consulting, key partner in the transformation of private equity and asset management players
While we are now in the era of data, known as "grey gold", companies in all sectors have understood that data constitutes a majorcompetitive advantage , particularly in an economic context subject to major changes. Thus, organizations have had to take the subject of their digital transformation head on. Among them, the alternative investment actors appeared with very specific needs, in particular in terms of recovery, processing and exploitation of the data of their portfolio companies, the implementation of more and more complex and detailed reporting for their investors and the improvement of their operational efficiency. Thus, AssetValue Consulting has made it its mission to support asset management companies, institutional investors and fund administrators in the consulting, definition and implementation of their data strategy.
A successful first year of life
Created at the beginning of 2021 in the middle of a health crisis, AssetValue Consulting carries within it the audacious ambitions of its founder, Nabil Benhaddou: that of accompanying the players of the non-listed market in their digital rise.
Thus, from June, AssetValue Consulting becomes a subsidiary of the DataValue Consulting group and experiences a strong and perennial growth by putting its Private Equity and Asset Management expertise at the service of public organizations such as Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations and BPI France, as well as private organizations such as Société Générale Securities Services.
The pandemic has created a complex environment for private equity players, resulting in a significant decline in fundraising and M&A activity. A large part of the market has adopted a "keep and see" posture and has therefore focused more on its digitalization. Thus, many of these players have become aware of the urgency to accelerate this process. In addition, given the increasing need for quality data, both for internal management purposes and for communication to increasingly demanding investors, the problem of producing and automating reporting has become a major issue.
Nabil Benhaddou, Managing Partner at AssetValue Consulting
To support this exponential demand for data support, AssetValue Consulting has tripled its staff, from 5 to 15 employees, which has allowed the young structure to achieve a turnover of 1.5 million euros in 2021.
Luxembourg in the line of fire
On the strength of these successes, AssetValue Consulting intends to continue this momentum in 2022 and has set itself the target of doubling its turnover to 3 million euros. To support its ambitions, the subsidiary specialized in private equity plans to recruit about fifteen positions throughout the year.
These employees will be able to work within the DataValue Consulting group, in Montrouge, but also in Luxembourg, one of the most dynamic markets for alternative investments , where AssetValue Consulting plans to open a branch.
In addition, the subsidiary has a very clear roadmap and intends to develop its activities, particularly in the area of Third Party Application Maintenance and also wishes to increase its support for Business Intelligence and EPM issues.
The alternative investment market still has a lot of room for improvement, given its digital transformation, and 2022 promises to be a year rich in new projects. We are also seeing the emergence of new priorities among these players, including the use of analytics solutions for more efficient investment management, the use of AI in transactions and investments, and a growing need for information capture and processing tools to manage investment portfolios.
Nabil Benhaddou, Managing Partner at AssetValue Consulting