Preqin Ltd.

Founded in 2003 and based in London, UK, Preqin Ltd. which first did business under the name of Private Equity Intelligence, operates as a provider of data, analytics, and insights to the alternative assets industry. The company was founded by Mark O’Hare (former CEO) and has offices in 16 global locations including Birmingham, New York City, Dallas, Singapore, San Francisco, Hong Kong, Chicago, Tokyo, Sydney, Dubai, Bangalore, Frankfurt, Manila, Beijing, and Guangzhou. In August 2021, Preqin Ltd.

acquired Colmore, a private markets technology, service, and administration firm, this alliance with Colmore allows Preqin to serve its clients across the entire private market investment lifecycle from fundraising to due diligence and portfolio monitoring. Additionally, in June 2024, Blackrock agreed to fully acquire Preqin for GBP 2. 55 billion in cash. The transaction was completed in March 2025.

The company is led by its CEO, Christoph Knaack. Preqin offers market data and information on alternative asset classes including private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, private debt, real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources, etc. , that empowers clients to make data-driven, business-critical decisions. The company’s flagship product called Preqin Pro has wide data coverage, spanning investors, funds, fund managers, fund performance, service providers, portfolio companies, deals, and exits.

Preqin Ltd. also delivers alternative assets data through APIs (application programming interface), plugins, data feeds, and mobile applications (available on iOS and Android devices) to assist clients in various activities such as due diligence, investor relations, fundraising and marketing, and market research. In addition, through Preqin Insights, the company provides the latest industry reports and data-driven analytics for its customers. Preqin Ltd.

serves more than 48,000 customers including investors, fund managers, placement agents, service providers, advisors, investment consultants, academic institutions, and many more. Preqin Ltd. generates revenue through subscriptions to its products and services. Subsequent to Blackrock's acquisition of the company, Preqin continues to operate as an independent offering, but its data feeds will be integrated into Blackrock Financial Management's Aladdin and eFront.

The integration with Aladdin will create an enhanced and unified technology platform.