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General

Lists and Alerts

Data

Performance Data & Benchmarks

Employee Composition

Buyout Deals Data

Preqin Excel Plugin

General

What is Preqin First Close?

What is Preqin?

I’ve locked myself out of my account. How do I get access again?

How do I change the email address or password associated with my account?

I would like to purchase an additional module on Preqin Pro. How can I do this?

Lists and Alerts

How do I set up news alerts?

How do I set up a target list?

What is the difference between Target Lists, Saved Searches and Alerts?

Data

How does Preqin collect and validate its data?

How are you addressing GDPR?

Are we able to sync Preqin’s data with our CRM?

Will Preqin put a data request together for me?

The data you hold on my firm is incorrect/out of date - how can I correct it?

I'd like to contribute data for my firm. How can I do this and is there a cost?

Performance Data & Benchmarks

I have a private capital performance query methodology. Where can I find the information?

Which public market index should I use to compare against private capital?

How can I compare my fund performance to my peers?

How can I find top performing funds?

Employee Composition

How can I utilize the employee composition dataset?

What features and functionalities are included?

How are job titles allocated to departments?

What is the coverage for this dataset?

Where can I find it?

Buyout Deals Data

Why am I seeing different data from Q3 2022 onwards in the Buyout Deals Search and Buyout Deals Chart?

What else has changed as part of this upgrade?

What deal/exit types are included in the new search?

How do I interpret Secondary Buyout Transactions in the new search, as these are listed as an investment and exit?

How do I create an accurate view of deal volume and value, across all types for the buyout asset class?

When using Pro currently, why am I seeing different numbers in the Buyout Deals Search and Buyout Exits Search for current and historical periods?

When I export the data, some transactions have two types listed within the field, how do we manage this?

Why am I seeing different numbers in the buyout deal search and buyout investor/lender search for current and historical periods?

How are merger deals captured and shown on Preqin Pro?

Preqin Excel Plugin

What is the difference between our APIs Products and Preqin for Excel?

Can I pull in benchmarks via the data loader?

I’ve pulled in a saved search via the data loader. Will this data/list refresh automatically now?

It seems my admin is blocking self-install of Excel Plug In. What should I do?

What if my excel version/software does not meet the system requirements listed in the install Guide?

Do I need to have new file or refresh it with new releases?

How can a user download Preqin for Excel?

Does the plugin support Mac?

Which data and features are available via Preqin for Excel?

What is Preqin for Excel?

What are the default columns for Target Lists in Preqin Pro?

Which columns will be available when loading a Target List via the Excel plugin?

Why are special characters in my list Target Lists/Saved Searches names not appearing in the Excel Plugin?

What happens if I change the name of Target List, Custom Benchmark or Saved Search in Preqin Pro?

What happens if I change the name of a loaded Saved Search or Target List in Excel?

Which Preqin datasets are available with the Excel Plugin?

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Buyout Deals Data

Preqin Excel Plugin

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