Institutional investors
Alternative investments for institutional investors
We can help manage the decisions, risk, and operational complexities that come with alternative investing.
A powerful combination to help achieve your portfolio goals
- An established track record in sourcing, accessing, and overseeing specialized managers
- The combination of deep asset management capabilities and operational support, fund administration, and fund accounting capabilities can free your team to focus on your highest priorities
25+ years
of advising and investing in alternatives on behalf of our clients
$14.2 billion
in alternative assets under management
An established track-record in sourcing, accessing, and overseeing lower-middle market managers
Finding “what’s next” in the alternatives space is a challenge requiring time, technology, and a strong network. Our alternative investment team has been researching and investing in alternative asset classes for 25+ years.
We have the network, technology, and various access points to identify unique investment manager opportunities. Our investment technology and operational capabilities allow us to effectively create customized structures for institutional investors.
A suite of customizable alternative investment strategies
Our investment research and expertise covers:
- Private assets: Private debt, buyout, venture capital, and secondaries
- Hedge funds: Relative value, equity long/short, directional hedge, and opportunistic
- Thematic: Thematic hedge and dynamic asset allocation
- Other alternatives: CLO strategies, real estate, infrastructure
Custom investment structures
We have the in-house capabilities to structure a product to meet your unique needs, including:
- Separate accounts/Fund of one
- Focused commingled funds
- Co-investing
- Segregated portfolio company
- Custom sleeves
Operational support for alternative investments
Keep your team focused on what matters. We provide comprehensive operational and due diligence support, often through our proprietary systems, to help reduce risk and save time.
- Back- and middle-office support
- Document management
- Data management
- Investment and cash reconciliation
- Investment processing-commitments, capital calls, and distributions
- Audit support
Facing private equity operational and governance challenges?
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Technology is key
As a pioneer in enabling technology for financial services, we leverage technology to gain better investment insights, transparency, and attribution. We also use technology to provide clients with customized reporting and back office support.
- SEI NovusSM
- Investran
- Intex
- Backstop
- Preqin
- Pitchbook
- Aladdin
Is your alternatives strategy on track?
We partner with clients to create a strategic plan that includes current managers, sourcing new ideas, monitoring, and reporting across the portfolio.
Information as of Sept. 30, 2024.
OCIO services provided by SEI Investments Management Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company (SEI). Technology and asset management services provided by SEI through its subsidiaries and affiliates. Alternative investments are subject to a complete loss of capital and are only appropriate for parties who can bear that risk and the illiquid nature of such investments. Alternative investments: often engage in leveraging and other speculative investment practices that may increase the risk of investment loss, can be highly illiquid, are not required to provide periodic pricing or valuation information to investors, involve complex tax structures and delays in distributing important tax information, are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as mutual funds; and often charge high fees.
