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Empowering clients with tailored strategies to navigate the complexities of private markets​

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Empowering clients with tailored strategies
Our services cover the full investment lifecycle, from product design and operational optimisation to technology solutions and fund administration. With our expertise, we help clients unlock new revenue streams, optimise performance, and mitigate risks.

Advisory & Assurance

Mirador leverages our deep domain knowledge to enable firms to grow sustainably. Our expertise in private markets, enables us to support clients in defining and achieving their objectives through investment strategies and portfolio performance optimisation.

Market Entry & Expansion Strategy​
Providing insights and planning for firms looking to enter Private Markets or grow existing capabilities, including risk assessments, competitor analysis, and strategic positioning.
Product Positioning Development
Advising on product design and differentiation strategies, tailored to the needs of Limited Partners (LPs), High Net Worth (HNW) clients, and General Partners (GPs).
360 Assurance
In conducting comprehensive reviews of operational performance, we provide a 360-degree assessment of your operating model. Through benchmarking against industry standards and applying best practices, we provide actionable insights to drive continuous improvement and ensure competitive positioning within the market.

Design

Mirador offers tailored solutions to optimise the management of Private Market investments, supporting technology design, data architecture, people strategies, and process development. Our approach ensures your firm has the right talent, skills, and processes in place to support long-term growth and success.

Target Operating Model & Roadmap
Our expertise lies in crafting tailored target operating models and developing a comprehensive roadmap to guide strategic realisation, ensuring alignment with firm’s business goals and enabling a clear path for successful implementation.
Vendor & System Selection
Our knowledge of the vendor landscape allows firms to be confident in assessing and selecting vendors that meet their strategic goals and align to their cultural values.
Contract Support & SLA/KPI Development​
We understand the importance of contracting when partnering with new vendors. Our expertise in negotiating contracts with incoming vendors ensures the terms align with firm's operational needs and budget. Our SLAs/KPIs development ensures performance expectations and responsibilities are defined and accountability is embedded into the governance framework.
Risk Mitigations & Control
We design and implement control frameworks that establish policies and procedures for managing risks within the operational environment. Our mechanisms enable ongoing risk monitoring and reporting, providing insights into the effectiveness of controls, and allow timely interventions as needed.

Delivery & Implementation

Our rich expertise in private markets and change management ensures the seamless implementation of systems, process optimisation, and data solutions to support your firms’ evolving needs. We offer structured project governance, clear communication, and risk management strategies, allowing firms to focus on their core investment activities while we manage the complexities of the project lifecycle. Mirador’s targeted training, seamlessly integrated into our project approach, equips firms with the knowledge to maximise change and structure themselves for long-term success.

Platform Integration
We manage end-to-end implementation of portfolio management, CRM, or fund administration platforms, ensuring seamless integration with existing technology.
Data Migration
Data migration can be a complex and time-consuming aspect of any transformation. Our secure and efficient approach to migrating client and fund data from legacy systems minimises disruption to ongoing operations, enabling a seamless transition to target systems that supports future growth.
Change Management Support
Leveraging our management expertise and specialised knowledge in private markets, we support business units in adapting to new technologies and processes. Our approach minimises operational disruption and promotes firmwide adoption, enabling a smooth transition that aligns with your specific needs and goals.
Onboarding & Upskilling
Providing targeted training for employees on complex investment platforms, fund accounting systems, and client reporting solutions, we ensure that teams gain the practical expertise needed to maximise return on investment and drive operational effectiveness across the firm.
Vendor Management and Coordination
In managing relationships with third-party providers, we ensure that their systems and services align with your operational goals. Our focus on performance metrics ensures that these partnerships contribute to your overall success. Should the relationship breakdown, it is pivotal that your firm has sufficient recourse to have a controlled exit.

Challenges we address

Challenge: The Private Markets landscape is often affected by economic fluctuations, changing investor sentiments, and evolving regulatory frameworks, making it difficult for firms to enter new markets and navigate uncertainties.

How we help: Mirador offers market analysis and strategic insights that help firms identify opportunities and risks in the current landscape. Our advisory services provide tailored strategies that equip firms to identify opportunities and respond proactively to market changes, enabling them to make informed investment decisions.

Challenge: Firms often deal with operational inefficiencies that hinder their ability to execute strategic initiatives effectively.

How we help: We conduct thorough operational assessments and strategic alignment exercises to identify inefficiencies and recommend enhancements. By aligning operational structures with strategic goals, we help firms enhance their overall effectiveness and execution capabilities.

Challenge: Firms face a wealth of challenges with fragmented data sources, non-standardised data formats and definitions, as well as data quality issues. Inadequate data management leads to inefficiencies in decision-making, poor investment performance tracking, and reporting inconsistencies.

How we help: Mirador helps firms design data governance frameworks and implement centralised data management platforms that streamline the collection, cleansing, and analysis of data. This ensures actionable insights and better reporting accuracy.

Challenge: Firms often struggle with utilising a variety of systems that don’t communicate effectively with one another. Legacy systems, siloed platforms, and fragmented IT infrastructure can lead to operational inefficiencies and data inconsistencies.

How we help: We support firms by designing scalable, integrated technology architectures. We help identify appropriate systems that work together seamlessly, allowing for greater agility, data integrity, and operational efficiency across all functions.

Challenge: Many firms lack in-house expertise in project management, especially when dealing with the intricacies of technology implementation, regulatory changes, and operational overhauls specific to Private Markets. This can result in delays, budget overruns, and misalignment between business needs and technical solutions.

How we help: Mirador provides specialist project management expertise tailored to firms deploying capital in the private markets sector. Our team has deep industry knowledge, ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with the unique needs of firms.

Challenge: After implementing new systems or processes, firms often lack the internal expertise to maintain and optimise these solutions over time.

How we help: Mirador’s post implementation support and optimisation services provide firms with ongoing system maintenance, performance reviews, and continuous improvements. This ensures that firms continue to operate efficiently long after their initial project is delivered.

Client Outcomes

  • Clear strategic objectives
  • Industry and vendor market knowledge
  • Efficient operating model
  • Continuous improvement post implementation
  • Enhanced Workflow
  • Well defined technology architecture
  • Well governed supplier management process
  • Knowledge transfer and supporting documentation

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