Center of Excellence
Why choose SteelBridge Center of Excellence?
- Operational risk is now a focal point
- Capital raising and fund growth are straining capacity
- Favorable investor view on outsourcing operations
- Cost effective approach compared to fund administrators and accounting firms
SteelBridge Center of Excellence (CoE) is a long-term scalable managed services model that offers access to SteelBridge resources, processes and technology. CoE augments your operational and technical needs by providing a multidisciplinary group of highly skilled and experienced staff who operate across our consulting, capital advisory and technology service platforms.
Solutions
Solutions
Fund Incubation Model
Manager Type
Emerging or Single Fund Managers
Why
Stay lean while you cultivate your funds and grow your investor base.
What
Turnkey back and middle-office services for start-up managers allowing you to focus on your deal and investment pipeline while we help manage your back office.
Fund Growth Model
Manager Type
Growing Multi-Fund Managers
Why
Build an institutional platform that utilizes more sophisticated investment technology for operational efficiency, transparency and control.
What
Specialized services for growing managers to institutionalize business practices by carefully deploying and leveraging processes and systems that investors and regulators expect of successful managers.
Fund Support Model
Manager Type
Established Multi-Fund or Multi-Asset Fund Managers
Why
Save costs by relying on our industry experts who automate labor-intensive functions to simplify all investor and regulatory touch points.
What
Concentrated support services for highly industry-specific functions, using proven industry resources on a flexible usage basis. Customized, state-of-the-art processes and technology to introduce repeatable, scalable business functions.
| Fund Incubation Model | Fund Growth Model | Fund Support Model | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager Type |
Emerging or Single Fund Managers |
Growing Multi-Fund Managers |
Established Multi-Fund or Multi-Asset Fund Managers |
| Why |
Stay lean while you cultivate your funds and grow your investor base. |
Build an institutional platform that utilizes more sophisticated investment technology for operational efficiency, transparency and control. |
Save costs by relying on our industry experts who automate labor-intensive functions to simplify all investor and regulatory touch points. |
| What |
Turnkey back and middle-office services for start-up managers allowing you to focus on your deal and investment pipeline while we help manage your back office. |
Specialized services for growing managers to institutionalize business practices by carefully deploying and leveraging processes and systems that investors and regulators expect of successful managers. |
Concentrated support services for highly industry-specific functions, using proven industry resources on a flexible usage basis. Customized, state-of-the-art processes and technology to introduce repeatable, scalable business functions. |
Services
| Fund Incubation Model | Fund Growth Model | Fund Support Model | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Information | |||
| Fund Structuring & PPM Creation | X | X | |
| Investment Advisor Registration | X | X | X |
| Fund Offering Document Analysis | X | X | |
| Market Competitive Analysis | X | X | |
| SBIC Pre-screening Evaluation | X | X | |
| SBIC License Application Support | X | X | |
| Fund Onboarding | |||
| Data Migration | X | X | X |
| Fund and GP entity level data collection | X | X | |
| Fund Marketing | |||
| Marketing Material Production (Creative & Copywriting) | X | X | |
| Presentation Training & Coaching | X | X | |
| Investor Relations | |||
| Due Diligence Questionnaires | X | X | |
| Virtual Data Room Setup & Document Management | X | X | X |
| CRM Data Management | X | X | X |
| Ad Hoc Investor Request | X | X | |
| Investor Communications & Web Portal Management | X | X | |
| Fundraising | |||
| LP Meetings & Conferences | X | X | X |
| LP Introductions & Follow-up | X | X | X |
| LP Target Sector Analysis | X | X | X |
| Fund Accounting | |||
| Books & Records - Fund, GP, Management Co. | X | X | |
| Investor Allocations | X | X | |
| Quarterly Fund & Investor Financial Reporting | X | X | |
| Capital Account Statements | X | X | |
| Partner Transfers | X | X | |
| Equity Pickup Calculations | X | X | |
| Annual Reporting - Financial Workpapers & Closing Packages | X | X | |
| Footnote Assistance & Preparation | X | X | |
| SBA Accounting Practices Alignment | X | X | |
| Cash Management | |||
| Wire Management | X | X | |
| Cash Reconciliations | X | X | X |
| Sources & Uses Flash Report | X | X | |
| Design and Development of Internal Control Procedures | X | X | |
| Bank Accounts & Lines of Credit | |||
| Setting up Bank Accounts | X | X | |
| Establish Loan Facilities | X | X | |
| SBA Loan Application Support | X | X | |
| LMI Investment Assessment | X | X | |
| Financial Audit & Tax Support | |||
| Data Management & Support with Audit & Tax Partners | X | X | |
| Audit & Tax Document Creation & Submission Support | X | X | |
| Call & Distributions | |||
| Notice Generation & Distribution | X | X | |
| Call, Distribution & Recyclable Capital Analysis | X | X | |
| Capital Statements & Investor Letters | X | X | |
| Follow-ups & Tracking | X | X | |
| Investment Distribution | |||
| Waterfall Modeling & Execution | X | X | X |
| Valuations | |||
| Financial Modeling | X | X | |
| Assessment of Current Procedures and Controls | X | X | |
| Vendor Selection | X | X | |
| Portfolio Company Monitoring | |||
| Confirmations & Investment Tracking | X | X | |
| Aggregate Portfolio Company Financial Information | X | X | |
| Financial Modeling & Stress Testing | X | X | |
| Pooled Purchasing | X | X | |
| Evaluation of Portfolio Sale & Write-off Process | X | X | |
| Development of Strategic Approach to Asset Disposition | X | X | |
| Data Collection (working with company teams directly) | X | X | |
| Compliance | |||
| Compliance Manual & Testing | X | X | |
| AML/KYC Policies & Information Collection | X | X | X |
| Form ADV - Investment Advisor Registration | X | X | X |
| Form PF Data Collection | X | X | |
| Form AIMFD Data Collection | X | X | |
| Design & Implementation of Internal Controls for Operations | X | X | X |
| SBIC/SBA Data Collection | X | X | |
| SBIC/SBA Report Automation | X | X | X |
| Technology | |||
| Report Maintenance Support | X | X | |
| Mobile CTO Services | X | X | |
| System Administration & Helpdesk Support | X | X | |
| System Automation | X | X | |
| Business Continuity Services | X | X | X |
| SBIC-compliant software selection & customization | X | X | X |
| Reporting | |||
| Complex Reporting including ILPA Compliant Reports | X | X | X |
| Fund Financial Statements, Partners’ Capital (carry and waterfall allocation) | X | X | |
| Portfolio Company Reporting | X | X | |
| Systematic or Offline Schedule Creation and Tracking | X | X | X |