Private equity (PE) is alive to the value of data. This paper discusses how PE firms can encourage their portfolio companies to create value from data by exploring some of the requirements for success, highlighting case studies of companies that are successfully leveraging both internal and external data and explaining the value creation opportunity from licensing data to others.

The latest addition to the Eagle Alpha white paper series, with contribution by Tim Baker, Head of IEX Cloud, addresses the topic of ticker mapping as it relates to the alternative data marketplace.

Alternative data is an asset class of information that has come into being off the back of the broader data explosion. BofA Global Research has made extensive use of this data and in this primer we illustrate how investors can utilize this data through ten thematic use cases.

Man Group and Eagle Alpha co-authored a new paper entitled "The Data on Data". In today’s day and age, data is often referred to as the oil that fuels the investment machine. Some go as far as tagging the search for alternative data as the new oil rush. We look at the data on data to find out what really matters in this new boom.

This report is the first in a series of reports published in March 2020 by Eagle Alpha on the use of alternative data to track the impact of the Coronavirus. The purpose of this report is to provide buyside funds, private equity firms, corporates, governments and central banks with examples of how alternative data can be leveraged for timely insights.

There are currently over 1,150 alternative datasets in the Eagle Alpha database. Eagle Alpha has identified hundreds specifically relevant to private equity firms. We are uniquely positioned to form partnerships with innovative private equity firms to profit from alternative data.

The purpose of this report is to provide buyside firms with examples of how data can be leveraged. This report is the seventh in a series of reports published by Eagle Alpha. The majority of this report is dedicated to one hundred case studies that are based on third party datasets as well as Eagle Alpha’s own proprietary datasets and analysis.

There are currently over 1,150 alternative datasets in the Eagle Alpha database. Eagle Alpha has identified hundreds specifically relevant to private equity firms. We are uniquely positioned to form partnerships with innovative private equity firms to profit from alternative data.

Snowflake is rumoured to be going public in 2020. This report looks at 4 alternative datasets that obtain insights on Snowflake ahead of their IPO. In addition, we assess key take-aways and potential risk factors.

With the COVID-19 outbreak Eagle Alpha has seen a surge in requests for geolocation data. This article will address methods of data collection and detailed advice on selecting a GDS provider.

The article has been written by our Head of Bespoke Projects Dean Barr. Dean was formerly Global Chief Investment Officer for Deutsche Bank and founded 2 hedge funds.

The J.P. Morgan Alternative Data Handbook is an extension to J.P. Morgan's 2017 primer on applying Big Data and AI techniques to investment decisions. This report provides a global directory of alternative data products and services. The directory includes a listing of alternative data products broken down by asset class and region, and a list of alternative data vendors categorized by data source (e.g. data collected from individual activities, business processes, sensors.).