Providing Private Capital Analytics, Benchmarking, and Investment Decision Support

The Burgiss® Manager Universe (BMU) provides global investors with research-quality performance and behavioral data of unrivaled breadth and depth for private capital funds and their holdings that date back to 1978. The BMU dataset covers over 12,000 private capital funds and fund-of-funds, representing more than $9 trillion in committed capital across the full spectrum of private capital strategies, including private equity, private debt, and real assets.​​​​​

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Research-Quality Data, Limited Partner-Sourced

The BMU: 

• Powers the Private i Platform Universe Analytics Module.

• Underpins peer group portfolio and manager benchmarking in the Private i Platform.

• Provides the foundation for bespoke engagements with our Applied Research team.

• Helps power third-party risk models.

• Supports independent research with the Private Equity Research Consortium.

• Is based on data sourced exclusively from Limited Partners, avoiding the natural biases associated with other data sourcing models that rely on voluntary manager submissions and FOIA requests.

• Calculates results net of fees and carried interest to Limited Partners.

• Provides results that are updated and published on a quarterly basis.

• Supports fully customizable peer groups and robust analytics that enable meaningful and consistent comparisons. Users can benchmark managers and portfolios, establish expectations for modeling different asset classes, and stay up-to-date on macroeconomic changes in the investment environment. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​