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RESEARCH DESK AS A SERVICE

An extension of your CIO's office.

ABI Analytics functions as the analytical backbone for the Family Office Chief Investment Officer – providing institutional-grade research, due diligence, modelling and governance tools to help you make faster, better-informed investment decisions across VC deals, PE funds, real estate, infrastructure, startups and secondary transactions.

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500+

Deals reviewed

VC, PE, real estate, infra, secondaries & startups

$4Bn+

Capital raised

Across mandates supported with our IMs & models

250+

DD engagements

Commercial, financial & operational diligence

25+

Years

Senior partners with buy-side, IB & PE backgrounds

HOW WE ENGAGE

From deal intake to portfolio oversight – one analytical desk.

Our engagement maps directly onto the CIO's decision workflow. Below: the four phases we deliver against, plus a full summary of who does what at each step.

01 I INTAKE

Deal intake, screening & proposal review

Every opportunity reaching the CIO – VC deals, PE funds, real estate, infrastructure, startups, secondary transactions – passes through our Investment Screening Framework. We evaluate strategic alignment with the Family Office's mandate, risk/return profile, sector and geographic exposure, liquidity and time horizon. We then dig into the materials shared – pitch decks, feasibility reports, CIMs, IMs, financial projections – running a credibility check, assumption validation, peer benchmarking, base-case stress testing, management team assessment and risk-mitigant review.

100%

Of opportunities screened to a recommended go / no-go

5-7 days

Typical Deal Intake Summary turnaround

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What we deliver

  • Deal Intake Summary (go / no-go)
  • Investment Screening Framework
  • Strategic alignment review
  • Risk / return profile
  • Sector & geography fit
  • Liquidity & horizon analysis
  • Initial Assessment Memo
  • Management team evaluation

02 I VALUATION & DD

Financial modelling & full due diligence

Build or audit institutional-grade valuation models – DCF, LBO, relative multiples, precedent transactions, valuation football fields, IRR / ROI, scenario & sensitivity, waterfall and equity-split structures. We validate promoter projections and reconstruct realistic assumptions. Then we run Financial DD (quality of earnings, working capital, revenue sustainability, capex, cash flow, debt, related parties), Commercial DD (market sizing, competitive landscape, growth drivers, pricing, customer concentration, economic moat) and Operational DD (process, technology stack, vendors, contracts, cost structure).

500+

Models built & audited (FAST / SMART standards)

3

DD streams under one roof – financial, commercial, operational

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What we deliver

  • Valuation Report + Model Audit
  • DCF / LBO / Relative / Precedent
  • Valuation football field
  • Scenario & sensitivity engine
  • Waterfall & equity split
  • Quality-of-earnings DD
  • Commercial & operational DD
  • Red-Flag Report

03 I IC & NEGOTIATION

Investment Committee notes & term-sheet support

IC-grade documentation so the CIO can present with confidence – deal summary, strategic rationale, key risks & mitigants, expected returns, scenario outcomes, valuation ranges, due-diligence findings and final recommendation, all in a format that meets institutional-investment standards. We then analyse the proposed term sheet, recommend adjustments on valuation, governance rights, board seats, liquidation preferences, earnouts and ratchets – with comparison to market standards – and prepare a Negotiation Brief.

IC-ready

Memos that meet institutional-investment standards

Market

Term-sheet clauses benchmarked against comparable deals

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What we deliver

  • IC Memo (deal & strategic rationale)
  • Risk register & mitigants
  • Scenario & valuation summary
  • Final recommendation
  • Term-sheet analysis
  • Governance & board-seat review
  • Liquidation pref & ratchet review
  • Negotiation Brief

04 I APPROVAL & OVERSIGHT

Final approval pack & portfolio monitoring

Compile the full approvals pack – presentations for the Family Council or Board, data rooms, supporting analysis, checklists, risk registers and supporting documentation. Post-deal, we build the Digital Portfolio Dashboard for the CIO: monthly / quarterly performance dashboards, valuation updates, KPI tracking, risk & early-warning flags, ESG / compliance monitoring, cash-flow projections and capital-call schedules.

Approval

Complete board / family-council documentation pack

Live

Digital Portfolio Dashboard with KPI & risk tracking

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What we deliver

  • Approvals pack & checklists
  • Family Council / Board deck
  • Data room curation
  • Digital Portfolio Dashboard
  • Valuation updates
  • KPI & risk tracking
  • ESG / compliance monitoring
  • Cash-flow & capital-call schedule

Workflow at a Glance

Who does what – phase by phase.

Clear division of labour. ABI runs the analytical work; the CIO owns the decisions and access.

Phase ABI Analytics Activities CIO Role
Deal Intake Screen deals, summarise, recommend go / no-go Forward opportunities
Proposal Review Validate, benchmark, stress-test assumptions Indicate interest
Financial Modelling Build or audit valuation models (DCF / LBO / Comps / Precedent / Football Field) Approve key assumptions
Due Diligence FDD I CDD I ODD – including Red-Flag Report Provide access / data
IC Documentation Prepare investment memo + risk register Present to committee
Negotiation Support Term-sheet analysis + Negotiation Brief Lead negotiations
Final Decision Compile full approvals pack & supporting data Approve / close deal
Portfolio Oversight Digital dashboards, KPI tracking, early-warning flags Review regularly

ENGAGEMENT & DELIVERABLES

Practical answers on scope, confidentiality and pricing.

Engagements typically begin with a scoping conversation where we agree on the workflow phase(s) to cover, depth of analysis, and reporting cadence – before any work starts.

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How do you engage with a Family Office?
Either as a retainer (we sit alongside the CIO's office on every deal that comes through), or project-based for individual opportunities (deal review, valuation audit, DD, IC memo). Most Family Offices start with one deal, then move to retainer.
What's a typical engagement timeline?
Deal Intake Summary: 5-7 days. Initial Assessment Memo: 2 weeks. Valuation + Model Audit: 3-6 weeks. Full DD (FDD + CDD + ODD): 4-6 weeks. IC Memo + Negotiation Brief: 1-2 weeks each. We compress where the calendar requires it.
Do you sign on as advisor or stay anonymous?
Typically white-label – analysis flows under the CIO's name. For bank-syndicated lender packs, IPO IMs or transactions where third-party advisor sign-off is required, we sign as advisor.
How do you handle confidentiality on sensitive deals?
NDA on the engagement letter, dedicated team with no cross-engagement conflict, segregated work environments, documented audit trail. We have worked alongside Family Offices on transactions involving listed companies, regulated industries, and politically-sensitive geographies.
Do you build the portfolio dashboard from scratch, or use existing tools?
Both. We can build a custom Digital Portfolio Dashboard in your tool of choice (Power BI, Tableau, Excel, Notion) or work within an existing portfolio management system (Addepar, eFront, Allvue). Either way, the KPI logic, valuation updates and risk flags are designed by the same analyst team that did the original DD.
What's the pricing model?
Three options – retainer (monthly), project-based (fixed fee), or T&M for open-ended scope. Fees are scoped per engagement based on deal volume, complexity and turnaround – we share a draft scope within one business day of an initial conversation.

Have a deal sitting on the desk?

Send us the materials. Within one business day we'll come back with a scoping proposal – a Deal Intake Summary, a redacted sample deliverable from a comparable mandate, and a fee range.

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Tell us about the engagement.

Deal type (VC / PE / RE / infra / secondary), sector, geography, decision stage. We come back within one business day with a scoping proposal and a redacted sample deliverable from a comparable engagement.

Family-office-grade confidentiality from first contact
Sample IC memo / valuation report / DD summary on request
Response within one business day

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