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What’s New In Investments, Funds? – BlackRock Aladdin
Editorial staff
6 February 2026
BlackRock Aladdin The combined Preqin and eFront capabilities provide institutional investors with research, due diligence and portfolio monitoring tools on a single platform. “BlackRock Aladdin is redefining the standard for private markets technology and data. For the first time, clients can bring pre-investment intelligence and post-investment analytics together in a single, integrated workflow, narrowing the gap between how institutional investors manage assets across private and public portfolios,” Sloane Collins, BlackRock’s head of product for Aladdin Private Markets, said. “This reinforces what we set out to accomplish with the acquisition of Preqin – a combination of rich data, advanced analytics and scalable technology that helps investors navigate private markets with clarity and confidence.” Pre-investment, institutional clients can map investment opportunities, find high quality fund managers that align with portfolio objectives, and conduct in-depth manager due diligence based on strategy, track record and operations, the firm continued. Post-investment, institutional clients are equipped with a range of tools that transform portfolio monitoring into a core part of strategic decision-making. Investment data from fund managers feeds into eFront, giving investors clearer portfolio oversight while enabling faster reporting. BlackRock Aladdin® – inclusive of the Aladdin platform,eFront®, Aladdin Wealth™, and Preqin – enables institutional investors to make more informed decisions by providing a common data language across the whole portfolio.
has integrated Preqin's data and technology into its eFront® platform for private markets investors, creating a data-driven private asset management technology solution. In eFront, Aladdin's private markets platform, institutional clients can manage their full investment lifecycle in one place, with detailed market context via Preqin data, the firm said in a statement. The integration will accelerate the firm’s strategy to unite investments, technology and proprietary data within one platform, increasing transparency and data-based insight for clients as they expand allocations to private markets.