Before governance After governance
Application Development
Cyber Security
Featured
Management Consultancy
WA
Author
Wiaam Al Baladi
Read time
3 minute read
Published
7 Apr 2026
Topics
AI and Data Science
Executive summary
Speed, execution, and capital win in private lending — but only if the data is right.
In the competitive private lending space, whether an institution is seeking to raise capital by attracting new investors or maintain rigorous underwriting standards, accurate historical data must be readily available to key decision-makers. As the industry enters the age of reporting automation and transformation, asset managers need consistent data from one source — a source of truth.
An asset manager operating in the private markets had inconsistent historical performance data between three different data sources — presenting a significant challenge, as this historical deal data goes out to investors and partners on a quarterly basis. OmniVista led a data governance project to provide a high degree of consistency between the three sources and improve the historical accuracy of reporting.
The challenge
Three sources. Three interpretations. Zero consistency.
The challenge of undertaking such an initiative is that it requires input from several parties on the client side. Principals, VPs, and associates may arrive at differing interpretations of key data points from the policy established by the client’s Performance group — creating inconsistency across the very data that goes to investors each quarter.
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Historical reporting values
The firm’s own historical performance records — reflecting years of deal activity but subject to interpretation drift over time.
02
Security master
Core reference data for securities — a critical anchor for cross-source reconciliation but not always in sync with operational systems.
03
Credit Management System
The deal-level operational system — used day-to-day by investment professionals but containing data that diverged from the other two sources.
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Quarterly investor reporting at risk
Historical deal data flows to investors and partners every quarter — inconsistencies across the three sources directly undermined the accuracy and credibility of that reporting.
The solution
A four-step governance framework — from cross-analysis to integration
OmniVista partnered with the client’s Fundraising team, Performance Reporting Group, and senior investment professionals to complete this comprehensive initiative across an entire fund. The finalized data was then integrated into an interactive system that enables efficient analysis and executive decision-making.
Stakeholder collaboration across the initiative
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Fundraising team
Investor and partner data requirements
📊
Performance Reporting Group
Policy standards and reporting methodology
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Senior investment professionals
Deal-level data validation and correction
Results
Data consistency across all three sources — before and after
Historical data was integrated into the client’s Credit Management System for an entire US fund. The improvement in cross-source consistency was substantial across all three data sets.
Historical reporting
55%
→
95%
Security master
60%
→
97%
Credit Mgmt System
48%
→
96%
Benefits
What the client gained
Across investor relations, internal performance analysis, and underwriting — a single source of truth changes what every team is able to do with data.
Accurate data is the foundation of every confident decision.
OmniVista · Management consultancy · AI & Data Science
Managing inconsistent data across your private markets operation?
OmniVista leads data governance initiatives for asset managers in private lending and investment management.
