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Acuity Knowledge Partners

Bespoke research, analytics, and operational support for financial institutions.

Hybrid
$35 trillion+ (combined AUM of buy-side clients)Assets on platform / AUM
500+Clients
01 — Overview

What Acuity Knowledge Partners does

Acuity Knowledge Partners (now branded Acuity Analytics) is a financial services outsourcing and research firm that has served over 500 financial institutions for more than two decades. Its primary business is providing bespoke research, analytics, compliance, and operational support to asset managers, private equity firms, banks, and hedge funds. Family offices appear as a named client segment within its broader asset management and private markets practices, rather than as a dedicated standalone division.

For family offices looking to augment their investment team's capacity, Acuity offers outsourced support across several workflows:

  • Buy-side investment research, including equity analysis, portfolio monitoring, and thematic research
  • ESG screening, portfolio-level ESG risk assessment, and regulatory-aligned reporting (including LP-facing outputs)
  • Middle office operations such as trade management and data administration
  • Compliance support covering KYC, regulatory monitoring, and political contribution tracking
  • Client reporting, factsheets, and customised investment commentary

The firm's Agent Fleet platform, which integrates PitchBook among other data sources, deploys AI agents to automate financial workflows with built-in audit trails. This agentic layer sits on top of the firm's domain expertise, allowing clients to combine human analysts with automated task execution. With 7,200 staff across 28 locations and clients representing over $35 trillion in combined AUM, Acuity operates at a scale that most boutique alternatives cannot match.

Family offices considering Acuity should recognise that this is an outsourced services provider, not a software product. Engagements are bespoke and relationship-driven, which suits larger or more complex offices that need flexible capacity rather than a pre-packaged tool. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the family office segment is clearly secondary to the firm's institutional asset manager and banking client base.

We combine deep domain expertise and advanced technologies to create bespoke solutions designed for your business.

On Acuity Knowledge Partners, from a family-office user
02 — Product & capabilities

What it covers

Core tasks
  • Buy-side investment research and portfolio analysis
  • ESG screening, monitoring, and regulatory reporting
  • Middle office operations support including trade management and data administration
  • Compliance monitoring including KYC, negative news screening, and political contribution tracking
  • Client reporting, factsheets, and investment commentary production
  • AI-driven workflow automation via Agent Fleet platform
Notable features
  • Agent Fleet agentic AI platform with PitchBook integration
  • ESG frameworks and dashboards (100+ developed)
  • Portfolio monitoring and valuations support via FolioSure digital solution
  • KYC and negative news screening
  • RFP and DDQ workflow automation
  • Custom client reporting and factsheet production
  • Investment performance analytics and alpha generation support
  • Cloud infrastructure and digital engineering services
  • Enterprise AI deployment for research automation
  • Net-zero and climate-risk benchmarking
Assets supported
Private EquityVenture CapitalPrivate CreditInfrastructureReal EstateHedge FundsFixed IncomePublic Equities
Platform & technology
Artificial IntelligenceCustom ReportingData IngestionBenchmarking
03 — Company

The firm behind it

Ownership
PE-owned (Permira majority stake; Equistone minority shareholder)
Software type
Hybrid
Headquarters / markets
United States, United Kingdom, India
Offices
London, New York, Bangalore, Colombo, Beijing, Hong Kong
Key people
PPedro ArmstrongManaging Director, Head of Business Development, Americas
BBalaji RamakrishnanManaging Director, Head of Business Development, EMEA
RRamesh PunuguGlobal Head of Buy-side Investment Research
SSailaja DevireddyManaging Director, Head of Asset Management
JJehan JeyaretnamSenior Director, Head of Compliance Operations
CChamara GunetilekeSenior Director, Head of Investment Operations and Risk Services
MMarie FilottiSenior Director, Head of Business Development, Asia-Pacific
RRavi SharmaDirector, Private Markets
AAbhishek PandyaDirector, Private Markets
RRabin ThakurAssistant Director, Private Markets
04 — Clients & fit

Who it’s for

Built for Investment Teams, Single Family Office (SFO), Multi Family Office (MFO), Fund Managers.

05 — Support & onboarding

Getting it running

Dedicated specialists with 24/7 shift coverage including overnight and ad-hoc support; regional contacts across Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific.