In this environment, the tools that support investment decision-making have never been more critical. Yet most portfolio management functions remain hampered by fragmented data sources, manual calculation processes, and systems that weren't designed for the unique needs of closed-end funds. This whitepaper examines how Maybern's fund management platform addresses these challenges, empowering portfolio managers to focus on value creation rather than data validation.

The Porfolio Manager's Dilemma

Investment professionals in private equity, credit, and real estate face common challenges that impact their effectiveness:

How Maybern Transforms Portfolio Management

Consolidated Performance Tracking Across Vehicles

Maybern creates a single source of truth for fund and investment performance data. The platform tracks transactions at a granular level, enabling portfolio managers to:

• View blended returns across funds and investment vehicles for any investor or investment
• Toggle between actual and equalized investor returns to understand performance impacts
• Apply custom calculations for metrics specific to your investment strategy
• Trace every performance number back to its underlying data components

For example, when an investor participates across multiple funds and co-investments, portfolio managers can instantly see their blended returns across all vehicles—something that previously required manual calculations across multiple spreadsheets.

Investment-Level Performance Attribution

Unlike systems that focus solely on fund-level metrics, Maybern connects fund and investment-level performance:

• Track how individual investments contribute to fund performance
• Apply custom tags to investments for segmentation analysis
• Allocate fund-level expenses to investments for more accurate net returns
• Compare performance across investment types, geographies, or other custom parameters

This enables portfolio managers to identify which investment strategies are driving returns and apply those insights to future decision-making.

Powerful Scenario Modeling

Maybern's scenario modeling capabilities (launching later this year) provide sophisticated projection tools:

• Upload different case scenarios for investment exits (base, conservative, aggressive)
• Model fund-level projections based on investment-level assumptions
• Project management fees, carry, and investor returns under different scenarios
• Compare projections against actuals over time to refine future models

This functionality allows portfolio managers to make data-driven decisions about portfolio construction, exit timing, and capital deployment—shifting from reactive to proactive investment management.

Streamlined Investment Committee Processes

With Maybern, preparing for investment committee meetings becomes dramatically more efficient:

• Generate real-time performance reports with consistent calculation methodologies
• Quickly respond to ad-hoc analysis requests during meetings
• Access historical performance data instantaneously
• Create custom pivot tables to analyze data across any dimension

The new AI functionality (Beta) even allows portfolio managers to ask natural language questions about performance data, receiving instantaneous, accurate responses backed by system data.

Impact & Implementation Approach

Conclusion

As fund management grows increasingly complex, portfolio managers need systems designed specifically for their unique challenges. Maybern's platform offers a powerful solution that consolidates data, automates calculations, enables sophisticated modeling, and enhances decision-making—allowing portfolio managers to focus on what truly matters: delivering superior investment returns.

To learn more about how Maybern can enhance your portfolio management capabilities, contact us to schedule a tailored demonstration.