CAIS, an alternative investment platform, today announced a $100 million investment from Reverence Capital Partners. The raise is a continuation of the company’s $225 million round in January which was led by Apollo, Motive Partners, and Franklin Templeton. Following that round, CAIS’ enterprise valuation exceeded $1 billion.
“Reverence Capital Partners has a long and successful track record as an investor in the independent wealth management community and understands the unique needs of both financial advisors and alternative asset managers,” said Matt Brown, founder and CEO of CAIS. “We are excited to have Reverence join our distinguished list of investors and look forward to tapping into the extensive knowledge and network that Milton and his team will bring to CAIS moving forward.”
The new proceeds will fuel further advancements in CAIS technology, enhance the customer experience through personalized experiences, and digitize product operations for fund managers and financial advisors alike.
“Through our experience working with asset management, wealth management, and fintech businesses, we have seen firsthand the challenges associated with independent investing in alternative asset classes,” said Milton Berlinski, managing partner at Reverence Capital Partners who joins the CAIS board. “CAIS is an industry leader providing the resources and infrastructure needed to enhance access, education, execution, and reporting to these complex solutions. We are excited to build on our partnership with this management team as CAIS continues to scale.”
Alternative assets are expected to make up to 24% of the global investable market by 2025, according to the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association, up from 12% in 2018. In the last year alone, transaction volume on the CAIS platform has increased by 69%, with the number of platform users increasing by 29%.
The news also follows CAIS’ launch of the CAIS Advisory Council, a standing committee comprised of seasoned and next-generation RIAs, independent broker-dealers, RIA aggregators, and custodians who will help identify technical opportunities to expand the platform and provide ad-hoc guidance around issues impacting the alternative investment ecosystem
