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Ask PEI - Powerful AI you won’t find elsewhere

Private markets research is always time-consuming, involving many hours of searching across multiple systems and massive volumes of data.

Ask PEI changes that for you. Our AI assistant draws exclusively on PEI’s extensive content and data library – helping you surface unique insights in minutes, not hours.

What it is - /Your private markets research assistant

Type a question in plain language and get a structured, sourced answer drawn from PEI’s extensive proprietary databases, library of expert editorial analysis, special reports and event coverage.

Ask PEI does not search the open web. Everything it surfaces comes from years of verified, PEI-owned deep repositories of intelligence you won’t find anywhere else.

What makes Ask PEI different - /Built exclusively on PEI’s proprietary intelligence

Ask PEI does not search the open web. It draws exclusively on PEI’s proprietary content – verified data, expert editorial analysis and market intelligence that is not available anywhere else.

Agentic, not just reactive

Ask PEI can help you work through complex or ambiguous questions, not just retrieve answers to simple queries. It’s built to support the kind of multi-step research that real investment decisions require.

Traceable by design

Every answer is grounded in verifiable sources. Human quality controls and built-in AI safeguards mean you can act on what you find with confidence and speed.

Continuously improving

Ask PEI is informed by how professionals use it. We review user interactions and feedback to drive systematic improvements in capability, relevance and quality of answers.

How you benefit - /Insights built around your workflow

Investors and allocators

Stay on top of a broad market without drowning in it. Conduct thematic research, quickly profile a manager you’re considering and surface the contextual ‘why’ behind the data.

Fund managers

Prepare for investor meetings faster. Monitor market sentiment, track competitor activity and profile investors before outreach – all from one place, with trusted citations you can share.

Placement agents and advisers

Deliver faster, smarter work for your clients. Conduct rapid manager and market research across multiple mandates, build briefing materials quickly and stay current without switching between different sources.

How it works - /Insight that’s discoverable, actionable and traceable

1. Ask your question

Type a question into Ask PEI in plain language. Built-in prompts are also available for common workflows. For example, ask: “Show me which investors are allocating to European funds in 2026.”

2. Ask PEI processes it

The query is matched against PEI’s comprehensive proprietary asset class content, including many years of journalism, data, analysis, special reports and event coverage.

3. You receive an informed answer

A clear, structured response drawn – with traceable citations so you can verify, drill deeper or share with confidence.

4. Go deeper

Interrogate results further, follow up with refined questions or jump directly into the underlying source material for full context.

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Ready to see Ask PEI in action?

Whether you’re allocating capital, raising a fund or tracking the market – see exactly how Ask PEI can work for you and your team.

Speak to our team