NATIONAL PENSION SERVICE IMPLEMENTS EFRONT INVEST LP
After a formal RFP process, NPS, the third largest public pension fund in the world, selected eFront and went live within 4 months with eFront Invest solution. NPS will leverage eFront Invest as a single, integrated portfolio management system to manage and analyze its direct and indirect investments across multiple illiquid asset classes including private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and private debt.
In addition, eFront Invest will help NPS streamline its due diligence process through dedicated dealflow management features, essentially functioning as a central repository, workflow, and analysis tool for its investment team’s activity.
About NPS
Firm type: limited partner
Assets under management: $16 B
Geographical presence: Asia-PacificNational Pension Service (NPS) is a public pension fund based in Seoul, South Korea established in 1987 to help secure the retirement benefits of Korean citizens. The fund invests in alternative investments (PE, VC, RE, HF) but also makes direct investments. NPS operates its own private equity funds and participates in one-off investments with Korean and foreign private equity firms.
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