iConnections vs. With Intelligence
Intelligence vs. Introduction
With Intelligence, now part of S&P Global, is a private markets intelligence and pre-event allocation data platform. iConnections is a LP-GP capital introduction platform with AI matching, structured meetings, and LP engagement signals.
They tell you where capital is going. iConnections is where it moves. See where each delivers the most value.
iConnections vs. With Intelligence at a Glance
| Aspect | iConnections | With Intelligence (S&P Global) |
|---|---|---|
| Core model | Year-round LP-GP capital introduction platform plus capital introduction events | Direct-from-investor allocation data, pre-event intelligence, and private markets analytics ecosystem |
| Primary use case | LP discovery, AI-matched meetings, document sharing, year-round engagement | Forward-looking investor allocation intelligence, manager benchmarking, awards programs |
| Coverage focus | Active allocators (LPs), fund managers (GPs), service providers in alternatives | Hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real assets data and intelligence |
| AI matching | Behavioral signals, mandate data, first-party meeting data from allocators and managers active on the platform | Search, filtering, and analytics on subscriber data sets |
| Live events | Global Alts Miami, NYC, Singapore, Paris: flagship capital introduction events | HFM Awards and category-specific industry forums |
| LP-GP meeting facilitation | Core platform function | Not a core product |
| Ownership | Independent LP-GP capital introduction platform | S&P Global (announced October 15, 2025) |
| Best for | Running an alternatives fundraising pipeline with live LP engagement | Pre-event intelligence, forward-looking allocation data, hedge fund and private capital research |
Core model
| iConnections | Year-round LP-GP capital introduction platform plus capital introduction events |
| With Intelligence (S&P Global) | Direct-from-investor allocation data, pre-event intelligence, and private markets analytics ecosystem |
Primary use case
| iConnections | LP discovery, AI-matched meetings, document sharing, year-round engagement |
| With Intelligence (S&P Global) | Forward-looking investor allocation intelligence, manager benchmarking, awards programs |
Coverage focus
| iConnections | Active allocators (LPs), fund managers (GPs), service providers in alternatives |
| With Intelligence (S&P Global) | Hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real assets data and intelligence |
AI matching
| iConnections | Behavioral signals, mandate data, first-party meeting data from allocators and managers active on the platform |
| With Intelligence (S&P Global) | Search, filtering, and analytics on subscriber data sets |
Live events
| iConnections | Global Alts Miami, NYC, Singapore, Paris: flagship capital introduction events |
| With Intelligence (S&P Global) | HFM Awards and category-specific industry forums |
LP-GP meeting facilitation
| iConnections | Core platform function |
| With Intelligence (S&P Global) | Not a core product |
Ownership
| iConnections | Independent LP-GP capital introduction platform |
| With Intelligence (S&P Global) | S&P Global (announced October 15, 2025) |
Best for
| iConnections | Running an alternatives fundraising pipeline with live LP engagement |
| With Intelligence (S&P Global) | Pre-event intelligence, forward-looking allocation data, hedge fund and private capital research |
How We’re Different
Intelligence vs. Introduction
01
Knowing intentions vs. booking the meeting
With Intelligence tells you where capital is heading through direct-from-investor allocation data. iConnections is where it moves: allocators manage their own profiles, browse fund managers by strategy, and request meetings on the platform. Knowing intentions is not a scheduled meeting.
“iConnections puts the right LPs in one place and makes it easy to have focused, pre-qualified conversations that would normally take months to set up.”
GP Survey
02
Subscriber intelligence vs. platform engagement
With Intelligence aggregates investor intelligence for subscribers, but the data flows one way. iConnections is a two-sided platform where allocators download materials and schedule meetings. Nearly half of meetings are allocator-initiated. That is first-party behavioral data, not a subscriber report.
“iConnections provides a year-round, highly efficient digital platform connecting us directly with qualified LPs for targeted discovery, meeting booking, and relationship nurturing.”
GP Survey
03
Awards visibility vs. relationship infrastructure
The HFM Awards are a respected recognition platform. iConnections is the layer that turns reputation into meetings: the LP who saw your name on a shortlist can find your profile, review your materials, and request a meeting in one workflow. Recognition feeds reputation. The platform feeds pipeline.
“The structured meeting format enables meaningful, decision-oriented conversations that would otherwise take months to coordinate.”
GP Survey
Where With Intelligence Shines
What With Intelligence Does Best
Many of our members use both. The question isn’t one or the other. It’s whether you have infrastructure to convert any conference relationship into pipeline.
Breadth of specialist brands
With Intelligence is home to SPS, The Deal, Highworth Research, Eurekahedge, and Realfin: a portfolio of specialist data and research platforms across private markets segments.
Pre-event intelligence and allocation data
Direct-from-investor allocation data and pre-event reporting on market moves is With Intelligence’s core differentiator.
Track record and scale
Founded by Charlie Kerr in 1998, approximately 3,000 customers globally, now integrated into S&P Capital IQ Pro.
How We’re Different
Intelligence Gets You Ready. Introduction Gets You the Meeting.
With Intelligence answers: “Where is capital going, which managers are getting it, and how do I get in position?”
iConnections answers: “Which allocators want to meet my fund right now, and how do I run that pipeline?”
Pre-event allocation intelligence, hedge fund data, investor signals
With Intelligence is built for this
A platform where LPs actively engage with your fund and request meetings
iConnections is built for this
Both: pre-event intelligence and live LP engagement infrastructure
Well-run operations run both
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
iConnections is the LP-GP capital introduction platform that provides what With Intelligence does not: a two-sided platform where allocators self-manage profiles, initiate meetings, and engage with your fund year-round. With Intelligence delivers pre-event intelligence and forward-looking allocation data. iConnections delivers the meeting. The two platforms answer different questions and work well together in the same fundraising stack.
With Intelligence provides pre-event research, data, analytics, and specialist market intelligence. iConnections is a year-round LP–GP capital introduction platform with allocator discovery, meetings, document sharing, and engagement workflows. The two support different parts of the fundraising process and may be used together.
S&P Global announced the acquisition on October 15, 2025 and completed it on November 25, 2025, for $1.8 billion, from a seller group led by Motive Partners. With Intelligence’s private markets intelligence is now integrated into S&P Capital IQ Pro. (Source: S&P Global press releases, October 15 and November 25, 2025.) The product remains focused on private markets data and analytics, now backed by S&P Global’s broader financial data infrastructure.
Not directly. With Intelligence is an intelligence and analytics platform: it tells you about investor intentions, market trends, and manager performance. It doesn’t have an LP-facing engagement layer where allocators self-manage profiles, request meetings, or download fund materials. For LP-facing capital introduction, you need a platform like iConnections.
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