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CEPRES Announces Partnership with the American Investment Council (AIC)

We are honoured to announce the opportunity to partner with the American Investment Council (“AIC”) and provide its Members preferred access to the fastest-growing investment network of LPs and GPs around the world.

AIC, as the leading industry body for US Buyout firms in the US, in collaboration with CEPRES, offers the AIC Members a special version of CEPRES. Under the agreement, AIC members have immediate access to a complimentary, enhanced and exclusive version of the platform, with the option to upgrade to more advanced versions at a discounted rate. The partnership brings together two organizations committed to serving the due diligence and benchmarking needs of limited partners around the world.

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