EDHEC Infrastructure Institute

What EDHEC Infrastructure Institute does

EDHEC Infrastructure Institute operates Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA), a private infrastructure and private equity data and index provider established in 2019 as a commercial venture of EDHEC Business School's research institute (EIPA, founded 2016). The company builds and maintains proprietary classification systems — TICCS for infrastructure and PECCS for private equity — that underpin its two core product families: infraMetrics, covering 9,200+ infrastructure assets across 27 countries with 23 ESMA-registered indices and 650+ TICCS segment indices (including infra300, infra100, and infraGreen); and privateMetrics, tracking 1.3M private equity assets with 50M computed prices, 1,000+ PECCS segment indices, and flagship benchmarks including private2000, privateUSA, privateEurope, and privateAsia equity indices. The technology stack delivers monthly-updated asset-level valuation inputs (EV/EBITDA, Price to Sales, cash flow benchmarks, cost of capital, credit spreads, risk factor exposures) via Comps Builder tooling available in Excel, Python, and R, with 20 years of infrastructure and 10 years of private equity index track record.

The business model is enterprise subscription-based with quote-based pricing and multi-year contracts, sold through direct field sales to institutional investors — pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, asset managers, and insurance companies — managing private infrastructure and private equity portfolios. The firm serves a narrow buyer base characterized as elite clients managing hundreds of billions in combined AUM. Insurance company penetration is a stated growth lever via Insurance Capital Standard (ICS) compliance positioning. Distribution is globally oriented with research publications, industry commentary on Bloomberg and trade press, and active policy engagement with regulatory bodies (IPSASB, US Department of Labor, Australian Treasury) functioning as top-of-funnel demand generation. As of March 2026, SIPA was acquired by PEI Group, transitioning ownership from EDHEC Business School to a media and events company serving the private equity and infrastructure industries, expanding go-to-market distribution reach.

Name

EDHEC Infrastructure Institute

Legal name

Scientific Infra & Private Assets

Website

https://edhec.infrastructure.institute

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EDHEC Infrastructure Institute operates Scientific Infra & Private Assets, a subscription-based data and index provider delivering monthly asset-level benchmarks, valuation analytics, and proprietary TICCS/PECCS classification systems to institutional investors managing private infrastructure and private equity portfolios globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Data and Index Products: Subscription-based access to proprietary indices, benchmarking data, and valuation analytics for private infrastructure and private equity assets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EDHEC Infrastructure Institute provides asset-level indices, benchmarks, and valuation analytics for private infrastructure and private equity investors. Its two flagship product families, infraMetrics® and privateMetrics®, deliver monthly data releases, peer-group comparables, and proprietary classification standards (TICCS® and PECCS®) to institutional investors managing private market portfolios. The offering addresses a critical shortage of risk and performance data in unlisted asset markets through subscription-based data products, 23 ESMA-registered indices, and quantitative research outputs.

Product overview

EDHEC Infrastructure Institute operates as a data and index provider offering two core product families: infraMetrics® for private infrastructure investment metrics and privateMetrics® for private equity investment metrics. These are complemented by multiple index products (infra300®, infra100®, infraGreen, private2000®, and regional equity indices), proprietary classification standards (TICCS® for infrastructure and PECCS® for private capital), and analytics tools for asset valuation. The portfolio includes 23 ESMA-registered indices, 650+ TICCS® segment indices, and 1,000+ PECCS® segment indices, serving institutional investors managing private assets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• infraMetrics: Asset-level private infrastructure investment metrics across 20+ markets, offering equity and debt indices including infra300, infra100, and infraGreen index families.
• privateMetrics
• TICCS
• PECCS
• infra300
• private2000

Products and services

• infraMetrics®

Quantifiable outcome

• infra300® generated 5.59% total return in Q3 2024
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PEI GroupcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 March 2025PEI Group acquired SIPA (Scientific Infra & Private Assets), creating a significant partnership in the private assets information space. This acquisition enhances distribution reach and market presence for EDHEC Infra & Private Assets products.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• MSCI: Global index and analytics provider with a growing private-asset index and analytics franchise (e.g., MSCI Private Capital Solutions). Competes with SIPA for institutional benchmarking budgets and offers far broader multi-asset coverage.
• FTSE Russell (LSEG): Global index provider with infrastructure and private-asset index products. Competes with SIPA on benchmark adoption and offers institutional investors a one-stop alternative to niche private-asset index specialists.
• Bloomberg: Dominant financial data and analytics terminal used by the same institutional investors SIPA targets. Competes via bundled analytics and increasingly in private-market data and indices.
• S&P Global Market Intelligence: Provides indices, valuation data, and analytics across public and private markets, including private-equity benchmarks. Competes with SIPA for institutional benchmarking and valuation subscriptions.
• StepStone Group: Private-markets investment platform with a data and analytics arm (StepStone Private Markets Insights). Competes with SIPA in benchmarking and portfolio construction data for institutional allocators.
• Cambridge Associates: Investment advisory and benchmarking firm serving endowments, foundations, and pension plans. Competes with SIPA's benchmarking and indices for institutional asset-owner wallets.

Direct peers

• Preqin (BlackRock): Leading private-markets data and intelligence platform covering PE, infrastructure, and private credit, serving similar institutional investors. Most direct competitor to SIPA in terms of private-asset data coverage and benchmarking.
• PitchBook: Private market data platform owned by Morningstar, providing deal, fund, and valuation data across PE and venture capital. Overlaps with SIPA on benchmarking and valuation analytics for institutional clients.
• Burgiss: Specialist in private-capital performance and benchmarking data for institutional investors, with deep overlap in private-equity benchmarking analytics versus SIPA's privateMetrics® product.

Emerging players

• Clarity AI: Sustainability and impact analytics platform expanding into private-asset analytics. Adjacent competitor for ESG/private-infrastructure data needs overlapping with SIPA's infraGreen index family.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EDHECinfra

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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