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Manager Selection for Family Offices
Human-led diligence and underwriting, supported by technology.
Alphaseek by Ashton Global offers a platform that streamlines manager selection for family offices and institutional allocators.
Experienced investment professionals conduct initial underwriting on every manager and co-investment opportunity presented.
What is Alphaseek?
Alphaseek is a powerful platform designed to:
  • Streamline manager identification and initial screening
  • Offer access to pre-vetted managers who have completed initial institutional-quality underwriting
  • Provide standardized profile materials for direct comparisons
  • Integrated API workflow support for team collaboration
  • A systematic alternative to traditional, relationship-driven discovery
For family offices and institutional allocators. Demo requests are reviewed within two business days.
Alphaseek
Curated Platform
Alphaseek is an exclusive platform, not an open marketplace. Our team determines manager inclusion through human-led review and initial underwriting, rather than self-service registration. This process enhances quality and relevance for allocators seeking new managers.
Human Oversight for Inclusion
Every manager profile undergoes review by investment professionals experienced in institutional asset management. While technology assists with organisation, comparison, and workflow, human judgment remains central to all underwriting and inclusion decisions.
Preliminary Diligence Completed
Managers on the platform have passed initial diligence screenings. These cover organisational structure, governance, operational readiness, and alignment with institutional allocator needs. However, this does not negate the requirement for allocator-specific due diligence.
Technology Aids Comparison
The platform standardises manager information, allowing direct comparison of strategy, structure, terms, and operational attributes. Filters and search functions streamline the identification of suitable managers for specific mandates or geographic focus areas.
Review Process
Manager Submission
Managers submit profile information, organizational documentation, and strategy overviews via a structured intake process. Submissions are logged and assigned for review within two business days.
Human Review
Investment professionals assess submission materials against platform inclusion criteria. This includes organizational maturity, governance structure, operational infrastructure, and strategic clarity.
Initial Underwriting
Accepted managers undergo preliminary diligence. This covers legal structure, compliance frameworks, service provider relationships, and alignment with institutional allocator requirements. The stage also includes identity and entity verification.
Platform Inclusion
Managers who pass underwriting are added to the platform. Their standardized profiles enable allocators to compare and search effectively. Materials are organized for straightforward review and preliminary evaluation.
Allocator Review
Allocators access vetted manager profiles, apply mandate-specific filters, and conduct their own due diligence. Platform inclusion signifies completion of initial screening, not a recommendation or endorsement.
Our Diligence Process
Institutional Readiness Focus
  • Leverages experience from top advisory firms like Cambridge Associates, focusing on operational readiness, governance, and clear reporting.
  • Addresses legal entity, regulatory compliance, service provider relationships, and material litigation.
  • Requires managers to provide structured, comparable materials for efficient allocator review.
  • Provides a baseline screen to save allocators time, complementing their own comprehensive due diligence.
Underwriting Scope
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Underwriting Scope
Platform underwriting includes legal entity formation, structure, regulatory registration, service provider relationships, governance, and material litigation or regulatory history. This constitutes a preliminary screen, not comprehensive operational or investment due diligence.
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Human Review Process
Investment professionals with institutional asset management experience review every manager. While technology aids document organization and workflow, human judgment remains central to underwriting and inclusion decisions. Managers failing to meet platform standards are excluded.
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Limitations and Disclosures
Platform diligence does not constitute a recommendation, endorsement, or suitability determination. Inclusion on the platform only indicates completion of initial screening. Allocators must conduct their own comprehensive due diligence before making investment decisions.
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Allocator Responsibility
Final investment decisions remain the sole responsibility of the allocator. Platform materials provide information. They do not substitute for allocator judgment or internal review processes.
Risk and Fraud Mitigation
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Fraud Prevention
Early-stage screening mitigates the risk of fraud, misrepresentation, and unethical individuals.
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Structured Review
Our systematic review and verification process ensures thorough due diligence.
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Risk Mitigation
Significantly mitigates avoidable risks during the sourcing phase.
Our Multi-Stage Due Diligence Process:
Identity Verification
We verify manager identity, professional background, and prior roles through third-party services and reference checks. This includes cross-referencing with regulatory databases and public records.
Entity and Structure Review
We validate legal entity existence, jurisdiction of formation, and organizational structure. Formation documents are reviewed, and service provider relationships, including fund administration and legal counsel, are verified.
Governance Assessment
We evaluate the governance framework, including board composition, advisory board presence, and internal controls. We review policies on conflicts of interest and related-party transactions.
Material Disclosure Review
We assess litigation history, regulatory actions, and prior investor disputes. Managers with undisclosed material events or patterns of investor complaints are excluded from platform inclusion.

Platform diligence reduces avoidable risk at the sourcing stage. It does not replace comprehensive operational, legal, and investment due diligence conducted by allocators prior to investment decisions.
Scale and Coverage
1,000+
Managers
Across public and private equity, fixed income, real estate, special situations, and co-investment opportunities.
6
Asset Classes
Comprehensive coverage in key alternative investment categories including litigation finance.
40+
Countries
Focus on developed markets, with unique opportunities in emerging regions like LATAM and Eastern Europe.
Efficient
Sourcing
Delivering institutional-quality managers to allocators with limited internal sourcing resources.
Asset Classes
Alphaseek targets alternative asset classes where fragmented sourcing and a multitude of managers complicate selection for allocators. The platform emphasizes strategies with institutional applicability, aligning with the mandates of family offices and mid-sized allocators.
Private Credit
Covers direct lending, asset-based lending, distressed credit, specialty finance, and structured credit managers. Our scope extends from traditional institutional credit strategies to specialized lending verticals.
Special Situations
Focuses on event-driven equity, distressed-for-control, corporate restructuring, and opportunistic credit. These managers target market dislocations, inefficiencies, and complex corporate events.
Litigation Finance
Includes commercial litigation funding, international arbitration, and legal claim portfolios. We cover both single-case and portfolio strategies, diversified by claim type and jurisdiction.
GP Stakes
Minority equity stakes in private equity, private credit, and real assets fund managers. These strategies offer exposure to management fee streams and carried interest, with structural downside protection.
Co-Investments
Direct co-investment opportunities sourced alongside private equity, private credit, and real assets managers. These include both fee-free co-investments and negotiated fee structures.
Opportunistic Private Equity
Flexible private equity strategies, including buyout, growth equity, and sector-focused managers. Our emphasis is on middle-market strategies and emerging manager platforms.

Where relevant, the platform provides information on manager approaches to diversity, ESG considerations, and impact measurement. This information serves allocators with specific mandates or preferences, but is not a primary screening criterion for platform inclusion.
Platform Features
Alphaseek is a curated emerging manager and alternative investment platform that assists allocator teams with manager sourcing, preliminary evaluation, and streamlined capital deployment. It does not facilitate transactions, capital commitments, or legal documentation.
Manager Profiles
  • Standardised strategy overviews
  • Organisational structures & personnel
  • Fund terms & investment processes
  • Organised for easy comparison
Diligence Summaries
  • Initial underwriting findings
  • Entity verification & governance review
  • Regulatory status information
  • Reference for allocator due diligence
Filters and Comparisons
  • Filter by asset class, geography, fund size
  • Minimum investment & strategy type
  • Side-by-side comparison tools
  • Rapid evaluation of manager attributes
Workflow Support
  • Internal team collaboration tools
  • Shared notes & status tracking
  • Document organisation
  • Multi-user access for review
Client Success
These anonymized examples demonstrate sourcing outcomes for family offices and institutional allocators using the Alphaseek platform. Names and identifying details have been withheld. No performance data or return attribution is included.
Case Study 1: Streamlining Hedge Fund Sourcing
Allocator
Swiss Family Office (Confidential)
Mandate
Long/short equity hedge fund sourcing for a new allocation.
Challenge
The investment team received more than 60 inbound manager introductions in six months, with inconsistent formats requiring manual reformatting. Preliminary screening was resource-intensive.
Outcome
Alphaseek identified 12 managers meeting specific criteria within two weeks. Platform filters reduced the initial pool by 80%. Standardized materials eliminated manual reformatting, leading to a shortlist of three managers. One ultimately received an allocation.
Case Study 2: Private Credit with Equity-Like Returns
Allocator
New York-Based Family Office (Confidential)
Mandate
Private credit strategies offering equity-like return potential with downside protection.
Challenge
Traditional direct lending managers offered returns inconsistent with target levels. The allocator sought niche lending strategies with higher internal rate of return (IRR) potential and structural protections.
Outcome
The allocator reviewed over 40 private credit managers, filtering by target return, loan-to-value ratios, and structural protections. This identified a fund providing loans to professional athletes, secured by future earnings contracts. The allocator conducted full diligence and committed capital.
Pricing
Annual Platform Fee
The Alphaseek platform costs $39,000 per year for family offices and institutional allocators. This fee grants unlimited access to all platform features: manager profiles, diligence summaries, and workflow tools for internal team collaboration.
This annual fee represents a fraction of the cost of maintaining internal sourcing teams or engaging third-party consultants. For allocators making multiple manager commitments annually, the platform fee offsets sourcing costs rather than adding an incremental expense.
Cost Comparison
  • Internal sourcing analyst: $150,000 to $250,000 annually (salary and overhead)
  • Third-party consultant retainer: $50,000 to $200,000+ annually
  • Alphaseek platform fee: $39,000 annually
The platform does not replace senior investment judgment or comprehensive due diligence. Instead, it reduces the time spent on preliminary screening and manager identification.

Platform access is restricted to qualified family offices and institutional allocators. It is not available to individual investors, broker-dealers, or placement agents. Ashton Global reserves the right to review and approve all pricing and access terms.
Request a Demo
Alphaseek conducts platform demonstrations via video conference. These typically last 45 minutes. Demonstrations detail platform functionality, manager profile structure, search and filter capabilities, and workflow tools.
We review demo requests within two business days. Access is restricted to family offices and institutional allocators. Ashton Global may request additional information to confirm eligibility before scheduling a demonstration.
We treat all demonstration requests and allocator information as confidential. We do not share them with managers, placement agents, or third parties.
Contact
Platform Access
Direct inquiries regarding platform access, pricing, or demo scheduling to:
Response within two business days.
Fund Manager Inquiries
Managers interested in platform inclusion must apply with Ashton Global Emerging Managers.
Submissions are reviewed within two to four weeks.
Ashton Global
Ashton Global operates Alphaseek. It serves as a manager sourcing and diligence platform for institutional allocators.
Website: ashtonglobal.com
Headquarters: New York, NY
© 2026 Ashton Global. All rights reserved. Alphaseek is a trademark of Ashton Global. This website and platform materials are for informational purposes only. They do not constitute investment advice, recommendations, or an offer to sell or solicit the purchase of any security or investment product. Past performance is not indicative of future results. All investments involve risk, including possible loss of principal.