Arcesium

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Arcesium
IndustryFinancial technology
FoundedMarch 2015; 10 years ago (2015-03) in New York, U.S.
FounderD. E. Shaw & Co. Edit this on Wikidata
Headquarters
New York
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U.S.
Number of employees
700 (2018) Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.arcesium.com

Arcesium is a financial technology and software-enabled services company that provides post-trade operations and enterprise data management tools to asset managers, hedge funds, banks, and allocators. Its cloud-native products operate on a Software-as-Service (SaaS) model.

The firm was launched in 2015 as an independently operated joint venture of the D. E. Shaw group with additional backing from Blackstone Multi-Asset Investing (BXMA).[1]

Arcesium is headquartered in New York City and maintains offices in the U.K. and Portugal and a large presence in India where it operates from three locations in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Gurugram.

History

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D. E. Shaw launched Arcesium in March 2015 to commercialize technology and services supporting investment managers’ post-trade activities.[1][2] The D.E. Shaw group and Blackstone Alternative Asset Management its first clients.[1][2] In 2018, J.P. Morgan’s Securities Services business expanded its use of Arcesium technology for alternative fund administration.[3]  In January 2020, J.P. Morgan then made a strategic investment in the company.[4]

The company established a London office in September 2020 to serve European clients,[5] followed by a Lisbon office announced in July 2024.[6]

Products and services

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Arcesium’s offerings center on post-trade operations, data management, and adjacent middle- and back-office workflows for buy-side firms.  Users of Arcesium’s products, including those in the role of designated market makers, describe the platform as supporting processes after execution across multiple asset classes and geographies.[1][3]

In April 2023, the company launched Aquata, a cloud-native data platform for integrating and managing investment data across client types.[7][8] In July 2024, Arcesium branded and packaged its existing post-investment tools as Opterra, a platform that unifies operational data and workflows throughout the investment lifecycle.[9] Workflows include reconciliation and portfolio analytics [10],[10] treasury and collateral activities,[11] investor accounting,[12] regulatory reporting,[13][14] and private-markets operations.[15]

Leadership

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Gaurav Suri is the chief executive officer. Institutional Investor profiled Suri’s role in the company’s launch and included him in its Trading Technology 40 list.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "D.E. Shaw Spin-Off Arcesium Brings Precision to Posttrade Analysis | Institutional Investor". www.institutionalinvestor.com. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  2. ^ a b Staff, Verdict (2015-03-03). "D. E. Shaw, Blackstone launch new technology company Arcesium". Private Banker International. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  3. ^ a b Parsons, Joe (2018-10-29). "Arcesium Technology expands JP Morgan partnership for fund managers offering". Global Custodian. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  4. ^ "J.P. Morgan Takes Stake in Tech Company for Alternatives | Institutional Investor". www.institutionalinvestor.com. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  5. ^ "Arcesium expands presence in Europe with new London office and senior appointment". 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  6. ^ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240730124502/en/Arcesium-Strategically-Expands-European-Presence-with-Opening-of-Lisbon-Office
  7. ^ "Arcesium launches data platform – Scrip Issue". 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  8. ^ "Arcesium launches data platform Aquata - Asset Servicing Times". www.assetservicingtimes.com. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  9. ^ "Arcesium Unveils Latest Iteration of Lifecycle Management Platform". Connect Money. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  10. ^ "EJF Capital Taps Arcesium for Middle- & Back-Office Functions - WatersTechnology.com". www.waterstechnology.com. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  11. ^ Team, Finadium Editorial (2021-02-25). "Broad Reach taps Arcesium for collateral tech in Treasury operations". Finadium. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  12. ^ Parsons, Joe (2021-06-14). "Arcesium launches new performance allocations product, PerformA". Global Custodian. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  13. ^ "Arcesium launches new Regulatory Reporting solution - Asset Servicing Times". www.assetservicingtimes.com. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  14. ^ "Arcesium Adds Regulatory Reporting Automation to Opterra Platform". A-Team. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  15. ^ Barreto, Susan (2025-01-16). "Neuberger Berman embraces technology to grow ABF strategy". Alternatives Watch. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  16. ^ "The 2016 Trading Technology 40: Gaurav Suri | Institutional Investor". www.institutionalinvestor.com. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
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