BD Corporate vs. IMS Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BD Corporate
Score 8.3 out of 10
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BD Corporate is a CRM that helps prospect for new investors, prepare for roadshows, track current investors and their holdings, manage an IR schedule and report on the success of investor outreach efforts. It was developed by IHS Markit, which is now a part of S&P Global since the February 2022 acquisition.N/A
IMS Platform
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Investor Management Services (IMS) headquartered in Charlotte offers the IMS Platform, an investor relations management platform that provides a more transparent reporting and documenting process for investors, with distribution workflow and waterfall calculator as well as waterfall audit.N/A
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
BD CorporateIMS Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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User Testimonials
BD CorporateIMS Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
S&P Global Inc.
It is well suited to get a snapshot of your current investor ownership and the ownership changes that are currently happening in your stock. It is also good as a platform in which you can update all your meetings and engagement and then search for the information in a very easy way.
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Investor Management
In our specific use case we used IMS to manage the investor acquisition process and manage reporting going forward. Basically, it's a powerful, real-estate focused CRM that understands our pain points and issues. Additionally, it was cost efficient for our organization since we weren't using any of the waterfall technology, nor did we have extensive complicated ownership structures that we needed to import. We were essentially starting from the beginning, with very few implementation needs. In this situation, the software worked perfectly. We have been very happy with the service and technology. That said, if you have an extensive investor relations apparatus and need something that requires a tremendous amount of implementation (i.e. an entire, existing, investor management system) it may be a more difficult process
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Pros
S&P Global Inc.
  • Investor ownership.
  • CRM system for inputting meetings and engagement.
  • Targeting consulting.
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Investor Management
  • Investor Management
  • K-1 Distribution
  • New Investment Pages
  • Clear Dashboards
  • Customer Support
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Cons
S&P Global Inc.
  • Interface - the current dashboard is very "old" looking and could see improvement.
  • Ease of use - the email distribution could be easier to navigate.
  • Updating of investor contacts - the database is sometimes stale.
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Investor Management
  • Confusing UI (Hard to Use)
  • Implementation Issues
  • Missing Functionality
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Alternatives Considered
S&P Global Inc.
FactSet also provides you with investor ownership but does not provide a CRM platform for engagement input.
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Investor Management
We evaluated IMS against Juniper Square and the Crowdstreet white label platform. IMS came to the top for us because of our specific use case (i.e. less implementation needs, primarily investor acquisition and investor management). Also, at the time, IMS was way more cost effective for the functionality that was offered compared to its immediate competitors
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Return on Investment
S&P Global Inc.
  • Able to improve the overall investor ownership in our stock.
  • Track the conference and meeting engagement to create a strategic outbound plan.
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Investor Management
  • Increased investor acquisition
  • Increase investor engagement
  • Saved significant time in managing investor
  • Massive time savings in K-1 distribution
  • High quality investor reporting system
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