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LemonEdge

Next-generation accounting engine for private markets

4.3Enterprise / CustomBest for Fund admins and CFOs replacing legacy accounting engines
Fund Accounting Waterfalls Low-code

Overview

LemonEdge, founded in London in 2020 and backed by investors including Blackstone's innovations arm, is a ground-up rebuild of private-capital accounting: event-driven transactions that post across entire fund structures in one step, multi-ledger management, allocation paths, embedded auditable waterfalls and a low-code Canvas layer for scenario modeling. Fund administrators and GP finance teams use it to escape legacy ledgers, with tens of millions of GL transactions processed.

Key features

  • Event-driven multi-entity transaction posting
  • Multi-ledger management for admins and multi-strategy firms
  • Embedded, auditable waterfall calculations
  • Canvas low-code scenario and forecasting tools
  • APIs and investor portal included

Pros

  • Architecture built this decade, not last century
  • One posting flows through complex structures correctly
  • Low-code customization without vendor dependency

Cons

  • Migration off entrenched systems is a project
  • Younger reference base than eFront-era incumbents

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