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CEDX Systems

Operating systems for firms where the workflow has to be right.

We design workflow systems for teams that need approvals, exceptions, and outputs to move like one controlled operating model.

All workflow audits are conducted under mutual NDA. Your operational details remain confidential.

20-40 hrs

Reclaimed weekly from analyst and ops teams

6 weeks

Typical timeline from workflow audit to go-live

100%

Audit trail coverage on compliance-sensitive flows

Operations team reviewing workflow materials
Live workflow
Market data synced before the team logs on
Approval routing isolates exceptions instead of blocking the run
Source systems
BloombergFactSetSalesforceDealCloud
Control layer
ApprovalsValidationExceptionsVisibility
Outputs
Pitch booksReportsDashboardsAudit trails

Buy clarity first. Then buy the operating model.

The first question is almost never whether automation is possible. It is whether the firm can trust the workflow once it is live.

High-cost talent doing low-leverage work

Analysts, operators, and partners still spend hours compiling materials that should already exist in structured form.

Control scattered across inboxes and memory

Approval logic, exception handling, and audit evidence often live in habits rather than a real system.

The stack is not broken. The coordination is.

Most firms already own the necessary tools. What they lack is a clear operating layer between them.

Audit first

Workflow audit

For leadership teams that know where the drag is but want a serious answer on feasibility, ROI, and sequencing before a build begins.

One workflow mapped end-to-end
Clear target-state recommendation
Commercial case and launch path
Build first

Focused build program

For firms that already know the first workflow they need to move and want an operational system live without months of platform shopping.

Control design and implementation
Operator testing and launch
Visibility, reporting, and handoff
Harden next

Control partner

For teams that already automated part of the flow and need the exception handling, approvals, reporting, and audit posture tightened.

Failure-mode review and repair
Exception queues and escalation logic
Observability and change-control support

The value appears when the workflow has a real control layer.

We are not replacing the stack. We are making the handoffs, approvals, reporting, and recovery logic behave like one system.

Workflow surfaces
01

Pitch books and deal materials

We connect data sources, internal models, and presentation templates so the next version of a book is assembled from source systems instead of a midnight formatting sprint.

BloombergFactSetPowerPointExcelDealCloud
11 hours to 47 minutes
02

CRM and pipeline operations

CEDX builds the middleware layer that reconciles Salesforce, DealCloud, and reporting tools automatically so Monday morning meetings start with facts instead of cleanup.

SalesforceDealCloudAffinityAirtableNotion
Manual reconciliation removed
03

Compliance and document operations

We automate extraction, validation, exception routing, and archive controls so compliance teams can review decisions, not spend their day assembling files.

WorkivaSharePointMicrosoft 365DocuSign
Weeks to hours
04

Research and reporting systems

From market monitoring to LP reporting, we assemble the data, narrative structure, and distribution flow so recurring reports show up complete and on time.

RefinitivAddeparExcelPower BIGoogle Workspace
Recurring reporting on autopilot
Architecture shape
Source systems
BloombergFactSetSalesforceDealCloud
Control layer
ApprovalsValidationExceptionsVisibility
Outputs
Pitch booksReportsDashboardsAudit trails
Delivery cadence
01
Workflow audit

We map the existing process, its failure points, and the systems that already touch it. The goal is clarity, not theater.

02
Control design

We define the target state, approval model, fallback rules, and reporting requirements before any implementation starts.

03
Build and validate

We wire the systems together, stage real scenarios, and test edge cases with the operators who own the workflow today.

04
Launch and harden

We deploy the workflow, instrument it, and stay close through the first weeks so the handoff is stable and measurable.

Once the workflow becomes a system, the value is hard to miss.

The point is not novelty. The point is giving the business a cleaner, faster way to run the work it already has.

Investment Banking

Pitch book production from 11 hours to 47 minutes

CEDX connected live market data, internal templates, and quality-control checkpoints into one workflow. Books are now assembled from source systems and surfaced for review with exceptions highlighted.

47 min
Average assembly window
14x
Increase in production throughput
3 FTEs
Reallocated to live deal work
“We stopped staffing around formatting. The team finally had room to think about the actual mandate.”
Managing Director, technology coverage
Private Equity

Salesforce and DealCloud brought into one operating model

The system finally behaves like one firm, not three disconnected tools and a spreadsheet habit.

0 Manual reconciliation hours each week3 weeks Faster LP reporting preparation1 source Of truth for pipeline status
Hedge Fund

LP reporting cycle cut from six weeks to nine days

We used to treat reporting season like a fire drill. Now it runs like an operating process.

9 days Full reporting cycle40+ Templates generated from the same source100% Delivery audit trail coverage

Finance first. Broader sectors when the workflow fits.

We work best where the process is expensive, deadline-sensitive, and commercially visible. The labor is costly, the reporting matters, and the operating drag is already obvious.

Sector

Financial Services

Investment banking, private equity, hedge funds, venture capital, lending, and insurance workflows where expensive time disappears into repetitive execution.

Sector

Real Estate Firms

Acquisition workflows, lease abstraction, investor reporting, property operations, and maintenance coordination that need cleaner execution.

Sector

Law Firms

Due diligence, contract review, billing workflows, matter intake, and deadline-driven document operations with very little room for error.

Sector

Accounting Firms

Tax processing, audit workpapers, reconciliations, client data collection, and reporting cycles that create seasonal operational pressure.

Sector

Healthcare Administration

Scheduling, billing, prior authorization, referral tracking, and compliance documentation where admin drag compounds quickly.

Sector

Manufacturing Operations

Production planning, QA records, procurement approvals, inventory updates, and vendor coordination tied directly to throughput and margin.

Bring us the workflow that keeps showing up in status meetings.

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All workflow audits are conducted under mutual NDA. Your operational details remain confidential.