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May 2026
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The alts operating layer for Orion Advisor Solutions.

Marketplace + Brinker integration, live within two months of partnership signing.

TAMPs made managed portfolios turnkey. Aqua does the same for alternatives.

Prepared for
Orion Advisor Solutions
Prepared by
Aqua leadership team
TAMP → TAIP positioning

A turnkey system for the asset class that never had one.

TAMPs gave wealth management a turnkey way to run traditional assets — portfolio construction, execution, reporting, rebalancing, all in one place. Alternatives have never had the same standard. Aqua is the first Turnkey Alternative Investment Platform (TAIP). One system. Every vehicle. Any alternative asset class.

Traditional assets

TAMP

Decades of turnkey infrastructure

Portfolio construction
Trade execution & rebalancing
Custody & performance reporting
Single platform, single workflow
For Orion, this is the wedge. Orion is rallying its 2026 roadmap around alts at the household level. The April 21 demo and Tiburon conversation put the partnership on the runway — what we build next is the TAIP layer underneath Orion's alts strategy.
Aqua
Summary

Where this lands.

A read on what Orion is asking for, what Aqua delivers, and the 60-day rollout that gets the marketplace and Brinker integration live.

·Orion's asks
·Aqua's response
·3 phases overview
SummaryOrion's asks

Three asks. One alts function.

Across the April demo and the Tiburon conversation, Orion's alts initiative is anchored on three specific capabilities. Each must be Orion-branded; all three must work as one platform.

01

Marketplace standup

Orion-branded portal with approved interval funds at launch, full transaction lifecycle, Pershing custodial account, SSO from Orion's investment portal. Two-month commitment, internally set.

02

Brinker API integration

Brinker portfolio mix changes propagate per-account across every affected SMA and UMA in alts. One advisor click triggers per-account execution by Aqua.

03

Education layer

Macro alts education for advisors, white-labeled to Orion, co-built with Orion's content team. Not sponsor marketing — Orion-controlled curriculum on Orion-controlled surfaces.

$5.2TPlatform AUA · 7.2M accounts
$5T+Advisor-held alts on the platform (industry est.)
30% / 28% / 23%Advisors prioritizing / planning / offering alts (2025 Wealthtech Survey)
SummaryAqua's response

We can address everything.

All three Orion asks ship on a single unified data model. One contract. One operating layer. One source of truth for advisor, fund admin, custody, and compliance.

$1.4T+
Fund-manager AUM on the platform
$2.7T+
RIA & wealth-manager AUM serviced
$3.4B
Annual transaction volume
100+
RIA partners on the platform

The only full-stack solution that checks every box

Marketplace surfaces solve discovery. Single-vendor integrations solve one workflow. Aqua's unified data model spans the marketplace, the Brinker rebalance, and the education layer — all on one platform, all with the same source of truth across advisor, ops, compliance, custody, and fund admin.

SummaryThree distinct phases

Three phases, one operating layer.

Aqua addresses each of Orion's asks across two tracks — the marketplace and Brinker integration ship together in 60 days; the education layer co-builds throughout. All three run on the same unified operating layer, already servicing $2.7T in RIA and wealth-manager assets.

$1.4T+Fund-manager AUM on the platform
$2.7T+RIA & wealth-manager AUM
$3.4BAnnual transaction volume
100+RIA partners on the platform
Ready now · Marketplace

White-labeled marketplace.

Orion-branded portal where advisors browse, allocate, and run the full transaction lifecycle. Starts with 10–20 interval funds, expands to BDCs, DSTs, private credit.

Orion-branded Full lifecycle
Ongoing · Education

Co-built education.

Macro alts education for advisors — not sponsor marketing. Embedded in the advisor portal. Built jointly with Orion's content team.

Joint build Macro alts
The 60-day path. Marketplace and Brinker ship together because both are configurations of capabilities we already run. Education co-builds in parallel with both. Flip-a-switch additions are the steady-state after launch.
Aqua
Ready now

Marketplace + Brinker, live in 60 days.

Two capabilities ship concurrently within two months of partnership signing. An Orion-branded marketplace with the full transaction lifecycle, plus the Brinker model integration for per-account propagation across alts.

·Requirements (both tracks)
·Aqua delivers (battlecard)
·Platform walkthrough
·Brinker integration
Ready nowOrion's requirements

What ships in 60 days.

Two requirement tracks running in parallel: the marketplace operating layer plus the Brinker model integration that drives portfolio rebalancing across alts.

Marketplace

Track 1
  • Orion-branded portal. Single sign-on from Orion's investment portal. No third-party visible to the advisor.
  • Full transaction lifecycle. Subscribe through redemption — maintenance, tender, account monitoring in one workflow.
  • Approved-list control. Orion diligence picks the funds; new asset classes toggle on by configuration.
  • Not-in-good-order prevention. Conditional logic catches input errors before they create rework loops.
  • Linked custodial account. Every order anchors to a Pershing custodial account by design.
  • Vault & counterparty routing. Finished packages flow automatically to Orion's data vault, fund admin, and Transfer Agent.

Brinker integration

Track 2
  • API ingestion of model mix. The Brinker portfolio team makes a model change in their own environment; Aqua ingests via API.
  • Per-account execution. Aqua computes per-account changes across every affected Separately Managed Account and Unified Managed Account.
  • Same workflow standard. Same conditional logic, same e-sign, same fund admin and Transfer Agent routing as the marketplace.
  • Interval funds first. Daily-liquidity structures are the simplest for model-driven rebalancing; other structures follow.
Ready nowAqua delivers (Marketplace + Brinker)

Every requirement, checked.

Every capability above is configurable today. Aqua's typical platform deployment is 30–45 days from kickoff; the two-month commitment is the ceiling, not the target. The full platform walkthrough is in the slides that follow.

Orion-branded white-label portal
SSO from Orion's investment portal
30–50 approved products at launch
Diligence-controlled product shelf
Flip-the-switch asset class expansion
Full lifecycle (sub / maintain / tender / redeem)
Linked to Pershing custodial account
Conditional logic + not-in-good-order prevention
Subscription forms prefilled from Orion's connected CRM
E-sign + fund admin / Transfer Agent routing
Internal data vault integration
17a-4 record-keeping automated
60-day commitment 60 days from signing
Typical deployment 30–45 days
Configuration model Plug-and-play, not build
Ready nowMarketplace · SSO entry

One tile in Orion's portal. Same advisor session.

SSO from Orion's investment portal. No new credentials. The advisor clicks a single tile and lands inside the Orion-branded marketplace, fully authenticated.

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Alts Marketplace

Approved by Orion Investments diligence · SSO from Orion investment portal
Funds Models Maintenance Explore

Buy

Choose a product to begin investing or view orders in progress.
Filter ▾
Empire Group
Empire Revelry Tempe, LLC
Security TypePrivate Placement
Begin
ExchangeRight Real Estate
Essential Income REIT
Security TypeInterval Fund
Begin
Forum Capital Advisors
Forum Real Estate Income Fund
Security TypeInterval Fund
Begin
Sign-in screen replaces marketplace until authenticated · Orion SSO highlighted

Trigger. Advisor clicks "Alts" in Orion's investment portal — or any entry tile Orion configures.

Mechanic. SSO carries the session. Aqua provisions on first sign-in, retains entitlements, and respects Orion's role / book-of-business rules.

For Orion. No new account management. No IT lift on the advisor side. The marketplace feels like a continuation of the Orion experience.

Plug-and-play activation

Identity inherits from Orion's existing identity provider stack. No new account provisioning, no IT lift, no new credentials for the advisor. Every Aqua customer enters via SSO today.

Ready nowMarketplace · Fund view

Fund view — Orion's approved list.

The Buy tab. Every approved fund on one shelf. 30–50 products at launch, expanding by configuration. Orion's diligence team picks; Aqua surfaces.

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Alts Marketplace

Approved by Orion Investments diligence · SSO from Orion investment portal
Funds Models Maintenance Explore

Buy

Choose a product to begin investing or view orders in progress.
Filter ▾
Empire Group
Empire Revelry Tempe, LLC
Security TypePrivate Placement
Begin
ExchangeRight Real Estate
Essential Income REIT
Security TypeInterval Fund
Begin
Forum Capital Advisors
Forum Real Estate Income Fund
Security TypeInterval Fund
Begin
Hamilton Point Investments
HPI Real Estate Fund XV LLC
Security TypePrivate Placement
Begin
Ideal Capital Group
ICG Columbus DST
Security TypeDST
Begin
US Energy Development
Institutional Drilling Fund III LP
Security TypeBDC
Begin

Maintenance

Active positions and pending workflows. Redemption, tender, and corrections all run here.
Filter ▾
Empire Group
Empire Revelry Tempe, LLC
$50,000
Active
Manage
Forum Capital Advisors
Forum Real Estate Income Fund
$75,000
Distribution pending
Manage
Ideal Capital Group
ICG Columbus DST
$100,000
Active
Manage
Hamilton Point Investments
HPI Real Estate Fund XV LLC
$60,000
Tender open
Manage

Explore

Browse by asset class. Switches mirror Orion's diligence-approved categories.
Filter ▾
R
Real Estate
12 funds · 4 sponsors
DSTs, REITs, private placements, interval funds.
C
Private Credit
9 funds · 5 sponsors
BDCs and direct lending vehicles.
E
Energy
6 funds · 3 sponsors
Drilling partnerships and energy infrastructure.
I
Infrastructure
4 funds · 2 sponsors
Toll roads, power generation, fiber.
P
Private Equity
5 funds · 3 sponsors
Growth, buyout, and secondaries.
V
Venture & Growth
3 funds · 2 sponsors
Late-stage venture exposure.
Three live tabs · Buy / Maintenance / Explore — click any to switch

What's shown. Six representative tiles. The launch shelf holds 30–50 products at go-live.

What every card includes. Sponsor, fund name, security type, single Begin CTA — and a dropdown for "Start Purchase" vs "View Materials" (data room).

For Orion. Same UX for every product, regardless of issuer size or fund category.

Why this works

One pane of glass for an advisor. No second portal, no email-attached PPM. The Begin button kicks off the same workflow on every fund — This is exactly the view that ships first.

Ready nowMarketplace · Approved list

Add asset classes by flipping a switch.

Orion's diligence team owns the approved list end-to-end. Expanding into a new asset class — closed-end funds, BDCs, private placements — is a single toggle. Every existing-platform fund in that category becomes available instantly. Net-new managers onboard during the standard build cycle.

marketplace.orionadvisor.com/admin/approved-list
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Approved Product List

Managed by Orion Investments diligence · flip switches to expand the shelf
Clear Filters
Security Type
Sponsor

Approved · 17 funds

Toggle a switch — products appear on the marketplace instantly.
+ Add fund
ExchangeRight Real Estate
Essential Income REIT
Interval Fund
Active
Forum Capital Advisors
Forum Real Estate Income Fund
Interval Fund
Active
Ideal Capital Group
ICG Diversified Income
Closed-end Fund · Pending
Activating
ExchangeRight Real Estate
ExchangeRight Diversified Income
Closed-end Fund · Pending
Activating
Hamilton Point Investments
HPI Diversified Real Estate Income
Closed-end Fund · Pending
Activating
Forum Capital Advisors
Forum Real Estate Income Fund II
Closed-end Fund · Pending
Activating
Hamilton Point Investments
HPI Real Estate Fund XV LLC
Private Placement
Active
Diligence-controlled product shelf · new asset classes by toggle, not by build

Trigger. Orion's diligence team approves a fund category (e.g. DSTs). One toggle in admin.

Mechanic. Most of the products are already on the platform — including the full sponsor stack across interval funds and closed-end funds. Net-new funds onboard during the platform build.

For Orion. Tight diligence control, instant expansion. The marketplace grows without engineering tickets.

Flip a switch, turn new asset classes on

Interval-fund roster ships at launch. Closed-end funds, BDCs, REITs, and private placements toggle on category by category as Orion's diligence completes each. Most additions are instant; the rest run through a standard onboarding cadence.

Ready nowMarketplace · Data room

One product page. Every document.

Each fund card opens into a full data room — PPM, fact sheet, decks, historicals. Sponsors upload; Aqua tracks access; advisors send to clients without leaving the platform.

marketplace.orionadvisor.com/products/harbor-stone-direct-lending/materials
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Product Overview

Dashboard  ›  Harbor Stone Direct Lending Fund · A Beneficial Interests
OverviewProduct Materials
Harbor Stone Direct Lending Fund
Class A Beneficial Interests
Send Materials
Filter by Type
Confidential Private Placement Memorandum
CLASS A BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN
HARBOR STONE DIRECT LENDING FUND
Maximum Offering: $250,000,000
500 Class A Interests · Minimum: $50,000
Harbor Stone DLF
Private Placement Memorandum
04/12/2026
Harbor Stone
Direct Lending Fund
A Class A Beneficial Interests
$250,000,000Offering Amount
9.20%Target Yield
$50,000Minimum
Harbor Stone DLF Fact Sheet
Fact Sheet
04/12/2026
Q1 2026 Quarterly Report
PORTFOLIO & PERFORMANCE UPDATE
Trailing twelve-month review · portfolio composition · outlook
Q1 2026 Update
Quarterly Report
04/15/2026
Data room · PPM · Fact Sheet · Quarterly Report · tracked access

Sponsor side. Fund managers upload any materials they want — PPMs, fact sheets, decks, historicals, quarterly reports. Aqua tracks who opens what.

Advisor side. "Send Materials" mails the docs directly to a client or prospect, with a secure link. No off-platform attachments, no PPM emailed and lost.

For Orion. Education and diligence content sit alongside the marketplace experience — on a tab Orion controls, not a sponsor marketing page.

Secure, tracked, configurable

Sponsors see what's being read in real time. Advisors send to clients in a single click. Orion controls the separation between product info and education content — both live inside the marketplace, both on Orion-controlled surfaces.

Ready nowMarketplace · Subscription workflow

Conditional logic prevents NIGOs.

Subscription forms auto-populate from Orion's CRM. Inline validation prevents the wrong purchase amount, the wrong share class, the wrong tax ID. The advisor can't trigger the error that creates a NIGO downstream.

marketplace.orionadvisor.com/orders/new?fund=harbor-stone-dlf
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New Buy Order · Harbor Stone Direct Lending Fund

Step 1 of 5 · Account Information
Account Details
Select an investor account. Auto-populated from Orion's connected CRM.
Investor Account · from Orion's CRM 123, Tom Bates, Tom Bates — Individual · 36137294768 FROM ORION'S CRM
Custodial Arrangement
Holding Option · auto-bound to Pershing Pershing · No. 36137294768
Purchase Type
Purchase Amount · editable $
Conditional warning. Purchases below the minimum amount are subject to further review. Initial purchase minimum is $50,000.00.
New Buy Order · CRM-prefilled · conditional warnings in real time

Auto-population. Investor account, custodian (Pershing), and Know Your Customer details flow from Orion's connected CRM — advisor doesn't re-type.

Conditional logic. Aqua holds a unique data model per product. Wrong amount, wrong share class, wrong tax ID, wrong entity name — the form catches it before the advisor moves on.

For Orion. Not-in-good-order errors — the rework-loop driver in alts ops — are eliminated at input.

Eliminating rework at input

Conditional logic catches the most common subscription errors at input — wrong amount, wrong share class, wrong tax ID, wrong entity. Email-based subscription workflows convert these into rework loops; in-platform validation closes the loop at the source.

Ready nowMarketplace · Order overview

Order overview — everyone on one screen.

Investor info, advisor info, supporting documents, custodial binding, and workflow stage — all on a single page.

marketplace.orionadvisor.com/orders/HSD-2026-04219
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Order Overview

Harbor Stone Direct Lending Fund · Order HSD-2026-04219
Cancel OrderEdit OrderPreview
Investor
Tom Bates
tom.bates@example.com · 123-123-1234
Sending
Tom Bates Jr.
patrick.dolan@example.com · 876-545-6783
Not sent
Advisor
Marketplace Advisor
advisor@orionadvisor.com
Pending sig
Supporting Documents
ID document · Empire Group Uploaded
TOM BATES · 04/19/2026 10:26 AM · gov-issued-id.png
ID document · Empire Group Uploaded
TOM BATES JR. · 04/19/2026 10:27 AM · gov-issued-id.png
Account Details
CustodianPershing
Account No.36137294768
Holder123 · Tom Bates · Individual
Purchase TypeInitial
Amount$50,000
StageSupporting Docs · 4 / 5
PERSHING BINDING
Order overview · Pershing custodial account · right-sidebar workflow stage tracker

Single source of truth. Investor, advisor, KYC docs, fund admin, custodian, current stage — one page. Status pills show who has the pen.

Account binding. Pershing custody is bound on the right rail. Every transaction is anchored to a specific custodial account by design.

For Orion. Compliance + advisor + ops all see the same thing. 17a-4 record-keeping happens automatically.

One page of record per order

Compliance, advisor, and ops see the same view of every order. Status pills show who has the pen. 17a-4 record-keeping requirements are satisfied automatically. The email + spreadsheet patchwork of conventional alts ops is replaced by a single workflow tracker.

Ready nowMarketplace · Document vault routing

One DocuSign package. Routed everywhere it belongs.

When the order completes, the final document package flows automatically — to Orion's internal vault, to the fund admin / TA, to the trade blotter. One source of truth, all destinations notified.

marketplace.orionadvisor.com/orders/HSD-2026-04219/complete
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Order Complete · Harbor Stone Direct Lending Fund

Final package signed · routing to all destinations
Source · Aqua
Final document package
  • Signed subscription agreement
  • Investor information form
  • Substitute W-9 / tax certification
  • KYC documents (ID + accreditation)
  • Trade ticket · $50,000 initial
Auto-routed
on completion
Counterparty
Fund admin / TA
Subscription package + supporting docs delivered to the fund's transfer agent via integrated workflow.
Custody · Compliance
Pershing · trade blotter · 17a-4
Custody bound. Trade blotter updated. 17a-4 record-keeping requirements satisfied automatically for broker-dealers.
One completion event · multi-destination routing · integrations are config, not custom

Trigger. Order moves to "Complete" — all signatures gathered, all docs validated.

Mechanic. Aqua pushes the finished package to every destination Orion configures — internal vault, fund admin/TA, custody system, and broker-dealer 17a-4 archives.

For Orion. The internal vault becomes the canonical source. Advisor and client can also pull from Aqua. No off-platform document chasing.

Configurable destination routing

Aqua integrates with whatever data vault Orion uses for finished documents. Deposit is automatic on order completion. Counterparty integrations (fund admin / TA / custody / 17a-4 archive) ship with the platform — no custom build.

Ready nowBrinker integration · architecture

The structural moat.

Marketplace surfaces don't do this. Operating layers do. The Brinker integration connects Brinker's model engine to Aqua's transaction layer — one model change cascades to every affected account.

BrinkerBrinker

Model change.

"Reduce allocation of Fund A from 5% to 4%."

Aqua API

Per-account changes.

Computed across every affected SMA and UMA in alts.

SMAs · UMAs

Auto-rebalanced.

Document workflows triggered. Counterparties notified. Trade blotters updated.

Built alongside the marketplace, scoped concurrently. The advisor sees one button. Aqua does the rest. This is the layer that puts Orion ahead of every TAMP that's stuck at marketplace surfaces.

Ready nowBrinker integration · model view

Model view — one click, every allocation.

Built for advisors who pick strategies, not individual funds. Brinker propagates the model. Aqua executes per-account changes across every affected SMA and UMA in alts.

marketplace.orionadvisor.com/models
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Alts Marketplace · Models

Powered by Brinker model engine · per-account execution by Aqua
Funds ModelsBRINKER Maintenance Explore

Available models

Click Implement — Aqua rebalances every affected SMA & UMA in alts.
Filter ▾
Income Alts Model
Income-tilted alts mix · quarterly rebalance · suitable as a 5–10% household sleeve
50% Private Credit BDC30% Interval Fund REIT20% DST
Implement
Diversified Alts Model
Balanced sleeve across credit, real assets, and equity alts
25% BDC30% Interval Fund25% Real Estate20% Private Equity
Implement
Conservative Alts Model
Capital-preservation tilt · senior-secured credit forward
60% Senior Credit BDC25% Real Estate15% Diversified
Implement

Funds

Same approved shelf. For advisors who want to pick individual funds rather than implement a model.
Filter ▾
ExchangeRight Real Estate
Essential Income REIT
Security TypeInterval Fund
Begin
Forum Capital Advisors
Forum Real Estate Income Fund
Security TypeInterval Fund
Begin
Hamilton Point Investments
HPI Real Estate Fund XV LLC
Security TypePrivate Placement
Begin
Ideal Capital Group
ICG Columbus DST
Security TypeDST
Begin
Blackstone
Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust
Security TypeREIT
Begin
KKR
KKR Diversified Income
Security TypeInterval Fund
Begin
Click any tab · click Implement on a model to see live propagation

Trigger. Brinker portfolio team adjusts the model in their own environment ("shift 5% from Fund A to Fund B").

Mechanic. Aqua ingests the model mix via API. Computes per-account changes across every affected SMA & UMA. Generates document workflows. Notifies fund admins / TAs. Updates trade blotters.

Adoption scale. Advisor picks a strategy, not a portfolio. Each Implement triggers per-account propagation across every affected SMA and UMA — no re-papering, no manual rebalance.

Model-led adoption at scale

Roster-only adoption hits an advisor-choice ceiling. Model-led adoption routes through portfolio strategy rather than individual fund selection. Same conditional logic, same e-sign, same routing as Funds — one click implements across every affected SMA and UMA.

Aqua
Ongoing

Education layer + steady-state extensibility.

A co-built education curriculum that ships in parallel with the marketplace, plus the flip-a-switch capability that adds new alts, model portfolios, and modules on Orion's cadence — days, not months.

·Education portal (live preview)
·Steady-state extensibility
OngoingEducation portal

White-labeled education portal, live today.

Macro alts education for advisors — white-labeled to Orion, co-built with Orion's content team, tied to the approved product list. Tracked completion. Module-level tear-sheet links to the corresponding fund in the marketplace. A working preview is live today.

orion-alts-education-portal.pages.dev
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Macro Alts Education

Co-built with Orion's content team · tracked completion · tied to product approvals
A
Foundations of Alternatives
12 modules · 90 min
IF
Interval Funds in Practice
8 modules · 60 min
PC
Private Credit Mechanics
10 modules · 75 min
H
Allocating Alts in a Household
6 modules · 45 min
Curriculum progress · Tom Bates Advisor Group
Foundations
78%
Interval Funds
54%
Private Credit
31%
Live preview · orion-alts-education-portal.pages.dev

White-labeled. Orion brand throughout. Modules organized by asset class, allocation use case, and advisor proficiency.

Tracked usage. Per-advisor completion rates visible in admin. Modules can gate access to specific product categories.

Co-built content. Curriculum produced jointly with Orion's content team. Aqua owns the platform; Orion owns the editorial.

Tear sheets. One-click links from any module to the corresponding fund detail page in the marketplace.

Visit the live preview →
Implementation timeline

Concept to live: 12 weeks for marketplace + Brinker.

Representative engagement plan with concurrent work streams. Marketplace and Brinker integration ship concurrently in 12 weeks or less. Education curriculum co-builds in parallel. Steady-state extensibility (flip-a-switch additions) follows launch.

W1
W2
W3
W4
W5
W6
W7
W8
W9
W10
W11
W12
VRA & partnership signingOrion + Aqua
VRA · security review · signing
Approved fund list + onboardingOrion diligence + Aqua
10–20 interval funds approved
SSO + CRM integrationAqua engineering
SSO config · CRM mapping
Orion-branded platform configAqua
Brand config · product shelf · conditional logic
Marketplace liveFirst-launch MVP
Marketplace live
Brinker scope + designAqua + Brinker
Brinker API design · LoA setup
Brinker API buildAqua engineering
API ingestion · per-account propagation
Education curriculumOrion content + Aqua
Curriculum design · module production
Brinker + education liveFull platform live
Full platform live
Aqua work Joint work / Orion-dependent Milestone
Commercial structures

Three structures on the table.

Final terms calibrated in our commercial conversation — David's channel with Ron is open. We're optimizing for partnership alignment, not for a specific fee model.

Option A

Asset-based

bps on platform AUM
Simplest to approve
Scales with platform growth
Aligns long-term interests
Option C

Per-transaction

Light platform fee + per action
Aligned to actual workload
Predictable at scale
Multiple line items

Michael floated 10–60 bps on April 21. We'll calibrate to whatever drives the most commercial impact for Orion — happy to flex on structure.

Aqua company overview

Built by operators, backed by believers.

Aqua is the first Turnkey Alternative Investment Platform (TAIP) — a fund infrastructure platform purpose-built for the modern wealth management stack. We take the operational and technological lift off our partners so they can focus on managing capital and serving clients.

Founded
2021
Operator-led from day one
Acquired
AIX
Fund-data and operational infrastructure
RIA & WM AUM
$2.7T+
Serviced through the platform
Annual transactions
$3.4B
Processed through Aqua
SEC-registered series trust End-to-end fund operations Custody & transfer agency Legal, compliance, audit Unified data & reporting Bring-your-own-vendor flexibility
Team

Built by operators.

Leadership with 100+ combined years across wealth management, fintech, alternatives, FIG M&A, and post-merger integration — with tenures at SEI, Blackstone, JPMorgan, McKinsey, Barclays, and Bank of America.

Dev Patel

Dev Patel

Founder · CTO
Sara Murphy

Sara Murphy

Chief Product Officer
Joe Ujobai

Joe Ujobai

Head of Strategic Partnerships
David Coyle

David Coyle

Head of Growth
David Arumala

David Arumala

Head of Strategy
Aiyappa Bollera

Aiyappa Bollera

Head of GTM
Ademola Adewale-Sadik

Ademola Adewale-Sadik

Head of M&A
Dawn Crandlemire

Dawn Crandlemire

Head of Finance
Alumni of
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Next steps.

Three actions on your side, three contacts on ours. The 60-day timer starts at signing.

01

Kick off the VRA process This week

Aqua ready when your security and compliance team is. SOC 2 and standard documentation in hand. The streamlined process Orion mentioned puts us on a clear path.

02

Share the interval fund candidate list Next 2 weeks

10–20 funds Orion's due diligence team is approving. Most are already on the platform. Anything new, we'll onboard during the platform build.

03

Lock the commercial conversation 3–4 weeks

David and Ron's channel is already open. Three structures on the table — we'll pick the one that fits Orion and move it to paper.

Founder · Chief Executive Officer

Rohan Marwaha

Head of Strategic Partnerships · Orion lead

Joe Ujobai

joe@investwithaqua.com
215.519.3232
Head of Growth · Tiburon channel

David Coyle

Confidential · Aqua × Orion Advisor Solutions · May 2026 60-day clock starts at signing →
Ready nowMarketplace · Boutique & emerging managers

Boutique alts — same easy button.

Boutique managers ride the same data model, conditional logic, e-sign, and fund-admin routing as the largest issuers. Data flows directly into Orion's portfolio accounting — same standard, regardless of fund size.

marketplace.orionadvisor.com/dashboard?type=boutique
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Alts Marketplace · Boutique & emerging managers

Same workflow · same conditional logic · same direct data flow into Orion's portfolio accounting
Funds Models Maintenance Explore

Boutique alts · 8 funds

Same easy-button workflow whether the issuer is $50B or $50M.
Filter: Boutique ▾
Ridgepoint Capital
Ridgepoint Energy Transition Fund II
Security TypePrivate Placement
Begin
Cobalt Lane Partners
Cobalt Lane Real Assets Fund
Security TypeInterval Fund
Begin
Harbor Stone Investments
Harbor Stone Direct Lending Fund
Security TypeBDC
Begin
Blackstone
Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust
Security TypeREIT
Begin
KKR
KKR Diversified Income
Security TypeInterval Fund
Begin
Meridian Yield
Meridian Yield Opportunities
Security TypePrivate Credit
Begin
Easy button · 1Begin 2Auto-populated form 3E-sign 4Routed to fund admin
Boutique and major issuers on the same shelf · the same 4-step easy button on every fund

Trigger. Advisor clicks Begin on a boutique alt fund — same flow as Blackstone or KKR.

Mechanic. Aqua builds a custom data model for every product on the platform. Boutique funds get the same conditional logic, e-sign, fund admin routing, and clean data hand-off to portfolio accounting as the largest issuers.

Portfolio accounting. Same shape of data lands in Orion's books regardless of fund size. No bespoke build per manager. As the boutique-alts segment grows, the data model stays clean and reconciliation stays automated.

Workflow consistency across the boutique segment

The easy-button workflow is fund-size agnostic. Same conditional logic, same NIGO prevention, same direct integrations to fund admins / TAs / custodians. The portfolio-accounting data model is identical whether the fund is $50B or $50M — segment growth doesn't add ops headcount.