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Provider of expert, impartial and tech-enabled services intended to add value and liquidity to collectibles. The company offers expert authentication, grading, and conservation services for a wide range of collectibles including coins, banknotes, comic books, magazines, concert posters, and stamps, thereby helping with transparency in the market and giving greater confidence to buyers and sellers around the world.

Home Partners of America is a Chicago-based real estate enterprise.

iCapital Network is an online platform that unlatches the world of private equity, enabling institutions and qualified investors. It is a financial services company that features a financial technology platform that provides modular alternative investment solutions for registered investment advisors, broker-dealers, private banks, family offices, and other sophisticated investors. The company connects advisors and their high net worth investors in leading alternative investment managers through best-in-class user experience. The company was founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, United States.

Dealpath, Inc. offers a cloud-based software platform tailored for real estate investment and capital markets, facilitating data management and collaboration. The platform enables pipeline tracking, deal analytics, and collaborative workflows, serving a diverse range of clients, including public REITs and private equity real estate firms. By providing a comprehensive solution for managing the deal lifecycle, Dealpath enhances investment decisions and operational efficiency for its users. The company has achieved significant milestones, supporting over $6 trillion in transactions and partnering with notable firms in the industry. Founded in 2014, Dealpath is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in New York City.

BC Partners is an international alternative investment firm founded in 1986, managing over €23 billion in assets. With offices in London, Hamburg, Paris, and New York, the firm specializes in private equity and has expanded its offerings to include credit and real estate platforms. BC Partners focuses on seven key sectors: media, retail, technology, healthcare, banking, business services, and utilities. The firm seeks to invest in market-leading businesses that demonstrate strong barriers to entry and present significant opportunities for growth and value creation. To date, BC Partners has completed over 113 investments, representing a total enterprise value of €145 billion, and operates as an integrated team across its global network.

Marlin Heritage is a buyout fund managed by Marlin Equity Partners, a private equity firm established in 2005 and based in Hermosa Beach, California. This fund primarily targets investments in the software sector and operates in Western Europe and North America. Marlin Equity Partners focuses on providing tailored investment solutions to corporate parents, shareholders, and stakeholders, particularly in situations involving operational, financial, or market-driven changes. The firm leverages its capital base, industry relationships, and extensive operational resources to enhance the value of its portfolio companies. Marlin Equity Partners has a diverse investment strategy that includes growth equity, management buyouts, and special situations, with a preference for small to lower middle-market companies. The firm typically invests between $30 million and $160 million in companies with revenues ranging from $10 million to $2 billion.

GI Partners is a private equity and real estate investment firm founded in 2001 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm specializes in control investments in middle-market companies and properties primarily in North America and Western Europe. It focuses on various sectors, including specialty healthcare, education services, software, information technology, business services, real estate, hospitality, logistics, media, energy, and financial services. GI Partners typically makes initial equity investments of up to $900 million in companies with enterprise values up to $2 billion, while its real estate investments target deal sizes between $25 million and $1 billion. In addition to its investment activities, the firm offers consulting services aimed at business development, growth strategies, and operational improvements.

Lionpoint Group LLC is a global consulting firm specializing in strategy, operations, and technology advisory services for the alternative investments industry. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, the firm offers a range of services including strategic advisory, operations transformation, system selection and integration, enterprise performance management, and project management. Additionally, it assists clients with product implementations, upgrades, and optimization projects across various systems such as customer relationship management, investment accounting, portfolio monitoring, and investor reporting. Lionpoint Group serves a diverse clientele, including asset managers, investors, and advisors, focusing on enhancing operational efficiency and enabling technology solutions within the sector.

Annexus is a provider of retirement investment advice services, specializing in fixed indexed annuities and indexed universal life insurance products. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, the company collaborates with various financial institutions, including Athene, Securian, J.P. Morgan, UBS, Zebra Capital Management, Barclays, and Merrill Lynch, to enhance their product offerings. Annexus focuses on creating innovative retirement income solutions designed to help individuals achieve their retirement goals. Through its technology and gamma-efficient approach, it enables financial professionals to offer products that effectively grow and protect clients' retirement savings.

iCapital Network is an online platform that unlatches the world of private equity, enabling institutions and qualified investors. It is a financial services company that features a financial technology platform that provides modular alternative investment solutions for registered investment advisors, broker-dealers, private banks, family offices, and other sophisticated investors. The company connects advisors and their high net worth investors in leading alternative investment managers through best-in-class user experience. The company was founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, United States.

Francisco Partners is a prominent global private equity firm based in San Francisco that specializes in investing in technology and technology-enabled service companies. Established in 1999, the firm manages approximately $7 billion in capital and focuses on companies that are experiencing strategic, technological, or operational changes. Francisco Partners typically targets control investments with transaction values between $30 million and $2 billion and has a history of investing over $3 billion in more than 50 technology firms. The firm emphasizes investments in sectors such as software, cybersecurity, healthcare technology, and financial technology, among others. Its investment strategy includes financing divisional buyouts, acquisitions, and growth equity financing, often taking a majority stake and securing a seat on the Board of Directors of its portfolio companies. With additional offices in London and a focus on North America and Western Europe, Francisco Partners seeks to capitalize on opportunities in mature or maturing technology-related businesses.

Gramercy Europe is a prominent investor and asset manager specializing in commercial real estate, particularly in the logistics sector. Following its acquisition by Clarion Partners in April 2019, the firm has concentrated on core-plus investment opportunities across Europe. Gramercy Europe focuses on acquiring and managing income-producing industrial properties that are leased to high-quality tenants in major markets. This strategic emphasis allows the firm to leverage its expertise in the logistics industry, positioning it as a key player in the European commercial real estate landscape.

PAG is an alternative investment management firm founded in 2002 and headquartered in Central, Hong Kong, with additional offices across Asia, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland. The firm specializes in growth capital, private equity, real estate, and absolute return strategies, managing a diverse range of funds. PAG Asia Capital focuses on large-scale buyouts, control deals, and structured minority investments within the private equity sector. Its real estate strategy encompasses opportunity and core plus funds, targeting properties in Japan, China, and the broader Asia-Pacific region. The absolute return division aims to build long-term partnerships by providing flexible financing solutions for both short and long-term funding needs. PAG primarily invests in sectors such as financials, healthcare, information technology, media, telecommunications, education, and diversified financial services, with a particular interest in minority stakes and opportunities in China. The firm was formed through the merger of Pacific Alliance Group and Secured Capital Japan in 2011.

Rockpoint Group, L.L.C. is a real estate private equity firm based in Boston, with additional offices in Dallas and San Francisco. Founded in 2003 by Bill Walton and Keith Gelb, who have over 20 years of investment experience together, the firm has developed a strong team of Managing Members with extensive backgrounds in real estate investment. Since its inception, Rockpoint has sponsored six commingled funds and three co-investment vehicles, raising over $9 billion in capital commitments and committing approximately $7 billion in equity across more than 190 transactions, with total peak capitalization around $26 billion. In total, including their previous work at Westbrook Real Estate Partners, the firm’s Managing Members have been involved in ten commingled funds and seven co-investment vehicles, raising approximately $13 billion and committing about $11 billion in equity across over 340 transactions, reaching a peak capitalization of approximately $43 billion. Rockpoint's investment strategies typically focus on various asset classes, including hospitality, office, multi-family, and industrial properties.

Provider of real estate investment services intended to identify and execute investment strategies in real estate. The company's real estate investment services include research, analysis and execution of national investment strategies and utilizes a proprietary algorithm-based approach to translate information into a detailed understanding of location and physical space, enabling institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals to enhance their investment skills in real estate sectors.

Leonard Green & Partners is a private equity investment firm founded in 1989 and based in Los Angeles. The firm partners with experienced management teams and often with founders to invest in companies. LGP has raised over $40 billion of committed capital since inception. The firm’s eighth flagship fund, Green Equity Investors VIII, L.P., and our dedicated middle-market fund, Jade Equity Investors, L.P., were raised in 2019 with commitments totaling $12 billion and $2.75 billion, respectively.

Marathon Asset Management, LP is an employee-owned investment firm founded in 1998, headquartered in New York City, with additional offices in Tokyo, London, and Singapore. The firm specializes in alternative investments, managing approximately $11 billion in capital across various strategies, including hedge funds, structured finance, and opportunistic credit investments. Marathon focuses on global credit and fixed income markets, employing a bottom-up approach that incorporates both fundamental and technical analysis. Its client base includes investment companies, municipal government entities, insurance companies, and other investment advisers. The firm manages diverse investment programs, including hedge funds, managed accounts, and collateralized loan obligations, catering to various industries such as media, financial services, and healthcare.

First Eagle Investment Management is an independent firm based in New York City that has been operating since 1864. It manages assets for both institutional and individual clients, with a focus on providing prudent stewardship and earning client trust. The firm emphasizes absolute returns and downside protection as its primary investment goals. First Eagle specializes in private debt investments in North America and offers various debt facilities, including asset-based lending and loans. In December 2019, the firm expanded its credit assets under management to $23 billion through the acquisition of THL Credit.

First Eagle Investment Management is an independent firm based in New York City that has been operating since 1864. It manages assets for both institutional and individual clients, with a focus on providing prudent stewardship and earning client trust. The firm emphasizes absolute returns and downside protection as its primary investment goals. First Eagle specializes in private debt investments in North America and offers various debt facilities, including asset-based lending and loans. In December 2019, the firm expanded its credit assets under management to $23 billion through the acquisition of THL Credit.

Philadelphia Financial Group is a global specialty insurer and administration company that specializes in offering innovative solutions at the intersection of insurance and investment management. The firm provides a range of services, including private placement, insurance administration, and investment advisory services, catering to insurance brokers, financial advisors, private banks, law firms, and accounting firms. By focusing on these areas, Philadelphia Financial aims to create opportunities for clients worldwide to grow their wealth more effectively. As an indirect subsidiary of Tiptree Financial Inc., the company benefits from its parent organization's diverse expertise across various sectors of financial services.

Ipreo Holdings LLC is a provider of market intelligence, data, and technology solutions tailored for participants in the global capital markets, including investment banks, publicly traded companies, and buy-side institutions. The company offers a range of products and services that encompass equity, fixed income, municipals, and loans, along with tools for research, sales, and trading. Its offerings include CRM systems, investor prospecting solutions, event management, and capital markets analytics. Additionally, Ipreo delivers corporate services such as bondholder identification, investor targeting, and corporate analytics. The firm is recognized for its Bigdough database, a leading source of institutional contact data crucial for effective investor outreach. With a strategic alliance with Symbiont.io, Ipreo operates globally from its headquarters in New York and serves a diverse clientele, including law firms, consulting firms, and universities, enhancing their decision-making and operational workflows throughout the capital raising process. Ipreo operates as a subsidiary of Markit Group Limited.

Blackstone Credit is a privately owned hedge fund sponsor that primarily serves pooled investment vehicles, corporations, insurance companies, banks, pension funds, endowments, foundations, family offices, and fund of funds. The firm focuses on investing in floating rate, senior secured loans, subordinated debt, corporate bonds, and equity interests in middle market private companies, while avoiding significant investments in start-ups or companies with speculative business plans. Its investment strategy spans various sectors, including consumer services, energy, capital goods, software, telecommunications, and healthcare, among others. Blackstone Credit primarily invests in the United States but also considers non-U.S. securities. The firm employs multiple investment strategies, including leveraged loans, distressed investments, and mezzanine securities, and actively engages in secondary market transactions. Blackstone Credit is based in New York, with additional offices in Los Angeles, Houston, and London, and operates as a subsidiary of The Blackstone Group.