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Canoe Software Inc. develops an artificial intelligence-based software solution for financial document and data management, primarily targeting allocators and investors in alternative assets. Founded in 2013 and based in New York, the company specializes in automating the collection, organization, and categorization of investment documents. Its software enables users to extract unstructured data from these documents and integrate it into various accounting and reporting platforms, enhancing data accuracy and operational efficiency. Canoe’s services cater to a diverse clientele, including single and multi-family offices, endowments, foundations, pensions, investment consultants, wealth managers, and financial institutions. By transforming PDF reports into actionable data, Canoe aims to improve the post-investment operational, monitoring, and reporting experience for its clients.

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.

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.

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.

Clarus DE II is a venture capital fund managed by Blackstone Life Sciences, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The fund focuses on investments in life science and biotechnology companies, leveraging the extensive experience of its management team in the sector. Clarus Ventures, the parent firm, was established in 2005 and has a proven track record of identifying and nurturing unique investment opportunities within biopharmaceuticals and medical technology. With a strong emphasis on research and development, commercialization, and operations management, the firm has built valuable relationships with industry leaders, enhancing its ability to create significant value in its portfolio. Clarus Ventures currently manages approximately $1.2 billion across its life sciences-focused funds.

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.

Investa Office Fund (ASX code: IOF) is an ASX-listed real estate investment trust (A-REIT) and is included in the S&P/ASX100 index. receives rental income from a tenant register comprising predominantly government and blue chip tenants. IOF has total assets under management of $4 billion, with 20 investments located in core CBD markets throughout Australia. IOF investors can view the latest financial results, investor presentations and fund news and learn more about IOF’s structure, history and strategy within this section.

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.

Founded in 1987, Kohlberg & Company is a private equity firm based in Mount Kisco, United States. The firm invests in the companies operating in the traditional manufacturing and services sectors, consumer product, industrial manufacturing, financial services and healthcare services.

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.

Taliesin Property Fund Limited is an investment company based in Jersey, established in 2006 and admitted to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in August 2007. The company focuses on investing in residential property in Berlin, where property prices had previously declined significantly compared to other German and European cities. While property prices have increased in recent years, they remain below those in other major German cities. Taliesin has capitalized on a market disparity by splitting freeholds in its portfolio since 2015, allowing for the sale of individual apartments at a premium compared to whole buildings. The company currently manages a portfolio that includes over 1,500 residential and commercial units.

Hotel Investment Partners is a privately held Spanish hospitality company. The company owns a portfolio of 14 primarily coastal hotels with over 3,700 rooms in Spain’s most popular tourism destinations.

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.

Sponda is a Finnish real estate investment firm founded in 1991 that specializes in the development and leasing of commercial properties. The company focuses on enhancing energy efficiency and eco-friendliness in its projects, working closely with clients to meet their specific needs. Sponda's portfolio mainly consists of investment properties, which account for a significant portion of its assets, alongside investments in real estate funds and current assets. The firm is dedicated to providing real estate asset management services, aiming to improve urban landscapes through sustainable practices. Sponda primarily operates in metropolitan areas, targeting sectors such as office and retail properties, and is committed to contributing economically to the communities in which it operates.

Japan Residential Investment Company operates as an investment firm focused on residential assets within Japan. It specializes in acquiring and managing residential and commercial properties in Tokyo and other major urban centers across the country. Through its investment services, the company aims to capitalize on the opportunities presented by Japan's real estate market, particularly in high-demand areas. By concentrating on strategic property investments, Japan Residential Investment Company seeks to deliver value to its stakeholders while contributing to the growth of the residential sector in Japan.

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.

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.

eVentures Group operates and invests in internet communications companies.