Best Asset Managers By Korean Investors

Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade to private equity with a focus on three investing strategies: yield, hybrid, and equity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through Athene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes. As of September 30, 2023, Apollo had approximately $631 billion of assets under management. To learn more, please visit www.apollo.com.

Current: Founded in 1978, CD&R is a leading private investment firm with a strategy of generating strong investment returns by building more robust and sustainable businesses through the combination of skilled investment experience and deep operating capabilities. In partnership with the management teams of its portfolio companies, CD&R takes a long-term view of value creation and emphasizes positive stewardship and impact. The firm invests in businesses that span a broad range of industries, including industrial, healthcare, consumer, technology and financial services end markets. CD&R is privately owned by its partners and has offices in New York and London. For more information, please visit www.cdr-inc.com and follow the firm’s activities through LinkedIn and @CDRBuilds on X/Twitter.
Historical: Brief Organizational Profile Founded in 1978, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is a private investment firm with a strategy predicated on building stronger, more profitable businesses. Since inception, CD&R has managed the investment of more than $46 billion USD in 121 businesses representing a broad range of industries with an aggregate transaction value of more than $190 billion. The firm has offices in New York and London.
Recent fund history CDR's single investment vehicle focus has delivered attractive returns. Investments that have been fully realized since 2009 have generated a Gross MOI of approximately 3.7x (2.9x Net). Fundamental value creation drives returns with 80% of value creation coming from EBITDA growth, demonstrated by the 108% weighted average EBITDA growth across investments that have been fully realized since 2009. CDR raised $23.5 billion for Fund XII with the GP commitment anticipated to bring the total fund size to $26B and has invested or committed 11% to date.
Total AUM (Total for firm) $67B

KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management and capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of The Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries. For additional information about KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR’s website at www.kkr.com and on Twitter @KKR_Co.

Permira is a global private equity firm founded in Europe in 1985, which operated under the Schroder Ventures name. After raising its first pan-European fund in 1997, the firm evolved into Permira in 2001. Today, we are an international investment firm with over 500 people in 15 offices spanning Europe, the United States and Asia. Our Buyout, Growth Equity and Credit funds have total committed capital of €78bn, and have backed hundreds of businesses around the world. Permira’s thematic investment approach has focused on specific sectors for more than 35years, generating deep knowledge and broad perspectives in Technology, Consumer, Healthcare and Services. Our global sector teams are highly skilled in identifying and executing attractive investment opportunities.

Warburg Pincus LLC is a leading global growth investor. The firm has more than $83 billion in assets under management. The firm’s active portfolio of more than 260 companies is highly diversified by stage, sector, and geography. Warburg Pincus is an experienced partner to management teams seeking to build durable companies with sustainable value. Since its founding in 1966, Warburg Pincus has invested more than $116 billion in over 1,000 companies globally across its private equity, real estate, and capital solutions strategies. The firm is headquartered in New York with offices in Amsterdam, Beijing, Berlin, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, Mauritius, San Francisco, São Paulo, Shanghai, and Singapore.

Nordic Capital is a leading sector-specialised private equity investor with a resolute commitment to creating stronger, sustainable businesses through operational improvement and transformative growth. Nordic Capital focuses on selected regions and sectors where it has deep experience and a long history. Focus sectors are Healthcare, Technology & Payments, Financial Services, and Industrial & Business Services. Key regions are Europe and globally for Healthcare and Technology & Payments investments. Since inception in 1989, Nordic Capital has invested EUR 23 billion in 140 investments. The most recent entities are Nordic Capital XI with EUR 9.0 billion in committed capital and Nordic Capital Evolution with EUR 1.2 billion in committed capital, principally provided by international institutional investors such as pension funds. Nordic Capital Advisors have local offices in Sweden, the UK, the US, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and South Korea. For further information about Nordic Capital, please visit www.nordiccapital.com.

Founded in 1984, Summit Partners is a global alternative investment firm with capital dedicated to growth equity, fixed income, and public equity opportunities. The Summit Partners’ strategy is grounded in a foundational believe that profitable growth is the most reliable path to building a durable business and creating long-term value. For four decades, the Summit team has focused on partnering with and powering the growth of great people and great companies. Summit invests across growth sectors of the economy and has invested in more than 550 companies in technology, healthcare, and other growth industries. Summit maintains offices in North America and Europe and invests in companies around the world.

Lexington Partners is one of the world’s largest and most successful managers of secondary private equity and co-investment funds. Lexington helped pioneer the development of the institutional secondary market over 30 years ago and created one of the first independent, discretionary co-investment programs 25 years ago. Lexington has total capital in excess of $75 billion and has acquired over 5,000 interests through more than 1,000 transactions. Lexington’s global team is strategically located in major centers for private equity and alternative asset investing across North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Lexington is the global secondary private equity and co-investments specialist investment manager of Franklin Templeton.

HarbourVest is an independent, global private markets firm with over 40 years of experience and more than $112+ billion assets under management as of June 30, 2023. Our interwoven platform provides clients access to global primary funds, secondary transactions, direct co-investments, real assets and infrastructure, and private credit.

Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE) is one of the largest private markets investment firms globally, providing innovative solutions to institutional and private wealth investors around the world. Dedicated exclusively to private markets investing for more than 30 years, the firm currently employs nearly 700 professionals operating in offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Hamilton Lane has $854.0 billion in assets under management and supervision, composed of $119.2 billion in discretionary assets and $734.8 billion in non-discretionary assets, as of September 30, 2023. Hamilton Lane specializes in building flexible investment programs that provide clients access to the full spectrum of private markets strategies, sectors and geographies.
For more information, please visit www.hamiltonlane.com or follow Hamilton Lane on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hamilton-lane/.

Since 1972, Adams Street Partners has solely focused on private markets investment management. Over the past five decades, we have been recognized as one of the most respected and experienced private markets investment managers in the industry.
With 12 offices located in Austin, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, London, Menlo Park, Munich, New York, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo, our deep industry experience and global outlook provide clients with customized access to the spectrum of private markets strategies. Adams Street manages $52 billion in assets for more than 560 institutional investors, including corporate and public pensions, foundations, family offices, and endowments.
Propelled by our expertise, relationships, technology, and insights, Adams Street Partners strives to chart the path forward for the private markets and our clients.
Drawing on over 50 years of private markets experience, proprietary intelligence, and trusted relationships, Adams Street strives to generate actionable investment insights across market cycle.

StepStone Group is a publicly-listed global private markets firm that oversees US$659 billion of private capital allocations, including US$146 billion of assets under management as of September 30, 2023. In 2022, StepStone approved more than US$80 billion across fund investments, secondary investments and coinvestments on behalf of some of the world’s most influential and sophisticated investors. The Firm continues to build enduring relationships with our clients and GPs across or 27 offices in 16 countries with a deep platform that allows investors access to all strategies and asset classes in the private markets.

Ares Management Corporation (NYSE:ARES) is a leading global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, private equity, real estate and infrastructure asset classes. Ares Management’s investment groups collaborate to deliver innovative investment solutions and consistent and attractive investment returns for fund investors throughout market cycles. Ares Management's global platform had approximately $395 billion of assets under management as of September 30, 2023 with approximately 2,800 employees operating across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

The H.I.G. family of funds includes private equity, growth equity, real estate, direct lending, infrastructure, special situations debt, and biohealth.
We partner with committed management teams and entrepreneurs and help build businesses of significant value. Our team of over 500 investment professionals has substantial operating, consulting, technology and financial management experience, enabling us to drive value creation in our portfolio companies.
Since 1993, we have invested in more than 400 companies with combined revenues in excess of $52 billion.
We invest in companies throughout the U.S., Europe and Latin America and have offices in Miami, New York, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Atlanta, and affiliate offices in London, Hamburg, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan and Paris in Europe as well as Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in Latin America.
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Golub Capital is a market-leading, award-winning direct lender and experienced credit asset manager. We specialize in delivering reliable, creative and compelling financing solutions to companies backed by private equity sponsors. Our sponsor finance expertise also forms the foundation of our Broadly Syndicated Loan and Credit Opportunities investment programs. We nurture long-term, win-win partnerships that inspire repeat business from private equity sponsors and investors.
As of January 1, 2024, Golub Capital had over 875 employees and over $65 billion of capital under management, a gross measure of invested capital including leverage. The firm has offices in New York, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco, London, Seoul and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit golubcapital.com.

Founded in 2002, Alcentra is one of the largest European headquartered credit and private debt managers, with $35 billion of assets under management and global expertise in Senior Secured Loans, High Yield Bonds, Private Credit, Structured Credit, Special Situations and Multi-Strategy credit. Across all of our investment strategies we employ a disciplined, value-orientated approach to evaluating individual investments and constructing portfolios.
Since inception, our US and European product range has been thoughtfully and deliberately developed into a broad, complementary set of investment strategies and products allowing us to work with investors around the world to help them make the most of market opportunities.
We have a highly experienced team of professionals based across the globe who work across asset classes, business sectors and geographies. Our investment team has significant expertise and a deep understanding of corporate debt across our strategies.
Alcentra is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (Franklin Templeton) which is one of the world’s largest independent investment managers with $1.4 trillion in total assets under management.*
* Franklin Templeton AUM as of December 31, 2023.

Park Square Capital is one of Europe’s leading private credit investor, providing mid-market direct loans, large-sized senior debt and junior capital solutions to high-quality and stable companies across Europe and the US.
Park Square focuses on investing in high-quality levered companies backed by leading financial sponsors. The firm has a selective, long-term and flexible investment approach, aimed at delivering attractive risk-adjusted returns across the market cycle.
Park Square currently manages approximately $15bn of capital on behalf of its investors, which include global public and private pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies and asset managers. The firm was founded in 2004, and has offices in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Stockholm, Luxembourg, New York, Seoul and Tokyo.

Crescent is a global credit investment manager with over $40 billion of assets under management as of December 31, 2023. For over 30 years, the firm has focused on below investment grade credit through strategies that invest in marketable and privately originated debt securities including senior bank loans, high yield bonds, as well as private senior, unitranche and junior debt securities. Crescent is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in New York, Boston, Chicago and London with more than 220 employees globally. Crescent is a part of SLC Management, the institutional alternatives and traditional asset management business of Sun Life. For more information about Crescent, visit www.crescentcap.com.

Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager, with $1 trillion in AUM. The firm serves institutional and individual investors by building strong businesses that deliver lasting value. Blackstone’s scale with ~12,500 real estate assets and 230+ portfolio companies as of December 31, 2023 – enables the firm to invest in dynamic sectors positioned for long-term growth. Based in New York with 26 additional offices around the world, Blackstone’s alternative asset management businesses include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, hedge fund solutions, credit, secondary funds, tactical opportunities, infrastructure, insurance solutions and life sciences.

CBRE Investment Management is a leading global real assets investment management firm with $144.2 billion in assets under management* as of September 30, 2023, operating in more than 30 offices and 20 countries around the world. Through its investor-operator culture, the firm seeks to deliver sustainable investment solutions across real assets categories, geographies, risk profiles and execution formats so that its clients, people and communities thrive.
CBRE Investment Management is an independently operated affiliate of CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2022 revenue). CBRE has approximately 115,000 employees (excluding Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE Investment Management harnesses CBRE’s data and market insights, investment sourcing and other resources for the benefit of its clients. For more information, please visit www.cbreim.com.
*Assets under management (AUM) refers to the fair market value of real assets-related investments with respect to which CBRE Investment Management provides, on a global basis, oversight, investment management services and other advice and which generally consist of investments in real assets; equity in funds and joint ventures; securities portfolios; operating companies and real assets-related loans. This AUM is intended principally to reflect the extent of CBRE Investment Management’s presence in the global real assets market, and its calculation of AUM may differ from the calculations of other asset managers and from its calculation of regulatory assets under management for purposes of certain regulatory filings.

UBS Asset Management is a global large-scale and diversified asset manager, with a presence in 23 markets. We offer investment capabilities and styles across all major traditional and alternative asset classes – from active to passive including a comprehensive sustainable investing offering – as well as advisory support to institutions, wholesale intermediaries and Global Wealth Management clients. Invested assets for the UBS Asset Management business division of UBS Group AG totaled USD 1,559 billion as of September 30, 2023.
Our goal is to bring our clients the ideas, understanding and clarity to help them deliver on their investment priorities and values, without compromise. Our global capabilities include equity, fixed income, currency, real estate, infrastructure, private equity and hedge fund investment capabilities that can be combined into customized solutions and multi-asset strategies.
For real estate and private markets, clients can access actively managed real estate investments globally and regionally across the major real estate sectors. Our capabilities are focused on core and value-added strategies, but also include other strategies across the risk/return spectrum. These are available through open- and closed end private funds, REITs, customized investment structures, multi-manager funds, individually managed accounts and real estate securities. We also offer clients direct exposure to infrastructure investments through fund solutions and separate, bespoke accounts. Our direct teams actively manage both equity and debt investments. Additionally, our significant real estate multi-managers presence in major regions provides access to and management of unlisted real estate funds selected from a broad universe of managers. Our product offering ranges from core to opportunistic, from developed to emerging markets, and from customized segregated mandates to commingled funds. Through our multi-manager team, clients can also access the infrastructure and private equity market. They invest in the best-in-class, global managers in this field, offering significant diversification and vintage year benefits.
Investment management products and services are offered to a broad range of clients around the world including: corporate and public pension plans; supranationals; endowments, municipalities and charities; insurance companies; wholesale intermediaries; financial institutions; and private clients. We also provide dedicated advisory, investment and training solutions for sovereign clients such as governments and central banks.
We aspire to provide our clients with the best ideas and superior investment performance by drawing on the breadth and depth of our insights and capabilities to deliver high-quality solutions and services. However, we believe that client service stretches beyond providing investment expertise and wide-ranging investment capabilities and services. The ongoing dialogue between clients and our client-facing professionals is critical in building and forming strong relationships and partnerships.
We pride ourselves on building long-term, personalized relationships with our clients and partners. In UBS Asset Management you can be assured of a deep understanding of your needs, risk profile, time horizon and investment goals.

LaSalle Investment Management is one of the global world leaders in real estate investment management. LaSalle is focused solely on real estate, offering the clients a unique depth of investment expertise and experience. As part of the Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated group (NYSE: JLL), one of the world’s largest real estate companies, LaSalle has unparalleled access to resources in every market. With over 40 years of experience, LaSalle manages capital on behalf of a diverse client base, representing pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and individual investors from across the globe. LaSalle offers a range of investment opportunities that span geographies and cover the risk/return spectrum. LaSalle invests in private equity, private debt and public real estate securities, through separate accounts, commingled funds and indirect investments that include multi-manager, joint ventures and co- investment structures targeting large-scale transactions. Research plays an integral role in developing the investment strategies, providing both macro-level insights into broad trends and micro analysis of potential investments and submarkets. This enables LaSalle to quickly identify and take advantage of opportunities, which allows to deliver competitive investment performance.

With public and private market capabilities across all asset classes, Principal Asset ManagementSM and its investment professionals are focused on harnessing every opportunity for its clients.
The 23rd largest manager of worldwide institutional assets, Principal Asset Management applies local insights with global perspectives to identify compelling investment opportunities and delivers optimal solutions aligned with client objectives.1 Principal Asset Management is the global investment manager for Principal Financial Group® (Nasdaq: PFG), managing $506.9 billion in assets and recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work in Money Management” for 11 consecutive years.2,3
Principal Real Estate is a dedicated real estate investment group within Principal Asset Management. As a top 10 global real estate manager4 with $98.8B5 AUM, Principal Real Estate provides a 360° view of real estate, with capabilities that span the spectrum of public and private equity and debt investments. Principal Real Estate seeks to maximize opportunities and find the best relative values on behalf of clients using in-depth market understanding, dedicated and experienced team around the globe, and extensive market network across all four real estate quadrants – private equity, private debt, public equity (Global REITs), and public debt (CMBS).
Learn more at PrincipalAM.com.
1 Managers ranked by total worldwide institutional assets as of 31 December 2021. Pensions & Investments, “Largest Money Managers,” June 2022.
2 PFG AUM as of September 30, 2023.
3 Pensions & Investments, “The Best Places to Work in Money Management” among companies with 1,000 or more employees, December 2022.
4 Managers ranked by total worldwide real estate assets (net of leverage, including contributions committed or received, but not yet invested; REOCs are included with equity; REIT securities are excluded), as of 30 June 2023. “The Largest Real Estate Investment Managers,” Pensions & Investments, 9 October 2023
5 Principal Real Estate AUM as of December 31, 2023

Nuveen is a global investment leader, managing an array of public and private assets for clients around the world and on behalf of our parent company TIAA. With diverse expertise across income and alternatives, we invest in the growth of businesses, real estate, infrastructure, farmland and forests to help make an enduring impact on our world.
Nuveen Real Estate is one of the largest investment managers in the world with US$ 149 billion of assets under management.1 Managing a suite of funds and mandates, across both public and private investments, and spanning both debt and equity across diverse geographies and investment styles, we provide access to every aspect of real estate investing. With over 85 years of real estate investing experience and more than 800 employees2 located across over 30 cities throughout the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific, the platform offers unparalleled geographic reach, which is married with deep sector expertise.
For more information, please visit www.nuveen.com.
1 As of 30 Sep 2023
2 Includes 395+ real estate investment professionals, supported by a further 400+ Nuveen employees.
Source: Nuveen, 30 Sep 2023.

Starwood Capital Group is a global investment firm specializing in real estate. Over the past 32 years, Starwood Capital has invested in excess of $240 billion of assets focusing on acquiring and managing a diverse range of properties, including hotels, residential, office, retail, and industrial assets. The Firm maintains offices in Miami (Headquarters), Arlington, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Greenwich, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and affiliated offices in Amsterdam, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Sydney and Tokyo with over 5,000 employees.

Bridge is a leading alternative investment manager, diversified across specialized asset classes, with approximately $49.4 billion of assets under management as of September 30, 2023. Bridge combines its nationwide operating platform with dedicated teams of investment professionals focused on select verticals across real estate, credit, renewable energy and secondaries strategies.

Affinius Capital® (previously known as USAA Real Estate and Square Mile Capital Management) is an integrated institutional real estate investment firm focused on value-creation and income generation. Our name references the Latin word affinis, which suggests the partnership and alignment, connection and relationship, and transparency that have forged the foundation of our 40-year history. 300+ Affinius team members in 10 global offices oversee $32 billion in net assets under management that comprise our diversified portfolio across North America and Europe. Honoring the Affinius core values of integrity, service and innovation, we provide both equity and credit to our trusted partners and on behalf of our 150+ institutional clients globally.

For more information, visit www.affiniuscapital.com.

*Updated 1/31/2024. AUM as of 09/30/2023.

Affinius Capital® is the brand that applies to it and its subsidiaries including Affinius Capital Advisors LLC and Affinius Capital Management LLC. Assets under Management (“AUM”) represents the consolidated net fair value of real estate investments, other assets and uncalled capital commitments less total liabilities of managed accounts, funds and other programs of Affinius Capital and its advisory subsidiaries as of September 30, 2023. AUM removes the impact of duplication throughout the structure.

CIM is a community-focused real estate and infrastructure owner, operator, lender and developer. Since 1994, CIM has sought to create value in projects and positively impact the lives of people in communities across the Americas by delivering more than $60 billion of essential real estate and infrastructure projects. CIM’s diverse team of experts applies its broad knowledge and disciplined approach through hands-on management of real assets from due diligence to operations through disposition. CIM strives to make a meaningful difference in the world by executing key environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives and enhancing each community in which it invests.
For more information, visit www.cimgroup.com.

Macquarie Asset Management is a global asset manager, integrated across public and private markets. Trusted by institutions, governments, foundations and individuals to manage approximately $US573 billion in assets, we provide a diverse range of investment solutions including real assets, real estate, credit and equities & multi-asset.
Macquarie Asset Management is part of Macquarie Group, a diversified financial group providing clients with asset management, finance, banking, advisory, and risk and capital solutions across debt, equity and commodities. Founded in 1969, Macquarie Group employs approximately 21,000+ in 34 markets and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
All figures as at 30 September 2023.

With approximately $850 billion in assets under management, and an over 100-year heritage as a global owner and operator, we focus on investing in the backbone of the global economy, and are committed to supporting and enhancing the communities in which we operate.
We put our own capital to work alongside our partners’ in virtually every transaction, aligning interests and bringing the strengths of our operational expertise, global reach and large-scale capital to bear on everything we do.

Antin Infrastructure Partners is a leading private equity firm focused on infrastructure. With over €30bn in assets under management across its Flagship, Mid Cap and NextGen investment strategies, Antin targets investments in the energy and environment, digital, transport and social infrastructure sectors. With a presence in Paris, London, New York, Singapore, Seoul and Luxembourg, Antin employs over 220 professionals dedicated to growing, improving and transforming infrastructure businesses while delivering long-term value to portfolio companies and investors. Majority owned by its partners, Antin is listed on compartment A of the regulated market of Euronext Paris (Ticker: ANTIN – ISIN: FR0014005AL0)

EQT is a purpose-driven global investment organization focused on active ownership strategies. With a Nordic heritage and a global mindset, EQT has a track record of almost three decades of delivering consistent and attractive returns across multiple geographies, sectors and strategies. EQT has investment strategies covering all phases of a business’ development, from start-up to maturity. EQT has EUR 232 billion in total assets under management (EUR 128 billion in fee-generating assets under management), within two business segments – Private Capital and Real Assets.

BlackRock is a truly global company that combines global networks with locally specialized services and relationships. By establishing a presence in major markets around the world, we have in-depth insights into increasingly organically connected financial markets. Headquartered in New York, it participates in major markets in 36 regions around the world. As of September 30, 2023, BlackRock's total operating assets were US$10.0 trillion. BlackRock offers a wide range of products that span multiple risk levels to meet the needs of investors.
The BlackRock Alternative Investment Platform, worth US$276 billion, is designed to deliver outstanding results through true partnerships across a range of investment solutions, including real estate, infrastructure, private equity, credit, hedge funds, and alternative solutions. We continue to innovate using technology, scale, and trust models to better serve our customers.
The purpose of BlackRock's operation is to help more people enjoy financial well-being. As a good faith investor and leader in providing financial technology to our customers, we are helping millions to save and grow the money they need throughout their lives by making investment easier and more accessible.

ARDIAN, founded in 1996, is a leading private investment company with assets of $160 billion managed or advised globally. The firm seeks to invest in a way that responsibly promotes enduring value, returns and shared outcomes for investors, partners, portfolio companies and their employees. ARDIAN’s investment process holds three values at its core: excellence, loyalty and entrepreneurship.
ARDIAN maintains a global network, with over 1,070 employees working in 19 offices worldwide. The company offers its investors a diversified choice of funds in the private market; Infrastructure, Fund of Funds, Private Debt, Direct Funds including, Expansion, Mid-cap Buyout, Growth, Co-Investment, and Real Estate.

Vauban Infrastructure Partners is a leading Infrastructure Asset Manager focused on European core infrastructure investments. Headquartered in Paris, it employs c.70 professionals working together since a decade. Vauban is the fully fledged affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, dedicated to sustainable infrastructure equity investments. Vauban targets predominantly European brownfield mid-market assets pursuing a long-term yield-driven strategy matching the underlying nature of assets and long-term commitment to all stakeholders’ interests through a strong focus on creating sustainable value. Vauban has raised c.€8 billion across 7 funds in core infrastructure from over 100 investors within 17 different countries and has invested in over 70 assets in mobility, energy transition, social & digital infrastructure across 13 different geographies.

DIF Capital Partners is an infrastructure fund manager with ca. EUR 16 billion of assets under management. DIF was founded in 2005 and has a leading position in managing mid-market investments, primarily in Europe, North America and Australia.
DIF follows two strategies: its traditional DIF funds invest in lower-risk mid-sized infrastructure projects and companies in the energy transition (incl. renewables) and utilities sector, as well as PPPs and concessions. The firm’s CIF funds invest in small to mid-sized companies that will thrive in the new economy. These companies are typically active in the digital infrastructure, energy transition and sustainable transportation sector.
With a team of over 225 professionals in 11 offices, DIF offers a unique market approach combining global presence with the benefits of strong local networks and investment capabilities. DIF is located in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Helsinki, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, New York, Paris, Santiago, Sydney and Toronto.
For more information, please visit www.dif.eu or follow us on LinkedIn.

Stafford Capital Partners, founded in 2000, is an independent alternative asset management company headquartered in the United Kingdom. Its operational scale is approximately US$8.3 billion, with its main strategies being Infrastructure Secondaries, Timberland Secondaries, Carbon Funds, and Private equity and Private Credit strategies. About 80 employees work in London, Zurich, Sydney, Austin, and Seoul.

Citadel is one of the world’s leading alternative investment firms. For over thirty years, it has strived to identify the highest and best uses of capital to generate superior long-term returns for the world’s preeminent public and private institutions, including retirement programs, endowments and foundations, and sovereign wealth funds, to help support their critical missions. Citadel invests in all major asset classes in the world’s largest financial markets, deploying capital across five core strategies: Equities, Fixed Income and Macro, Credit and Convertibles, Commodities and Quantitative Strategies. It empowers the most talented minds in finance with a unique combination of deep fundamental research, predictive analytics, and leading-edge technology to identify and capture new opportunities. Citadel drives its mission through a culture of excellence: constantly improving, continuously learning, rewarding results, and winning with integrity. Citadel was named the No.1 most profitable hedge fund manager of all time in 2022 and 2023 (source: LCH Investments NV estimates, Top Hedge Fund Managers by Net Gains since Inception to 12/31/2022 and Great Money Managers by Net Gains since inception to 12/31/2023). According to LCH, Citadel has delivered $74.0B in net gains for investors since inception through 2023 and $8.1B in net gains in 2023. Also, according to sources familiar with its performance, Citadel’s flagship multi-strategy fund returned 15.3% in 2023 and a 19.6% annualized return since inception in 1990. Citadel’s AUM is $56 billion (as of December 31, 2023) and it has more than 2,500 employees globally, with headquarters in Miami, and offices throughout North America, Asia and Europe.

GoldenTree is an employee-owned, global asset management firm that specializes in opportunities across the credit universe in sectors such as high yield bonds, leveraged loans, private credit, distressed debt, structured products, emerging markets, private equity and credit-themed equities. GoldenTree was founded in 2000 and is one of the largest independent asset managers focused on credit. GoldenTree manages over $53 billion for institutional investors including leading public and corporate pensions, endowments, foundations, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds.

With a heritage in aiming to deliver attractive performance and tailored client solutions, Man Group is a highly active investment manager, powered by cutting edge investment technology. As a manager of millions of savers’ capital, we have a responsibility as stewards of those investments to create a better, more sustainable future for investors and society. Our quantitative expertise and data-driven culture means we believe Man Group is in a unique position to uncover the opportunities of the future. Our six investment management businesses leverage our robust infrastructure to provide a diverse range of strategies across investment approaches, styles and asset classes. We continuously invest in talent, technology and research as we strive to deliver the best results for our clients.

SPF is an opportunistic, global securitized strategy managed by Albert Sohn, a 30-year market veteran. The Fund seeks to opportunistically allocate capital across the global securitized credit market. This includes Non-Agency RMBS, Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS), Asset Backed Securities (ABS), Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs), Regulatory Capital Transactions, Italian Non-Performing Loans, and other esoteric assets. The SPF Portfolio Management Team has built an extensive network and has experience sourcing and underwriting transactions while working together for the past 20+ years. As of 12/31/2023, the Fund has ~$2.5 billion in assets under management and the SPF Securitized Products Fund composite has achieved a 12 year track record.

Orchard Global is an alternative asset manager providing transformational financing solutions to banks, asset managers, and other borrowers seeking capital solutions to complex problems. We offer solutions through regulatory capital, opportunistic lending, CLOs, and public credit trading.