Goldman Sachs Alternatives Group provides investors with investment and advisory solutions across private equity, real estate, hedge funds, public equity strategies, and fixed income strategies. The AIMS Group manages globally diversified programs, targeted sector-specific strategies, customized portfolios, and a range of advisory services. The group also provides advice regarding mergers and acquisitions, financing, and other transactions and also provides their clients with insight, risk management, and execution. Investors access opportunities through new fund commitments, fund of fund investments, strategic partnerships, secondary-market investments, co-investments, and seed-capital investments.

Portfolio Advisors is a global private asset manager specializing in the U.S. middle market. We provide tailored private equity, private credit and private real estate investment solutions through a variety of customized programs, including direct, secondary and primary investments, and junior and senior credit. Since our founding in 1994, Portfolio Advisors has served as an active partner to the middle-market community, leading to superior access and value creation for clients and sponsors alike. In 2023, Portfolio Advisors combined with FS Investments, a pioneer in the democratization of alternative assets. Together, we manage over $75 billion in assets and offer a broad suite of alternative strategies to both institutional and individual investors. The combined company has more than 500 employees across offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia, with headquarters in Philadelphia and Darien, CT.

MML is an international mid-market private equity investor focused on investing alongside strong management teams and working in partnership with them to deliver their bold expansion plans. Over the last 30 years, we have successfully invested in 150 businesses from our 4 global offices, with €2.7 billion of assets currently under management across our Value-Added Infrastructure, Partnership Capital, and Enterprise strategies. At MML, we create value from original thinking, designing deals which enable management teams to take the next step on their journey. We focus on a small number of investments where the business case is strong and the chemistry with people is right, and as an independent firm, our Partners take personal responsibility for our part in your success. In our experience, open minds mean better deals, so we take a fresh approach to every single investment, designing them to perfectly fit people, their unique businesses and personal aspirations. For our investors, our tailored ethos provides access to a unique set of investment opportunities, delivering strong equity returns whilst protecting investor capital.

Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. Our $991 billion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.

HSBC Alternative Investments is a UK-based fund management firm that invests in real estate and hedge funds across Europe. The real estate arm of the firm specializes in the acquisition of real estate assets and the management of private real estate funds. The firm focuses on opportunities in commercial properties across Europe. The hedge fund arm of the firm offers a range of investment services, including commingled funds, customized segregated mandates, club deals, and co-investment opportunities.

"Bringing large market expertise to smaller companies, Star Mountain’s philosophies include a data-driven and systematic approach to investing. Its long-term focus includes substantial investments in team, technology, brand and culture. Star Mountain’s complementary investment verticals and Collaborative Ecosystem® provide insights, relationships and resources to assist companies in maximizing value: 1. Providing senior and/or junior debt to established, growing small and medium-sized companies. 2. Investing minority or control equity capital into established, growing small and medium-sized companies. 3. Purchasing investments and LP positions from other investors in lower middle-market funds and companies. 4. Providing strategic LP capital (including separate accounts) to lower middle-market funds. Star Mountain’s specialty is helping grow companies that generally have at least $15 million of revenue or under $50 million of EBITDA through organic and strategic initiatives such as acquisitions. Team includes former Head of Credit Suisse Alternatives ($100 bn AUM), Chief Risk Officer GSO / Blackstone, Head of Leveraged Loan Capital Markets at Merrill Lynch and BAML (underwrote ~$50 bn in event driven financings), Co-Heads of ~$6 bn Merrill Lynch and BAML Private Equity, ~$11 bn Citigroup Private Equity and Merchant Banking Division of BNP Paribas and Head of Media & Communications Merchant, Investment and Corporate Banking at BMO. Investment professionals have an average of 20+ years of experience."

Oaktree is a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, with $193 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2024. The firm emphasizes an opportunistic, value-oriented and risk-controlled approach to investments in credit, private equity, real estate and listed equities. The firm has over 1,200 employees and offices in 23 cities worldwide.

Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. We seek to deliver compelling returns for institutional and individual investors by strengthening the companies in which we invest. Our more than $1 trillion in assets under management include global investment strategies focused on real estate, private equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, credit, real assets, secondaries and hedge funds.

LGT Capital Partners is a leading alternative investment specialist with over USD 85 billion in assets under management and more than 600 institutional clients in 43 countries. An international team of over 650 professionals is responsible for managing a wide range of investment programs focusing on private markets, liquid alternatives and multi-asset class solutions. Headquartered in Pfaeffikon (SZ), Switzerland, the firm has offices in New York, Dublin, London, Paris, Vaduz, Dubai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Raleigh, San Francisco, Luxembourg and Sydney.

BlackRock is a global asset manager and technology provider. Our purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. We help millions of people invest to build savings that serve them throughout their lives. We make investing easier and more affordable. We advance sustainable investing because our conviction is it delivers better outcomes for investors. We contribute to a more resilient economy that benefits more people. Together with our clients, we’re contributing to a more equitable and resilient world – today and for generations to come. That’s why, we’re asking bigger questions – of ourselves, our industry, and the world at large. Questions that challenge convention and give rise to new thinking. Because the bigger questions we ask, the bigger actions we can take. Follow us for global insights shaping the economy, innovative thinking around the path to net zero and more information on culture and careers at BlackRock.