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.

Zoscales Partners is a leading investment management firm specialized in private equity investments in East Africa. Focusing on growth capital in small and medium sized companies with superior return potential, Zoscales Partners identifies attractive investment opportunities with high value creation potential by applying our innovative and unique investment approach. With a team of international investment professionals and successful local East African entrepreneurs, Zoscales Partners acknowledges that successful deals are done through the combination of a global investor base and an extensive local network. East African economies are amongst the fastest growing economies in the world and are expected to outperform other frontier, emerging, and developed markets over the next decades. Pioneering East African businesses are contributing their share towards this trajectory. They demonstrate extraordinary financial growth and solid economic performance, turn visions into realities, create jobs and give people the opportunity to have descent lives. A key element shaping the convergence is transfer of capital and know-how. Our firm contributes to this trend via direct investments and strategic management, enabling African businesses to expand and grow, whilst striving for superior and sustainable returns for our investors. Our firm believes in this win-win concept for our investors and African businesses. In other words, we invest where it matters!

MCH is a leading independent Private Equity firm focused in the Iberian middle market since 1998, with more than € 1.3bn AUMs. As one of the most experienced PE firms in Spain, our mission is to help companies create value through internationalization and both organic and inorganic growth. We focus on companies with high potential in attractive sectors, managed by excellent teams.

Founded in 2010, BEX Capital is a pioneering private equity secondaries investment firm with over $1.3 billion of assets under management. BEX is the leading buyer of limited partnership interests in fund-of-funds, secondary funds and co-investment funds. Our unique investment strategy allows us to generate exceptional returns on investments with a relatively low risk profile. We make individual investments ranging from $5 million to $1 billion. At the larger end of this scale, BEX can draw on support from its core group of investors.

Over the last 20+ years we have built on our scale, focus and capabilities to become a leading investor in European and transatlantic software and services businesses. We support the building of sector-leading enterprises that supply businesses with critical software applications or workflow services, delivering a more automated workplace for their customers. This industry is characterised by digitisation trends that are in early stages of adoption and are set to transform the workplace for professionals over decades to come. Our support combines deep end-market knowledge with world class operational resources, together providing compelling support to entrepreneurial leaders looking to scale their business – businesses that are well invested, enduring and serve their customers well. With a vast European network and strong presence across North America, Hg has around 400 employees across London, Munich, New York, Paris and San Francisco, a current portfolio of over 50 businesses, worth over $150 billion aggregate enterprise value, with 115,000+ employees globally, growing consistently at +14% per year.

Partners Group is a global private markets firm with USD 149 billion in assets under management and c1,800 professionals across 21 offices worldwide. We seek to generate superior returns through capitalizing on thematic growth trends and transforming attractive businesses and assets into market leaders. As a committed, responsible investor, we aim to deliver lasting, positive impact for all our stakeholders. We provide an innovative range of bespoke client solutions to institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, family offices and private individuals globally.

Partners Group is a global private markets firm with USD 142 billion in assets under management and more than 1,900 professionals across 20 offices worldwide. We seek to generate superior returns through capitalizing on thematic growth trends and transforming attractive businesses and assets into market leaders. As a committed, responsible investor, we aim to deliver lasting, positive impact for all our stakeholders. We provide an innovative range of bespoke client solutions to institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, family offices and private individuals globally. Partners Group has been listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since 2006 (symbol: PGHN).

Hannover Finanz Creating value with responsibility. Founded in 1979, Hannover Finanz has over 45 years of experience as an equity capital partner for SMEs and is itself a family-run company in its second generation. Here, entrepreneurs talk to entrepreneurs about equity capital. We are one of the most traditional and experienced investment companies in Germany. To date, we have successfully supported over 250 companies. The investment portfolio we manage currently comprises around 35 companies with a total of over 15,000 employees and sales of more than 4 billion euros. Hannover Finanz invests across all sectors. The main reasons for investments are growth financing and succession planning for solid medium-sized companies with annual sales of EUR 20 million or more. In addition to majority shareholdings, Hannover Finanz is one of the few investment companies in Germany that also acquires minority shareholdings. For decades, Hannover Finanz has successfully supported well-known companies such as Fielmann, Rossmann, Aixtron and Technotrans in their entrepreneurial growth, in some cases for over 20 years. In 2024, we gave ourselves a new look and refreshed our corporate design, which is a visible expression of our further development. Our team has become younger and we have added exciting companies from the cleantech and IT industries to our portfolio. Under our umbrella brand Hannover Finanz, we are now differentiating our traditional business with equity solutions, which we will now market under the HF Equity brand, the HF Opportunities brand and our private debt business will continue to operate under HF Debt, rounding off the business segments of Hannover Finanz.

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.

Active is the most important word in our vocabulary. It doesn’t just describe how we manage portfolios at Allianz Global Investors. Active is how we create and share value with clients. We believe in solving, not selling, and in adding value beyond pure economic gain. We invest for the long term, employing our innovative investment expertise and global resources. Follow us for global economic insights, thought leadership, corporate news and more information on careers at Allianz Global Investors.