Nuveen is a global investment leader, managing public and private assets for clients around the world and on behalf of TIAA, our parent company and one of the world’s largest institutional investors. We invest in the growth of businesses, real estate, infrastructure and natural capital, providing clients with the reliability, access and foresight unique to our heritage. Our prevailing perspective on the future drives our ambition to innovate and adapt our business to the changing needs of investors — all to pursue lasting performance for our clients, our communities and our global economy.

North Sky Capital is a pioneer in impact investing in the United States. Now in its 24th year, North Sky has deployed more than $1.3 billion across 140+ impact investments. The firm has two flagship investment strategies: impact secondaries (private equity) and sustainable infrastructure (direct). Both strategies support positive environmental and social impact while targeting market rate investment returns. North Sky has been an active impact investor since the beginning of the modern era of private markets impact investing in 2005-6. Founded in 2000, we have raised more than $1.7 billion of investor commitments. Since 2003, we have been playing an innovative and leadership role in the impact investment marketplace. We identify and invest in companies, private equity funds and infrastructure projects focused on making the world a better place. In 2005, North Sky launched the first impact fund of funds in North America. We have continued to innovate in this market, launching the first impact secondaries fund in 2013. Today, our Impact Secondaries Funds are the leading liquidity providers to impact investors worldwide. During the Great Recession, we identified an opportunity to invest in clean energy infrastructure projects in North America, while also creating high-paying construction jobs. We raised our first Infrastructure Fund in 2010 and have since created approximately 3.3 GW of new clean power generation and storage capacity in North America. To date, we have invested $635 million in 36 projects, creating more than 2 million green job hours. Together with our clients, we have created one of the most impactful investment platforms focused on private markets in North America. We continue to collaborate with our clients to do even greater things tomorrow.

Founded in 1990 out of an industrial group, Investindustrial provides industrial expertise, operational focus, long term capital and global platforms to accelerate value creation and international expansion for its portfolio companies. Who We Are Founded in 1990 out of an industrial conglomerate and with more than €13 billion of raised fund capital, Investindustrial is one of Europe's leading independent investment groups focused on taking majority or control positions, in quality leading mid-market companies. A Unique Team Investindustrial operates with the support of one global cohesive team of more than 165 professionals representing 26 nationalities, based across offices in London, Lugano, Luxembourg, Madrid, New York, Paris, Shanghai. Investindustrial combines a deep understanding of its portfolio companies and their industries with a proven ability to partner with entrepreneurs and managers. This has resulted in a successful track record of developing businesses internationally, organically and through complementary add-on acquisitions. Investindustrial's mission is to actively develop its portfolio by offering a robust global platform: Business development: dedicated business development team operating on a global basis assists portfolio companies in organic and inorganic expansion efforts, with a focus on internationalization. Investor relations and syndication: ensures engagement with high-quality institutional investors and enables Investindustrial to work proactively with limited partners in between as well as during fundraisings. The team also works closely with investors on co-investment opportunities. ESG: focuses on developing best-in-class sustainable solutions for the portfolio companies and Investindustrial as a firm, with the aim of creating long-term value. Debt capital markets: responsible for arranging competitive acquisition financing and refinancing packages. Digitisation: works with the advisory teams and portfolio companies to assess any risks and opportunities in traditional companies due to the changing technological landscape, with the aim of developing digitisation strategies for portfolio companies. What We Offer Investindustrial provides industrial expertise, operational focus, long term capital and global platforms to accelerate value creation and international expansion in addition to improve operational efficiency for its portfolio companies. How We Operate Investindustrial operates with an entrepreneurial and industrially-driven approach through independently managed investment holding and advisory companies with strong sector and industrial expertise.

Cinven is an international private equity firm, focused on supporting companies that want to step-change their growth. We operate as one team, collaborating across sectors, regions, disciplines and functions, with a single strategic purpose. We use a matrix of sector and local country expertise to target companies where we can drive revenue growth and have local investment presence across all of Europe’s major markets and in the US. Our Portfolio team in Europe, the US and Asia supports our companies’ global expansion strategies.

ASCA Capital Limited is a DFSA-regulated private equity firm focused on mid-market investments across the Middle East and the Northern Europe–to–Middle East corridor. The firm was founded by Jacob Jensen, a successful tech entrepreneur with extensive private equity experience both as a founder and as an LP, together with seasoned investment professionals Tom Hodgson and Niels Stidsen. Niels and Tom brings a strong investment track record from M&A advisory and private equity investments in the region. Originally from Denmark and the UK, the founding team has been based in the Middle East since 2004, 2007, and 2009, respectively, and offers deep regional insight and connectivity.

Founded by veteran investors from the Venture Capital industry, SunVest works closely with General Partners and Limited Partners in VC to grant liquidity as well as identify the most promising investment groups active in Israel today.

Established in 1999, CapVest is a leading mid-market private equity firm headquartered in London. The Firm’s investment strategy is focused on identifying and managing investments in companies supplying essential goods and services. A patient investor, CapVest has established a strong record of success in delivering attractive returns by transforming the size and scale of its portfolio companies through a combination of organic and acquisition led growth.

Litorina invests in niche market leading companies with headquarters in the Nordics. We want to partner with management teams and entrepreneurs that want our support to take the next step in their development. Our team has more than 100 years of combined experience from investing in and supporting growth initiatives in leading Nordic companies. We are an active owner with a clear framework of how we support our companies. We are passionate about what we do. Together with the companies we invest in, we set high goals and ambitions. By contributing capital for expansion, relevant experience, a network of knowledgeable advisors and our great passion, we aim to double the size of the companies we invest in within a four to seven year period.

Our mission at VenCap is to build a concentrated portfolio of venture funds from those VCs that consistently back the top 1% of companies and deliver strong and consistent performance to our investors. VenCap has committed USD 2.9 billion to this small group of top-tier VC’s in the US, Europe, China and India - our Core Managers. We work closely with the venture firms with whom we invest to provide insight and analytics that help inform their own decisions. We believe that this focus gives us a competitive advantage when it comes to identifying and accessing the best firms in the industry. VenCap was founded in 1987, and as such we are one of the longest-established investment management and advisory firms active in the VC industry today. We believe that venture capital is a long-term business that is based on strong personal relationships. We have been trusted to manage capital by many leading institutions and family offices across the world with whom we have developed strong and lasting relationships based on trust, transparency and authenticity. More information on our website: https://www.vencap.com/

Verdane is a specialist growth buyout investment firm that partners with tech-enabled and sustainable businesses that help to digitalise and decarbonise the European economy. Verdane funds have the most flexible mandates in the industry. The firm can invest as a minority or majority investor, replacement or growth capital, in single companies or in portfolios of companies. Verdane has over €8 billion in assets under management and its funds have made more than 200 investments in fast-growing businesses since 2003. Verdane’s team of over 150 investment professionals and operating experts is based out of Berlin, Munich, Copenhagen, Helsinki, London, Oslo and Stockholm, and combines deep sector expertise with deep local networks and presence in core European markets. Verdane is also a certified B Corporation, the most ambitious sustainability accreditation globally. The firm only backs businesses that pass its 2040 test, which indicates whether the company can thrive in a more sustainable future economy. Verdane is partly owned by the Verdane Foundation, which is focused on two areas: climate change and more equitable and inclusive local communities.