ACON Investments is a private equity investment firm led by a cohesive team that has been investing together for over 25 years. We are focused on finding and creating opportunities at the intersection of Sector and Situation, all through the lens of Strategic Sustainability, which allows us to achieve both sustainable outcomes and strong financial returns. We have developed deep expertise across the Consumer, Industrials and Business Services sectors, and we identify situations in which we are able to create value through brand repositioning, industry consolidation, corporate carve-outs or as the first institutional capital for family-owned businesses. Since our founding in 1996, ACON has managed approximately $6.9 billion across 80 platform investments and 104 add-on acquisitions.

AAC is a private equity firm investing in sector-leading companies headquartered in the Benelux. As a growth-focused investor we partner with management to support businesses in delivering long-term autonomous and acquisitive growth. Owned and managed by its partners, AAC is fully independent. With offices in Amsterdam and Antwerp, AAC focuses on mid-market investments and has invested over €800 million in 31 management buyouts and 80 add-on acquisitions to date. AAC focuses on controlling stakes in profitable, cash generative companies with headquarters in the Benelux region. The AAC transaction size is between €10 and €150 million. AAC is now investing from its third Benelux focused fund. AAC believes in sustainable growth and is a member of UN PRI. Examples of AAC investments include Desotec, Orangefield Group, Salad Signature, Corilus and Lucas Bols.

We have been a trusted partner for medium-sized companies and entrepreneurs since 1995. As a medium-sized investment company with many years of experience and a high level of personal commitment, we support companies in the DACH-region in their further development and growth. Through five funds, we have received over €1.0 billion in equity commitments and made over 50 investments. We are currently investing €325 million in equity from our GEP V fund.

Holland Capital has been responsibly and successfully investing in promising Dutch and German SMEs with growth ambitions for over 40 years. The team understands entrepreneurship and fosters an open, sustainable, and professional relationship with the management teams of the invested companies, aiming for mutual growth. With offices in Amsterdam and Düsseldorf, Holland Capital focuses on Healthcare, Technology, and the Agrifood-Tech sector.

For over 50 years Apax has worked to go beyond traditional private equity in building businesses. Results are driven by a collaborative culture that listens, learns and looks across horizons to inspire growth… together with partner companies. The firm conviction is that a blend of hands-on operating experience, specialist sector knowledge and incisive global perspective delivers best results. Working side-by-side with management teams, our goal is expanding mutual success through mutual vision.

Founded by the Rockefeller, Mellon, and Harriman family interests with S.G. Warburg & Co. in 1968, AEA Investors is a pioneer in the private equity industry with an unparalleled global network of investors, business leaders and sector-focused investment professionals. Today, AEA is a leading global private investment firm with approximately $19 billion assets under management as of September 2023, focused on private equity, growth capital and private debt investments in the middle market. We believe our success is due to the fact that we have been able to steadfastly adhere to our principles and processes over many years and many economic cycles.

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.

H.I.G. Capital is a leading global private investment firm with $66 billion of equity capital currently under management.* H.I.G.'s family of funds includes private equity, real estate, growth equity and debt/credit. H.I.G. Capital has invested in and controlled over 400 organizations globally since it was founded more than 30 years ago. The firm currently manages a portfolio of companies with combined sales in excess of $53 billion. H.I.G. is based in Miami, with offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco, and affiliate offices in Hamburg, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, and Paris in Europe as well as Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo in Latin America, Dubai in the Middle East, and Hong Kong in Asia. H.I.G. focuses on providing capital to small and mid-sized businesses with attractive growth potential. The firm invests in management-led buyouts and recapitalizations of well-managed and profitable manufacturing and service businesses. H.I.G. Capital also has extensive experience with operational turnarounds and financial restructurings. The firm has a proven strategy built around; (1) a flexible investment approach which emphasizes speed as well as responsiveness; (2) a large team with unique skills and capabilities, as well as a "can-do"​ approach; (3) a long-standing focus on small and medium sized businesses typically from $50-500 million in value, as well as an understanding of the challenges and opportunities these business present. * Based on total capital raised by H.I.G. Capital and its affiliates.

ECP (Energy Capital Partners) is an investor in critical infrastructure focused on electrification, decarbonization, reliability and sustainability. Founded in 2005, ECP’s investment team has an early mover advantage in the sector as we have been successfully investing through multiple energy transitions over the last 30 years, including ECP’s senior partners whom have been investing in critical electrification and decarbonization real asset infrastructure since the mid 1990s and are experienced owners of ESG-related businesses. With 100 employees and over 825+ years of cumulative energy experience, ECP is built on cutting edge strategies and opportunities linked to decarbonization and clean energy.

We are an independent investment firm, which operates across Benelux, France, Germany, Switzerland and the UK, investing as a strategic partner alongside management teams. In each of our markets we look for strong businesses with the potential to grow, supported by our capital and guided by our experience. Our European team comprises over 40 investment professionals supported by finance, administration and investor relations professionals. The majority of the investment team members are equity partners in the business and we are proud of our established culture and strong tenure. We have a core focus on change of ownership deals and aim to invest between €25m and €200m or more of equity in businesses with enterprise values of between €50m and €500m.