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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.

Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across three business segments: Global Private Equity, Global Credit, and Global Investment Solutions. With $441 billion of assets under management as of December 31, 2024, Carlyle’s purpose is to invest wisely and create value on behalf of its investors, portfolio companies, and the communities in which we live and invest. Carlyle employs more than 2,300 people in 29 offices across four continents.

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. We seek to provide flexible capital to support businesses and create value for our stakeholders and within our communities. By collaborating across our investment groups, we aim to generate consistent and attractive investment returns throughout market cycles. As of June 30, 2024, Ares Management Corporation's global platform had approximately $447 billion of assets under management with approximately 3,000 employees operating across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.

Low Carbon creates renewable energy to fight climate change. We’re building a global net-zero energy company that will power tomorrow and protect the planet for future generations. Low Carbon was established in 2011 with one goal in mind: to make the biggest contribution possible in the fight against climate change. The aim is to make a defining contribution to the historic effort to move the world to 100% renewable energy. Low Carbon are a long-standing certified B-Corporation, and recognized as Gold Standard for their environmental impact. Low Carbon’s climate ambitions are to become one of the world’s first major net-zero energy companies and to have created 20GW of new renewable energy capacity by 2030. Low Carbon is on a mission. Together, we will power tomorrow.

TPG (Nasdaq: TPG) is a leading global alternative asset management firm, founded in San Francisco in 1992, with $229 billion of assets under management and investment and operational teams around the world. TPG invests across a broadly diversified set of strategies, including private equity, impact, credit, real estate, and market solutions, and our unique strategy is driven by collaboration, innovation, and inclusion. Our teams combine deep product and sector experience with broad capabilities and expertise to develop differentiated insights and add value for our fund investors, portfolio companies, management teams, and communities.

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 credit to private 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.

Founded in 1978, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is an investment firm with an investment strategy predicated on building stronger, more profitable businesses. We work collaboratively with corporate and family business sellers on transactions to maximize value. We believe many corporations, CEOs and entrepreneurs select CD&R as their partner because of our reputation for trustworthiness and operational leadership. We practice investing as a craft, relying on a dedicated and cohesive team with a shared sense of purpose and values. Our investment approach blends skilled investment judgment with extensive experience driving growth and operating excellence.

We are a private investment firm dedicated exclusively to building businesses that help transform the world’s energy infrastructure. By partnering with courageous entrepreneurs that share our drive to fight climate change, we create impactful companies that move us closer to a net-zero world and deliver strong returns for our investors. Our founders have each accumulated decades of experience operating, funding, and supporting climate infrastructure companies. They have worked together for over 14 years to formulate and refine a shared investment philosophy that has supported the growth of industry leaders such as Pattern Energy, Enviva Biomass, Silver Ridge Power, and SeaJacks Ltd. In 2021, this partnership evolved into Sandbrook Capital – a firm built from the ground up to help exceptional entrepreneurs tackle the greatest challenge of our time.