HIG Capital

Andreessen Horowitz backs bold entrepreneurs who move fast, think big, and are committed to building the next major franchises in technology. Founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, the firm provides entrepreneurs with access to expertise and insights in innovation, executive and technical talent, market intelligence, policy and regulatory affairs, business development, and marketing and brand-building.

The Cooper Family Office manages the investments of the Cooper Family of Florida. The Cooper Family Office invests globally in hedge funds, private equity and venture funds, in addition to direct investments in operating companies and other private opportunities, including real estate. We also invest in certain early and later stage startup ventures, and will, on occasion, invest seed capital with new managers. We also co-invest extensively with other family offices. The Cooper Family Office was formed by Howard Cooper, who primarily generated his wealth from stock trading.

Coatue Management is a technology-focused hedge fund based in the United States. Coatue Management invests across a wide variety of strategies ranging from public equities to early stage startups. Coatue was founded by Philippe Laffont, who previously worked for Tiger Management, in 1999

The Merchant Banking Division (MBD) is the investing and lending division of Goldman Sachs, and is one of the largest asset managers in the world. The capital of MBD is a mixture of Goldman's balance sheet plus external capital it has raised through a series of funds. MBD invests globally across almost all asset classes, including senior debt, mezzanine debt, late stage venture capital and growth equity, control private equity, infrastructure and real estate. Note that in certain markets, including in Australia and China, the Merchant Banking Division is known as the Principal Investment Area (PIA). Prior to August 2019, when all of the investing divisions of Goldman Sachs merged, Goldman Sachs had a separate investing and lending division known as the Special Situations Group (SSG). SSG focused on investing the firm's balance sheet in a wide variety of asset classes. It had no external capital. SSG was formed during the Asian Financial Crisis, and originally specialised in distressed lending and acquisition of distressed assets. However, SSG quickly expanded into a broader special situations investor, focusing on areas where other forms of capital were not flowing efficiently, or where returns are out sized versus in-house perceptions of risk.

Sassoon Investment Corporation (SassCorp) is the family office and operations platform of the Sassoon family through Asia Pacific and the Americas. Today, Sassoon invests in and owns businesses in a variety of industries, especially in retail, food & beverage, technology, real estate, and education. We also actively invest in new and established fund managers. The Sassoon family has a long history, with their wealth originating through merchant and trade activities in the 18th century onwards.

TowerBrook Capital Partners is a private equity investor and special situations investor that pursues control transactions in complex situations. TowerBrook often enters through stressed and distressed debt instruments or other structure capital before seeking control, and works with companies and management teams to turnaround companies and build value. TowerBrook was originally a subsidiary of Soros Fund Management, but is now independent.