HongShan Capital Group

Fiera Capital is one of the largest independent investment management firms in Canada. We invest in equity, credit and fund of funds opportunities globally and use a number of partners with local expertise. Our core investment platforms are Fiera Properties (direct real estate investment primarily in North America), Fiera Infrastructure (mid-market and core infrastructure investments in OECD countries), Fiera Comox (direct Agriculture and Private equity investments globally) and Fiera Private lending (real estate and business lending). Fiera Capital offers a broad spectrum of investment strategies across asset classes, styles and capitalization ranges. We are one of only a handful of independent investment firms providing extensive expertise in Canadian active and structured fixed income, Canadian and foreign equity, asset allocation and non-traditional investment solutions through a broad range of strategies and services. Fiera Capital is a research-driven investment firm. We believe that disciplined, methodical analysis and the consistent application of a rigorous investment approach produce superior performance. Our active management model stresses teamwork and the free exchange of ideas among a group of highly experienced investment professionals. Fiera Capital was formed in 2003 through the acquisition of Elantis Investment Management from the Desjardins Group.

IFM Investors is one of Australia's leading investors, with a strong track record of investment across four key asset classes: debt investments, listed equities, infrastructure and private equity. With respect to private equity, IFM looks for minority or majority investments in Australian and New Zealand mid-market ($50m to $300m valuation) growth companies. IFM is sector agnostic, however particularly likes healthcare, consumer brands, technology and business services. IFM Investors is owned by 27 Australian superannuation funds.

Advent International is a global private equity firm focusing on buyouts and growth equity investments across five core sectors: business and financial services, healthcare, industrial, technology, and retail/consumer.

Ardian is one of Europe's largest private investment houses. We manage five separate strategies: Fund of Funds, where we invest in other funds (US$49bn under management), Direct Private Equity (US$15bn), Infrastructure (US$10bn), Private Debt (US$7bn) and Real Estats ($1bn). We invest globally, generally in developed markets, although each strategy differs in terms of geography. We have more than 550 employees based in Paris, London, Frankfurt, Milan, Madrid, Zurich, New York, San Francisco, Santiago, Beijing, Singapore, Tokyo, Jersey and Luxembourg. Ardian was founded under AXA, the insurance company, in 1996, and was spun off as a an independent company in 2013.

PAG is a Hong Kong-headquartered alternative/private asset manager focused on APAC, investing for institutional investors across three core strategies: Credit & Markets, Private Equity and Real Assets.

Adams Street Partners is a private-markets investment manager with primary and secondary fund investing, buyout and growth-equity co-investments, private credit, and direct venture growth.

Sixth Street is a multi-strategy investment manager with growth investing, direct lending, real estate, infrastructure, asset-based finance, insurance solutions and public-markets platforms.

Point72 is a global alternative investment manager with fundamental-equity, systematic, macro, private-credit and venture-capital strategies; its venture strategy is Point72 Ventures.

Bain Capital is a private investment manager with private equity, growth and venture, credit, and real-assets businesses.

TPG Capital is a global multi-strategy asset manager headquartered in California that invests in private equity, credit, real estate, and hedge fund strategies. TPG begun as a private equity investor before expanding into other strategies, and that remains the largest part of the business with more than $60bn under management, representing about 60% of total capital. TPG Sixth Street Partners (the Credit and Special Situations fund) manages $30bn of investments. TPG Real Estate manages $11bn in equity and debt investments. TPG Public Equity Partners manages $2bn of assets. hello ;) TPG was founded as the Texas Pacific Group in 1992 by David Bonderman, James Coulter and William Price.

Actis is a leading private equity investor in high growth markets across Africa, Asia and Latin America. We invest in private equity buyouts and grwoth capital, energy, infrastructure and real estate. We have >120 investment professionals across 16 global offices. In every market we invest in, we nurture close local relationships, providing us with excellent competitive intelligence and access to opportunities. We match this local insight with a global sector approach, which helps us deliver great results. A particular strength lies in helping families and founders of local businesses to institutionalise. We take successful local brands and help them to grow; to attract the best talent; to compete with multinational corporations and to prepare for IPOs. Consequently many business founders seek to work with Actis, resulting in unique proprietary deal flow.

Polaris Capital Group is a Japanese based private equity firm that focuses on Japanese companies in manufacturing with globally competitive technologies/patents and in consumer goods, retail, logistics and other services possessing strong brands or unique business models with potential to expand into the overseas markets. We especially look for investment opportunities centered around business succession from families and carveouts from large conglomerates. Polaris is one of the most respected and active private equity investors in Japan and prides itself on its integrity, swift decision making, track record, and flexible and swift decision making.

Altair Capital is a growth and private equity investor targeting mid-market opportunities in Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia. In these geographies, Altair is primarily focused on buyout transactions or significant minority deals in companies with enterprise values between US$20 to US$100m. We will also look at deals selectively in Thailand, Phillipines and Myanmar. Altair is the ASEAN affiliate of Polaris Capital, a Japanese investment firm established in 2004.

Recruit Strategic Partners is the Silicon Valley-based venture capital arm of Recruit Holdings (a leading Japanese headquartered media company). We invest in world-class startups around the world. Our mission is to support our portfolio companies to expand their business in Japanese market and we offer our accumulated industry expertise and knowledge to achieve this. We frequently co-invest with leading venture capital funds in the United States. We invest at any stage from the seed round to the growth phase, and concentrate on the following sectors: Business Applications, AI/Internet of Things/Robotics, Blockhain, and Fintech.

Aspirant Group is a Tokyo-headquartered private equity manager focused on succession and corporate carve-outs in Japan. It typically takes majority ownership and supports operational improvement, growth and eventual exits.

CVC is a global private markets manager investing in private equity, secondaries, credit and infrastructure on behalf of pension funds and other institutional investors. It reports about €212 billion of assets under management and a network of 30 local offices.

Integral Corporation is a Japanese private equity manager providing equity capital in partnership with management teams. Its investment activities also include real estate and global technology.

J-STAR is a Japanese private equity manager established in 2006. It supports business succession, growth and corporate restructuring, with typical equity investments of JPY 1–3 billion.