May Ventures

#1 Blackstone

Blackstone is a global alternative asset manager investing across private equity, real estate, credit and insurance, multi-asset, secondaries, tactical opportunities, infrastructure, life sciences, growth and energy transition strategies.

#2 The Carlyle Group

The Carlyle Group is a global private equity and alternative asset manager headquartered in Washington DC, USA. Carlyle was founded in 1987 and has grown to become one of the largest, most well known and most respected private equity managers globally. Carlyle operates across four principal strategies: Corporate Private Equity ($75bn AUM), Real Estate and Infrastructure ($44bn AUM), Global Credit ($34bn) and Fund of Funds / Investment Solutions ($34bn AUM). Carlyle was founded in 1987, originally as an investment banking boutique, by five founders: William Conway, Stephen Norris, David Rubenstein, Daniel D'Aniello and Greg Rosenbaum. Carlyle went public through a NASDAQ listing in May 2012.

#3 EQT Partners

EQT Partners is a global alternative investment firm with strategies across private equity, infrastructure, real estate, growth equity, and public value.

#4 Oaktree Capital

Oaktree Capital is one of the world's leading alternative investment managers. Oaktree has its original roots in high yielding and distressed credit/debt, although today invests across the spectrum from equity to debt. There are four primary strategies: credit, private equity, real assets, and listed equities. Credit comprises approximately 70% of the portfolio, with private equity and real assets comprising most of the remainder. Oaktree has a strong culture and investment philosophy focused on risk control, consistency, market inefficiency, specialisation, bottom-up analysis and disavowal of market timing.

#5 Fiera Capital

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.

#6 IFM Investors

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.

#7 Advent International

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.

#8 Ardian

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.

#9 Intermediate Capital Group

Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) is a global alternative asset manager investing across private debt, credit, real assets, and private equity strategies from its London headquarters.

#10 Adams Street Partners

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.

#11 General Atlantic

General Atlantic is a global investment manager with growth equity, credit, energy transition, and sustainable infrastructure strategies.

#12 HIG Capital

H.I.G. Capital is a global alternative investment manager with private equity, growth equity, credit, real estate, infrastructure and growth-stage healthcare strategies.

#13 Towerbrook Capital Partners

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.

#14 3i Investments

3i is a publicly listed investment company headquartered in the UK with mandates to invest across private equity and infrastructure throughout northern Europe, North America and Asia. In private equity, 3i has 8.3bn GBP under management and typically focuses on businesses with Enterprise Values of 100-500m EUR in northern Europe or North America. In infrastructure, 3i has 3.4bn GBP under management and manages 4 separate funds across Europe and Asia.

#15 Bain Capital

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

#16 The Riverside Company

The Riverside Company is a global private equity firm focused exclusively on mid-market growth businesses valued at up to $400 million. Since its founding in 1988, Riverside has invested in more than 520 transactions. We bring strong operational and financial resources and pride ourselves on being a good partner. We prefer to partner with sellers seeking to remain involved in the company as we work together to enhance processes, expand product offerings and attract new customers. We move quickly for compelling opportunities, and can close transactions within 30 to 90 days.

#17 EQT Ventures

EQT Ventures is the venture capital arm of EQT, investing in high-growth technology companies across Europe and the US.

#19 Heartcore Capital

Heartcore Capital is an early-stage venture European capital firm focused on investing in category-defining consumer internet brands. We have offices in Copenhagen, Berlin and Paris but invest throughout Europe, as well as occasionally the United States. Heartcore Capital was founded in 2007 and originally known as Sunstone Capital.

#21 Yendys Capital

Sydney-based growth equity investor partnering with founders for long-term company building, typically leading $10M-$40M equity investments with a focus mostly on consumer, software and technology businesses.

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