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Advent International was founded in 1984 and is one of the largest and most experienced global private equity firms. With offices on four continents, they have established a globally integrated team of over 180 investment professionals, focused on buyouts and growth equity investments in five core sectors. Since initiating their private equity strategy in 1989, they have invested $33 billion in 325 transactions across 40 countries, and as of December 31, 2016, managed $41 billion in assets.

OrbiMed Advisors generally seeks long-term capital appreciation through investments in companies in the global healthcare industry. They utilizes strategies based on evaluating pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, healthcare services and other companies in the global healthcare sector. The instruments in which OrbiMed invests include US and non-US equities, both long and short, as well as privately placed securities, debt securities, royalty bonds and other royalty instruments, currencies, private investments in public equity securities (PIPEs), ETFs, index options, and derivatives (including swap agreements). The firm employs a disciplined investment style and achieves diversification within the global healthcare sector, with the goal of creating attractive risk-adjusted returns.

AlpInvest is an active, long-term manager which aims to provide fund, secondary, co-investment, and mezzanine financing for companies in a range of sectors, including manufacturing, business and technology services, media and information, finance and insurance, retail, and healthcare. The firm seeks to make fund investments across the spectrum of private equity market, including buyouts, venture capital, mezzanine, distressed securities, secondary, sustainable energy and other specialty funds.AlpInvest's Fund Investments team takes a long-term investment perspective and follows an allocation process which includes top-down segment analysis and bottom-up general manager selection. The investment team regularly conducts a top-down analysis of the general characteristics, size, and growth of all private equity market segments. When they identify favorable segments, they select the general partners based on the team's desired geography, industry focus, and stage-of-life focus.The firm's Secondary Investments team acquires and restructures portfolios of private equity assets ranging from EUR 1 million to over 1 billion, partnering with private equity investors to provide creative portfolio solutions.AlpInvest's Co-Investments team invests alongside private equity sponsors in leveraged buyouts and growth capital transactions throughout Europe, North America, and Asia, seeking to invest in a range of businesses in all major industry sectors. The firm constructs diversified portfolios by investing in a range of partner funds in the middle and large buyout segments of the market.Their Mezzanine team invests in a variety of mezzanine securities across industries on a global basis. The team considers single investments up to EUR 100 million, seeking to invest in a range of mezzanine transactions, including LBOs, recapitalizations, and growth financings.