Views and investment strategies of the world’s leading institutional investors
| 123Venture | Richard Allanic, Investment Manager |
| 747 Capital | Marc der Kinderen, Managing Partner |
| Access Capital Partners | Philippe Poggioli, Partner |
| ACG Private Equity | Lorenzo Lorenzotti, Managing Director |
| Adams Street Partners | Sergey Sheshuryak, Partner |
| Advantus Capital Management | Ronald Sandquist, Managing Director - Private Equity |
| Adveq | André P Jaeggi, Managing Director |
| AGF Private Equity | Luc Maruenda, Managing Director |
| Alcyon | Gunther Pamberg, president |
| Aldus Equity | Saul Meyer, Partner |
| Alignment Capital Group | Austin M Long III, Managing Partner |
| Allstate Investments, LLC | Peter Keehn, Head of Alternative Investments |
| ALPHA Associates | Dr Petra Salesny, Partner |
| ALPHA Associates | Peter Derendinger, Partner and CEO |
| Alternative Investment Capital | Kazushige Kobayashi, Executive Vice President |
| Altius Associates | John Hess, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| AMB Generali Private Equity | Britta Lindhorst, Managing Director |
| AMR Investments | Bill Quinn, President |
| AP7 | Daniel Barr, Chief Analyst |
| Argentum | Arne Trondsen, Investment Director |
| Asia Alternatives | Melissa Ma, Co-Founder and Managing Director |
| Asian Development Bank | Veronica L John, Senior Investment Officer |
| ATP Private Equity Managers | Jens Bisgaard-Frantzen, managing director |
| Auda Group | David Andryc and Steve Wesson, managing directors |
| AXA Private Equity | James Pitt, Managing Director, Primary Fund of Funds |
| Bank of Scotland | Graham McDonald, Head of Fund Investments |
| Bank//Pension | Leif Hasager, Senior Vice President |
| bmp AG | Ralph Günther, Managing Partner |
| BOC Group | David White, Treasury Manager |
| Brederode (UK) | Luigi Santambrogio, Managing Director |
| Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec | Pierre Fortier, Vice President, Funds, Private Equity |
| CAM Private Equity | Dr Rolf Wickenkamp, Co-Founder and Managing Partner |
| Capital Dynamics | Thomas Kubr, CEO |
| Capital for Enterprise Board | David Quysner, Chairman |
| Capital Z Investment Partners | Scott Delman, President |
| Capvent | Varun Sood, Founder and Managing General Partner |
| CDC Group | Richard Laing, Chief Executive |
| Citigroup Private Equity | John Barber, Managing Partner |
| Clerical Medical | Rhonda Ryan, senior director, alternative investments |
| Coller Capital | Tim Jones, investment director |
| Colorado PERA | Kevin Kester, Director of Alternative Investments |
| Compagnia di San Paolo | Giorgio Buggio, Portfolio Manager |
| Conversus Asset Management | Bob Long, CEO |
| Cooperative Insurance Society | Richard Hotchkis |
| CPP Investment Board | Mark Weisdorf, Vice President, Private Market Investments |
| CPR Private Equity | Xavier Caron, Managing Partner |
| Danish Investment Fund | Martin V Hansen, Investment Director |
| Danske Private Equity | Claus Stenbaek, executive director and partner |
| Danske Private Equity | Dan Kjerulf, Partner |
| Equity Partners | Carsten Schmeding (managing director), Mark Lippert and Mathias Radeck (both investment directors) |
| European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | Alessandra Pasian, Senior Banker |
| European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | Henry Potter, Senior Banker |
| European Head of Citi Private Equity | Robert Womsley |
| European Investment Fund | Jacques Lilli, advisor to the chief executive |
| European Investment Fund | John Holloway, Director of Operations |
| Extorel Private Equity Advisers | Thomas Kohlmeyer, Partner |
| Fairview Venture Management | Hanse Halligan, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer |
| Feri Alternative Assets | Bernd Kreuter, director private equity |
| Finama | Lionel Bergeron, Investment Manager |
| Finvest | Topi Piela, Director |
| Fondinvest Capital | Charles Soulignac, Chairman and CEO |
| Fonditel | Beatriz González, Director |
| Fort Washington Capital Partners | Gus Long, Managing Partner |
| Frontier Investment Consulting | Kristian Fok, Deputy Managing Director |
| General Motors Investment Management Corporation | Charles Froland, Managing Director |
| Gerken Capital Associates | Lou Gerken, Founder and Chairman |
| Gerling Insurance | Peter Hielscher, Head of Private Equity |
| Glenmede Trust | Barry Kohout, Managing Director |
| Global Vision Private Equity Partners | Reinhard Hartl, Director |
| Golding Capital Partners | Jeremy Golding, Founder and Managing Director |
| Goldman Sachs Private Equity Group | Geoffrey G Clark and J Christopher Kojima, Managing Directors and Michael J Brandmeyer and Harold P Hope III, Vice Presidents |
| Grove Street Advisors | Barry Gonder, General Partner |
| Grove Street Advisors | Clint Harris, Managing Partner |
| Hamburgische Landesbank | John Porter |
| Hamilton Lane | Wayne Harber, Managing Director |
| HarbourVest Partners | D Brooks Zug, Senior Managing Director, and George R Anson, Managing Director |
| Henderson Private Capital | Jan Faber, Head of Fund Investments |
| Hermes Pensions Management | Rod Selkirk, Head of Private Equity |
| Horizon21 Private Equity | Beat Bühlmann, Managing Director and Head of Investment Management |
| Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company | Katja Salovaara, Portfolio Manager |
| International Finance Corporation | Haydee Celaya, Director of the Private Equity and Investment Funds Department |
| Investure | Chad Morgan, Director |
| K2 Capital | Donald Kendall, Managing Director and CEO |
| KfW Group | Marc Brugger, Senior Project Manager, Venture Capital and Private Equity |
| Knightsbridge Advisers | Joel Romines, founder and managing principal |
| Korea Venture Investment Corporation | Seong C Gweon, CEO |
| Landmark Partners Europe | Lance Whitehead, Managing Director |
| Landmark Partners Europe | Simon Thornton |
| Landsbanki | Fabio Quaradeghini, Senior Fund Manager, and Jon-Ingvi Arnason, Head of Alternatives |
| LFPE | Marc Brugger, Director |
| LGT Capital Partners | Ivan Vercoutère, Roberto Paganoni, Maximilian Brönner, Tycho Sneyers; Partners |
| Little Hawk Capital Management | Roland Reynolds, Managing Partner |
| Local Government Pensions Institute | Markus Pauli, CIO of Alternative Investments |
| LODH Private Equity ltd | Christopher S Bödtker, CEO |
| Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie | Christopher S Bödtker, Principal and Head of Private Equity |
| LUMA Capital | Daniel Keller, Director |
| Lyrique | Hans van Swaay, Partner |
| Macquarie Bank | John Brakey, Head of Alternative Investments |
| Martin Currie | Hamish Mair, Director, Private Equity |
| Mediolanum State Street | Giuseppe Campanella, Chief Investment Officer |
| Mercury Partners | Rainer Busch, managing partner |
| Mesirow Financial | Paul Rice, Senior Managing Director, Private Equity |
| Metropolitan Asset Managers | Godfrey Albertyn, Portfolio Manager, Futurebuilder |
| MFonds AG | Alexander Jira, founder and CEO |
| MLC Investment Management | Charl Pienaar and Steve Whatmore, Investment Managers |
| MN Services | Jos van Gisbergen, director of alternative investments |
| Montagu Newhall | Ashton Newhall, Principal and Co-founder; Rupert Montagu, Co-Founder and General Partner |
| Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners | Thomas Dorr, Managing Director |
| Morley Fund Management | Roger Wilkins, Private Equity Manager |
| Mowbray Capital | Guy Fraser-Sampson, Founder and Managing Partner |
| Muller & Monroe Asset Management | Irwin C Loud III, Chief Investment Officer |
| National Pensions Reserve Fund | Ronan Cunningham, Head of Private Equity |
| NESTA Investments | David Hunter, Managing Director |
| New Mexico State Investment Council | Greg Kulka, Director of Alternative Investments |
| Next Chapter Holdings | Mark R. Pattis, Chief Executive Officer |
| NIB Capital | Wim Borgdorff, managing partner |
| Nordea Private Equity | Lauge Sletting, Managing Director, Partner |
| Nordic Alternative Investment Advisors | Martin Anthonsen, Chief Investment Officer |
| North Sea Capital | Lauge Sletting, Managing Partner |
| Northgate Capital | Dr Hosein Khajeh-Hosseiny, Managing Director and Head of Global Private Equity Investments |
| Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) | Greg Uebele, Assistant Investment Officer: Private Equity |
| OMERS | Paul G Renaud, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Oppenheim Private Equity Manager | Peter Schwanitz, Managing Director/Geschäftsführer |
| Pantheon Ventures | Colin Wimsett, Managing Partner |
| Paragon Advisors | Terry Sullivan, managing director |
| Paris Orléans | Emmanuel Roth, Managing Director |
| Partners Group | Urs Wietlisbach, Co-Chairman |
| Paul Capital Partners | Philip S Paul, Chairman |
| PCGI | Steve Cowan, Managing Director |
| Performance Equity Management | Frank Brenninkmeyer, Principal |
| Pictet & Cie | Hans van Swaay, Head of Private Equity |
| Piper Jaffray - Private Capital Group | John Otterlei, Senior Managing Director; Michael Pohlen, Principal |
| Pohjola Group Insurance Corporation | Ari Jauho, vice president, private equity and venture capital |
| Pomona Capital | Michael Granoff, President and CEO |
| Port Shelter Investment Management | Richard Harris, Chief Executive |
| PPM Managers | Roberto Pilotto, Funds Director |
| Private Advisors | Rafael Astruc, Partner, and Rob Voeks, Managing Director |
| Private Equity Europe, Russell | Helen Steers, Managing Director |
| Proventure | Catherine Lewis, Founding Partner |
| Quay Partners | Sam Armstrong, Managing Partner |
| Railways Pension Trustee Company | Stephen Lowe, Investment Consultant |
| RCP Advisors | Tom Danis, Managing Principal |
| Rho Fund Investors | Gordon Hargraves, Vice President |
| Robeco Private Equity | Ad van den Ouweland, managing partner |
| Rumson Capital Advisors | Alex Bangash, managing director |
| SCM Strategic Capital Management AG | Ralph Aerni, Head of Private Equity |
| SEB Asset Management | Stefan Mårelid, Head of Private Equity |
| Second Swedish National Pension Fund - AP2 | Anders Stromblad, Head of Alternative Investments |
| SG Asset Management | Fabrice Lepeltier, Partner |
| SPF Beheer | Maurice Simons, Portfolio Manager, Private equity |
| Spur Capital | Brad Kelly, Paul Fetsch, Paul Gompers and Joan Heidorn, general partners |
| Squadron Capital | David G Pierce, CEO |
| Standard Life Investments | David Currie, CEO, Private Equity Investments |
| State Street Global Investments | Giuseppe Campanella, Chief Executive Officer |
| Sterling Private Investments, Inc. | Brian D. Isroff, Senior Managing Director |
| Surrey County Council | Michael Taylor, Director |
| Swift Capital Partners | Wolf-Dietrich von Wrede, Managing Director |
| Swiss Life Private Equity Partners | Dominik Meyer, partner |
| Swiss Re | Harold Weiss, Head of Private Equity Fund of Funds Unit |
| TANEO | George Kintis, CEO |
| TD Capital | John Greenwood and Stuart Waugh, Managing Directors |
| Teachers' Private Capital | Jim Leech, Senior Vice President |
| The Crossroads Group | Brad Heppner, Chairman and CEO |
| The Multilateral Investment Fund | Susana García-Robles, Senior Investment Officer |
| TIAA-CREF | Sheryl Schwartz, Managing Director of the Alternative Investment Group |
| Unigestion | David Chamberlain, Managing Director, Private Equity |
| Unigestion | Dr Hanspeter Bader, Managing Director in Charge of Private Equity |
| University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation | Brian Stewart, Managing Director, Private Markets |
| UTIMCO | Sara McMahon and Trey Thompson, co-managing directors |
| VCM | Stefan Herzog, Managing Director |
| VCM Capital Management | Dr Hellmut Kirchner, Co-Founder and Managing Director |
| VenCap International | Tim Cruttenden, Senior Investment Manager |
| Venture Investment Associates | Jason Andris, Principal |
| Vintage Venture Partners | Alan Feld, Partner |
| von Braun & Schreiber | Emmeram von Braun, general partner |
| Watson Wyatt Worldwide | Mark Calnan CFA, Investment Consultant - Manager Research |
| WEGAsupport GmbH | Sven Berthold, Investment Manager |
| Wellcome Trust | Sandra Robertson, head of alternative assets |
| Wesleyan University | Colin Ambrose, Senior Investment Officer |
| West Midlands Pension Fund | Alex Scott, senior investment manager |
| West Yorkshire Pension Fund | Stuart Imeson, Head of Pensions and Investments |
| WestAM | Tom Thompson, Director, Private Equity Group |
| Wilshire Associates | Arianne Leuftink, managing director |
| Wilshire Private Markets Group | Daniel Allen, Managing Director |
| Wind River Holdings | David G Proctor, Senior Vice President |
| Winterthur Group | Chris Manser, Head of Alternative Investments |
| Wölbern Private Equity | Philip Frerichs, Managing Director |
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