Wouter Snoeijers

Permira Advisers invests in middle market companies located across the globe. The firm focuses on technology, consumer, healthcare, services and climate sectors. It provides financing in the form of debt and equity for buyout and growth stage capital requirements.

PGGM favors equity investments in North American and Europe and in sectors including financial services, raw materials, services and information technology. Their fixed-income portfolios primarily focus on European government bonds, but they also invest in US bonds and investment-grade credits. Their investment process begins with asset allocation and risk budgeting using VAR and RVAR. They then allocate markets, determine the investment style and select either an internal or an external manager. As a socially responsible investor, the firm pays close attention to the corporate governance practices of the companies in which they invest and exercises their shareholder rights by voting at their general meetings.

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners invests in lower and middle market companies located in the United States with revenues of less than USD 50 million for lower market, revenues of USD 50 - 250 million for middle market and Europe with revenues of less than EUR 25 million. The fund focuses on companies with operations in the fields of business services, education & training, franchising & multi unit and engineered products sectors. It provides financing in the form of debt & equity for acquisitions and growth capital requirements. The fund acquires majority controlling positions.

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