Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across three business segments: Global Private Equity, Global Credit, and Global Investment Solutions. With $426 billion of assets under management, Carlyle’s purpose is to invest wisely and create value on behalf of our investors, portfolio companies and the communities in which we live and invest. Carlyle employs more than 2,200 people in 28 offices across four continents.

ICMA, the International City/County Management Association, develops tools and resources that advance professional local government management to create sustainable communities that improve lives worldwide. Follow us on LinkedIn for company updates and resources for local government. Visit our website for more information: https://icma.org/ You can also follow us on the following channels: Twitter -- https://twitter.com/icma Facebook -- https://www.facebook.com/ICMAORG/ Youtube -- https://www.youtube.com/user/ICMAvideos Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/icmaorg/

Sands Capital is an active, long-term investor in leading innovative growth businesses, globally. Our approach combines analytical rigor and creative thinking to identify high-quality growth businesses that are creating the future. Through an integrated investment platform spanning venture capital, growth equity and public equity, we provide growth capital solutions to institutions and fund sponsors in more than 40 countries. An independent, staff-owned firm founded in 1992 and headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area with offices in London and Singapore, Sands Capital managed more than $53 billion in client assets as of June 30, 2024.   Careers: https://www.sandscapital.com/careers Disclosures and definitions: https://www.sandscapital.com/disclosures

IntraFi is the leading provider of FDIC-insured deposit solutions. Its network of nearly 3,000 banks—the largest of its kind—includes most of the nation’s community banks and minority depository institutions. Through the size and diversification of IntraFi’s network, members gain access to tens of billions of dollars in funding, the highest per-depositor and per-bank capacity, and the ability to request large-dollar placements on any business day.

Strategic Investment Group®, a pioneer in dedicated Outsourced CIO (OCIO) solutions since 1987, offers a comprehensive service platform for managing customized portfolios for institutional investors. Our proprietary process combines active portfolio management, rigorous risk management, and open architecture manager selection. Strategic functions as our clients’ investment partner and co-fiduciary, effectively becoming an extension of their resources. Clients are then free to focus on their core businesses, while we focus on providing the highly specialized portfolio management expertise that clients need to meet their investment goals. Depending on a client’s needs and preferences, Strategic can orchestrate the management of an entire portfolio comprising multiple asset classes, focus on specific asset classes, such as alternatives (e.g., hedge funds, real estate, and/or private equity) or international investments, or manage strategies with high potential for adding value (e.g., portable alpha). Customized liability-driven investing (LDI) solutions, whether through an integrated total portfolio approach or a targeted long-duration strategy, are also available, as are solutions that address mission-related investment objectives. We strive to build enduring partnerships with our clients by strengthening their investment programs through a dynamic, value-enhancing investment process, sound governance framework, and world class client service. Our mission is to empower investors through experience, innovation, and excellence. Visit our website at www.strategicgroup.com. ®Strategic Investment Group is a registered service mark of Strategic Investment Management, LLC.

Founded in 1992, J.F. Lehman & Company focuses exclusively on investing in the aerospace, defense, maritime, government and environmental industries and companies possessing the unique technical capabilities that originate from operating in these sectors. The firm has offices in New York and Washington, D.C.

Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Incorporated marked its 125th anniversary in 2014. Moving forward, we continue our efforts to make each year successively better by building upon the solid foundation and core values established by prior generations. We are proud of our rich history, our employees and the services they provide. We offer every one of our clients the individual attention, service and high quality counsel that distinguish our firm. We prefer a long term approach that establishes a relationship of trust at the outset and continues to build rapport over time. We recognize that no two clients are alike, so each investment strategy emphasizes individual objectives, risk tolerance and preferences. While the firm offers a full range of investment vehicles, we do not offer proprietary products. This allows our representatives to be objective and stay focused on client needs with no pressure to sell a specific product. Our corporate philosophy remains unchanged: we put our clients’ interests first at all times. We believe the commitment to this premise has permitted us to remain a successful, independent, family-owned firm since 1889. Looking forward, we will continue our efforts to provide our clients with the quality services and sound advice they have come to expect from us.

DC Advisory is a leading corporate finance advisor with specific expertise in cross-border transactions. As part of an established global business we offer access to over 700 professionals throughout Asia, Europe and the US. DC Advisory provides tailored, independent advice on M&A, debt raisings and restructurings, private capital, secondary advisory and access to unrivalled Asia investment knowledge. For more information, visit www.dcadvisory.com

RockCreek is a global investment firm that applies innovation, data, and technology to generate long-term value. With more than $16 billion in assets, RockCreek partners with university endowments, foundations, pension plans, corporates, sovereign funds, and family offices. RockCreek generates long-term value through its $11.3 billion investment in sustainable companies and the energy transition, as well as its $8.4 billion investment in diverse firms, including $2.7 billion in woman-owned firms, $1.7 billion in Latino-owned firms, and more than $1 billion in Black-owned firms. RockCreek’s Futures team provides strategic growth capital to companies and includes the Smart Futures fund that makes growth equity investments in companies catalyzing the energy transition.

Artemis Real Estate Partners was co-founded by Deborah Harmon and Penny Pritzker in 2009 and is a majority women-owned, U.S. commercial real estate investment management firm. Artemis is headquartered in metropolitan Washington, DC with offices in New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles. Artemis seeks to invest with best-in-class local operating partners, both established and emerging, in U.S. commercial real estate including multifamily, office, industrial, retail, hotel, medical office and senior housing. Artemis has raised approximately $4.5 billion of investor capital across three commingled value-add/opportunistic fund vehicles, one commingled core plus healthcare real estate fund, and a series of emerging manager separate accounts and funds. More than 60% of Artemis'​ capital is from U.S. public pension plans.

ACON Investments is a private equity investment firm led by a cohesive team that has been investing together for over 25 years. We are focused on finding and creating opportunities at the intersection of Sector and Situation, all through the lens of Strategic Sustainability, which allows us to achieve both sustainable outcomes and strong financial returns. We have developed deep expertise across the Consumer, Industrials and Business Services sectors, and we identify situations in which we are able to create value through brand repositioning, industry consolidation, corporate carve-outs or as the first institutional capital for family-owned businesses. Since our founding in 1996, ACON has managed approximately $6.9 billion across 80 platform investments and 104 add-on acquisitions.

Invictus Capital Partners is an alternative asset manager with a focus on opportunistic credit strategies. Founded in 2008, Invictus is 100% owned by its employees and has deep experience across the spectrum of real estate debt investments, including high yielding and distressed bonds and loans. From 2008 to 2014, Invictus served as a joint venture partner and sub-advisor to The Carlyle Group for real estate debt strategies and acquired in excess of $2 billion in assets. Through an affiliate Verus Mortgage Capital, Invictus seeks to address the credit void in today’s mortgage lending market and capitalize on the substantial inefficiency within this sector. Additional information may be found at www.invictuscp.com and www.verusmc.com.