France, 12 March 2019: KKR, a leading global investment firm, and Tivoli Capital, a specialist in real estate development in France and the creator of the iLOV’iT Worklabs co-working space, have signed an agreement for the development of a new generation of office buildings in France’s largest cities.

The co-working market in France is developing rapidly. The concept, launched in the United States over 15 years ago and now fully developed in London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Madrid, grew by 80% between 2016 and 2017 in France, according to JLL’s 2018 global market report. Entrepreneurialism is growing in France, driven by increases in project-based work, working remotely and the importance of work-life balance.

The new developments build on the success of iLOV’iT, the largest co-working center in Marseille, with a surface area of almost 3,700m2, private offices, shared spaces and meeting rooms with well-being services. Tivoli Capital aims to develop its platform in this market, following the agreement with KKR. The new generation of offices will focus on having a welcoming working environment and offering various services adapted to the needs of residents. It will offer an alternative solution to entrepreneurs who want flexible, ready-to-use offices without long-term commitment.

Guillaume Pellegrin, Founder of Tivoli Capital, said “From the beginning, we wanted to develop our presence in France. We are pleased to have signed an agreement with KKR, who will support us in all areas of our development. Our goal is to transform the market, putting human beings at the heart of our project to be able to offer the ideal workspace in the 2020s for entrepreneurs and companies, regardless of their size, in all major French cities.”

Mai-Lan de Marcilly, Director at KKR in the European Real Estate team, said “Guillaume and his team have real expertise in the acquisition and development of innovative real estate projects within France, with a unique approach to improving quality of life at work. With this agreement, our aim is to become a leader in the French professional co-working space.”

KKR’s investment was made through its Real Estate Partners Europe fund.

About KKR

KKR is a leading global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate and credit, with strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns for its fund investors by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and driving growth and value creation with KKR portfolio companies. KKR invests its own capital alongside the capital it manages for fund investors and provides financing solutions and investment opportunities through its capital markets business. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds. For additional information about KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR), please visit KKR’s website at www.kkr.com and on Twitter @KKR_Co.

About Tivoli Capital

Created by Guillaume Pellegrin in Marseille, TIVOLI CAPITAL offers a wide range of real estate and financial services for investors wishing to diversify into regional markets. With a recognized know-how, the company has valued more than 250,000 m2 since its origin, and managed nearly 500 million euros of real estate assets for the Caisse des Dépôts, CEPAC, Carlyle, COVIVIO, and Primonial. Tivoli also managed the property and the financial director of The Camp, the first European campus dedicated to emerging technologies and the city of tomorrow. More information on www.tivoli-capital.com.

Media contacts for KKR:

France
Adding Value Conseils
Olivier Blain: ob@addingvalueconseils.com / + 33 6 72 28 29 20
Florence Taieb: ft@addingvalueconseils.com / +33 6 71 90 40 57

UK & International
Alastair Elwen, Finsbury
Email: alastair.elwen@finsbury.com
Phone: +44(0)20 7251 3801

Media contacts for Tivoli Capital:
Eve Leporq
Tel: +33 6 62 46 84 82
Email: eve@votredircom.fr

Targeting lower mid-market healthcare investments in the Benelux and DACH regions

Utrecht (the Netherlands) and Frankfurt (Germany) – Gilde Healthcare, the European specialist investor in healthcare, today announces that it has raised €200 million for its third private equity fund, Gilde Healthcare Services III. The fund will focus on healthcare providers, suppliers of medical products and service providers in the lower mid-market. The fund operates offices in Utrecht (The Netherlands) and Frankfurt (Germany).

The fund reached its hardcap in a few months’ time and was raised with Dutch institutional investors including, among others, PGGM/Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn and Rabo Corporate Investments and various international fund-of-fund investors. To date, Gilde Healthcare has raised more than €1 billion for its dedicated healthcare investment funds. Examples of recent private equity investments include hospital software provider Performation, integrated telecom solutions provider Zetacom and drug discovery contract research organization MercachemSyncom.

Jasper van Gorp, Managing Partner at Gilde Healthcare: “We are pleased with the high level of interest for our new fund which is testament to our investment strategy and track record. We see a strong deal flow of healthcare providers, suppliers of medical products and service providers in the Benelux and DACH regions. Via our local presence we are well-positioned to source proprietary healthcare transactions in the lower mid-market.”

The new private equity fund is focused on established and profitable businesses in Europe with an EBITDA of between €2-15 million, preferably headquartered in the Benelux or DACH (Germany, Switzerland and Austria) regions.

In addition to capital, Gilde Healthcare provides hands-on support to the management of its portfolio companies, via activities such as implementing a growth strategy and leveraging its deep healthcare industry expertise and international network. Gilde Healthcare believes optimal value creation in healthcare is associated with better care at lower cost.

Recently, Gilde Healthcare strengthened its private equity team with additional experienced investment professionals: Rafael Natanek (previously a partner at Bain Consulting in the European healthcare practice) joined as partner and Boyd Rutten (previously at private equity firm EQT Partners) joined as senior associate.
About Gilde Healthcare

Gilde Healthcare is a specialized European healthcare investor managing €1 billion across two fund strategies: private equity and venture & growth capital. Gilde Healthcare’s private equity fund invests in profitable European lower mid-market healthcare companies including healthcare providers, suppliers of medical products and service providers, with a primary focus on the Benelux and DACH regions. Gilde Healthcare’s venture & growth fund is focused on fast growing health tech and therapeutics companies based in Europe and North America. https://gildehealthcare.com

Media Contacts

Gilde Healthcare

Jasper van Gorp
Managing Partner
Newtonlaan 91
3584BP Utrecht
The Netherlands
vangorp@gildehealthcare.com
+31 (0)30 219 2533

Dr Fabian Braemisch
Partner DACH-region
Neue Mainzer Strasse 74
60594 Frankfurt
Germany
braemisch@gildehealthcare.com
+49 69 153 255 870

CFF Communications

Jan van Ewijk
+31 (0)20 575 4011
+31 (0)6 14229820
jan.vanewijk@cffcommunications.nl

Aniek Zweers
+31 (0)20 575 4032
+31 (0)6 31973375
aniek.zweers@cffcommunications.nl

San Francisco, March 6, 2019 – GI Partners, a leading middle-market alternative asset manager, announced today that funds affiliated with Blackstone’s (NYSE: BX) Strategic Capital Group has acquired a minority stake in the firm.

The investment provides GI Partners with balance sheet capital to reinvest in the business and engage in strategic initiatives. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Rick Magnuson, Founder and Executive Managing Director of GI Partners, said: “This investment is a testament to the strength of the people and processes which have driven our success over the last two decades. We look forward to leveraging the partnership with Blackstone as we continue to grow and diversify the business for the benefit of our investors.”

Scott Soussa, Head of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management’s Strategic Capital Group, which specializes in acquiring long-term interests in alternative managers, said: “Under Rick’s leadership, GI Partners has established itself as a leading firm in middle-market private equity and real estate investing. Their differentiated sourcing capabilities and strong operating expertise have led to sustained success since their founding and position the firm well for continued growth.”

Evercore served as financial advisor to GI Partners. Kirkland & Ellis served as legal counsel to GI Partners and Simpson Thacher served as legal counsel to Blackstone.

About GI Partners
Founded in 2001, GI Partners is a private investment firm based in San Francisco, California. The firm has raised over $17 billion in capital from leading institutional investors around the world to invest in private equity, real estate, and data infrastructure strategies. The private equity team invests primarily in companies in the Healthcare, IT Infrastructure, Services, and Software sectors. The real estate team invests across a broad range of platforms and strategies. The data infrastructure team invests primarily in hard asset infrastructure businesses underpinning the digital economy. For more information on GI Partners and its entire portfolio, please visit www.gipartners.com.

About Blackstone Alternative Asset Management
Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM®), Blackstone’s Hedge Fund Solutions platform, is the world’s largest discretionary investor in hedge funds, with approximately $78 billion in assets under management. BAAM manages a diversified set of businesses including a customized solutions business, a special situations platform, a hedge fund seeding business, an open-ended mutual fund platform and a business that purchases stakes in established alternative asset managers. In all of BAAM’s business lines, it carefully selects and partners with fund managers across a variety of asset classes and strategies to create solutions for its investors. Through its sharp focus on clients’ goals, a rigorous due-diligence process and access to Blackstone’s global insights, BAAM strives to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns across market cycles while preserving capital during stressed market environments.

Contacts
GI Partners
Chris Tofalli
Chris Tofalli Public Relations
914-834-4334
chris@tofallipr.com

Gretchen Robinson
Investor Relations
415-688-4800
grobinson@gipartners.com

Blackstone
Paula Chirhart
+1 (212) 583-5263
paula.chirhart@blackstone.com

• $5.5 Billion in Fund IX LP Commitments
• $1.1 Billion Committed Overage Capacity
• Expanded Group of Global Investors

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25, 2019—Genstar Capital, a leading private equity firm focused on investments in targeted segments of the financial services, software, industrial technology, and healthcare industries, today announced the final closing of Genstar Capital Partners IX with $5.5 billion in limited partner commitments.  In addition, Genstar has raised committed overage capacity of $1.1 billion from select limited partners.  The General Partner and affiliated entities are the largest investor in Fund IX, with over $400 million of committed capital.  Total capital raised, including Fund IX, the General Partner, affiliated entities, and the overage capacity is approximately $7 billion.

The General Partner will continue to be led by J. Ryan Clark, Jean-Pierre L. Conte, Rob S. Rutledge, Tony J. Salewski, and Eli P. Weiss.

Ryan Clark, President and Managing Director at Genstar said, “As we build our firm to endure for the future, our focus is on our people, our portfolio leadership teams, and our investors.  All three constituencies are responsible for our continued success, and we want to thank them as we begin to invest Fund IX.”

Commenting on the fundraising, Tony Salewski, Managing Director, said, “We appreciate the tremendous support from our existing limited partners and the expansion of our base among leading global investors.  The focus of this group allowed us to move quickly to close Fund IX within 15 weeks of the fund launch.  We believe that our thesis-driven investing model of growing and building industry leading businesses will continue to deliver superior performance for our investors.”

Jean-Pierre Conte, Chairman and Managing Director, said, “We are excited to continue our long history of building a leading and sustainable investment firm.  Genstar operates with one-team from one-office and maintains the same disciplined and innovative investment approach that has helped us develop a strong track record over the past 30 years.”

The investor base includes an expanded group of limited partners, including leading global endowments and foundations, public and corporate pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions, and family offices.  Genstar closed its previous fund, Genstar Capital Partners VIII, in 2017 with approximately $3.95 billion of total committed capital.

Over the past 12 months, Genstar invested in four new platform investments and realized proceeds in six companies.  Genstar continues to invest in and take control positions in middle market companies headquartered in North America.  Genstar has 21 members on its investment team operating from a single office in San Francisco.  They are supported by a senior operations team and complemented by a group of 26 strategic advisors, who are current and former operating executives, working side by side with the Genstar investment team.

Evercore Partners served as Placement Agent for the fund, and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP provided legal advice.

About Genstar Capital

Genstar Capital (www.gencap.com) is a leading private equity firm that has been actively investing in high quality companies for 30 years.  Based in San Francisco, Genstar works in partnership with its management teams and its network of strategic advisors to transform its portfolio companies into industry-leading businesses. Genstar currently has approximately $17 billion of assets under management and targets investments focused on targeted segments of the financial services, software, industrial technology, and healthcare industries.

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Chris Tofalli Public Relations
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Paris, February 14th, 2019 – Eurazeo Brands, Eurazeo’s investment division dedicated to fast growing consumer brands, has built a new team in Paris to lead the investment strategy in Europe, with the appointment of Laurent Droin as Managing Director, and Célia Nataf as Senior Associate.
Laurent Droin brings extensive consumer, retail and luxury expertise, having worked for 20 years in the industry in both corporate and advisory roles. Prior to joining Eurazeo, he spent 10 years at BNP Paribas as a Managing Director focused on mergers and acquisitions. He was most recently based in New York, where he successfully rebuilt the bank’s consumer franchise, focusing on beauty, personal care, and apparel. Previously, he spent nine years at Danone in various strategic and operational roles in France, Argentina and Russia. This brand enthusiast has been personally investing alongside successful entrepreneurs for many years.

Célia Nataf is joining the Eurazeo Brands team in Paris and will be responsible for sourcing, executing and monitoring European investments. She previously spent five years as part of Eurazeo Capital, specializing in the consumer, retail and luxury industries. She participated in the creation of Carambar & Co, a European carve-out in the branded food industry, and in the structuring and monitoring of Planet, a global tax free and payment company. Prior to Eurazeo, she worked in the mergers and acquisitions team at Barclays Capital in Paris, where she carried out assignments for investment funds and industrial players.

Eurazeo Brands’ mission is to invest a total of $800 million in high potential North American and European consumer companies with differentiated brands across a wide range of verticals including beauty, fashion, home, wellness, food and beverage, and leisure. The firm partners with visionary founders and strong management teams to drive transformational growth and accelerate value creation by leveraging Eurazeo’s unique capabilities. Investments to date include Pat McGrath Labs and Nest Fragrances. The founders of these companies selected Eurazeo Brands due to its sector and operating expertise, proven track record building brands, and extensive international reach with offices across four continents. These new appointments will enable Eurazeo Brands to be the investment partner of choice for aspirational, consumer driven companies in Europe seeking value-added capital to develop their businesses globally.

About Eurazeo
Eurazeo is a leading global investment company, with a diversified portfolio of €17 billion in assets under
management, including nearly €11 billion from third parties, invested in over 300 companies. With its
considerable private equity, venture capital, real estate, private debt and fund of funds expertise, Eurazeo
accompanies companies of all sizes, supporting their development through the commitment of its 235
professionals and by offering deep sector expertise, a gateway to global markets, and a responsible and stable
foothold for transformational growth. Its solid institutional and family shareholder base, robust financial
structure free of structural debt, and flexible investment horizon enable Eurazeo to support its companies over
the long term. Eurazeo has offices in Paris, New York, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Shanghai, London,
Luxembourg, Frankfurt and Madrid.

• Eurazeo is listed on Euronext Paris.
• ISIN: FR0000121121 – Bloomberg: RF FP – Reuters: EURA.PA
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EURAZEO CONTACTS CONTACT PRESSE
CAROLINE COHEN
HEAD OF INVESTOR RELATIONS
E-mail: ccohen@eurazeo.com
Tél: +33 (0)1 44 15 16 76
VIRGINIE CHRISTNACHT

HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS
E-mail: vchristnacht@eurazeo
Tél: +33 (0)1 44 15 76 44
MAITLAND / AMO
David Stürken
E-mail: dsturken@maitland.co.uk
Tél: +44 (0) 20 7395 0450
For more information, please visit the Group’s website : www@eurazeo.com
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