Scott Ross

HPC pursues a long-term, contrarian, value-oriented investment strategy applying an active ownership, private equity investment model to public equity markets. Additionally, they may opportunistically invest in private companies. The firm conducts a rigorous and comprehensive research and due diligence process prior to making each investment. HPC makes investment decisions based on its view of the quality of the underlying business, the level of understanding of the business, the attractiveness of the valuation, the scope for value-added improvements, the downside risk of the investment and the overall expected returns of the investment.

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Apollo Global Private Equity invests in companies located across the globe primarily in North America. The firm focuses on companies operating across a broad range of sectors and industries. It participates in buyouts and corporate carve-outs transactions in the form of debt and equity. The firm acquires majority interest.

Shumway Capital Partners is a growth equity investment firm that invests in a wide range of public and private opportunities, focusing on the growth of promising businesses rather than financial engineering of struggling businesses. Their investment activities include private investments, venture capital, seed capital and public investments. Shumway has particular expertise in the technology, consumer, telecom, energy, financials and healthcare sectors globally. Investments typically range from $10 million to $100 million, but the firm may opportunistically participate in smaller or larger investments. Shumway's investments in private companies focus on high-quality businesses with strong management teams. The firm targets businesses with long-term, sustainable growth and attractive reinvestment economics where returns are driven by growth rather than high leverage ratios. They participate at various levels within the capital structure and make both growth and control investments across a variety of industries. Shumway seeks to partner with managements to unlock growth through organic business opportunities and acquisitions. Their investment horizon often extends well beyond typical funds’ and may last decades. Shumway Capital makes venture capital investments across a range of non-traditional partnership and incubation opportunities in businesses with high return potential. The firm may partner with start-up businesses as well as high-quality existing firms in the early stages, The firm seeks to seed investment managers with track records of successful public and/or private investing. Shumway has invested across a variety of sectors and strategies including long/short equity, macro and private equity. The majority of their seeded managers have over $1 billion of capital under management. Shumway's public market investments focus on high-quality businesses with strong management teams. They approach public investments with a long-term time frame similar to their private investments. They tend to invest in businesses with high growth, strong unit economics and a sustainable model that can generate long-term, tax-efficient capital appreciation.