CJ Capital Partners LLC

Through our extensive relationships with family offices and high wealth groups across key locations including the GCC region, the Americas, EU and China, we source private capital for dynamic, high growth enterprise. Disruptive ideas demand smart capital to unlock true potential. Copernican was founded by Martin Thorp, a finance veteran who pioneered the development of corporate finance and transaction-led services by international ‘accounting’ firms whilst serving as Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen global corporate finance practice. Copernican's core team is complemented with our venture partner network providing access to unrivalled networks of investor groups and decades of specialist experience in sectors such as energy, healthcare and technology. Our extensive placing network brings deep relationships with family offices, high wealth groups and ultra high net worth individuals, enabling us to source global private capital to help deliver outstanding returns.

CFT Capital Partners is a Los Angeles-based investment platform which aims to provide value-added co-investment capital to innovative and industry leading companies, alongside financial sponsors, institutional investors, family offices, and management teams. Since 2016, CFT Capital Partners has been managing alternative assets for the Cherng Family Trust, the family office of Andrew and Peggy Cherng who are the founders of Panda Restaurant Group. The Firm has over $2 billion of AUM and is currently investing out of a $523 million vehicle which closed in May 2022. ABOUT PANDA RESTAURANT GROUP Family-owned and operated since 1973, Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. is the global leader in Asian dining experiences and parent company of Panda Express, Panda Inn and Hibachi-San. Today, co-founders and co-CEOs Andrew and Peggy Cherng continue to grow the company’s presence, operating more than 2,400 locations with 50,000 associates in 12 countries. On a mission to inspire better lives, Panda Restaurant Group fosters a people-first culture in and outside of its restaurants, focusing on associate development and giving back to the communities in which it serves.

We operate as a licensed entity in Singapore (Capital Markets Service (CMS) for fund management) and China (Qualified Foreign Limited Partner (QFLP) license). Through our three core pillars of service, we provide: Investments in Private Equity, Private Debt, Pre-IPO Companies and venture building, Fund Management Services and Advisory utilising the Variable Capital Company (VCC) structure and other fund structures, and Wealth Management Services for High-Net-Worth Individuals and Family Offices. Working alongside exceptional founders and technologists, we leverage our team and network of corporate leaders, industry veterans, and academia to provide entrepreneurs, innovators, and teams the know-how and connections needed to scale globally. Since 2006, we’ve partnered with many founders and partners to build resilient, successful companies. Tembusu Tree Tembusu trees are resilient and adaptable, thriving in adverse conditions and poor soils. They are native to secondary forests and can live up to 150 to 200 years, reaching heights of about 25 meters. Their durable wood makes them suitable for various uses, including construction and furniture making. A notable Tembusu tree The Singapore Botanic Gardens, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is believed to predate the Gardens and holds heritage significance, being featured on the Singapore $5 currency note and postage stamps (The Straits Times, June 9, 2007).

It has expertise to identify early stage growth companies through a well defined process and deep network to foster partnerships. Our experienced team & institutional network helps us cater to HNI and Family office clientele across India and worldwide. Rockstud Capital foundation stands on a culture of excellence and performance that prevails across the whole organization, creating tangible results for its clients. The core team has worked and collaborated together since the inception of the firm ensuring continuity in investment pattern and philosophy.

Siguler Guff is a multi-strategy private markets investment firm which, together with its affiliates, has over $16 billion of assets under management. With over 25 years of experience investing as a firm in the private markets, Siguler Guff seeks to generate strong, risk-adjusted returns by focusing opportunistically on market niches. Siguler Guff’s investment products include multi-manager funds, direct investment funds and customized separate accounts targeting specific areas of compelling opportunity. The Firm’s core investment strategies include Small Buyout, Emerging Markets, Opportunistic Credit, Real Estate and Small Business Credit. Siguler Guff’s institutional investment knowledge, sector immersion approach and longstanding relationships provide access to compelling investment opportunities within each of its targeted strategies. Founded in 1991 within PaineWebber, Siguler Guff became an independent firm in 1995. The Firm currently serves over 700 institutional clients, including corporate and public employee benefit plans, endowments, foundations, government agencies and financial institutions, and more than 1,000 family office and high net worth investors. Headquartered in New York, Siguler Guff maintains offices in Boston, London, Mumbai, São Paulo, Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong, Houston, TX, and West Palm Beach, FL.

We are distinguished by our decades of experience advising at the intersection of founders, families, and businesses, as well as by our differentiated capital base and culture of aligned investing. Since 2010, our affiliated funds have deployed more than $50 billion across our investment strategies. History of the Firm BDT & MSD Partners was established in 2023 through the combination of BDT & Company, the merchant bank to the closely held, founded in 2009 by Byron Trott, and MSD Partners, a premier investment firm that since 2009 has invested on behalf of Dell Technologies Founder Michael Dell, his family, and other like-minded investors.