Limited Partners M embership

LIMITED PARTNERS 2016 BVCA: Working with Limited Partners The British Private Equity & For three decades we have represented the industry and Association (BVCA) is the industry body and public delivered authoritative research and analysis, proprietary policy advocate for private equity and venture publications, specialist training, topical conferences capital. We communicate the industry’s impact to and best practice standards. We represent over 600 policymakers, the media, regulators and the public influential firms, including more than 260 General at large and reinforce the crucial role our members Partners with an accumulated total of over £500 billion play in the global economy as a catalyst for changes funds under management. Our members work together and growth. We have increased our work with LP to provide capital and expertise to growing businesses, members to ensure we represent the industry in its to unlock potential and to deliver enhanced returns to the entirety and LPs fully benefit. millions who directly and indirectly invest in our industry.

BVCA membership – by numbers

600+ 260+ 80+ 6,500+ 80+ Member Private equity and Annual 2015 total event LPs firms venture capital events and training course houses delegates

The BVCA actively seeks to understand the common interests between Limited Partners and the wider investment community. Working with LPs through the BVCA LP committee has helped to establish effective feedback between LPs and GPs regarding a wide range of topics from best practice to regulation to performance management. The BVCA’s research programme continues to help new and veteran investors improve their understanding of, what has always been, a dynamically changing industry. Simon Faure, Investment Director, M&G Investments and Chairman, BVCA LP Committee

Limited Partner Membership – £560 If you are an LP managing proprietary capital (pension funds, companies, endowments, foundations, Sovereign Wealth Funds and single family offices) your membership fee to join the BVCA is £560 per annum. For your application form please visit www.bvca.co.uk/Membership/WhyJointheBVCA Or for further information please contact Membership Phone: +44 (0)20 7492 0400 Email: [email protected] Be Connected

Representing you and your industry By utilising the collective voice of more than 600 We address areas important to LPs member firms we have been able to effectively • Improving performance measurement represent the private equity and venture capital • Responsible investment industry for over 30 years to policymakers, regulators • Benchmarking and media across Europe. • Reporting Through encouraging the collaboration of LPs and • Governance GPs to work together and by providing the platform to • Co-investments do so, our LP Committee and other committees have focused on the key areas impacting LPs. • Due diligence • Regulation

Our industry achieves great things that are paramount to British business and the UK economy. The BVCA’s proactivity in voicing and explaining the benefits of our industry help to shape perceptions which is an invaluable service. John Holloway, Director, Transactions and Relationship Management, European Investment Fund

Market insight and intelligence We conduct and publish our own research, technical updates, bulletins, guides and political briefs on the industry to ensure our members are aware of latest trends, strategies and opportunities available to LPs and GPs across the world. Intelligence: Insight: • Annual Performance Measurement Survey: • Guide to Private Equity performance benchmarks for UK PE/VC • Guide to Responsible Investment • Annual analysis of PE/VC investment, • Sector guides divestment and fundraising activity • BVCA Member Directory • Independent consultancy and academic • Annual Legal & Technical Bulletin research on PE/VC impact • Quarterly BVCA Journal • Recent research: • Quarterly LP Bulletin • Risk in private equity • Examining private equity’s place in • Monthly technical updates investors’ portfolios • Weekly political brief • Perspective papers: • Daily news digest • The role of the LP Advisory Committee • Member only resources on the BVCA website • Performance measurement Our membership of the BVCA has been a great way of staying abreast of the most pressing issues facing the industry as well as interacting with its numerous stake-holders. It’s excellent value, Be Connected I’d highly recommend membership. Richard Clarke-Jervoise, Head of Private Fund Investments, Stonehage Fleming

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Global collaboration We are the UK industry’s link to private equity and venture capital around the world, including Invest Europe and more than 40 other associations. This allows us all to ensure the private equity and venture capital industry is moving forward as one worldwide, and to communicate overseas developments to our members.

www.bvca.co.uk/membership +44(0)20 7492 0400 [email protected] Join the discussion – www.linkedin.com/company/bvca Follow us on Twitter @BVCA The industry has to strive continuously for improvement on communication on what it does and why it’s important to British business and the economy as a whole. The BVCA provides the data, the human resources and the forums for both the GP and LP community. Kathleen Bacon, Managing Director, HarbourVest

How you can engage We provide a range of channels to facilitate your engagement with key stakeholders and shape the future of the industry. Gain access to: Connect with: • Network of GPs and other LPs • Over 14 BVCA committees and advisory groups, • Policy-makers and regulators including LP Committee • Member-exclusive technical and research updates • Global network of over 40 private equity and trade associations Contribute to: • Enhancing LP-GP dialogue • Regulatory reform • Environment, social and governance (ESG) issues

Networking and professional development BVCA LP members have access to a comprehensive calendar of events that cover conferences and technical seminars to high profile dinners with exclusive networking opportunities that help build vital, longstanding relationships across the industry. Complimentary places for LPs at events • Flagship events: LP Summit, LP-GP Dinner, BVCA Summit and High Growth • Series events: Alternative Fund Strategies Series, Sector Series, LP-GP Roundtable Series, IR Forums and LP-GP Forums, • Other events: BVCA Chairman’s Dinner, Parliamentary Receptions Preferential rates for LPs at events • Flagship events: Tax, Legal & Regulatory Conference and Annual Gala Dinner • Series events: National Dinner Series, Women in Private Equity Series Other events: Venture Forum

Training courses Aligned to both individual and corporate objectives, catering all levels whilst being flexible in the approach to learning, members receive preferential pricing on all training courses: • Starting out: 0–18 months • Experienced: 18+ months • Support staff & other courses • e-Learning • In-house and bespoke programmes BVCA LP members 17 Capital LLP Coal Pensions Trustees NFQ Capital Aberdeen Asset Management Coller Capital Limited Nippon Life Global Investors Europe Abernethie Limited CPPIB North East Scotland Adams Street Partners Dean Wetton Advisory Northleaf Capital Partners Adveq Management AG European Bank for Reconstruction OPTrust Private Markets Group Alcyon Holding Ltd and Development Pantheon Ventures (UK) LLP Alto Cumulus S.A Funding PECA Ltd ARCIS Capital Ltd GIC London Private Limited Pomona Europe Advisers Limited Ardian Investment UK Greater Manchester Pension Fund PPM Managers Argentum Asset Management Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity PSP Investments Ascension Investment Hamilton Lane RPMI Management HarbourVest Partners (U.K.) Limited Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Baupost Group International Hermes GPE LLP Scottish Investment Bank Belmont Global Advisors (UK) Ltd IBM Pension Trust Siguler Guff bfinance IDIPL Soros Fund Management Big Issue Invest Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Souter Investments Big Society Capital J Leon Group South Yorkshire Pensions Authority BlackRock Private Equity Partners Kew Capital Stonehage, Fleming Family BMO Asset Management BP Kuwait Investment Office and Partners Investment Management SVG Capital Bregal Private Equity Partners Teachers Retirement System London Pensions Fund Authority British Airways Pension Investment of Texas Management Ltd Meketa Investments Tesco Pension Investment British Business Bank Mercer The Pensions Trust Cambridge Associates Merton College The Wellcome Trust Capital Dynamics Limited Metlife TY Danjuma Ltd Cardano Risk Management Milroy Capital Universities Superannuation CDC Group PLC Mithras Capital Partners LLP Scheme Limited Church Commissioners MLC Vestra Private Office Civil Aviation Authority Morgan Stanley West Coast Capital Pension Scheme Neuberger Berman Westminster