Nico Kirsten

Provides real estate investment management and mortgage loan services

Functions as a College/University

PCG Asset Management (PCG AM) offers comprehensive research and investments in private equity funds, direct investments, co-investments and specialized fund products. They utilize an investment approach that combines customized portfolio construction and manager selection that seeks to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns. The firm believes that successful risk management involves appropriate portfolio diversification. PCG AM regularly evaluates their clients' portfolios to identify areas of excessive risk, including geographical, industry or sector over- or under-exposure through strategic and tactical planning. The firm then recommends changes in prospective manager selection to dynamically rebalance each portfolio. PCG AM does not reply on making predictions about the macro economy and the expected performance of different private equity asset classes several years into the future. Instead, they employ an investment approach that is based on appropriate allocations to all of the major private equity classes on a strategic basis. Within that framework, PCG AM seeks to identify and implement tactical shifts in their clients' portfolios to capitalize on medium- and short-term market opportunities. The PCG Clean Energy & Technology Fund is a sector-focused commingled fund-of-funds and co-investment fund that targets investments in the global clean energy and technology value chain. The Fund seeks to construct a portfolio of investments that are diversified by geography, stage, vintage year, structure and sub-sector.

Functions as a College/University

StepStone Group invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on clean energy, power & utilities, telecommunications, transport, social & natural capital. It provides financing for buyouts, early, secondary purchases and growth stage capital requirements. It also makes co-investments.