Shahriar Shams-Ansari

We are a leading global investment firm that invests as long-term owners on behalf of institutions and individuals worldwide. Our owner-operator heritage and deep operational expertise allow us to strengthen and grow the businesses we own. By investing our own capital alongside our partners in nearly every transaction, we ensure strong alignment and a shared commitment to long-term value creation—so together, we can own what’s next. To learn more about our global businesses spanning energy, infrastructure, real estate, private equity and credit, please visit www.brookfield.com.

The Center for Real Estate Technology & Innovation (CRETI) is dedicated to the health and wellness of the real estate technology industry. CRETI is a research and education organization supported by its community and members. We provide information and business services to support founders and investors in real estate technology. The core of CRETI is backed by our industry-standard proptech venture capital index and other quantitative and qualitative research that tracks the financial performance of private venture-backed proptech companies and macro trends. Our mission is to support the health and wellness of the real estate technology industry. We accelerate innovation, provide intelligence, and deliver essential services that unlock opportunities and foster growth for technology investors, entrepreneurs, and real estate organizations.

We are a leading global investment firm that invests as long-term owners on behalf of institutions and individuals worldwide. Our owner-operator heritage and deep operational expertise allow us to strengthen and grow the businesses we own. By investing our own capital alongside our partners in nearly every transaction, we ensure strong alignment and a shared commitment to long-term value creation—so together, we can own what’s next. To learn more about our global businesses spanning energy, infrastructure, real estate, private equity and credit, please visit www.brookfield.com.

H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”) is a leading global private investment firm with $74 billion in equity capital under management.* Since its founding more than 30 years ago, H.I.G. and its family of funds, spanning private equity, real estate, growth equity, and credit, have invested in and managed over 400 companies worldwide. Today, the firm oversees a portfolio of companies generating more than $53 billion in combined annual sales. H.I.G. specializes in providing capital to small and mid-sized companies with attractive growth potential. Its investments typically focus on management-led buyouts and recapitalizations of well-managed, profitable manufacturing and service businesses. The firm also has deep expertise in operational turnarounds and financial restructurings. H.I.G.’s proven investment strategy is built around three pillars: (1) a flexible and responsive approach that emphasizes speed and adaptability, (2) a large, skilled team with a collaborative, “can-do” mindset, and (3) a consistent and long-standing focus on small and mid-sized businesses, typically valued between $50 million and $500 million, with a clear understanding of their unique opportunities and challenges.* Headquartered in Miami, H.I.G. has U.S. offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Stamford, as well as affiliate offices in Europe (Hamburg, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris), Latin America (Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo), the Middle East (Dubai), and Asia (Hong Kong). *Based on total capital raised by H.I.G. Capital and its affiliates.

Bravia Capital is an independent private equity firm and a family office that focused on the transportation, logistics, and related growth industries. Since its founding BY BHARAT BHISE in 2000, THE FIRM has actively invested in these industries across global private equity, credit, and venture capital platforms. The team at Bravia Capital has a long history of achievement in structuring complex financial instruments and is a flexible, hands-on partner seeking to ensure value generation. Bravia Capital is headquartered in New York City and makes all new deals through an affiliate, BCAP Partners Limited, based in London.