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INVESTOR PRESENTATION
Selected Strategic Advisory Catalysts
Energy transition
Investment in technologies to decarbonize
Secular trends impacting every aspect of the economy
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Solar and Wind Energy
• Proliferation of renewables implementation
and transactions
Short- and Long-Duration Storage
• Driven by reliability, grid stabilization,
cheaper battery costs and government
incentives
Infrastructure-style investing
Scale and capital efficiency
Bespoke partnerships with structured risk/return objectives
Energy Transition Fuels
• Hydrogen and biofuels will play a significant
role in transportation, aviation and broader
industry applications
Sustainable Building Materials
Energy efficiency improvements from
retrofitting and usage of greener steel,
cement and mass timber
Software
Heightened role in optimizing operations of
power grids, buttressing energy efficiency
and determining decarbonization pathways
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New Technology
• Increased financing for ventures in Carbon
Capture and Storage (CCS), Advanced
Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), carbon
offsets and nuclear fusion, among others
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$1T Infrastructure Capital
Scaled financing solution with attractive
relative returns and ability to control
enterprises
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Opportunity Set
Acquire an enterprise, monetize an existing
asset, fund a new project, development
partnership, expedite onshoring
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Real/Essential Assets
Long lived, meaningful scale, stable cash
flows, strong barriers to entry
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Industry Transition
• Renewable energy and digital infrastructure
fast-growing sectors with similar attributes to
traditional assets
Corporate Benefit
Optimize capital structure, retain operational
control, expand long-term capital sources
Institutional Investor
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• Diversify deployed capital while optimizing
duration, principal protection and risk curve
Healthcare evolution
Advances across the sector
Innovation, access to capital and navigating regulation
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Revolutionary Advances in Biology
• Innovation has driven unprecedented rate of
company formation
Large Pharma Growth Challenges
• Patent expiries heighten focus on building
domain leadership and sustainable revenue
Shift to Value-based Care
• Emphasis on delivering measurable patient
value and associated infrastructure
requirements
Disruption from New Entrants
Emerging innovators and expansion of big
tech and big-box retail into healthcare space
Impact of Legislation
• Pressure on drug pricing and reimbursement
adds to growth challenges
Non-cyclical Industry
• Demand and growth within health care less
impacted by broader recession concerns
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