Partners Group Holding AG (0QOQ) Q4 2023 Earnings Call

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Dear shareholders and media representatives, we would like to present, express a warm welcome that you came to listen to our 2023 annual results presentation. My name is Philipp Sauer. I'm heading the Corporate Development Business Unit at Partners Group. And all of us today are very excited to share with you some of our highlights and achievements from the past year. Over the weekend, we returned from Miami where we held our annual general meeting for our clients. This was a great event with a new record. Over 300 clients from over 35 countries worldwide participated. In total, The clients in attendance represented more than $10 trillion of assets under management. We saw 45% representation from North America. We welcomed this because we aimed to gain further market share in that region. We also dedicated substantially more time in our agenda for our private wealth solutions and our distribution partners. Listening to their ambition to further increase the private market allocations of their private wealth clients provides us with enormous confidence about the future growth of our business. This is one of our more important growth segments. At the AGM, Steffen Meister, here on my right side, our executive chairman, took clients on a journey of what truly shapes the private market investment paradigm over the next decade, and that the only constant in our economy is the acceleration of change. Today, he is with us and shares with you the same perspectives as he shared with clients last week. Thereafter, we listen to Dave. He will provide us with a business update of 2023 and also with an update on the IOM outlook for 2024. Last but not least, we would like to welcome our new CFO, Joris Greflin. Welcome. He will explain our 2023 financials and give you more insights i...