BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 26. President of
the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev recently held meetings with
the heads of 3 major global investment companies — Neuberger Berman, Brookfield Asset Management and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).


The companies operate across investment management,
infrastructure, energy, transport, digital technologies and other
sectors, managing assets worth trillions of dollars combined.


Neuberger Berman


Founded in New York in 1939, Neuberger Berman is one of the
world's largest independent investment management firms, with $613
billion in assets under management.


The company invests across public and private markets and
manages more than $170 billion in private markets investment
commitments, with a portfolio covering over 10,400 companies
worldwide.


Cooperation between Azerbaijan's State Oil Fund (SOFAZ) and
Neuberger Berman began in 2015. SOFAZ has allocated a total of $775
million to investment vehicles managed by Neuberger Berman across
private equity, private debt, secondary market investments and
co-investment projects.


Brookfield Asset Management


Brookfield Asset Management is one of the world's major owners
and operators of real assets, with assets under management
exceeding $1 trillion.







The company invests in sectors including energy, infrastructure,
telecommunications, digital infrastructure, transport and real
estate.


Brookfield's infrastructure platform includes more than 308,000
telecommunications assets, 77,000 kilometers of fiber-optic
networks, 150 data centers, a 36,300-kilometer railway network and
3,200 kilometers of toll roads. Its utility infrastructure
businesses serve more than 10 million consumers worldwide.


Global Infrastructure Partners


Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) manages around $170 billion
in assets and specializes in investments in large-scale
infrastructure projects.


The company's portfolio includes airports, railways, ports, data
centers and other infrastructure assets.


Since 2024, GIP has operated within BlackRock, the world's
largest investment management firm, which manages $15.3 trillion in
assets and focuses on sectors including energy, transport, digital
infrastructure, water and waste management.


GIP is also among the key founders of the AI Infrastructure
Partnership, alongside BlackRock, Microsoft and MGX, an initiative
focused on supporting infrastructure development for artificial
intelligence.