Andreas Berndt

Antares Capital Corp (Antares Capital) is a private equity firm founded by Randall Poliner and Barry N. Shear in 1993. The firm is headquartered in Florida, United states.

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC (PIMCO) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Newport Beach, California. Founded in 1971, the firm is a subsidiary of Allianz Asset Management of America LP and their ultimate parent is Allianz SE (ETR: ALV), a German global insurance company. PIMCO provides discretionary investment management services to a global client base.

Deka Investment GmbH (Deka) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale in Germany. Founded in 1995, the firm is headquartered in Frankfurt and acts as the investment arm of the DekaBank Group. The firm offers a range of funds in a variety of asset classes including large-, mid- and small-cap, corporate and government bonds, asset backed securities and convertible bonds for retail and institutional investors.

Lazard Frères Gestion SAS is an investment management firm headquartered in Paris, France. The firm was founded in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Lazard Group LLC, which is owned by Lazard Ltd. (NYSE: LAZ) in the US. They provide asset management and advisory services for individual and institutional clients.

Fisch Asset Management AG (Fisch) is an independent Swiss asset management firm which was founded by Kurt Fisch and Pius Fisch in 1994. Based in Zurich, the firm manages a range of convertible bond, corporate bond, multi-asset and managed futures strategies primarily for institutional clients such as banks, portfolio managers, pension funds and family offices, as well as for wholesale investors. They are a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment and integrate socially responsible factors into their investment processes.

Operation Smile, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides free surgeries for children suffering form cleft lip or cleft palate. The company was founded by William P. Magee, Jr. and Kathleen Magee in 1982 and is headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH (AGI) is an investment management firm headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. The was founded in 1956 and is a subsidiary of Allianz Asset Management GmbH, which is owned by Allianz SE (ETR: ALV). AGI manages the group's assets and client-focused equity, fixed-income, and balanced portfolios. They also launch and manage equity and fixed-income mutual funds for individual and institutional clients.

BlueBay Asset Management LLP (dba RBC BlueBay) is the Great Britain-based asset management subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE, TSE: RY) in Canada. Headquartered in London, the firm was established in 2001 and manages hedge funds and segregated mandates for institutional clients and high-net worth individuals. RBC BlueBay is a socially responsible investor and signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Barclays Bank Plc (Investment Management) (Barclays Bank-IM) is the investment management division of Barclays Bank Plc, the international and investment banking unit of Barclays PLC (LON: BARC; NYSE: BCS) in Great Britain. Headquartered in London, Barclays Bank-IM was founded in 1971 and provides corporate, government and institutional clients with a full spectrum of strategic advisory, financing and risk management solutions.

Hayfin Capital Management LLP (Investment Management) (Hayfin-IM) is the investment management division of Hayfin Capital Management LLP, itself a subsidiary of BC Investment Management Corp. in Canada. The firm was founded by Timothy Flynn and Mark Tognolini in 2009. Headquartered in London, Hayfin-IM manages strategy-specific commingled funds and tailored separate and managed accounts which combine product exposures.

SphereInvest Group Ltd. (SphereInvest) is a privately owned specialist investment management firm headquartered in Sliema, Malta. The firm was founded by Joseph Strubel in 2009. SphereInvest offers specialist investment services through UCITS V compliant investment funds and separately managed accounts. Their global client base consists of family offices, financial institutions and High Net Worth Individuals.

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC (Private Equity) (Pacific Investment) a subsidiary of Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC founded in 1994 by William Hunt Gross. The firm is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

PIMCO Multi-Asset Alternative Risk Premia Strategy Fund provides investment services. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.