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Morgan Stanley Investment Management Ltd. (MSIM) is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. Founded in 1986, the firm is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. MSIM provides client-centric investment and risk-management solutions to a wide range of investors and institutions.

Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC (Lighthouse) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and fund-of-hedge funds manager headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The firm was founded by Sean McGould in 1999 and they are a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of LHP Investments LLC, ultimately owned by Navigator Global Investments Ltd. (ASX: NGI) in Australia. Lighthouse provides investment management and advisory services to US and non-US pooled investment funds (Lighthouse Fund of Funds) and portfolios managed for the benefit of single investors.

BlueCrest Capital Management (UK) LLP (BCM-UK) is an independent, Great Britain-based alternative asset management firm headquartered in London. The firm was founded in 2009 by Michael Platt and Bill Reeves to manage their flagship fund, BlueCrest Capital International. In 2015, they transitioned to a Private Investment Partnership and returned client capital. BCM-UK currently manages assets solely on behalf of their partners and employees.

Silex Investment Managers SAS (Silex) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Paris, France. Silex was founded by Xavier Laborde and provides a range of strategies, notably Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS funds.

ABN AMRO Investment Solutions SA (AAIS) is the wholly-owned French investment management subsidiary of Banque Neuflize OBC SA, ultimately held by state-owned ABN AMRO Group NV (GDR: ABN) in The Netherlands. Formerly known as Neuflize OBC Investissements SA, the firm was founded in 1998 when Asset Allocation Advisors, Neuflize OBC Asset Management and the financial management pole of Bank Neuflize OBC merged. In 2016, they changed their name to ABN AMRO Investment Solutions. Headquartered in Paris, AAIS provides multi-management, active equity management and asset allocation advisory services for private and institutional investors, third party distributors, private banks, financial advisors and family offices. They manage the NOBC flagship fund range and have access to ABN AMRO information and experts.

Tavira Financial Ltd. (Tavira) is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. Formerly known as Tavira Securities Ltd., the firm was founded in 2005 and is a subsidiary of Tavira Holdings Ltd. in British Virgin Islands. Tavira serves as an investment manager and sub-adviser to private funds and separately managed accounts.

Star Fund Managers LLP (SFM) is an independent alternative investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Christopher Rossbach and Nicolas Mueller in 2008 as Merian Capital Partners LLP and they became Star Fund Managers LLP in 2015. SFM manages the assets of private clients.

JPMorgan Securities Plc is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1992 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JP Morgan Capital Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. JPMorgan Securities provides market research, proprietary pricing data and analytics, and trade execution across multiple asset classes such as credit, equities and FX. They help institutional investors, traditional and alternative asset and fund managers, broker dealers and equity issuers meet the demands of changing markets.

Sculptor Capital Management Europe Ltd. (Sculptor Capital Europe) is the wholly-owned, Great Britain-based alternative asset management subsidiary of Sculptor Capital LP, itself a subsidiary of Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: SCU) in the US. The firm was founded in 1998 and was formerly known as Och-Ziff Management Europe Ltd. Headquartered in London, Sculptor Capital Europe manages alternative investments for individuals, family offices, pensions, foundation and endowments, private banks, funds of funds, corporate and other institutional clients.