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Nordic Investment Bank engages in the provision of banking and investment services for companies in the Nordic region. It also offers long-term loans and guarantees on competitive market terms to its clients in the private and public sectors. The company was founded on December 4, 1975 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

International Finance Corp. (IFC) operates as a global development institution. It is an organization that fosters sustainable economic growth in developing countries by financing private sector investment, mobilizing capital in the international financial markets and providing advisory services to businesses and governments. The firm operates through three segments: Investment Services, Treasury Services and Advisory Services. The Investment Services segment offers loans, equities, debt securities, trade and supply chain finance and client risk management services. The Treasury Services segment consists of the borrowing, liquid asset management, asset and liability management, and client risk management activities. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Nordea Bank AB engages in the provision of commercial banking services, life insurance, investment advice, and funds. It operates through the following segments: Personal Banking, Commercial & Business Banking, Wholesale Banking, Wealth Management, Group Finance & Treasury, and Other Operating segments. The Personal Banking segment serves the household customers of Nordea in the Nordic markets, through various channels offering a full range of financial services and solutions. The Commercial & Business Banking segment services large corporate customers and small and medium-sized corporate customers. The Wholesale Banking segment provides banking and other financial solutions to large Nordic and international corporate, institutional and public companies. The Wealth Management segment provides investment savings and risk management products. The Group Finance & Treasury segment manages the funding of the group and supports the management and control of the Nordea Group. The company was founded in 1820 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

OMX AB ownes and operates the integrated securities market in Northern Europe and provided technology solutions for financial and energy markets worldwide. As a part of every link in the transaction chain, it is a partner for securities transactions. Through its exchanges in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius, the company offeres access to approximately 80 percent of the Nordic and Baltic securities markets with value-adding services for trading members, listed companies, investors and other market participants. OMX AB is a Swedish-Finnish financial services company, formed in 2003 through a merger between OM AB and HEX Plc. The company is located in Stockholm, Sweden.

Keskinäinen Työeläkevakuutusyhtiö Varma (Varma) is an independent pension fund management firm headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. The firm was founded in 1998 when Pension Sampo and parts of Pension Varma merged. Formerly known as Varma-Sampo, they changed their name to Varma in 2003 to emphasize their role as an earnings-related pension insurer and acknowledge their Finnish roots. Varma is responsible for the occupational pension security of various employees in the private sector. The firm is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI).