Brian Hopkinson

Neuberger Berman BD LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. It is directly owned by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, which is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Group LLC, which is owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. The firm traces their origin back to the 1939 founding of Neuberger & Berman, its predecessor firm. In 1950, Neuberger Berman became one of the first firms to offer a no-load mutual fund to individual investors. Neuberger Berman BD manages a range of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund strategies on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors worldwide.

General Electric Capital Corp. provides financial products and services. Its services include commercial loans and leases, fleet management, financial programs, credit cards, personal loans, and other financial services. The firm’s solutions include energy finance and aviation finance. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers, Inc. (NBIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2002 as Neuberger Berman Fixed Income LLC and adopted their present name in 2016. They are a subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. NBIA provides a wide range of discretionary investment management services to a variety of clients, which includes individuals, institutions, registered investment companies, non-US registered funds and private investment funds.

SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSgA FM provides investment advisory services to US investment companies and certain pooled investment vehicles.

Setanta Asset Management Ltd. (Setanta AM) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of The Canada Life Group (UK) Ltd., ultimately held by Power Corp. of Canada (TSE: POW) in Canada. The firm was founded in 1998. Headquartered in Dublin, Setanta AM manages assets on behalf of a diverse range of institutional clients including pension plans, investment advisers, insurance companies, endowments, 40 Act Funds, corporations and charitable foundations. They have clients in the US, Canada, Ireland, Germany and the UK.