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Marshall Wace LLP (MW) is a global alternative investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Paul Marshall and Ian Wace in 1997. They are a subsidiary of Marshall Wace Asset Management Ltd., ultimately held by MW Group LP in Great Britain. Headquartered in London, MW offers a diverse set of alternative, long-only and bespoke investment solutions to a broad range of investors.

Oddo BHF Asset Management SAS (Oddo BHF AM) is an investment adviser founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Paris, France. The firm is a subsidiary of Oddo BHF SCA. Oddo BHF AM provides asset management and financial advisory services to domestic and international private clients, companies, institutional investors, and IFAs.

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.

American Securities LLC (American Securities) is a private equity firm founded in 1994 by Michael Gerald Fisch and Charles D.Klein. The firm is headquartered in New York, United States.

Chequers Partenaires SA engages in the provision of private equity funds investment management services. It offers LBO/MBO, sector consolidation, growth equity, shareholders restructuring, carve-out, and recovery situations. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. (Epoch) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Bill Priest and David Pearl in 2004. They are a subsidiary of TD Bank US Holding Co., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD) in Canada. Epoch provides investment advisory services to primarily institutional clients.

CVC Advisers Ltd (CVC Advisers) is a private equity firm founded in 1981 by Bruce Hardy McLain, Rolly van Rappard and Steven Koltes. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

VR Equitypartner GmbH (VREP) is a private equity subsidiary of DZ Bank AG founded in 1970. The firm is headquartered in Bavaria, Germany.

Founded in 1987, Pantheon Ventures (US) LP is a private equity firm headquartered in San Francisco. The firm is the U.S. investment arm of Pantheon Ventures (UK) LLP. Their ultimate parent is Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG), which acquired the firm in June 2010. Pantheon Ventures manages regional primary investments, global secondary and infrastructure investments and customized separate account programs.

Deutsche Beteiligungs AG /Private Equity/ (DBAG) is a private equity arm of Deutsche Beteiligungs AG founded in 1965. The firm is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd. provides energy and automation management solutions. Its products include circuit breakers, switches, pilot lights, motor starters, PLC, PAC, HMI, signaling units, dedicated controllers and others. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC (GS-Asia) is the Hong Kong-based brokerage subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd., ultimately owned by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS), a multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1984, GS-Asia provides market insight, risk management and execution services to institutional clients which includes asset managers, hedge funds, banks and brokerages, pensions, endowments and foundations, corporations, and governments.

Alvarez & Marsal Business Consulting LLC provides business management consulting services to the information technology, finance, human resource, and supply chain industries. The company was founded on May 27, 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Harvest Global Investments Ltd. (HGI) is the wholly-owned, Hong Kong-based investment management subsidiary of Harvest Fund Management Co., Ltd. (HFM), an asset management company headquartered in China. Founded in 2008, HGI provides discretionary portfolio management services to their clients, sometimes with the assistance of HFM, serving as the investment adviser to pooled investment vehicles sponsored by other financial firms. They also provide investment advisory services on behalf of sophisticated institutional investors to separately managed accounts.

Blackfin Capital Partners SAS (Blackfin Capital Partners) is an independent Private Equity firm founded in 2008 by Eric May, Paul Mizrahi, Bruno Rostain, Laurent Bouyoux. The firm is headquartered in France, Paris with additional offices in Brussels, Belgium, and Frankfurt, Germany.

ETHENEA Independent Investors SA (ETHENEA) is the Luxembourg-based investment management subsidiary of Luca Pesarini’s Haron Holding AG in Switzerland. Established in 2010, ETHENEA is a non bank-affiliated investment firm which manages the Ethna Funds. The firm is headquartered in Munsbach and has subsidiaries in Switzerland, Germany and Italy, and a representative office in Austria. The Ethna Funds can be acquired at Raiffeisen and cooperative banks, from independent financial services providers as well as at banks and savings banks.

Forward Investment Partners LLP (Forward Investment Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Nic Brisbourne. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Guy''s & St Thomas'' Charity operates as an independent, place-based foundation. It works with Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and others to improve the health of people in the London boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Flerie Invest AB (Flerie Invest) is a venture capital subsidiary of Flerie Creations Ltd. founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Point72 Europe (London) LLP (P72) is a hedge fund manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2015 and is a subsidiary of Point72 Asset Management LP, ultimately owned by Point72 Capital Holdings LP in the US. P72 is a sub-investment manager to certain affiliated investment management entities based outside the UK.

Plentific Ltd. operates a marketplace for trade services and manage property repairs and maintenance. Its platform offers social housing, private landlords, property managers, contractors, education, pubs and restaurants, student accommodation, short-term rental, public buildings, care homes, gyms, and hotels solutions. The company was founded by Emre Kazan and Cem Savas in 2013 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen GmbH (Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen) is a private equity subsidiary of Harald Quandt Family Office GmbH founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Bad Homburg vor der Hoehe, Germany.

Porsche Ventures (Porsche Ventures) is venture investment arm of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, itself a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG is founded in 2016. the firm is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

ALLISTRO GmbH (ALLISTRO) is an independent private equity firm founded on March 1, 2010. The firm is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

Moody's Investors Service Ltd. is the Great Britain-based investment research subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO) in the US. The firm was founded in 1985 under the name Rapidcredit Ltd. Headquartered in London, Moody's Investors Service provides credit ratings, research, and risk analysis. Credit ratings and research help investors analyze the credit risks associated with fixed-income securities. Such independent credit ratings and research also contribute to efficiencies in fixed-income markets and other obligations, such as insurance policies and derivative transactions, by providing credible and independent assessments of credit risk.