Jeff Mortimer

BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (BNYMIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1951 and formerly known as The Dreyfus Corp. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of MBC Investments Corp., ultimately held by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). BNYMIA serves as an investment advisor to mutual funds, such as the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and The BNY Mellon Funds Trust, and as sub-investment advisor to non-affiliated mutual funds. Formed in 2009, Dreyfus Cash Investment Strategies (Dreyfus) is a division of the BNYMIA that offers money market strategies to US and non-US institutional investors.

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (Wealth Management) (BNY Mellon Wealth Management) is the wealth management division of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK), an investment banking services holding company headquartered in New York City. The firm was formed from the merger of The Bank of New York and the Mellon Financial Corporation in 2007. BNY Mellon Wealth Management provides investment management, wealth management and banking services to individuals, families, family offices, charitable gift programs, endowments and foundations.

GW&K Investment Management LLC (GW&K) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1974 and formerly known as Gannett Welsh & Kotler LLC. They are a subsidiary of AMG Boston Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG). GW&K serves as an investment adviser or sub adviser to private or high net worth clients, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable foundations, endowments, corporations, private funds, mutual funds, UCITS funds, collective trusts and other entities.

Bainco International Investors LLC (Bainco) is a wealth management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded by Samuel Bain in 1987. The firm was acquired by Cerity Partners LLC in 2021. Bainco provides asset management services to high-net worth individuals and families as well as their related trusts, foundations, partnerships, retirement accounts and insurance policies.

Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (CSIM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1989 and is a subsidiary of The Charles Schwab Corp. (NASDAQ: SCHW). CSIM provides investment advice to pooled investment funds such as registered investment companies and non-US funds and to trustees of collective trust funds. They also provide non-discretionary investment management advice to their affiliate, Charles Schwab Bank (CSB).

Part of Agilis Holding Co. LLC, Higgins Associates, Inc. provides investment counsel, portfolio management, asset allocation, manager searches and portfolio risk. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. Higgins Associates was acquired by Punter Southall & Co LLC on October 16, 2001.

Apeiron Capital Investment Corp. is a blank check company, which engages in effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded on December 28, 2020 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.