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BNP Paribas (London Branch) is the Great Britain-based brokerage division of BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP) in France. The firm is headquartered in London and was founded in 1986. BNP Paribas (London Branch) offers a wide range of products and services to corporate, institutional, commodities, market making and broking clients.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.

Part of abrdn Plc, Standard Life Investments Securities LLC is a brokerage firm. The company is based in Boston, MA. Standard Life Investments Securities was founded in 2011.

Franklin Advisers, Inc. is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in San Mateo, California. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN), a holding company that, together with its various subsidiaries is referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Franklin Advisers provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to US and non-US, registered open-end and closed-end funds and unregistered funds, as well as separate accounts.

Franklin Templeton Investment Management Ltd. (FTIML) is the Great Britain-based global investment management subsidiary of Franklin Templeton Global Investors Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in the US. Founded in 1985, FTIML is headquartered in London and provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to clients in jurisdictions worldwide, which include registered open-end and closed-end funds and unregistered funds, as well as Separate Accounts for institutional and high net-worth clients.

Ruffer LLP is the investment management subsidiary of Ruffer Management Ltd. in Great Britain. The firm was founded as Ruffer Investment Management Ltd. in 1994 by Jonathan Ruffer, Jane Tufnell, and Earl Ferrers. In 2004, they transferred their investment business to Ruffer LLP. Headquartered in London, Ruffer manages assets and funds on a discretionary basis for private and institutional clients including trusts, charities, pension funds, family offices, corporations, investment companies and insurance companies. Ruffer is a responsible investor that fully integrates environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues into their investment process.

Downing Ventures (Downing Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1986. The firm is headquartered in London.

Foresight Group LLP (Foresight Group) is a private equity subsidiary of Foresight Group CI Ltd founded in 1984 by Bernard William Fairman. The firm is headquartered in London.

Volkswagen Bank GmbH engages in the provision of financial solutions to retail customers, business customers, and authorized dealers. It offers savings and investment products, credit cards, and securities transactions. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Braunschweig, Germany.

Sector Asset Management AS engages in operation of a capital management firm. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Codex Capital Partners Ltd (Codex Capital) is an independent private equity firm founded in October 2005 by Andrew Haining and Robin Black. The firm is headquartered in London, England.

InfraRed Capital Partners Ltd (InfraRed Capital partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Sun Life Financial, Inc. founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in London with additional offices in Hong Kong, New York, Sydney, Seoul.

Simmons & Co. International Ltd. (Private Equity) (Simmons & Co. International) is a private equity subsidiary of Simmons & Co. International Ltd. founded in 1974. The firm is headquartered in London.

Part of SGS SA, SGS Tesco Co., Ltd. is a South Korean company that provides reliability testing and precision measurement of electronic systems. The company is based in Suwon, South Korea. SGS Tesco Co. was acquired by SGS SA on November 07, 2008.

Puma Investment Management Ltd (Puma Investment) is a private equity firm founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in London with additional offices in Liverpool and Edinburgh.

IG Metall is the largest individual trade union in the world, based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, with subsidiaries in Germany. The German company provides information, materials, and useful guides to its members to help them achieve fairness and good working conditions in their workplaces and society. The private company's focus is on employment security, occupational safety, and value chains. The CEO of the company is Hans-Jürgen Urban.

CEC Capital Corp. operates as an investment bank with a core focus on technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT), consumers, and healthcare sectors. It provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital raising, and asset management services. The company was founded by Ran Wang and Irene Hong in 2000 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

DFS Group Ltd. owns and operates a chain of duty-free stores. The firm provides perfume, jewelry, liquor, tobacco and clothing. The company was founded by Charles Feeney and Robert Miller on November 07, 1960 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

WeLab Holdings Ltd. operates as an online finance lending firm. It specializes in finance, finance technology, personal loans, online lending, mobile lending, financial innovation, social lending, data analytics, risk management, and virtual bank. The company was founded by Simon Loong, Kwok Yee Wong, Frances Kang, and Aananth Solaiyappan in 2013 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Puma Private Equity Ltd. (Puma Private Equity) is a private equity subsidiary of Puma Investment Management Ltd. founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in London.

Nettuno Capital AS is a privately held investment and advisory firm that specializes in venture capital, hedge funds, long only funds, private equity, and real estate. The private company is based in Oslo, Norway. The Norwegian company has a broad mandate with investments and advisory services, and they aim to give between 5%% and 10%% of their yearly profits to charitable causes.

Part of Gas Sensing Solutions Ltd., Cambridge Respiratory Innovations Ltd. develops and manufactures medical devices. The private company is based in Swavesey, UK.

Roadshow AS is a Norwegian company that provides tooling for venture capital data analysis. The company is based in Oslo, Norway. The company's focus is on providing access to the data that flows through the venture capital world. Roadshow was founded by Léopold Gasteen and Walid Mustapha, with Léopold Gasteen serving as CEO since incorporation.

Concentric Team LLP (Concentric Team) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm founded in 2013 by Denis Shafranik and Kjartan Rist. The firm is headquartered in London, UK.

Simula Innovation AS provides streaming solutions for live media applications. Its software technology's areas of services include video conferencing, video training, remote operations, video surveillance, and live content distribution. The company is headquartered in Gjettum, Norway.

Burnt Island Ventures Management LLC (Burnt Island Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Thomas Ferguson. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

LIfT BioSciences Ltd. is a pre-clinical stage biotech company based in Brighton, UK. LIfT BioSciences is developing a first-in-class alpha neutrophil cell therapy called N-Lift, which is produced from a patented process using exceptional stem cells, a proprietary enhancement media, and genetic engineering. The therapy is designed to destroy solid tumors both directly and indirectly by turning the tumor microenvironment against the tumor and recruiting the rest of the immune system to destroy it. The British company is working with a range of pharmaceutical license partners across oncology, immunology, neurology, and AMR to develop a portfolio of immune-modulatory alpha neutrophils for treating a range of therapeutic indications, including solid tumors. The company's goal is to deliver complete remission in high unmet need solid tumors before the decade is out. The company was founded in 2014 by Alexander William Blyth, who was inspired to create the company after his mother passed away from pancreatic cancer.

Cylon Ltd.(Cylon) is an accelerator & incubator and a venture capital firm founded by Alexander Rupert van Someren, Jonathan Luff and Grace Cassy in 2015. The firm is headquartered in London, UK.

Part of Volkswagen AG, CARIAD SE is an automotive software company based in Wolfsburg, Germany. CARIAD develops innovative applications that enable all the features the car provides, from the intelligent personal assistant via connected infotainment to automated driving. The German company's software uses their own operating system and is connected to their cloud, keeping the car constantly up-to-date with the newest features. CARIAD believes that software has the potential to reshape the automotive experience for everyone, everywhere, and they are shaping the future of mobility by developing innovative applications. The company was founded in 2020. Peter Bosch has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Qkine Ltd. provides growth factors and bioactive proteins for use in stem cell science and regenerative medicine applications. Its products include Activin A and FGF2. The firm specializes in protein purification, organoids, cytokines, and protein-engineering. The company was founded by Marko Hyvonen and Catherine Elton in 2016 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Ruffer AIFM Ltd. is an alternative investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2013 and is a subsidiary of Ruffer LLP, which is owned by Ruffer Management Ltd. Ruffer AIFM provides investment management services for institutions, pension funds, charities, financial planners and private clients.