Laura Pfeifer-Rossi

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Founded in 1993, Auerbach Grayson & Co. LLC is a broker/dealer/located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Auerbach Grayson Holdings LLC. Through their worldwide network of broker partners, the firm offers research, execution and clearance in equities, derivatives and fixed-income instruments. They also provide and implements hedging and arbitrage strategies. Auerbach Grayson & Co. is a member of FINRA and the SIPC. They employ bottom-up research to identify undervalued, under-represented and misunderstood companies. The firm covers a broad range of small-cap, mid-cap and emerging market equities.

Bank Julius Bär & Co. AG (BJB) is the private banking subsidiary of Julius Bär Gruppe AG (SWX: BAER) in Switzerland. Headquartered in Zurich, BJB was founded in 1890 and provides personal wealth management advice to private clients and family offices.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Saurer AG manufactures textile machinery and components. It offers pre-spinning, roving frame, ring spinning, compact spinning, rotor spinning, winding, twisting and embroidery machines. The firm’s brands include Allma, Jintan, Saurer Embroidery, Schlafhorst, Volkmann and Zinser. IIt offers machinery components under the brand names that include Accotex, Daytex, Fibrevision, Heberlein, Temco and Texparts. The company was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in Wattwil, Switzerland.

Part of Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc., Adams Harkness & Hill Investment Banking is a company based in Boston, MA.

BZ Bank AG provides securities trading, investment advice and asset management services. The firm's services include brokerage, private banking, corporate advisory, asset management and investment funds. The company was founded by Martin Ebner in May 1985 and is headquartered in Wilen, Switzerland.

Zürcher Kantonalbank (Broker) (ZKB-Broker) is the brokerage business unit of Zürcher Kantonalbank, a state-owned full-service bank founded in 1870, which is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. They conduct all investment activities in-house including financial advisory services, research, trading, and asset management. ZKB-Broker is an active trader in securities, foreign currencies, banknotes, precious metals, commodity contracts and financial derivatives on their own account and on behalf of third-party customers. The bank provides underwriting services in domestic debt and equity markets, sales and trading of listed domestic warrants and structured derivatives, and Swiss Franc foreign exchange trading. The firm offers round-the-clock market-making in credit default swaps from Swiss issuers. Their research covers a broad international investment universe and maintains a successful equity, bonds and sustainability research capability, together with independent investment fund research.

RBR Capital Advisers AG is an alternative investment management frm located in Küsnacht. A subsidiary of RBR Capital AG, the firm manages assets for high-net worth individuals through their two flagship funds the Rhine Alpha Fund and the Rhine Alpha Stars Fund.

PricewaterhouseCoopers AG provides assurance, tax and advisory services. The company is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Founded in 1998, Bellevue Research, Inc. is a fundamental equity investment research firm located in Boston. The firm is US investment research arm of Bellevue Asset Management AG, a privately-owned asset management group based in Zurich, Switzerland. Their ultimate parent is Bellevue Group AG. Bellevue research provides research to Bellevue Asset Management with coverage of the biotechnology, genetic engineering and pharmaceuticals sectors.

Credit Suisse Securities Europe Ltd. (Switzerland) is the Swiss broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities Europe Ltd. in Great Britain. They are ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Headquartered in Zurich, the firm offers equities and fixed income sales and trading services, and provides access to a range of debt and equity securities, derivative products and financing opportunities across the capital spectrum for corporate, sovereign and institutional clients.

Distral SAS engages in the design and manufacture of metal products. It produces portals, fences, shutters, garage doors, and pool barriers. The company was founded by Christian Manenc and Laurent Manenc in 1993 and is headquartered in Portet-sur-Garonne, France.

Founded in 2003, Stifel Schweiz AG is a full-service investment bank. Part of Stifel Financial Corp., the Swiss company is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, with offices in multiple locations. The company provides a range of investment banking services.

Cooperare SpA (Cooperare) is a private equity firm founded in 1996. The firm is headquartered in Bologna, Italy.

JMS Invest AG is an investment management firm established in 2007 by Jean-Marc Müller and based in Zürich. The firm has business ties with the Bellevue Group AG (SW: BBN), active in investment banking, brokerage, asset management and private banking.

Robeco Schweiz AG is the Switzerland-based asset management subsidiary of ORIX Corporation Europe NV, itself a subsidiary of ORIX Corp. (TSE: 8591) in Japan. Formerly known as SAM Sustainable Asset Management AG, the firm was founded in 1995 as the first asset manager focused exclusively on Sustainability Investing. They were acquired by Robeco Group in 2007 and renamed RobecoSAM AG in 2013 as part of Robeco's strategy to further align its group-wide Sustainability Investing activities. The firm became Robeco Schweiz AG in 2020. Headquartered in Zurich, Robeco Schweiz offers a comprehensive palette of products including in-house asset management, Sustainability Indices, corporate sustainability assessments, active ownership and engagement, and customized portfolio benchmarking solutions for private and institutional investors.

Part of Crystal Holding AG, Crystal Asset Management AG is a Swiss company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Pfäffikon, Switzerland. The company was founded in 2011 by Gaudenz F. Domenig, Bruno L. Teta. Achim Wagner has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

Part of JB Capital Markets Sociedad de Valores SA, JB Capital Markets SV SA (UK) is a leading independent firm based in London, UK. The firm offers a wide range of financial services, including research, brokerage, and advisory in equities and fixed income, as well as financial and management services in investment banking, energy & infrastructures, principal investments, SME lending, and NPLs. With a deep local presence and extensive international experience, the team provides a high-value added proposal for the firm's institutional client base. The British company's website uses cookies to improve user experience while navigating through the website. Christopher T. Cooper has been the CEO of the company since 2010.

CONSTELLATION Capital AG (CONSTELLATION) is an independent private equity subsidiary of Constellation AG, founded in 1992 by Rainer Wilhelm Fröhlich. The firm is headquartered in Freinbach, Switzerland.

Quantafuel UK Ltd. is a chemical recycling private company founded in 2016. The company operates in the UK and is based in Cardiff.