Marcel Roth

SPARX Asset Management Co., Ltd. (SPARX) is the wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of SPARX Group Co., Ltd. (TYO: 8739) in Japan. The firm was founded by Shuhei Abe in 2006. Headquartered in Tokyo, SPARX provides portfolio management services and manages client accounts and funds.

Hérens Quality Asset Management AG (HQAM) is the asset management subsidiary of CEAMS Holding AG in Switzerland. Formerly known as CE Asset Management AG, established in 1993, the firm is based in Pfaffikon and provides research, consulting and asset management solutions for private and institutional investors as well as corporate decision-makers. The firm's clients include private investors, Swiss family offices and pension funds, in addition to banks and insurance companies. They manage a range of Luxembourg- and Swiss-domiciled funds.