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Columbia Threadneedle Asset Managers Ltd. (CTAM) is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1990 as F&C Asset Managers Ltd. and renamed BMO Asset Managers Ltd. in 2018. They changed their name to Columbia Threadneedle Asset Managers Ltd. when BMO rebranded to Columbia Threadneedle Investments in 2022. The firm is a subsidiary of Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc, ultimately held by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) in the US. CTAM manages a range of in-house and multi-manager funds for private individuals and institutional clients.

Manulife Investment Management (Europe) Ltd. (Manulife Europe) is the Great Britain-based asset management subsidiary of Manufacturers Life Insurance Co., itself a subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corp. (TSE, NYSE: MFC) in Canada. The firm was founded as Trendhandy Trading Ltd. in 1993 and was acquired by Manulife and in 1996. Headquartered in London, Manulife Europe offers clients a variety of funds including international and European equity funds. Their local research capabilities and market presence give them perspective on UK and European markets.

AllianceBernstein Japan Ltd. (AB Japan) is the wholly-owned Japanese fund management subsidiary of AllianceBernstein Corp. of Delaware, ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH) in the US. The firm was founded in 1996 and formerly known as Alliance Capital Asset Management (Japan) Ltd. AB Japan is headquartered in Tokyo and manages mutual funds for individual and institutional investors.

Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (TYO: 8601, ADR: DSEEY) in Japan. Founded in 1959, the firm is headquartered in Tokyo and manages investment trusts for private investors and provides investment advisory and discretionary asset management for institutional investors and overseas asset management companies. Daiwa Asset Management is a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Daiwa Asset Management (Singapore) Ltd. (DAMSL) is the wholly-owned, Singapore-based investment advisory subsidiary of Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (TYO: 8601; OTCMKTS: DSEEY), an investment bank headquartered in Japan. Founded in 1994, DAMSL manages funds and provides investment advisory services for funds domiciled in Japan.

The Untitled Ventures LLP (Untitled Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Konstantin Sinyushin and Igor Lutz. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom with additional office in Luxembourg.