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Paradigm Capital Management, Inc. (Paradigm) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Albany, New York. The firm was founded by Candace Weir in 1994 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Paradigm Capital Holdings, Inc. Paradigm offers investment advisory services primarily to corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, individuals, investment funds, trusts and individuals (which include high net-worth individuals), other separate accounts, and pooled investment vehicles such as private investment limited partnerships.

European Bank for Reconstruction & Development provides project financing for the financial sector from central Europe to central Asia and the southern and eastern Mediterranean. It provides project financing for banks, industries and businesses, both new ventures and investments in existing companies. The company also provides loan and equity finance, guarantees, leasing facilities and trade finance. European Bank for Reconstruction & Development was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Taconic Capital Advisors LLC (Taconic) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Kenneth D. Brody and Frank P. Brosens in 1999. TCA provides investment advice on a discretionary basis to onshore and offshore private investment funds that are offered to high net worth, financially sophisticated, individual and institutional investors that may include banks or thrift institutions, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, government plans, trusts, estates or other business entities.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

PAI Partners SAS (PAI Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in Paris, France.

BGC Partners LP is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP), a leading global intermediary to the wholesale financial markets, specializing in the brokering of a broad range of financial products including fixed-income, rates, foreign exchange, equity derivatives, credit derivatives, futures and structured product markets. Previously a subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald, BCG separated from that firm in 2004. In 2005, BGC merged with Maxcor Financial Group, integrating two leading brokerage firms. This was followed by the acquisitions of ETC Pollak and Aurel in Paris. On April 1, 2008, BGC merged with eSpeed to form a world-class provider of voice and electronic brokerage services in the global marketplace. The combined company is BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP). BGC offers a full range of brokerage services including price discovery, trade execution, straight through processing and clearing, settlement and access to electronic trading services through its eSpeed and BGC Trader brands.

Axon Capital LP is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. Formerly known as TPG-Axon Management LP, the firm is a successor to Axon Investments LP, its parent company, which was founded by Dinakar Singh in February 2005. Axon Capital provides discretionary investment advisory services to domestic and offshore private investment vehicles.

Assietta Private Equity SGR SpA (Assietta Private Equity) is a private equity subsidiary of Asietta SpA founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

DeA Capital Alternative Funds SGR SpA (Dea Capital Alternative Funds) is a private equity subsidiary of DeA Capital SpA (Private Equity) founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Setera Oy is a holding company that provides communications solutions using a cloud-based virtual private branch exchange platform. It also offers Session Initiation Protocol voice services. The firm develops business communications solutions and services for businesses. Setera was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.

Confimprese operates as a Italian retail association which made up of modern trade companies with franchising and direct networks. The firm protects the interests of the companies within the association by supporting their development in Italy and abroad. It specializes in institutional relations, internationalization, networking and retail services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Nuova Pasquini & Bini SpA produces and sells plastic jars with injection molding and rotational for nursery gardening and urban furniture. The company is headquartered in Altopascio, Italy.

Farmol SpA manufactures aerosols and liquid products for cosmetics and personal care markets. It produces deodorants ethanol base, antiperspirants silicone based, cremes for personal care, hairsprays, and shave foams for cosmetic markets. The firm offers development, production, and packaging services for aerosol and liquid products. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Comun Nuovo, Italy.

Associazione Italiana del Private Equity e Venture Capital operates as an association to promote, develop and represent institutionally the venture capital and private equity activity in Italy. The firm is an organization composed of different entities which, throughout direct investment of their own funds or through the management and advisory of independent funds (closed-end funds) are private equity and venture capital investors with the objective of purchasing, managing and divesting in unquoted companies. The company was founded in May 1986 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia engages in the scientific research for technological development. It offers mechanical workshop that carries out advisory, construction, design, prototyping, and development activities. Its research domains include robotics, nanomaterials, technologies for life sciences (lifetech), and computational sciences. The company was founded by Giulio Tremonti and Vittorio Grilli in 2003 and is headquartered in Genoa, Italy.

LGT Capital Partners (USA), Inc. provides investment advice services. The company is headquartered in White Plains, NY.

Part of Athena Investments ApS, GWM Renewable Energy SpA is an Italian company that provides investment services for the renewable energy sector. The company is based in Rome, Italy. The CEO of the company is Eugenio de Blasio.

Mast Capital Partners Srl (Mast Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2010. The firm is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

D-Orbit SpA develops devices which dispose artificial satellites at the end of their life, removing them from their orbit. It offers product for satellite owners and operators to avoid costs derived from crashing into other space crafts or people and assets on Earth. The company was founded by Luca Rossettini and Renato Panesi on March 7, 2011 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Part of Indaco Venture Partners SGR SpA, TT Seed SRL provides seed capital and assistance to a selected number of high-potential entrepreneurial projects. The company is based in Milan, Italy.

Quadrivio Group SpA (Q Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2000 by Alessandro Binello and Walter Ricciotti. The firm is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

assoRinnovabili operates as an association of producers of electricity from renewable sources. Its activities include representation of its member companies in all institutional aspects of energy sector and provision of training courses. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Athena Investment Systems, Inc. is a software company that provides a versatile and accurate trading management system called Athena Spark OMS. The private company is based in New York, NY. Athena also presents a blog that offers content about finance and technology, as well as tips and tools for new emerging funds. The company was founded more than 15 years ago by Scott Sykowski, Stefano Guarnieri, and Luis Otero, who has been the CEO since 2005.

SM PACK SpA manufactures glass tubing ampoules, vials and cartridges for pharmaceutical, chemical and cosmetic markets. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Felino, Italy.

Fine PCB SpA operates as a holding company with interests in the electronics industry. It holds investments in companies which manufacture printed circuit boards. The company is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Antonio Turatti SRL is an Italian company that manufactures machinery for food products. The private company is based in Venice, Italy.

Green Arrow Capital Ltd. acts as an alternative investment manager. The firm offers financial system with the real economy through the management of private equity, private debt, infrastructure and special credit situations funds and thematic funds such as the microfinance and funds of funds that are currently under management. The company was founded by Eugenio de Blasio and Daniele Camponeschi and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Berkeley Skydeck is a venture capital arm of University of California, Berkeley founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Berkeley, California.

TFM Automotive & Industry SpA engages in the production of components for the automotive and industrial sectors. he company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Lissaro di Mestrino, Italy.

Indaco Venture Partners Sgr SpA (Indaco Ventures) is venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Davide Turco, Elizabeth Robinson, Antonella Beltrame, and Alvise Bonivento. The firm is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Entangled Capital Sgr SpA (Entangled Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by Stefano Comini, Giuseppe Condorelli, Luigi De Mitri, Roberto Giudici, Anna Guglielmi and Franco Marcolin. The firm is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

E-gap Srl develops a mobile platform application for charging service to electric vehicles. The company is based in Rome, Italy. The Italian company was founded in 2017 by Eugenio de Blasio, Daniele Camponeschi. Luca Fontanelli has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Kairos Partners Sgr Spa/Private Equity/ (Kairos Partners ) is a venture capital subsidiary of Kairos Partners SGR SpA is founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Part of GWM Group Holding SA, GWM Renewable Energy II SpA provides financial services. The company is based in Rome, Italy.