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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

First Eagle Investment Management LLC (FEIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1864 and formerly known as Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, Inc. FEIM provides investment advisory services primarily to mutual funds, private funds, collective investment trusts and institutional separately managed accounts (SMAs), as well as to a registered, closed-end interval fund. The firm serves as the investment adviser to the First Eagle Funds, First Eagle Variable Funds and to the First Eagle Credit Opportunities Fund, which are registered investment companies.

J.O. Hambro Capital Management Ltd. (JOHCM) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by James Hambro in 1993 as an independently managed boutique, and was acquired by Pendal Group Ltd., formerly BT Investment Management Ltd., in 2011. In 2023, Perpetual Limited (ASX: PPT) – an ASX-listed, global diversified financial services company in Sydney, Australia – acquired Pendal Group, including JOHCM. The firm provides discretionary investment advisory services across a diverse range of equity strategies through pooled vehicles (or investment funds) and to clients that establish separately managed accounts.

Perpetual Investment Management Ltd. (PIML) is the investment management subsidiary of Perpetual Ltd. (ASX: PPT) in Australia. Headquartered in Sydney, PIML provides a broad range of investment strategies and products to Australian and international institutions, not-for-profit organizations, small businesses, financial advisers, high net-worth individuals and families.

Count Financial Ltd. provides accounting, business and financial services. The firm offers financial advice on various products ranging from personal risk insurance to investments, such as unit trusts, shares, listed property trusts, self-managed super funds and retirement products. The company was founded by Barry Martin Lambert in 1980 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Part of eBay, Inc., Andsold.de is a German company that provides online personal trading in an auction format. The company is based in Hamburg, Germany.

Channel 21 GmbH engages in the marketing of products via a home shopping TV channel and an online e-commerce platform. Its products include clothing, jewelry and watches, beauty and health products, as well as household goods and electronics. The company was founded on November 14, 2000 and is headquartered in Hannover, Germany.

RTL Group GmbH operating as a holding company with interests in providing television and radio broadcasting services. The company also heads up other German operations for Luxembourg-based parent company RTL, including subsidiaries VOX (television broadcasting), IP Newmedia (marketing) and the Super RTL (kids' programming, owned jointly with Disney). The company is headquartered in Cologne, Germany.

Part of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, CLT-UFA Holding SA is a holding Luxembourger company with interest in television broadcasting. The company is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

FIAM LLC (do-business-as Fidelity Institutional Asset Management) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The firm was founded in 2006 and formerly known as Pyramis Global Advisors LLC. They are wholly-owned by FIAM Holdings LLC, which in turn is owned by FMR LLC, aka Fidelity Investments. FIAM provides discretionary investment management services to institutional accounts. They also sub-advice funds or accounts for affiliated advisers and unaffiliated advisers.

CFA Institute operates as non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of chartered financial analyst programs. It offers certificate in investment performance measurement program, investment foundations, and scholarship. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

Part of Perpetual Ltd., Pendal Institutional Ltd. is an independent investment management business based in Sydney, Australia. The Australian company's experienced fund managers have the autonomy to make decisions with conviction and offer sustainable investment options, such as the Pendal Sustainable Balanced Fund - Class G through Investment Giving. Recently, the company's Pendal Select Fund (class R) was awarded the highest rating of "highly recommended" by researcher Zenith.

Rocket Internet is the venture capital division of Rocket Internet SE founded in 2007 by the Samwer brothers Marc, Alexander, and Oliver. The firm is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Ltd. (BAMNAL) is the investment management subsidiary of BlackRock HK Holdco Ltd., itself a subsidiary of BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) in the US. The firm was founded in 1998 and formerly known as Barclays Global Investors North Asia Ltd. They renamed into BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Ltd. in 2009 when BlackRock merged with Barclays Global Investors. Headquartered in Hong Kong, BAMNAL manages assets for institutional clients, pooled investment vehicles and US registered investment companies, including ETFs. Mandates include equity and real estate strategies.

J O Hambro Capital Management Holdings Ltd. provides financial services. The company was founded on June 13, 2011 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of Perpetual Ltd., Pendal Fund Services Ltd. is an Australian company that provides investment management services. The company is based in Sydney, Australia.

Ryder Court Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund Dst provides investment services. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE (Germany) (GS Bank Europe-Germany) is the Germany-based broker-dealer subsidiary of Goldman Sachs (Cayman) Holding Co., which is owned by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) in the US. Headquartered in Frankfurt, GS Bank Europe-Germany was founded in 1990 and provides prime brokerage and securities underwriting services.

Part of Agnaten SE, JAB Holding Co. LLC is an investment holding American company. The company is based in Washington. Olivier Goudet has been the CEO of the company since 2012.

PetChi, Inc. provides veterinary care services. The company was founded by Zubin Bhettay and Eric Palm and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of Neuberger Berman Breton Hill ULC, Neuberger Berman, Inc. functions as an investment holding company. The company is based in New York, NY. Joseph Vincent Amato has been the CEO of the company since 2007.

Part of Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc., Maple Parent Holdings Corp. functions as an investment holding American company.

JOHCM Funds (UK) Ltd. is based in London, UK. Part of Perpetual Ltd., JOHCM Funds (UK) Ltd. is a British company that provides financial intermediation services.

Kitu Super Brands, Inc. produces flavored energy drinks. It offers super coffee, super creamer, and super espresso. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Paws Holdings Ltd. functions as an investment holding British company. The company was founded in 2019. The CEO is Graham Peter Coxell.

Touch Capital Management LLC (Touch Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2022 by Grace Gould and Anna-Lena Kamenetzky-Wetzel. The firm is headquartered in Miami Beach, Florida.

Pendal Group Ltd. (Investment Management) (PG-IM) is the investment management division of Pendal Group Ltd., an investment company headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Formerly known as BT Investment Management Ltd., the firm was founded in 2007 and changed their name to Pendal Group Ltd. in 2018. They became part of Perpetual Ltd. (ASX: PPT) in 2023. PG-IM utilizes a multi boutique business model to manage funds for retail and institutional clients and other intermediaries.