Dirk Wischnewski

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

VSS Fund Management LLC (Veronis Suhler Stevenson) is a subsidiary of Veronis Suhler Stevenson LLC, a private equity firm founded in the year 1981 by John J. Veronis and John S Suhler. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Shoebuy.com, Inc. operates as an online shoe shopping. It offers shoes, bags, and clothing. The company was founded by Scott L. Savitz and Craig V. Starble in 1999 and is headquartered in Charlestown, MA.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH operates as an investment holding company with interests in publishing books, newspapers, periodicals and online media. Its customers include authors, researchers, academics, educators, librarians, and readers. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

Springer Nature Holdings Ltd. offers publishing services. It engages in publishing of books, journals, and periodicals. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Basingstoke, the United Kingdom.

Poolworks (Germany) Ltd. provides online information services for students. The company was founded by Ehssan Dariani, Dennis Bemmann, Lukasz Gadowski and Jonathan Teklu in October 2005 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

D&B Europe Holding AB provides digital business information services. It offers market, credit and business information. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Holtzbrinck Digital GmbH (Holtzbrinck Digital) is the strategic investment subsidiary of Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH in Germany. Formerly known as Holtzbrinck Networks GmbH, the firm originated in 2000 when all internet investments from the Verlagsgruppe von Holtzbrinck were consolidated to form Holtzbrinck NetworXs AG, which was subsequently split into Holtzbrinck Networks GmbH and Holtzbrinck Ventures GmbH in 2006. Located in Munich, Holtzbrinck Digital aims to develop new areas of business on the Web by managing interests in Internet companies and acquiring start-ups. From their experience as a venture partner helping to build B2C Internet companies, the firm has unique knowledge of how to build brands, win customers and handle regional expansion. They invest from the balance sheet of the parent company.

The Berkshire Bank provides consumer and commercial banking products. It offers personal banking: personal checking, personal savings, certificate of deposits and online banking; business banking: business checking and business savings; loans and mortgages which include commercial mortgages, commercial loans and residential mortgages; and other products and services which include foreign currency, e-statements, debit cards and credit cards. The company was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Jung Von Matt AG provides media marketing consultancy services. The firm offers services in the areas of advertising, apps, automotive, brand architecture, brand positioning, brand strategy, campaigns, community management and consultancy on automation. The company was founded in July 1991 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

Part of Volkswagen AG, Raffay GmbH & Co. KG is a German company that deals cars. The company is based in Hamburg, Germany. Jochen Gutbrod has been the CEO of the company since 2010.

MyBuilder Ltd. provides online services for builders and home owners. It is online marketplace that brings builders and homeowners together, offering a sophisticated platform that promotes and supports high-quality work. The firm operates by charging builders, primarily when they successfully secure work through the website. The company was founded by Ray Notz in 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

fundinfo AG provides financial consulting services. It offers fund publication, document and data dissemination, and web publication. The firm hosts international platforms for information and mandatory publications of investment funds. The company was founded by Philipp Portmann, Jan Giller, Michael Partin, Daniel Walter, and Matthias Weber on September 29, 2005 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Springer Nature (UK) Ltd. publishes academic and scholarly, educational, fiction and non-fiction publications. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

RI Digital Ventures GmbH (RI Digital Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Raffay & Cie. GmbH. The firm was founded by Dirk Ippen, Malek de Jaroueh, and Florian Fenner in 2011 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Part of Naspers Ltd., Fashion Days International AG is a Swiss company that operates a membership-only online shopping platform. The company is based in Zurich, Switzerland. Fashion Days International was acquired by Dante International SA from Naspers Ltd. on November 18, 2015.

Raffay & Cie. GmbH provides investment management and financing services. The firm’s investment and management activities focus on start-up digital media businesses. Its focus areas include shares acquisition and management, investment advisory, and funding support. The company is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

Part of IAC, Inc., IAC Family Foundation, Inc. operates a charitable organization.

Forum Executive AG operates conferences and event formats. The company was founded by Jochen Gutbrod and Boris Berger in 2012 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Part of IAC, Inc., HomeAdvisor International LLC is an American company that provides home advisory services. The CEO of the company is Jeffrey W. Kip.

Sproutward LLC provides digital marketing services. The private company is based in Southborough, MA.

Investment Navigator AG is a financial technology company based in Zurich, Switzerland. The Swiss company offers a web-service API and core-banking adapter for investment products such as funds, ETFs, and structured products. The company's platform provides an open architecture for data and rule inputs, and they have strategic partnerships with various financial institutions. The company's automated unambiguous suitability answer is in demand, processing over 1.5 million suitability requests per month and is accessible through web-service, API, platform empowerment, or hybrid installation. The company was founded by Julian Kohler, Alberto Rama, and Maurus Fries, with Alberto Rama serving as the CEO since incorporation.

Instapro II AG operates as an Internet search engine. The company was founded on August 26, 2020 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Part of Power Digital Marketing, Inc., Sproutward LLC is a marketing agency. The company is based in Southborough, MA. The company was founded by Anabela Fernandes Perozek, Kevin Biondi. Sproutward LLC (Massachusetts) was acquired by Power Digital Marketing, Inc. on February 02, 2023.

Part of IAC, Inc., HomeAdvisor GmbH is a German company that provides other administration and management services. The company is based in Berlin, Germany. The CEOs of the company are Jeffrey W. Kip, Gregg J. Winiarski.