Hitesh Thakrar

Dresdner Kleinwort Securities LLC (DKS) is the investment bank of Dresdner Bank AG and a member of Allianz SE (FR: ALV) in Germany. Headquartered in London and Frankfurt, and with an international network of offices, DKS provides a wide range of investment bank products and services to European and international clients through their Global Banking and Capital Markets business lines. DKS provides an integrated service across the spectrum of Capital Markets products, including Short Term Products & Treasury, Equity Products, Rates, Credit Products, Foreign Exchange, Debt Origination, Sales & Marketing, Research, and Risk Management & Tax. DKS offers general financial advice together with execution capability for a range of corporate finance related transactions on a global basis. The primary focus is on mergers and acquisitions, disposals, equity issues and initial public offerings.

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (London Branch) (ADIA-London) is the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority's London office which they share with the National Bank of Abu Dhabi. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is the United Arab Emirates-based Sovereign Wealth Fund management entity which was established in 1976 to secure and maintain the current and future prosperity of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi through the prudent management of their investment assets.

Syncona Partners LLP (Syncona Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Syncona Investment Management Ltd. founded in 2012 by Martin Murphy. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Tropic Biosciences UK Ltd. develops varieties of tropical crops by utilizing cutting-edge genome editing technologies. The company is headquartered in Norwich, the United Kingdom.

Desktop Genetics Ltd. develops software tools to enable literal desktop genetics. It offers technologies at the intersection of biotechnology, software and laboratory automation. The firm specializes in synthetic biology, genome engineering, genome editing, functional genomics, bioinformatics, and screening. The company was founded by Victor Dillard, Riley Doyle and Edward Perello in 2012 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Chardan Nextech Acquisition 2 Corp. operates as a blank check company, which engages in effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded by Kerry Scot Propper and Jonas Sven Magnus Grossman on June 23, 2020 and is headquartered in New York, NY.