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Baillie Gifford & Co. is an independent, global investment management firm headquartered in Edinburgh, UK. The firm was founded in 1908 and is wholly-owned by their partners. Baillie Gifford manages assets for pension funds, institutions, corporates, foundations, charities and retail investors. They are a socially responsible investor which works with their fund managers to assess ESG concerns both before and after investing in companies.

Part of abrdn Plc, Standard Life Investments Securities LLC is a brokerage firm. The company is based in Boston, MA. Standard Life Investments Securities was founded in 2011.

Franklin Advisers, Inc. is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in San Mateo, California. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN), a holding company that, together with its various subsidiaries is referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Franklin Advisers provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to US and non-US, registered open-end and closed-end funds and unregistered funds, as well as separate accounts.

Franklin Templeton Investment Management Ltd. (FTIML) is the Great Britain-based global investment management subsidiary of Franklin Templeton Global Investors Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in the US. Founded in 1985, FTIML is headquartered in London and provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to clients in jurisdictions worldwide, which include registered open-end and closed-end funds and unregistered funds, as well as Separate Accounts for institutional and high net-worth clients.

Ruffer LLP is the investment management subsidiary of Ruffer Management Ltd. in Great Britain. The firm was founded as Ruffer Investment Management Ltd. in 1994 by Jonathan Ruffer, Jane Tufnell, and Earl Ferrers. In 2004, they transferred their investment business to Ruffer LLP. Headquartered in London, Ruffer manages assets and funds on a discretionary basis for private and institutional clients including trusts, charities, pension funds, family offices, corporations, investment companies and insurance companies. Ruffer is a responsible investor that fully integrates environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues into their investment process.

Downing Ventures (Downing Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1986. The firm is headquartered in London.

Volkswagen Bank GmbH engages in the provision of financial solutions to retail customers, business customers, and authorized dealers. It offers savings and investment products, credit cards, and securities transactions. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Braunschweig, Germany.

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd. (BIM-UK) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm is a subsidiary of BlackRock Finance Europe Ltd., ultimately owned by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) in the US. BIM-UK was founded in 2006 following the merger of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and BlackRock. In 2009, BlackRock merged with Barclays Global Investors, including the iShares exchange traded funds business. The combined firm operates under the BlackRock name and has retained the iShares brand. BIM-UK manages a family of mutual funds and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual and pension funds. They also offer alternative investments and managed accounts for individual and institutional clients.

Codex Capital Partners Ltd (Codex Capital) is an independent private equity firm founded in October 2005 by Andrew Haining and Robin Black. The firm is headquartered in London, England.

Simmons & Co. International Ltd. (Private Equity) (Simmons & Co. International) is a private equity subsidiary of Simmons & Co. International Ltd. founded in 1974. The firm is headquartered in London.

Puma Investment Management Ltd (Puma Investment) is a private equity firm founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in London with additional offices in Liverpool and Edinburgh.

IG Metall is the largest individual trade union in the world, based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, with subsidiaries in Germany. The German company provides information, materials, and useful guides to its members to help them achieve fairness and good working conditions in their workplaces and society. The private company's focus is on employment security, occupational safety, and value chains. The CEO of the company is Hans-Jürgen Urban.

CEC Capital Corp. operates as an investment bank with a core focus on technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT), consumers, and healthcare sectors. It provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital raising, and asset management services. The company was founded by Ran Wang and Irene Hong in 2000 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Clyde Space Ltd. manufactures small and micro spacecraft systems. It offers power conditioning and distribution systems, electrical power systems, spacecraft batteries, spacecraft solar panels and attitude control and determination systems. The company was founded by Craig Stewart Clarke in 2005 and is headquartered in Glasgow, the United Kingdom.

2pure Ltd. distributes bikes, clothing and nutrition components. Its brands include Black Mamba, Clarks, Clement, Compressport, Honey Stinger, Kinetic, KT tape, MIO and Unior. The company was founded by Alison Bowie & George Fergus Bowie in 2006 and is headquartered in Balerno, the United Kingdom.

Ruffer AIFM Ltd. is an alternative investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2013 and is a subsidiary of Ruffer LLP, which is owned by Ruffer Management Ltd. Ruffer AIFM provides investment management services for institutions, pension funds, charities, financial planners and private clients.

Meridian Street Capital LLC (Meridian Street Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Allcord Ltd. wholesales climbing equipment, technical outdoor clothing and industrial rope access equipment. The firm's brands include CAMP, Climb X, Cousin-Trestec, Tendon 1, Fizan, Gramicci, Icepeak and Luhta. The company was founded by Alan Birkmyre and Colin Westland in 1980 and is headquartered in Livingston, the United Kingdom.

Indigo E-Commerce Ltd. provides mail order business services within the automotive, outdoor leisure and workwear markets in the UK and Europe. Its current portfolio of e-commerce sites includes Roofrackshop.co.uk, Aktive8.com and Workwearzone.co.uk. The company is headquartered in Livingston, the United Kingdom.

Nettuno Capital AS is a privately held investment and advisory firm that specializes in venture capital, hedge funds, long only funds, private equity, and real estate. The private company is based in Oslo, Norway. The Norwegian company has a broad mandate with investments and advisory services, and they aim to give between 5%% and 10%% of their yearly profits to charitable causes.

contextflow GmbH provides a search engine which allows radiologists to search for visually similar images from a hospital's database. It provides technology for radiologists, radiology departments, hospital groups, university hospitals and also for the extension for existing image archives. The company was founded by Markus Holzer and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

Dingke Medical Technology (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. is a medical technology company based in Suzhou, CN. The company also holds an internet drug information service qualification certificate and is located at Building 5, No. Dingke Medical Technology specializes in the research, development, and production of new medical devices, including various types of balloon catheters for peripheral and coronary interventions, as well as intracranial balloon expansion catheters. 5 Xinhong Industrial Park, No. 9 Suhong West Road, Industrial Park. The Chinese company was founded in 2015, and the CEO is Yu Lin Weng.

Qkine Ltd. provides growth factors and bioactive proteins for use in stem cell science and regenerative medicine applications. Its products include Activin A and FGF2. The firm specializes in protein purification, organoids, cytokines, and protein-engineering. The company was founded by Marko Hyvonen and Catherine Elton in 2016 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Cylon Ltd.(Cylon) is an accelerator & incubator and a venture capital firm founded by Alexander Rupert van Someren, Jonathan Luff and Grace Cassy in 2015. The firm is headquartered in London, UK.

Puma Private Equity Ltd. (Puma Private Equity) is a private equity subsidiary of Puma Investment Management Ltd. founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in London.

Nina Capital SGEIC SA (Nina Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Marta Gaia Zanchi. It is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

Imet Alloys Group Ltd. is a holding British company founded in 2011 that operates through its subsidiaries to provide titanium and superalloy management services. The private company is based in Livingston, UK.

Just Huajian Medical Device (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. is a company based in Tianjin, China that manufactures artificial hips, knees, and spine fixation products. The Chinese company was founded in 1958, and the CEO is Nian Liu.

MentorWorks Education Capital, Inc. provides income share agreement (ISA) programs to help college and non-traditional students complete their education without incurring up-front tuition costs. The company is based in Boston, MA. The ISA programs are alternatives to loans, and approved students will have their tuition paid and, once employed, will make payments calculated to a fixed percentage of their income, for a set period of time, up to a maximum cap, without accruing interest. Additionally, MentorWorks provides career development support, mentoring, and access to employers through their online and asynchronous Talent Accelerator Platform (TAP). The company was founded in 2016 by Karthik Krishnan and Mark Bernfeld. Karthik Krishnan has been the CEO since 2016.

Part of Gas Sensing Solutions Ltd., Cambridge Respiratory Innovations Ltd. develops and manufactures medical devices. The private company is based in Swavesey, UK.

Arceau Capital Ltd (Arceau Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Louis D'Origny. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Part of Volkswagen AG, CARIAD SE is an automotive software company based in Wolfsburg, Germany. CARIAD develops innovative applications that enable all the features the car provides, from the intelligent personal assistant via connected infotainment to automated driving. The German company's software uses their own operating system and is connected to their cloud, keeping the car constantly up-to-date with the newest features. CARIAD believes that software has the potential to reshape the automotive experience for everyone, everywhere, and they are shaping the future of mobility by developing innovative applications. The company was founded in 2020. Peter Bosch has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Stockholm Sports SASU is a holding company, which engages in the sale of sports and casual clothing. The company was founded on March 20, 2008 and is headquartered in Paris, France.