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Kepler Cheuvreux SA (Switzerland) (Kepler Cheuvreux Switzerland) is the Swiss broker/dealer division of Kepler Cheuvreux SA in France. The firm was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Zurich. Kepler Cheuvreux Switzerland provides execution services platform that supports Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives, ETFs, and Convertible Bonds.

Optimix Vermogensbeheer NV (Optimix) is a Netherlands-based investment management firm which was founded in 1983 by Ruurt Hazewinkel and Frits Westerner. They are a subsidiary of Svenska Handelsbanken AB (STO: SHB-A) in Sweden. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the firm manages the Optimix funds for private individuals and institutions.

Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG (Broker) (Bank J. Safra Sarasin-Broker) is the brokerage division of Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG, a private bank headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1841 and is a subsidiary of J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG, ultimately held by JS International Holdings Ltd. in the Bahamas. The firm is headquartered in Basel and. Bank J. Safra Sarasin-Broker offers brokerage services in securities, derivatives, currencies and precious metals for institutional clients.

Part of NN Group NV, BeFrank NV is an online pension provider that offers pension schemes for employers with at least 25 employees. Based in Amsterdam, NL, BeFrank allows employers to determine the main aspects of the pension scheme, while employees can choose whether those choices fit their situation. The Dutch company's mission is to bring pensions closer to people. The company offers various investment options, and customers can choose their own risk profile. The CEO of the company is Anne Wilschut. In 2014, BeFrank was acquired by Delta Lloyd Levensverzekering NV for $26.34 million.

Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management NV (Van Lanschot Kempen) is a specialist wealth manager headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The firm was founded in 1991 and was formerly known as Kempen Capital Management NV. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Van Lanschot Kempen NV (AMS: VLK). Van Lanschot Kempen administers Dutch pension funds and provides integral asset management for Dutch institutional clients.

Columbia Threadneedle Netherlands BV (CT Netherlands) is the wholly owned, Netherlands-based investment management subsidiary of Columbia Threadneedle Group (Holdings) Ltd., ultimately held by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) in the US. The firm was formerly known as F&C Netherlands BV and became BMO Asset Management Netherlands BV in 2018. They were renamed Columbia Threadneedle Netherlands BV when BMO rebranded to Columbia Threadneedle Investments in 2022. Headquartered in Amsterdam, CT Netherland manages fixed-income assets, credit, convertible stocks and real estate for Dutch institutional investors such as pension funds and insurance companies.

Finch Capital Partners BV is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2013 by Reinier Musters and Radboud Vlaar. Finch Capital Partners BV is headquartered in Amsterdam with additional offices in Singapore and London.

CLSA Australia Pty Ltd. is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was founded in 2009 and is a subsidiary of CLSA Ltd., which is owned by CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600030) in China. CLSA Australia provides equity research and broking, asset management, corporate finance and capital markets and securities services to corporates and investors.

NN Equity Investment Fund NV acts as open-end investment fund/unit trust. It invests in relatively undervalued stocks and sectors. The company was founded on November 8, 1960 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

AEGON Investment Management BV (Netherlands) (AEGON-IM) is the wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of AEGON Asset Management Holding BV, itself a subsidiary of AEGON NV (XA: AGN, ADR: AEG), the Netherlands-based life insurance group. Established in 1968, originally focusing their activity in the Netherlands, the US and Great Britain, the firm is located in The Hague and is a fixed-income specialist which manages pension funds for institutional investors.

Croonwolter&dros BV operates as an engineering company with activities in the industrial, infrastructure, and utility sectors. It offers asset management, automation, geothermal, maintenance, system integration, tunnel design, tunnel maintenance, inspection, safety, revitalizing, and security services. The company was founded by Hendrik Jan Wolter in 1875 and is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Pictet Asset Management SA (Pictet AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Pictet Asset Management Holding SA, ultimately held by Banque Pictet & Cie in Switzerland. Established in 1967, the firm is headquartered in Geneva with investment management centers in Zurich, London, Singapore and Tokyo. They also have marketing client service centers in major cities worldwide. Pictet AM manages a range of equity, fixed income, alternative and multi asset products. They provide specialist investment services through segregated accounts and investment funds to some of the world’s largest pension funds, financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds, intermediaries and their clients. Pictet AM is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment.

Ellerston Capital Ltd. is the fund management subsidiary of Ellerston Asian Investments Ltd. in Australia. They were formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of Packer family-controlled Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd. The firm was founded in 2004 to co-ordinate and manage the Packer family's investments. Headquartered in Sydney, Ellerston Capital manages long-only Australian, global and Asian equities, Australian and global long-short equity and private equity strategies for sovereign wealth, industry and corporate superannuation funds, international funds, family offices and high net worth investors. Ellerston Capital is a signatory of the Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) and a member of the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA).

Part of McKinsey & Co., Inc., Mckinsey & Co. /Amsterdam/ provides management consultancy services. The company is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Polar Capital LLP is an alternative investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm is a subsidiary of Polar Capital Partners Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Polar Capital Holdings, Plc (LON: POLR) in Great Britain. Founded in 2001, Polar Capital offers its services primarily to Polar Funds and managed accounts, all of which are pooled investment vehicles. Investors in Polar Funds include individuals, banking or thrift institutions, investment companies (including mutual funds), pension and profit-sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles (such as hedge funds), high net-worth individuals, collateralized debt obligations (CDO’s), charitable organizations, trusts and estates, corporations and other business entities, and state or municipal government entities.

Carnegie Investment Bank AB is the broker/delear subsidiary of Carnegie Holding AB in Sweden. Headquartered in Stockholm, the firm was founded in 1803 and offers institutional clients several services within research, equity sales and equity capital market transactions (ECM). The Fixed Income unit offers bond research and sales. Carnegie Investment Bank’s research and equity sales enjoy a global position in Nordic equities.

Swedbank Robur Fonder AB (Swedbank Robur) is the wholly-owned fund management subsidiary of Swedbank Robur AB, itself a subsidiary of Swedbank AB (STO: SWED.A, ADR: SWDBY) in Sweden. Founded in 1967, the firm is headquartered in Stockholm and manages a range of equity and fixed-income funds for private individuals and institutions including unions, primarily in Sweden. They also provide discretionary account management for institutional clients. Swedbank Robur is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Shell Asset Management Company BV (SAMCo) is the asset management subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell Plc (LSE: RDSA, RDSB; ADR: RDS.A, RDS.B) in The Netherlands. Formerly known as Shell Pensioenfonds Beheer B.V., the firm is headquartered in The Hague and exclusively provides investment advice and asset management services to pension funds associated with the Shell group.

Founded in 2003, Stifel Schweiz AG is a full-service investment bank. Part of Stifel Financial Corp., the Swiss company is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, with offices in multiple locations. The company provides a range of investment banking services.

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.

Nomu Pay Ltd. is a newly established Irish company that provides unified payment solutions to help its clients accelerate growth in large high growth countries. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland, and has subsidiaries in Lithuania. The company's subsidiaries offer state-of-the-art payment solutions that provide local acceptance and payouts in multiple countries via a single API integration. Nomu Pay is funded by Finch Capital, a leading European and South East Asian financial technology investor. The company was founded in 2021, and the CEO is Peter Richmond Burridge.

Robeco Global Stars Equities Fund NV engages in the management of investment funds such as stocks, bonds, and alternative funds. The company is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

UBS AG (Investment Management) (UBS-IM) is the Swiss investment management division of UBS AG, itself a subsidiary of UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. Formerly known as UBS Global Asset Management Switzerland, the firm was founded in 1998 when Union Bank of Switzerland and Swiss Bank Corporation merged. Headquartered in Zurich and has additional office in Basel, UBS-IM manages a range of investment funds and offers investment management services for institutional, corporate and private clients.

Goldman Sachs Advisors BV (GSBV) is the wholly owned, Netherlands-based investment management subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Asset Management International Holdings BV, ultimately held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) (Goldman Sachs) in the US. Founded in 1994 as ING Investment Management Advisors BV, the firm became NNIP Advisors BV in 2015 following the IPO of NN Group. They changed their name to Goldman Sachs Advisors BV in 2023 after the acquisition of Goldman Sachs to NN Group in 2022. Headquartered in The Hague, GSBV manages a range of assets for institutional and individual clients.

Robeco Institutional Asset Management US, Inc. (RIAM US) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in New York City. The firm is a direct subsidiary of Robeco Holding BV, ultimately held by ORIX Corp. (TYO: 8591) in Japan. RIAM US provides investment advice primarily in global equity securities to US institutional investors on a fully discretionary basis.

Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. (Boston Partners) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with offices in New York, London, Los Angeles and Greenbrae, California. Formerly known as Robeco Investment Management, Inc., the firm was founded by Mark Donovan, Robert Jones, Harry Rosenbluth, and Paul Heathwood in 1995 as Robeco USA, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of OCE US Holding, Inc., ultimately held by ORIX Corp. (TYO: 8591, NYSE: IX), a Tokyo-based international financial services company established in 1964. Boston Partners provides value equity investment products to individual and institutional clients.

GianCom AG is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. The firm was founded in 2017 as Acoro Asset Management AG. GianCom manages a global fundamental, concentrated long-short equity fund for various types of investors.

Columbia Threadneedle Asset Managers Ltd. (CTAM) is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1990 as F&C Asset Managers Ltd. and renamed BMO Asset Managers Ltd. in 2018. They changed their name to Columbia Threadneedle Asset Managers Ltd. when BMO rebranded to Columbia Threadneedle Investments in 2022. The firm is a subsidiary of Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc, ultimately held by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) in the US. CTAM manages a range of in-house and multi-manager funds for private individuals and institutional clients.

Swisscanto Fondsleitung AG (Swisscanto) is the wholly-owned fund management subsidiary of State-owned Zurcher Kantonalbank in Switzerland. Formerly known as Swissca Fondsleitung AG, the firm was founded in 1993 as a joint venture between the Swiss Cantonal Banks. Headquartered in Zurich, Swisscanto provides fund management services for the entire Swisscanto Invest fund range and also for various private label funds. Their clients include banks, pension funds, insurance companies, fund management companies and investment foundations.

Zürcher Kantonalbank (Investment Management) (ZKB-IM) is the investment management division of Zürcher Kantonalbank, a Swiss full-service bank headquartered in Zurich. Founded in 1870, ZKB-IM performs the bank's investment activities, including financial advisory services, research, trading, and asset management. The asset management division provides investment solutions for institutional, corporate and private clients, managing discretionary mandates and the ZKB range of mutual funds. Their mission includes fostering economic growth in the Canton of Zurich.

Woodman Asset Management AG (Woodman) is an independent investment boutique headquartered in Zug, Switzerland. The firm was founded by Daniel Aaxman in 2011. Woodman provides wealthy individuals & family offices with wealth management services and access to core, niche & sustainable investment strategies.

Pelargos Capital BV (Pelargos) is an independent alternative investment firm headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands. The firm was founded as a joint venture by Richard Dingemans, Kees Rigter, Roelof Salomons, Patrick van de Laar and AEGON Nederland N.V in 2008. Pelargos has an institutional infrastructure that provides absolute return type products focused on alpha generation in the Japanese equity market.