Tom Wills

abrdn Alternative Investments Ltd. (AAI) is the wholly owned asset management subsidiary of Aberdeen Asset Investment Group Ltd. and their ultimate parent is abrdn Plc (LON: ABDN, ADR: SLFPF) in Great Britain. Formerly held by Lloyds Banking Group plc (LSE: LLOY), Aberdeen Asset Management plc entered into a strategic alliance with Lloyds Banking Group plc in 2013, acquiring AAI and their related private equity and infrastructure fund management businesses. Formerly known as Aberdeen Asset Investments Ltd., the firm was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in London. AAI provides investment solutions to private individuals, financial institutions, charities, investment trusts and corporate and local government pension funds in Great Britain and worldwide.

Part of Franklin Resources, Inc., Martin Currie, Inc. is a sustainable investment company based in Edinburgh, UK. Martin Currie offers an impact-focused and actively managed strategy, investing in a concentrated, long-only, long-term portfolio of sustainable investments. The British company is committed to being a truly diverse, inclusive, and equitable company, with its people at the heart of its business. The company was founded in 1978. Julian David Frederick Ide has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

Martin Currie, Inc. is the American hedge fund management subsidiary of Martin Currie Ltd. in Great Britain. They are ultimately owned by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, Martin Currie primarily offers investment management services through segregated accounts and through managed portfolios via pooled-fund structures for clients worldwide, such as financial institutions, charities, foundations, pension funds and investment trusts.

Franklin Templeton Fund Management Ltd. (FTFML) is the fund management subsidiary of Franklin Templeton Global Investors Ltd., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in the US. The firm was founded in 1985 and formerly known as Rensburg Fund Management Ltd. In 2011, they were acquired by Franklin Templeton and were renamed Franklin Templeton Fund Management Ltd. Headquartered in London, FTFML offers a range of equity and fixed-income funds that covers different market sectors, geographical areas and asset classes for institutional investors, and segregated account and sub-advisory services for those with specific requirements.

Qatar Investment Authority (Investment Management) (QIA-IM) is the investment management division of Qatar Investment Authority, the State-owned sovereign wealth fund of Qatar. Headquartered in Doha, the firm was founded in 2005 as Qatar's Supreme Council for Economic Affairs and Investment. As the state's investment arm, QIA-IM invests the country's crude oil and natural gas surplus revenue domestically, regionally and internationally, aiming to strengthen the national economy over the long term through asset diversification. and is headquartered in Doha.

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.

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.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Janus Henderson Investors UK Ltd. (JHI UK) is the wholly-owned global asset management subsidiary of Janus Henderson UK (Holdings) Ltd., ultimately held by Janus Henderson Group Plc (LON: 0RPW; NYSE: JHG) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1934 and formerly known as Henderson Global Investors Ltd. Headquartered in London, JHI UK is a client-centric, sustainable and responsible investor which provides investment management services to individuals, private banks, third party distributors, insurance companies, pension funds, government bodies, investment trusts, charities and corporate entities.

DeHeng Law Offices provides legal services. The private company is based in Beijing, China. and has subsidiaries in China.

Azets Garbutt & Elliott LLP provides accounting support services. It offers audit, advisory, accounting support, corporate finance, family business consultancy, private clients, charities, business tax, payroll and wealth management services. The company is headquartered in York, the United Kingdom.

Inflexion Private Equity Partners LLP (Inflexion Private Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by John Frederick Hartz and Simon Eric Hugh Turner. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Upperton Ltd. is a British pharmaceutical company that offers a range of services to support product development, including identification, development, monitoring, and quality control testing. Upperton is based in Nottingham, UK, and was founded in 1999 by Richard Johnson. The company has an experienced analytical team that works in conjunction with formulators to ensure the success of all projects. The company offers flexible and dynamic GMP manufacturing services for clinical supplies, from first in human through to phase III clinical supplies manufacturing. The company has extensive experience taking research projects from early proof of concept and feasibility through scale-up and onto clinical manufacture for a range of common dosage forms. The CEO is Nikki Whitfield.

Mercia Fund Management Ltd. (Mercia Fund) is a private equity subsidiary of Mercia Asset Management Plc founded in 1999 by Mark Andrew Payton, Timothy R. Hazell and Everard Mascarenhas. The firm is headquartered in Warwickshire, Great Britain.

BDO UK LLP provides tax, audit & assurance, advisory and business outsourcing services. The private company is based in London, UK.

Baillie Gifford Life Ltd. operates as a investment firm which provides life insurance services. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.

Proteros biostructures GmbH is a holding company which serves as a discovery service business. Its business areas are Discovery Pipeline, Discovery Services and Science & Technology. The Discovery Pipeline focuses on protein biochemistry, X-ray crystallography, biophysics, computational chemistry and property driven medicinal chemistry, Discovery Services offers drug discovery services with expertise and proprietary technologies for protein production, protein structure analysis, kinetic and thermodynamic profiling and Science & Technology segment focuses on industrialized structure-guided lead development infrastructure. The company was founded by Robert Huber and Torsten Neuefeind in 1999 and is headquartered in Martinsried, Germany.

O'Neill Patient Solicitors LLP provides residential conveyancing and remortgage legal services. It offers conveyancing, re-mortgaging, business law, commercial property, family and relationship, and wills and probate. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Stockport, the United Kingdom.

Medivet Srl is an Italian company that wholesales medicines. The private company is based in Pontecagnano Faiano, Italy.

Founded in 1999, Octopus Healthcare Development Ltd. is a subsidiary of Octopus Healthcare Sub Holdings Ltd. that develops healthcare facilities. The company is based in London, UK.

GI Partners LLC is engaged in providing investment services. The company is headquartered in New London, CT.

Tianjin Lingang Chanye Investment Holdings Co. Ltd. provides real assets investment services. The private company is based in Tianjin, China.

Bina Goodyear Bhd. engages in providing construction and building contract services. It operates through the three business segments: Properties, Construction and Construction Machinery and equipment rental. The Properties segment engages in the property development. The Construction segment involves in the building construction. The Construction Machinery and Equipment Rental segment is engaged in the rental of machinery and equipment. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

AHL Partners LLP, do-business-as Man AHL, is an alternative investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2012 and is a subsidiary of Man Investments Ltd., ultimately held by Man Group Plc (LSE: EMG) in Great Britain. Man AHL offers investment advisory or sub-advisory services to pooled investment vehicles, commodity pools, registered investment companies and institutional separately managed accounts on a discretionary basis.

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. (BCS) is the brokerage subsidiary of Barclays Bank plc, which is owned by Barclays Plc (LON: BARC), an international financial services group in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in London with offices worldwide. BCS provides prime brokerage services which include equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics.

Deutsche Bank AG (Deutsche Bank UK) is the UK-based securities brokerage division of Deutsche Bank AG (ETR: DBK) in Germany. The firm is headquartered in London and was founded in 1873. Deutsche Bank provides brokerage services to companies and institutions.

Conversion Capital LLC (Conversion Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Christian Lawless. The firm is headquartered in New York.