Paulo José Jubilado Soares de Pinho

Sonae Capital SGPS SA operates as a holding company. The firm engages in tourism, energy and investment activities. It operates through the following segments: Troia Resort Operations, Hospitality, Fitness, Energy, Refrigeration & HVAC, Industrial Engineering and Holdings & Others. The company was founded by Belmiro Mendes de Azevedo on December 14, 2007 and is headquartered in Maia, Portugal.

Venture Valuation VV AG is an independent research firm headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. The firm was founded by Patrik Frei in 1999 and they provide independent assessment and valuation of companies, products and patents. Their focus is on technology companies in fast growing markets and industries including pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Medical Technology (Med Tech), nanotechnology, renewable energies (cleantech) and information technology (IT) / computer science / software. Venture Valuation’s clients include companies domiciled on almost all continents. The firm performs reviews both for investors as well as for companies themselves.

Change Partners SA (Change Partners) is an independent Portuguese private equity firm which was founded in 2000 by Mario Pinto. It was previously known as Change partners SCR SA and changed it to its current name. The firm is headquartered in Porto, Portugal.

Biotecnol-Serviços e Desenvolvimento SA engages in the discovery, engineering, and development of multifunctional antibody molecules, directed to key therapeutic targets. The firm operates as a biopharmaceutical company working in the field of immuno-oncology. It uses Tribody technology to develop a pipeline of in-house discovered products in selected oncology indications. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Oeiras, Portugal.

Sonae Capital SGPS SA (Private Equity) (Sonae Capital-PE) is the venture capital arm of Sonae Capital SGPS, SA (XL: SONC) in Portugal. Created in 2007 in a spinoff from Sonae SGPS, the firm is based in Maia and manages the Spred SGPS SA venture capital fund.

The European Financial Management Association provides investment advice. The private company is based in Norfolk, VA.

The European Finance Association is a non profit organization which aims to foster a professional society for academics, practitioners, and doctoral students who are interested in financial management and financial theory. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.