Ryan P. Hutchinson

Lazard Asset Management LLC (LAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1970 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, ultimately held by Lazard Ltd. (NYSE: LAZ). LAM provides investment advisory services to a variety of clients.

Global Thematic Partners LLC (GTP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Oliver Kratz and Ralf Oberbannscheidt in 2010 through a spin-out of the global thematic equity team of DB Advisors, the institutional investment management division of Deutsche Asset Management. GTP provides investment advisory services to corporations, pension plans, governments, foundations and endowments, trusts, international public authorities, pooled investment vehicles including non-US funds.

DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (DIMA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of DWS USA Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (ETR: DBK) in Germany. The firm was founded in 1984 and formerly known as Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. In 2018, they changed their name into DWS as part of the rebranding of Deutsche Asset Management. DIMA provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to various institutional clients. They also provide investment advisory services for its municipal bond strategies through wrap fee programs.