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abrdn Investments Ltd. (aIL) is an asset management firm headquartered in Midlothian, UK. The firm was founded in 1987 and formerly known as Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of abrdn Holdings Ltd., wholly-owned by abrdn Plc (LON: ABDN). aIL provides their clients with discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and related services across a broad range of investment strategies and asset classes. They also offer an alternative platform which encompasses multi-manager research, selection and portfolio management for hedge funds strategies.

First Sentier Investors (UK) IM Ltd. (FSIIM) is the wholly-owned, Great Britain-based specialist asset management subsidiary of S.I. Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8306) in Japan. Headquartered in Edinburgh, the firm was founded in 1970 and formerly known as First State Investment Management (UK) Ltd. FSIIM provides discretionary investment management and portfolio management services to a range of institutional clients and funds.

RAB Capital Ltd. (Investment Management) (RAB Capital-IM) is the alternative investment management division of RAB Capital Ltd. (LSE: RAB), an investment company headquartered in Brentwood, UK. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of RAB Capital Holdings Ltd. RAB Capital-IM specializes in absolute return funds and manages hedge fund strategies, Fund of Funds and an AIM-listed closed-end investment company. Their clients include institutions, private banks, high-net worth individuals, foundations and charitable trusts.

Credit Suisse Asset Management Ltd. (CSAM) is the wholly-owned, Great Britain-based asset management subsidiary of Credit Suisse Asset Management (UK) Holding Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN, NYSE: CS) in Switzerland. Founded in 1982, the firm is headquartered in London and offers a wide range of investment products and functions across asset classes and investment styles for various clients including governments, institutions, corporations and private individuals.

Swiss Life Asset Management AG (SLAM) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Swiss Life Investment Management Holding, which is part of Swiss Life Holding AG (SWX: SLHN). The firm was established in 1988 and is located in Zürich, with sister offices in France, Germany, and Belgium. SLAM manages part of the insurance assets of the group, as well as third-party mandates, providing investment management services for institutional clients. In particular, the firm distributes institutional funds specifically intended for pension schemes, accessible to other institutions.

AXA Investment Managers Asia (Singapore) Ltd. (AXA IM-SG) is the Singapore-based subsidiary of AXA Rosenberg Asia Pacific Holding LLC, ultimately owned by AXA SA (EPA: CS; NYSE: AXA; OTCMKTS: AXAHY), a multinational insurance company headquartered in France. Formerly known as AXA Rosenberg Investment Management Asia Pacific Ltd., the firm was founded in 1990 as a joint venture between Nomura Asset Management and Rosenberg Institutional Equity Management. AXA IM-SG advises regional portfolios for funds managed within the parent group and distributes the group's range of equity, fixed-income, alternative and balanced products. They also trade Asia Pacific ex-Japan stocks. The firm's clients are institutions including pension funds, foundations and government entities.

Allianz Capital Partners GmbH (ACP) is part of the private equity arm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allianz Alternative Assets Holding GmbH which in turn is a subsidiary of Allianz SE (FR: ALV; NYSE: AZ), a global leader in insurance and financial services. ACP was established in 1998 and is headquartered in Munich. The firm specializes in direct equity investment in unlisted companies. Their fellow subsidiary APEP-Allianz Private Equity Partners is primarily involved in indirect investments through private equity funds of funds. ACP invests capital exclusively on behalf of the life and non-life insurance companies of the Allianz Group.

Lotus AG is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Grünwald, Germany. The firm provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients.

Part of BPCE SA, Banque Populaire Côte d'Azur SA is a commercial bank based in Nice, France. The French company provides commercial banking services.

Vanguard Asset Management Ltd. (VAML) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm is a subsidiary of Vanguard Asset Services, Ltd., a subsidiary of The Vanguard Group, Inc. in the US, which introduced the first indexed mutual fund in the US in 1976. Founded in 2010, VAML is the Group's regional investment hub and offers a range of funds, including index funds, funds-of-index funds and exchange-traded funds to independent financial advisers, wealth managers, family offices and institutions.

First Sentier Investors (UK) Services Ltd. is based in London, UK. Part of Commonwealth Bank of Australia, First Sentier Investors (UK) Services Ltd. is a British company that provides investment services. Founded in 2000.

Amundi Singapore Ltd. (Amundi Singapore) is the asset management subsidiary of Amundi Asset Management SA, itself a subsidiary of Rue de la Boetie SAS-held Crédit Agricole (EPA: ACA) in France. Headquartered in Singapore, the firm was initially founded in 1989 as Crédit Agricole Asset Management Singapore Ltd. (CAAM Singapore). Amundi Singapore manages Asia-focused mutual funds in addition to segregated portfolios for Asian institutions.

First State Investments International Ltd. engages in security and commodity contract dealing activities. The company was founded on June 20, 1982 and is headquartered in Ediinburgh, the United Kingdom.

Gavekal Capital Ltd. (Gavekal) is an independent fund management firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 2002 by Louis-Vincent Gave, Charles Gave and Anatole Kaletsky. They started as an independent research firm, added fund management to their activities in 2005 and started offering data analysis services in 2008. Gavekal manages the assets of Gavekal Funds and Sub-funds as well as several managed accounts for institutional clients and a separately managed account in the form of Cayman Islands Funds.

Gerlin NV operates as Closed-End Investment Trust. The company is headquartered in Maarsbergen, the Netherlands.

Swiss Towers AG operates telecommunication sites. The company was founded on March 13, 2017 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Part of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., First State Investments (UK Holdings) Ltd. is a British company that generates investment ideas in-house and follows a rigorous research process to invest in good quality companies. The company is based in London, UK and is a dedicated and ambitious group of long-term investors with a shared set of values and a passion for investing in high-quality companies that are well-positioned to meet the challenges of sustainable development. The company believes in partnerships with clients, invested companies, and society. The company launched their first emerging markets sustainability strategy in 2009 and have continued to refine their ideas around quality.

Amprion GmbH engages in operation of a transmission system in Germany and Europe. It distributes and generates electricity. The firm also provides information technology (IT) outsourcing services. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Dortmund, Germany.