Brian R. Venables

Credit Agricole Securities (USA), Inc. (Credit Agricole Securities USA) is a full service broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and formerly known as Calyon Securities USA, Inc. and Credit Lyonnais Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole Global Partners, Inc., which is owned by Rue la Boétie SAS’s Credit Agricole SA (EPA: ACA) in France. Credit Agricole Securities USA provides investors’ customized solutions to ensure they achieve their execution objectives in the tradition of service excellence and product innovation.

Numis Securities Ltd. is an institutional brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1988 and is a subsidiary of Numis Corp. Plc in (LON: NUM). Numis Securities serves as a corporate broker to several clients across all their sectors, ranging from FTSE 100 to FTSE small-cap companies and AIM-listed companies.

Shore Capital Stockbrokers Ltd. (Shore Capital) is a broker-dealer firm headquartered in London, UK. Formerly known as Puma Securities Ltd., the firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of Shore Capital Group Ltd. (LON: SGR). Shore Capital offers corporate clients with edge electronic equities trading platform, which operates alongside a growing equity capital markets division.

Founded in 2004, TD Securities (USA) LLC is a broker/dealer located in New York City with additional offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, London, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. The firm is a subsidiary of Toronto Dominion Holdings (USA), Inc. and their ultimate parent is Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD). TD Securities (USA) provides a wide range of capital market products and services to corporate, government and institutional clients in five areas of finance including: investment banking, debt capital markets, institutional equities, foreign exchange and money markets. Their services include the underwriting and distribution of new debt and equity issues, providing advice on strategic acquisitions and divestitures and executing daily trading and investment needs. The equity group provides research coverage of media and communications, technology, financial services, oil and gas, mining and metals, industrial products, forest products, technology, utilities and power, real estate, biotechnology, consumer products and merchandising and quantitative analysis strategy. The fixed-income group provides a full range of underwriting sales and trading products for Canadian, U.S. and European debt issuers and investors.

Portigon AG engages in the management of its own assets. It also provides financial services and conducts banking activities. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Duesseldorf, Germany.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Danmarks Eksport- og Investeringsfond (EIFO) is a venture capital subsidiary of Government of Denmark and founded in 1992. The firm is headquartered in Hellerup, Denmark.

City Capital Corp. Ltd. provides brokerage services. The private company is based in London, UK. and has subsidiaries in Bermuda. The British company was founded in 2002. David C. Meacher has been the CEO of the company since 2003.

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.

Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG (United Kingdom) (Berenberg-UK) is the Great Britain-based broker/dealer division of Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG, a multinational full-service investment bank in Germany. Headquartered in London, Berenberg-UK was founded in 2003 and provides trading and brokerage services to institutional and corporate clients.

HSBC Bank Plc (Broker) (HSBC Bank-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of HSBC Bank Plc, which is owned by HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA; NYSE: HSBC) in Great Britain. Headquartered in London, HSBC Bank-Broker was founded in 1880 and offers bespoke brokerage services across every major asset class for their corporate and institutional clients.

Zürcher Kantonalbank (Broker) (ZKB-Broker) is the brokerage business unit of Zürcher Kantonalbank, a state-owned full-service bank founded in 1870, which is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. They conduct all investment activities in-house including financial advisory services, research, trading, and asset management. ZKB-Broker is an active trader in securities, foreign currencies, banknotes, precious metals, commodity contracts and financial derivatives on their own account and on behalf of third-party customers. The bank provides underwriting services in domestic debt and equity markets, sales and trading of listed domestic warrants and structured derivatives, and Swiss Franc foreign exchange trading. The firm offers round-the-clock market-making in credit default swaps from Swiss issuers. Their research covers a broad international investment universe and maintains a successful equity, bonds and sustainability research capability, together with independent investment fund research.

Part of Citigroup, Inc., Citigroup Ltd. constructs domestic buildings. The company is based in London, UK.

iAM Invest Ltd. is an alternative investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Emanuel Arbib in 2000 and formerly known as GAIM Advisors Ltd. and as Integrated Alternative Investments Ltd. They are a subsidiary of iAM Capital Group Plc. iAM Invest serves as the investment manager of Integrated Investments SICAV-SIF, a Luxembourg specialized investment fund, which consist of Integrated Real Estate Opportunities (IREO), Integrated Green Opportunities (IGO) and Integrated Alternative Opportunities (IAO) Sub-Funds. The firm caters to a select range of investors such as financial institutions, family offices, and other qualified investors.

Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale (Broker) (Helaba-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale, which is owned by Sparkassen- und Giroverband Hessen-Thüringen in Germany. The firm was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Frankfurt. Helaba-Broker offers full spectrum of brokerage services to companies, banks and institutional investors.

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.

Oxford Capital Partners LLP (Oxford Capital Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Oxford Capital Partners Holdings Ltd founded in 1999 by Tedd Mott and David Edward Christian Mott. The firm is headquartered in Oxford, United Kingdom.

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.

New Street Research LLP provides investment research. The private company is based in London, UK. and has subsidiaries in United States, Singapore and Hong Kong. The British company was founded in 2003 by Russell Waller, James Ratzer, Andrew Entwistle, Iain Johnston. Iain Johnston has been the CEO since 2003.

Talisman Global Asset Management Ltd. (TGAM) is the alternative asset management subsidiary of family-owned William Pears Group of Cos. Ltd. in Great Britain. In 1998, the Group founded the firm to invest in international equities and venture capital markets. Headquartered in London, TGAM analyzes and manages investor funds across a range of high performing hedge fund managers, private equity fund managers and venture capital companies.

Part of Chatham Financial Corp., Chatham Financial Europe Ltd. is a British company that provides investment services. The company is based in London, UK. The CEO of the company is Mike Bontrager.

Mercury Capital Advisors LLP engages in investment advisory services. It offers fundraising, secondaries, co-investments, joint ventures, direct placements, investment advisory, and closed transactions. The company was founded by Enrique Cuan, Michael G. Ricciardi, and Alan A. Pardee and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Peel Hunt LLP is an independent securities brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1989 as a market liquidity provider to retail and institutional investors. They provide bespoke dealing and execution services for institutional asset managers, registrars, private client wealth managers and private banks.

Part of Moelis & Co., Moelis & Co. (UK) LLP is an independent investment bank that provides confidential and unconflicted strategic advice to clients across various industries. The company is based in London, UK. Leveraging their extensive network of 21 geographic locations, the British company delivers the best solutions to their clients. Mark Jonathan Aedy has been the CEO of the company since 2010.

Kepler Cheuvreux SA (UK) is the Great Britain-based subsidiary of Kepler Capital Markets SA in France. The firm is headquartered in London.

Numis Asset Management Ltd. (NAM) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 201 and is a subsidiary of Numis Corp. LLC (LON: NUM). NAM provides investment advisory services to institutional investors.

Part of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Goldman Sachs Asset Management BV is a Dutch global asset management company. The company is based in The Hague, Netherlands. The company's mission is to help clients achieve their investment goals. The CEOs of the company are Martijn C. M. Canisius, Gerald Cartigny.

Part of Cavendish Financial Plc, Cavendish Capital Markets Ltd. is a British brokerage company. The company is based in London, UK. The company was founded in 2007 by Samantha Jane Smith. John Carlos Farrugia has been the CEO of the company since 2022.