Carsten Kröger

Credit Suisse AG is an investment management firm headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1856 and was acquired by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) from Credit Suisse Group AG in 2023. Credit Suisse manages global and regional portfolios, mutual funds, and other investment vehicles for governments, institutions, corporations and individuals worldwide. They also offer private banking and wealth management, investment banking, and corporate and business support services.

HighValue Partners AG is an independent wealth management firm headquartered in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. It was founded by Daniel Gonzenbach in 2008. The fir m provides tailor-made wealth management and investment solutions for private clients. They also serve as an investment manager to the JSPR Bond Fund Plus and HAM-Global Convertible Bond Fund.

Earlybird Venture Capital GmbH & Co. KG (Earlybird VC) is an independent venture capital firm founded by Hendrik Brandis, Roland Manger, Rolf Mathies, and Christian Nagel in 1997. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Earlybird VC Management GmbH & Co. KG. The firm is headquartered in Munich, Germany, with another German office in Berlin, and international office in Istanbul, Turkey.

Earlybird Health Management GmbH & Co. KG engages in the acquisition, management, and sale of participations in companies that specialize in the field of health technology with high growth and value enhancement potential. It also provides consulting services. The company was founded on June 16, 2014 and is headquartered in Cologne, Germany.

Aberdeen Asset Management France SA (AAMF) is an investment management firm headquartered in Paris, France. The firm was founded in 1995 and is a subsidiary of abrdn Investments Ltd., ultimately owned by abrdn Plc (LSE: ABDN) in Great Britain. AAMF provides asset management services to their clientele of institutional investors such as pension funds, insurance companies, banks and government agencies.

EMCORE Asset Management AG (EMCORE) is an independent Swiss asset management firm which was founded in 1998 by the Bodmer family with the goal of offering tailor made and yield-enhanced services to institutional and large private investors. Based in Zug, the firm utilizes their long-term experience with institutional asset management to manage and advise a number of tailor made mandates and public convertible bond funds. They also provide hedge and advisory services including asset/liability advice, portfolio-surveillance, control and reconstruction, as well as portfolio liquidations.

Fisch Asset Management AG (Fisch) is an independent Swiss asset management firm which was founded by Kurt Fisch and Pius Fisch in 1994. Based in Zurich, the firm manages a range of convertible bond, corporate bond, multi-asset and managed futures strategies primarily for institutional clients such as banks, portfolio managers, pension funds and family offices, as well as for wholesale investors. They are a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment and integrate socially responsible factors into their investment processes.