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HSBC Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. (HSBC-GAM HK) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of The HongKong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. and is indirectly owned by HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA, ADR: HSBC.PRA) in Great Britain. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the firm originated in 1973 as a banking branch and became part of HSBC Asset Management in 1994. The current firm, formerly known as HSBC Investments (Hong Kong) Ltd., was founded in 2005 when the group's investment management business was reorganized. HSBC-GAM HK provides investment management services to corporate clients, private individuals and institutions.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Canada) (BMO Capital Markets-Canada) is the Canadian brokerage arm of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service financial services provider in the US. The firm was founded in 1817 and is a subsidiary of BMO Asset Management, Inc., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. Headquartered in Toronto, BMO Capital Markets-Canada provides full-service, institutional brokerage services to corporate, institutional and government clients around the world.

International Finance Corp. (IFC) operates as a global development institution. It is an organization that fosters sustainable economic growth in developing countries by financing private sector investment, mobilizing capital in the international financial markets and providing advisory services to businesses and governments. The firm operates through three segments: Investment Services, Treasury Services and Advisory Services. The Investment Services segment offers loans, equities, debt securities, trade and supply chain finance and client risk management services. The Treasury Services segment consists of the borrowing, liquid asset management, asset and liability management, and client risk management activities. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

EndoGastric Solutions, Inc. develops natural orifice surgical products and procedures to advance the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. The firm offers EsophyX device and StomaphyX device. The company was founded by Stefan J. M. Kraemer, Clifton A. Alferness, Scott Jordan Wolf, James W. Fitzsimmons and John M. Adams in 2003 and is headquartered in Redmond City, WA.

Nuvaira, Inc. develops medical devices for treating lung diseases. It works on a novel catheter-based system that has the potential to improve lung function, exercise capacity and quality of life for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The company was founded by Steven Dimmer and Martin L. Mayse in 2008 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

ONEX Canada Asset Management, Inc. (Investment Management) (OCAM-IM) is the investment management division of ONEX Canada Asset Management, Inc., an investment company headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Formerly known as Gluskin Sheff + Associates, Inc., the firm was founded by Ira Gluskin and Gerald Sheff in 1984 and is a subsidiary of ONEX Corp. (TSX: ONEX). OCAM-IM provides private and liquid market investment solutions to wealth advisors and their clients.

Scotia Capital, Inc. (Broker) (Scotia Capital-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Scotia Capital, Inc., a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm is owned by The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TSE: BNS). Scotia Capital-Broker delivers a broad range of electronic trading products such as high-touch, low-latency, market access and a broad algorithmic trading suite for a wide range of clients globally. They publish monthly indexes to help investors track the performance of Canadian Hedge Funds and Alternative Mutual Funds.

TD Securities, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE, TSE: TD). TD Securities provides a wide range of capital market products and services to corporate, government and institutional clients. Their services also 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 firm’s equity group provides research coverage of various sectors. Their fixed-income group provides a full range of underwriting sales and trading products for Canadian, US and European debt issuers and investors.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

CCB International Capital Ltd. provides financial advisory and brokerage services. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The Chinese company is ultimately controlled by the Government of China.

CFA Institute operates as non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of chartered financial analyst programs. It offers certificate in investment performance measurement program, investment foundations, and scholarship. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants operates under the professional accountant’s ordinance and works in the public interest. It offers CPA qualification programme and promulgating financial reporting, auditing and ethical standards in Hong Kong. The company was founded on January 1, 1973 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC (GS-Asia) is the Hong Kong-based brokerage subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd., ultimately owned by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS), a multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1984, GS-Asia provides market insight, risk management and execution services to institutional clients which includes asset managers, hedge funds, banks and brokerages, pensions, endowments and foundations, corporations, and governments.

The Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants operates as an accounting organization. The private company is based in Beijing, China.

PortfoLion Kockázati Tökealap-kezelö Zrt (PortfoLion) is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary of OTP Bank founded in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Budapest, Hungary.

Canaccord Genuity Corp. (CGC) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc., (TSE: CF; OTCMKTS: CCORF) in Canada. The firm was founded in 2010 and is locally known as Financière Canaccord ltée. Headquartered in Vancouver, CGC offers corporate and institutional clients with versatile and responsive sales and execution services that range from Institutional Equities and International Equities to Electronic Trading and Fixed Income. Their sales & trading team execution capabilities encompass a wide range of products and services such as Equities, ADR’s, OTC, ETF’s, Fixed Income, Options, Preferreds, Investment Companies.

Verbit Software Ltd. provides software services. It offers transcription and captioning solutions with the use of artificial intelligence technology. The company was founded by Tom Livne, Eric Shellef, and Kobi Ben Tzvi in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cymulate Ltd. operates as a software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based cyber-attack simulation company, which delivers security solutions to safeguard business-critical digital assets. Its platform features immediate threat alert, email security, web gateway, web application, data exfiltration, and endpoint assessment. The company was founded by Eyal Gruner, Eyal Wachsman, and Avihai Ben-Yossef in June 2016 and is headquartered in Rishon LeZion, Israel.

Liikennevirta Oy develops and supplies information technology systems for charging electric cars. It offers charging services and comprehensive charging network in Finland for electric car drivers. The company was founded in December 2013 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

Shanghai Ruixiu Electronic Commerce Co. Ltd., also known as NEIWAI, is a premium lingerie, lounge, and activewear brand that creates comfortable and high-quality clothing designed to be lived in. NEIWAI is based in Shanghai, China and was founded in 2012 by Xiao Lu Liu and Jiang Li. The Chinese company has collaborated with award-winning designer Andrea Jiapei Li to celebrate freedom and motion. NEIWAI offers customized gift cards for those who are unsure of what to give as a gift. The company's supple Mousse fabric has a brushed micro-suede texture that gently hugs and supports the wearer.

Tiney Ltd. engages in providing early years childcare services. The company was founded by Brett Harris Wigdortz on February 8, 2018 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Seon Technologies Kft. operates an online platform. It offers risk management solutions and fraud detection tools. The company was founded by Tam?s K?d?r and Bence Jendrusz?k in 2016 and is headquartered in Budapest, Hungary.

Pengrun Holding Ltd. engages in real estate projects development. Its residential projects are usually accompanying with commercial properties projects. The company was founded by Zhong Hua Zhang on 23 July, 2019 and is headquartered in Baoding, China.

Laced Europe Ltd. is an online marketplace for buying and selling sneakers and trainers. The company is based in Ashford, UK. The British company offers a wide selection of brands including Yeezy Trainers, Nike Jordans, and more.

Mindgram Sp zoo provides psychological support and personal development services to employees in Poland. The company is based in Warsaw, Poland. The Polish company helps businesses improve their effectiveness and optimize costs by offering mental health and well-being solutions to their employees. Mindgram was founded in 2021 by Adam Leszek Plona, Jakub Marek Zielinski, and Malgorzata Ohme, with Jakub Marek Zielinski serving as the CEO since then.

FlowX.ai Business Systems develops finance and insurance enterprise software solutions. The company is based in Bucharest, Romania. The Romanian company was founded by Ioan Iacob. Ioan Iacob has been the CEO since incorporation.

NORBr BV is a Dutch company that offers a next-gen payment orchestration platform for digital merchants. The company is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands and was founded in 2021 by Nabil Naimy, who has been the CEO since then. The company's platform, NORBr Stack, simplifies payment processes with AI-based routing, a unified dynamic checkout, and a single API integration. The company also offers NORBr insights, a plug-and-play tool for digital merchants that consolidates payment data from all providers and provides customizable dashboards and reports. Additionally, NORBr Infra is a white label payment platform that allows for a fully embedded payment experience.

HealthyWay, Inc. engages in the operation of digital health and medical service platform. It operates under the digital health and medical services segment and corporate and digital marketing solutions segment. The company was founded by Wan Neng Zhang in February 2001 and is headquartered in Fuzhou, China.