Kees Verbaas

Blue Sky Group BV (BSG) is an independent Dutch pension fund management firm which traces their origins to 1999 when they were the in-house asset manager for KLM's retirement funds. Headquartered in Amstelveen, BSG specializes in pension fund administration, administrative processes, asset management and fiduciary communications.

Fortis Investment Management (Netherlands) NV (FIM-N) is the Dutch branch and a subsidiary of Fortis Investment Management SA (Belgium) which is a subsidiary of Fortis Bank SA/NV, in turn majority-owned by the French group BNP Paribas (XP: BNP). The Belgian headquarters and their subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and the US are known under the commercial name Fortis Investments. Fortis Investments manages a broad range of investment products across all major asset classes and markets.The group is organized as a worldwide network of competence centers, each specialized in an asset class or geographical region. Their flagship product is the Fortis L Fund, a Luxembourg-domiciled umbrella fund comprising a wide variety of sub-funds, for the most part sectorial. Established in 1982 and formerly known as AMEV Asset Management, FIM-N is located in Amsterdam. In 2008 the firm absorbed ABN AMRO Asset Management BV, following the merger of the asset management activities of Fortis and ABN AMRO worldwide. FIM-N manages a range of global, regional and domestic investment strategies. The firm specializes in asset allocation and balanced funds, in multi-management and in real estate investments. They manage a range of funds quoted on the Dutch stock exchange, and distributed domestically through the Fortis group as well as through third-parties. They also manage discretionary accounts. The firm's clients are institutions and high-net worth individuals, as well as wholesalers and retail investors.

Hermes Investment Management Ltd. (HIML) is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. They are a subsidiary of Federated Hermes Ltd., ultimately held by Federated Hermes, Inc. (NYSE: FHI) in the US. In 1990, the firm was founded as PostTel, subsequently changing their name to PosTel Financial Asset Management Ltd. They changed their name to Hermes Investment Management Ltd. in 1995. HIML provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services to institutional clients.