Mirko Sangiorgio

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

GAM Investment Management (Switzerland) AG (GAM Switzerland) is an asset management firm headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1983 and is owned by GAM Holding AG (SWX: GAM, ADR: GMHLY). GAM Switzerland provides active investment solutions and products for institutions, financial intermediaries and private investors.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Saurer AG manufactures textile machinery and components. It offers pre-spinning, roving frame, ring spinning, compact spinning, rotor spinning, winding, twisting and embroidery machines. The firm’s brands include Allma, Jintan, Saurer Embroidery, Schlafhorst, Volkmann and Zinser. IIt offers machinery components under the brand names that include Accotex, Daytex, Fibrevision, Heberlein, Temco and Texparts. The company was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in Wattwil, Switzerland.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Part of Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc., Adams Harkness & Hill Investment Banking is a company based in Boston, MA.

BM-T Beteiligungsmanagement Thüringen GmbH (BMT) is the investment arm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thüringen Aufbaubank, which in turn is part of Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale, also known as HELABA-Hessische Landesbank. HELABA is a regional bank in Länder Hessen and Thüringen, controlled but the Government of Germany. BMT was established in 2003 and is headquartered in Erfurt, the capital of Land Thüringen in central Germany. The firm invests on behalf of the German government, and is backed by Land Thüringen. They originally received capital from TBG-Technologie Beteiligungs GmbH as well. TBG is a Bonn-based private equity entity part of the government-controlled KfW Bankengruppe. BMT manages venture capital and private equity funds.

Adams Harkness & Hill Technology Ventures (AH Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Canaccord Genuity LLC founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Bellevue Holding AG provides construction management services.

Part of Ernst & Young Global Ltd., Ernst & Young AG is a Swiss company that provides accounting services. The company is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Schwyzer Kantonalbank provides banking products and financial services. Its services include consumer banking, commercial banking, residential mortgage lending, and real estate finance services. The firm offers its services to the private clients, investment clients, small and medium enterprises, and public corporations. The company was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Schwyz, Switzerland.

ARMADA Investment AG (Armada) is an independent Swiss venture capital firm headquartered in Küsnacht, Switzerland. It was founded by Daniel S. Aegerter in 2000, after he led the merger between his US-based company, TRADEX Technologies and Ariba.

PricewaterhouseCoopers AG provides assurance, tax and advisory services. The company is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Founded in 1998, Bellevue Research, Inc. is a fundamental equity investment research firm located in Boston. The firm is US investment research arm of Bellevue Asset Management AG, a privately-owned asset management group based in Zurich, Switzerland. Their ultimate parent is Bellevue Group AG. Bellevue research provides research to Bellevue Asset Management with coverage of the biotechnology, genetic engineering and pharmaceuticals sectors.

Distral SAS engages in the design and manufacture of metal products. It produces portals, fences, shutters, garage doors, and pool barriers. The company was founded by Christian Manenc and Laurent Manenc in 1993 and is headquartered in Portet-sur-Garonne, France.

Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA (LOAM Switzerland) is an investment advisory subsidiary of Lombard Odier Investment Managers Holding SA, ultimately held by Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA in Switzerland. Formerly known as 1798 Global Partners (Switzerland) SA, the firm was founded in 1972 by Aziz Nahas and Hubert Keller and changed their name to Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) in 2010. LOAM Switzerland is headquartered in Petit-Lancy, Geneva.

Matter Beteiligungen AG operates as a holding company with interests in acquiring patents and licenses of all types. The company also invests, manages, sells and buys patents and licenses. Matter Beteiligungen was founded in 1995 by Peter Matter, Thomas Matter, Samuel Matter and Regula Matter and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland

Nahmani Grunder & Cie AG provides investment advice. The private company is based in Zurich, Switzerland. The Swiss company was founded in 1984. Richard Nahmani has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

Mirabaud Asset Management (Suisse) SA (Mirabaud Suisse) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Mirabaud SCA in Switzerland. Established in 2013, the firm is based in Geneva and provides asset management and collective investment services for institutional and wholesale clients globally.

Part of Crystal Holding AG, Crystal Asset Management AG is a Swiss company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Pfäffikon, Switzerland. The company was founded in 2011 by Gaudenz F. Domenig, Bruno L. Teta. Achim Wagner has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

CONSTELLATION Capital AG (CONSTELLATION) is an independent private equity subsidiary of Constellation AG, founded in 1992 by Rainer Wilhelm Fröhlich. The firm is headquartered in Freinbach, Switzerland.