Peter Berkowitz

Founded in 1981 by George A. Kellner, Kellner Dileo & Co. LLC is a hedge fund manager located in New York City.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). KBW offers sales and trading in equities securities of financial services companies.

European Investment Bank is a long term lending bank representing the interest of the European Union members. It raises substantial volumes of funds on the capital markets and provides finance and expertise for investment projects towards the integration, balanced development and economic and social cohesion among members. Its services include lending, blending and advising. The Lending service offers loans, guarantees, microfinance as well as equity investment. The Blending service includes unlock financing from other sources and blended together to form full financing package. The Advising service covers administrative and project management assistance with facilities investment implementation. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Luxembourg.

Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA is a joint-stock, government-owned company that provides investment financing services to support the delivery and implementation of public service projects. The firm manages Italy's postal savings, with focus on supporting and funding strategic sectors, such as transportation networks, social housing, energy, and communications. Its business areas encompass small and medium-sized enterprises, corporate and project finance, environmental projects, infrastructure development, social housing, and subsidized financing. The company was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in Rome, Italy.

Guggenheim Securities LLC is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Links Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Guggenheim Partners LLC. Guggenheim Securities’ specializations include the sales and trading of fixed-income securities and sophisticated structured products. The firm offers in-depth analysis and expert execution of trading opportunities to large institutional investors and asset originators. They offer sales and trading services relating to a wide range of instruments.

G.research (formerly known as Gabelli & Co., Inc.) is a registered institutional research and brokerage firm headquartered in Rye, New York and was founded in 1976. The firm is a subsidiary of Gabelli Securities, Inc. and their ultimate parent is GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE: GBL). G.research has an emphasis on small and mid-cap ideas. Their core competencies include aerospace and defense, automotive aftermarket, food and beverage, gaming and lodging, industrials, media, specialty chemicals, telecom and utilities. They publish daily research notes and full reports utilizing their proprietary Private Market Value (PMV) with a Catalyst methodology.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

Founded in 1983, Robotti Securities LLC is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm was formerly known as Robotti & Co. Inc. The firm is a Member of FINRA and the SIPC. Robotti Securities specializes in applying proprietary, bottom-up research methods to identify undervalued securities. They offer personalized investment management designed to meet clients’ long-term equity investment needs.

Fitch Ratings Ltd. (FRL) is an investment research firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1977 and is a subsidiary of Fitch Ratings, Inc., ultimately held by The Hearst Family Trust in the US. FRL provides research and specialized ratings of services to residential and commercial mortgages, asset managers and managed funds. They also publish quantitatively based ratings such as Q-IFS ratings.

Evercore Group LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Evercore BD Investco LLC, which is owned by Evercore, Inc. (NYSE: EVR). Evercore Group delivers equity research and equity sales and agency trading execution, in addition to providing wealth and investment management services to high net worth and institutional investors.

Innogest SGR SpA (Innogest) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Claudio Giuliano and Marco Pinciroli. The firm is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Deutsche Welle GmbH offers multimedia, worldwide-accessible news and information services in 30 different languages. Its services include Welzeit-DW magazine, Weltzeit-Newletter, Mobile, Podcasts, RSS feeds and Social Media services. The company was founded in 1953 and s headquartered in Bonn, NW.

Council of Europe Development Bank engages in the provision of financing and technical consulting services for social welfare projects. It designs and implements programs which promotes and supports social integration, public infrastructure, small-scale enterprises, and the environment, aiming to help its member states achieve sustainable and equitable growth. The company was founded on April 16, 1956 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

FMS Wertmanagement Aoer engages in conducting banking and financial service activities related to winding-up assumed asset portfolio. It acquired the risk positions and non-strategic assets, liabilities, and derivatives of Hypo Real Estate Group. Its portfolio includes loans and securities as well as related derivatives divided into five segments: Public Sector, Structured Products, Commercial Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Workout. The Public Sector segment contains bonds issued by euro zone states, the member states of the European Union as well as the neighboring states of Eastern Europe. The Structured Products segment comprises various types of asset-backed securities such as structured securities related to commercial and residential real estate as well as structured bonds that are based on public sector loan receivables or bundled student loans. The Commercial Real Estate segment consists of performing financial products related to commercial real estate. The Infrastructure segment contains financing packages for international infrastructure projects. The Workout segment comprises non-performing real estate loans in Europe, Asia, and the United States, most of which are collateralized. The company was founded on July 8, 2010 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Asper Investment Management Ltd. is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 2016 by Emma N. Tinker, Luigi Pettinicchio and Luis Quiroga. Asper Investment Management Ltd. is headquartered in London, UK.

Menarini-Silicon Biosystems SpA develops and distributes lab-on-a-chip technologies for miniaturized cell-biology testing. The company was founded by Nicol? Manaresi and Gianni Medoro and is headquartered in Castel Maggiore, Italy.

Shearman & Sterling LLP provides legal services. It specializes in appellate litigations, capital markets, corporate governance, environmental, finance, international arbitration, investment funds, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, privatization, real estate, and tax. The company was founded by Thomas Shearman in 1873 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC (CMIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). The firm was formed in 2010 due to Ameriprise Financial Services' (AFS) acquisition of the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group (CMG) from Bank of America. AFS merged CMG's long-term asset management business with their subsidiary, RiverSource Investments LLC, under the name Columbia Management Investment Advisors. CMIA offers equity and fixed-income retail and institutional investment products for various types of clients.

CDP Reti SpA operates as an investment company. The company was founded in October 2012 and is headquartered in Rome, Italy.

CDP Venture Capital SGR SpA (CDP Venture Capital ) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Cdp Equity SpA founded in 2002. The firm is headquartered in Rome, Italy.

Standard & Poor's Financial Services provides financial market intelligence services. It offers credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data to the financial decision-makers. The company was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in New York, NY.