Tariq Khan

Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC (SBH) is a SEC-registered investment advisory firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1994 by Ralph Segall, Charles Bryant and Jonathan Hamill. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Corient Holdings, Inc., which is owned by CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX; OTC: CIXXF) in Canada. SBH provides professional portfolio management of domestic and international equity and fixed income portfolios, and alternative investments, to institutional and intermediary clients. SBH became a signatory of the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in 2017.

Founded in 2002, Philadelphia International Advisors LP is a registered investment advisor located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm is a subsidiary of Philadelphia International Partners LP. They provide investment advisory services to a wide range of clients including public pension plans, corporations, Taft-Hartley plans, defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, sub-advised funds, commingled funds, endowments, foundations, religious organizations, individuals (personal assets, estates, trusts), managed account (wrap) platforms, UMA platforms (non-discretionary) and others.

Part of DKR Capital Partners Holdings LLC, DKR Fusion Management LP provides investment advice. The company is based in Stamford, CT.

Founded in 2003, BNP Paribas Asset Management, Inc. (BNPP AM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas Investment Partners USA Holdings Inc., which is in turn wholly owned by Paribas North America, Inc. They offer a range of equity, Euro, fixed-income and alternative investment products to North American institutional investors.

W.R. Hambrecht + Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. It offers underwriting, corporate advisory, equity research, sales, trading, electronic brokerage and private equity services to technology and emerging growth companies. The firm uses Internet and auction processes to serve investors and issuers. The company was founded in January 1998 by William R. Hambrecht and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Fauchier Partners LLP (Fauchier Partners) is the Great Britain-based specialist alternative investment management subsidiary of The Permal Group Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE: LM) in the US. Established in 1994, the firm is located in London and manages a variety of funds of hedge funds and advises a number of listed closed-end funds of hedge fund vehicles for pension funds, banks, charities, insurance companies, academic institutions, fund management groups and family offices. In 2004, BNP Paribas Asset Management and Fauchier Partners merged their joint venture, BNP Paribas Fauchier Partners, with Fauchier Partners. BNP Paribas Asset Management acquired a 50% economic interest in Fauchier Partners and Fauchier Partners retained management control. Fauchier Partners is the founding co-sponsor of the BNP Paribas Hedge Fund Centre at the London Business School (LBS), the first academic center in the world dedicated to the study of the Hedge Fund industry. In 2006 the BNP Paribas Hedge Fund Centre at the Singapore Management University was launched.