Benjamin Gross

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (Investment Management) (BCV-IM) is the investment management division of State of Vaud’s Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (SWX: BCVN) in Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1845 and is headquartered in Lausanne. BCV-IM provides discretionary asset management services for institutional investors.

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (Mizuho Securities-Broker) is the brokerage division of Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd., ultimately owned by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8411; NYSE: MFG) in Japan. The firm was originally founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Tokyo with a network of offices throughout Japan as well as overseas representation through Mizuho entities or strategic partners (in Great Britain, Switzerland, the US, Hong Kong, Mainland China, South Korea, Singapore and India). Mizuho Securities-Broker provides enhanced equity and fixed income execution services for their clients who includes private individuals in Japan, domestic and foreign institutions, non-financial companies, financial institutions and public corporations in the securities and investment banking fields.

Founded in 1972, Mizuho Bank (Schweiz) AG is a subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. that provides investment advice. The company is based in Zurich, Switzerland.