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Metallurg, Inc., a Delaware corporation, together with its majority owned subsidiaries is a leading international producer and seller of high-quality specialty metals, alloys and metallic chemicals which are essential to the production of high-performance aluminum and titanium alloys, specialty steel, superalloys and certain non-metallic materials for various applications in the aerospace, power supply, automotive, petrochemical processing and telecommunications industries. Metallurg sells approximately 50 different product groups to over 1,500 customers worldwide (primarily in North America and Europe)

Ontario Power Generation, Inc. generates and distributes electricity. It provides nuclear, hydroelectric, and thermal power generation through wind turbine, nuclear, hydroelectric, biomass, and thermal stations. The company was founded on December 1, 1998 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Alliance Energy, Inc. explores and develops petroleum properties. The firm primarily provides services the oil industries by extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas. The company is located in Calgary, Canada.

Distributed Energy Systems Corp. develops advanced technology related to hydrogen production and fuel cell applications. It operates through two subsidiaries, Proton Energy Systems, Inc. and Northern Power Systems, Inc. Proton is engaged in designing, developing, selling and manufacturing on-site hydrogen gas delivery systems. Northern has a range of businesses, including the design and sale of power generation equipment, engineering, procurement and construction of distributed power systems, the design and sale of direct drive wind turbines, and the servicing of fossil fuel power generation equipment. Distributed Energy Systems was founded on May 19, 2003 and is headquartered in Wallingford, CT.

BPL Global LLC provides electric utilities with a suite of grid solutions for distribution automation from substations through customer premises. It offers data analytics and demand, grid and DER management solutions. The company was founded by Keith E. Schaefer and Andres Wydler in 2004 and is headquartered in Canonsburg, PA.

Graphit Kropfmühl GmbH engages in the production and marketing of metallurgical silicon and silicon dioxide. Its products include natural graphite; synthetic graphite; graphite parts; graphite dispersions; expandable and expanded graphite; and powder premixes. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Hauzenberg, Germany.

Safeguard International Fund LP invests in technology-oriented industrial businesses in Western Europe and North America in the metallurgical, chemical, energy and environmental industries. The fund invests its capital in the form LBOs, MBOs, recapitalizations, acquisitions and growth capital where it obtains a control position. It acts as the lead investor and invests between $10 and $65 million per investment.

Part of UBS Group AG, UBS Capital GmbH is a foreign bank. The company is based in Zurich, Switzerland. The Swiss company was founded by Michael L. Miller.

PFW Aerospace GmbH manufactures components for aircrafts. It provides tube, duct, cargo loading systems and structural and assembly components. The firm was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Speyer, Germany.

Allianz Versicherungs-AG engages in the non-life insurance business. It provides general accident, liability, vehicle, legal expense, fire, credit and surety, as well as transport insurance services. The company is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Swiss Life Private Equity Partners AG is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Swiss Life Asset Management AG with headquarters in Zurich, which is part of Swiss Life Holding AG (SWX:SLHN). Founded in 1857, the parent firm is a provider of life insurance and long-term savings and protection. Since 2004, SLPEP no longer manages private equity investments for third-parties.

Allied Resource Corp. provides clean technology products and services to industrial clients, in particular in the oil, gas, water, and coal industry. The firm has three business units: engineering services, clean oil technologies, and DeNox Catalyst production. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Global Environment Fund Management Corp (Global Environment Fund) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 1990 by Jeffrey Leonard and John Earhart. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

The Canyon Group, Inc., a Los Angeles-based management consulting firm that specializes in organizational change, mergers and acquisitions, and strategy, performed the analysis in the electric and gas utility industry

Soft Switching Technologies Corp. provides power quality and monitoring solutions for the automated industrial markets. The firm offers scalable, battery-free DySC products, voltage sag detectors and I-Sense intelligent sensors to semiconductor, food and beverage, and automotive industries, as well as manufacturing customers and utility industries. The firm's customers include both middle market firms and blue chip companies. The company was founded by Deepak M. Divan in 1995 and is headquartered in Middleton, WI.

Part of Exxon Mobil Corp., Mobil Oil AG explores for oil.

Haverfield Aviation, Inc. engages in the provision of aerial transmission inspection, maintenance, and repair services. It offers aerial tree service, construction support, helicopter lifting, maintenance, and project management services. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Gettysburg, PA.

Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. provides information on the German industry, economy, and economic policies. The private company is based in Berlin, Germany. The German company organizes events that bring together business, politics, science, and civil society for discussions, whether virtually, in-person, or hybrid. The company was founded by Gerhard Schempp.

Part of AMG Critical Materials NV, AMG Invest GmbH is an investment vehicle based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. AMG Invest GmbH operates as an investment vehicle for AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group NV. The CEO of the German company is Jackson Maddux Dunckel.

Allied Technologies GmbH operates as a holding company with focus on engineering, recycling, and environmental development operations. Their investment and project management activities involve businesses that specialize in industrial-based engineering, thermal plant management, wastewater treatment, water purification, and incineration and gasification technologies. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

Energate, Inc. provides interactive energy management solutions and products for utilities and residential customers. Its products offers pioneer smart thermostat, energate foundation, load management system, in-home energy displays, load switches, ZIP connect, peripherals, core middleware, and MyEnergate consumer portal and mobile application. The company was founded by Niraj Bhargava, Michael Delage, Jerry Kathnelson, and Jorge Deligiannis in 2004 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Baumot AG engages in the specialization in the area of retrofit exhaust after-treatment and related services. It mainly sells passive, active and hybrid diesel particle filters. Its services include the assembly of particle filters in-house and on location, as a first installation or retrofit solution, maintenance and service of particle filters, as well as general consulting services in the field of exhaust gas purification technology. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Spreitenbach, Switzerland.

International Chamber of Commerce Nederland is an organization that focuses on the dispute resolution needs of the full Belt and Road spectrum, particularly in trade. The organization is based in The Hague, Netherlands. The Dutch company helps businesses prevent and resolve their disputes through their case management services, providing access to justice and the rule of law to facilitate peace, prosperity, and opportunity through trade. The non-profit company is known for creating the Incoterms® rules, an industry standard that brought economic prosperity to a post-World War I era. The ICC Arbitration Rules, administered by the ICC International Court of Arbitration®, are used all around the world to resolve disputes, assuring parties of a neutral framework for the resolution of cross-border disputes.