Maria Semikhatova

Columbia Threadneedle Asset Managers Ltd. (CTAM) is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1990 as F&C Asset Managers Ltd. and renamed BMO Asset Managers Ltd. in 2018. They changed their name to Columbia Threadneedle Asset Managers Ltd. when BMO rebranded to Columbia Threadneedle Investments in 2022. The firm is a subsidiary of Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc, ultimately held by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) in the US. CTAM manages a range of in-house and multi-manager funds for private individuals and institutional clients.

abrdn Investments Ltd. (aIL) is an asset management firm headquartered in Midlothian, UK. The firm was founded in 1987 and formerly known as Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of abrdn Holdings Ltd., wholly-owned by abrdn Plc (LON: ABDN). aIL provides their clients with discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and related services across a broad range of investment strategies and asset classes. They also offer an alternative platform which encompasses multi-manager research, selection and portfolio management for hedge funds strategies.

Goldman Sachs Advisors BV (GSBV) is the wholly owned, Netherlands-based investment management subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Asset Management International Holdings BV, ultimately held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) (Goldman Sachs) in the US. Founded in 1994 as ING Investment Management Advisors BV, the firm became NNIP Advisors BV in 2015 following the IPO of NN Group. They changed their name to Goldman Sachs Advisors BV in 2023 after the acquisition of Goldman Sachs to NN Group in 2022. Headquartered in The Hague, GSBV manages a range of assets for institutional and individual clients.

Baillie Gifford & Co. is an independent, global investment management firm headquartered in Edinburgh, UK. The firm was founded in 1908 and is wholly-owned by their partners. Baillie Gifford manages assets for pension funds, institutions, corporates, foundations, charities and retail investors. They are a socially responsible investor which works with their fund managers to assess ESG concerns both before and after investing in companies.

Shell Asset Management Company BV (SAMCo) is the asset management subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell Plc (LSE: RDSA, RDSB; ADR: RDS.A, RDS.B) in The Netherlands. Formerly known as Shell Pensioenfonds Beheer B.V., the firm is headquartered in The Hague and exclusively provides investment advice and asset management services to pension funds associated with the Shell group.

AEGON Investment Management BV (Netherlands) (AEGON-IM) is the wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of AEGON Asset Management Holding BV, itself a subsidiary of AEGON NV (XA: AGN, ADR: AEG), the Netherlands-based life insurance group. Established in 1968, originally focusing their activity in the Netherlands, the US and Great Britain, the firm is located in The Hague and is a fixed-income specialist which manages pension funds for institutional investors.

Abrdn Asia Ltd. is the wholly owned, Singapore-based asset management subsidiary of abrdn Holdings Ltd., which is wholly owned by abrdn Plc (LON: ABDN), a global investment company headquartered in Edinburgh, UK. The firm was founded by Hugh Young in 1992 as Aberdeen Asset Management (Asia) Ltd. and subsequently renamed into Aberdeen Standard Investments (Asia) Ltd. in 2018. They became Abrdn Asia Ltd. in 2021. Abrdn Asia provides investment advisory services to a variety of institutional clients, such as corporate plans, non-profit organizations, public plans, governments, private investors, multi-employer plans, financial institutions, sub-advised funds and pooled investment vehicles, encompassing both affiliated and unaffiliated US and non-US Registered Funds and US and non-US unregistered funds, among others.

Optimix Vermogensbeheer NV (Optimix) is a Netherlands-based investment management firm which was founded in 1983 by Ruurt Hazewinkel and Frits Westerner. They are a subsidiary of Svenska Handelsbanken AB (STO: SHB-A) in Sweden. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the firm manages the Optimix funds for private individuals and institutions.

Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management NV (Van Lanschot Kempen) is a specialist wealth manager headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The firm was founded in 1991 and was formerly known as Kempen Capital Management NV. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Van Lanschot Kempen NV (AMS: VLK). Van Lanschot Kempen administers Dutch pension funds and provides integral asset management for Dutch institutional clients.

Legal & General Investment Management Ltd. (LGIM) is a fund management firm headquartered in London. The firm was founded in 1970 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Ltd., which is owned by Legal & General Group plc (LSE: LGEN, ADR: LGGNY). LGIM provides investment management services to pension funds, institutional and private clients. Their clients are primarily in Great Britain, and marginally in the US though their Chicago-based subsidiary LGIM America, which established in 2006.

Columbia Threadneedle Netherlands BV (CT Netherlands) is the wholly owned, Netherlands-based investment management subsidiary of Columbia Threadneedle Group (Holdings) Ltd., ultimately held by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) in the US. The firm was formerly known as F&C Netherlands BV and became BMO Asset Management Netherlands BV in 2018. They were renamed Columbia Threadneedle Netherlands BV when BMO rebranded to Columbia Threadneedle Investments in 2022. Headquartered in Amsterdam, CT Netherland manages fixed-income assets, credit, convertible stocks and real estate for Dutch institutional investors such as pension funds and insurance companies.

Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. (Boston Partners) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with offices in New York, London, Los Angeles and Greenbrae, California. Formerly known as Robeco Investment Management, Inc., the firm was founded by Mark Donovan, Robert Jones, Harry Rosenbluth, and Paul Heathwood in 1995 as Robeco USA, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of OCE US Holding, Inc., ultimately held by ORIX Corp. (TYO: 8591, NYSE: IX), a Tokyo-based international financial services company established in 1964. Boston Partners provides value equity investment products to individual and institutional clients.

Part of Astorg Group SARL, NOVACAP Asset Management SA is a Luxembourger company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. The company was founded in 2007 by Nicole Bodson, Vincent Martet. Marc Michiels has been the CEO of the company since 2014. NOVACAP Asset Management was acquired by IQ EQ Fund Management (Ireland) Ltd., part of Astorg Group SARL from May 03, 2022 on December 08, 2020.

Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. (WFII) is a registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The firm was founded in 1995 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo Bank NA (WFB), ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. WFII provides investment advisory services to various Wells Fargo lines of business within the Wealth and Investment Management (WIM) group, such as WFB’s fiduciary divisions and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC (WFA).

Robeco Hong Kong Ltd. is the asset management subsidiary of Orix Corporation Europe NV, itself is owned by ORIX Corp. (TYO: 8591, ADR: IX) in Japan. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the firm was founded in 2007 and is a regional hub for Mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore and Southeast Asia. Robeco Hong Kong provides asset management services to retail mutual funds clients, institutional and private banking investors.

Pelargos Capital BV (Pelargos) is an independent alternative investment firm headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands. The firm was founded as a joint venture by Richard Dingemans, Kees Rigter, Roelof Salomons, Patrick van de Laar and AEGON Nederland N.V in 2008. Pelargos has an institutional infrastructure that provides absolute return type products focused on alpha generation in the Japanese equity market.

Federated Global Investment Management Corp. (FGIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and registered commodity pool operator headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 and is also known as Federated Clover Investment Advisors. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of FII Holdings, Inc., which is wholly-owned by Federated Hermes, Inc. (NYSE: FHI). FGIM is a multi-strategy investor that manages portfolios of equity and fixed-income investments for institutional and private clients.

Nordea Bank Abp (Broker Denmark) is the Denmark-based brokerage division of Nordea Bank Abp (STO: NDA-SE) in Finland. Headquartered in Oslo, the firm provides prime brokerage services to corporate and institutional clients.

Somerset Capital Partners Advisory BV (Somerset Capital Partners) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Oisterwijk, Netherlands. The firm was founded by Joes A. Daemen in 2008. Somerset Capital Partners manages real estate portfolios for various investors.

Part of McKinsey & Co., Inc., Mckinsey & Co. /Amsterdam/ provides management consultancy services. The company is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Robeco Institutional Asset Management US, Inc. (RIAM US) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in New York City. The firm is a direct subsidiary of Robeco Holding BV, ultimately held by ORIX Corp. (TYO: 8591) in Japan. RIAM US provides investment advice primarily in global equity securities to US institutional investors on a fully discretionary basis.

Robeco Schweiz AG is the Switzerland-based asset management subsidiary of ORIX Corporation Europe NV, itself a subsidiary of ORIX Corp. (TSE: 8591) in Japan. Formerly known as SAM Sustainable Asset Management AG, the firm was founded in 1995 as the first asset manager focused exclusively on Sustainability Investing. They were acquired by Robeco Group in 2007 and renamed RobecoSAM AG in 2013 as part of Robeco's strategy to further align its group-wide Sustainability Investing activities. The firm became Robeco Schweiz AG in 2020. Headquartered in Zurich, Robeco Schweiz offers a comprehensive palette of products including in-house asset management, Sustainability Indices, corporate sustainability assessments, active ownership and engagement, and customized portfolio benchmarking solutions for private and institutional investors.

Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG (Broker) (Bank J. Safra Sarasin-Broker) is the brokerage division of Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG, a private bank headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1841 and is a subsidiary of J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG, ultimately held by JS International Holdings Ltd. in the Bahamas. The firm is headquartered in Basel and. Bank J. Safra Sarasin-Broker offers brokerage services in securities, derivatives, currencies and precious metals for institutional clients.

Finch Capital Partners BV is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2013 by Reinier Musters and Radboud Vlaar. Finch Capital Partners BV is headquartered in Amsterdam with additional offices in Singapore and London.

Nomu Pay Ltd. is a newly established Irish company that provides unified payment solutions to help its clients accelerate growth in large high growth countries. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland, and has subsidiaries in Lithuania. The company's subsidiaries offer state-of-the-art payment solutions that provide local acceptance and payouts in multiple countries via a single API integration. Nomu Pay is funded by Finch Capital, a leading European and South East Asian financial technology investor. The company was founded in 2021, and the CEO is Peter Richmond Burridge.