Michael Howard Slivka

Martin Currie Investment Management Ltd. (MCIM) is the Great Britain-based investment management subsidiary of Martin Currie Ltd., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in the US. The firm was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Edinburgh. MCIM performs investment management, dealing, investment support, sales and marketing and platform functions for the Martin Currie group. The firm manages active-equity portfolios for a global client base of financial institutions, charities, foundations, endowments, pension funds, family offices, government agencies and investment funds.

Alumni Ventures Group LLC (Alumni Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded by Michael Collins in 2010. The firm is headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Ruffer LLP is the investment management subsidiary of Ruffer Management Ltd. in Great Britain. The firm was founded as Ruffer Investment Management Ltd. in 1994 by Jonathan Ruffer, Jane Tufnell, and Earl Ferrers. In 2004, they transferred their investment business to Ruffer LLP. Headquartered in London, Ruffer manages assets and funds on a discretionary basis for private and institutional clients including trusts, charities, pension funds, family offices, corporations, investment companies and insurance companies. Ruffer is a responsible investor that fully integrates environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues into their investment process.

Foresight Group LLP (Foresight Group) is a private equity subsidiary of Foresight Group CI Ltd founded in 1984 by Bernard William Fairman. The firm is headquartered in London.

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd. (BIM-UK) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm is a subsidiary of BlackRock Finance Europe Ltd., ultimately owned by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) in the US. BIM-UK was founded in 2006 following the merger of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and BlackRock. In 2009, BlackRock merged with Barclays Global Investors, including the iShares exchange traded funds business. The combined firm operates under the BlackRock name and has retained the iShares brand. BIM-UK manages a family of mutual funds and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual and pension funds. They also offer alternative investments and managed accounts for individual and institutional clients.

Sector Asset Management AS engages in operation of a capital management firm. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Part of GreenCore Technology, Inc., GPM, Inc. manufactures air coolers. The company is based in Duluth, MN. GPM was acquired by GreenCore Technology, Inc. on May 24, 2007 for $2.94 million.

Qiming Venture Partners Ltd (Qiming Venture Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Qiming Caymen Ltd founded in 2006 by Gary Rieschel, Zi Ping Kuang and Ignition Partners LLC. The firm is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Puma Investment Management Ltd (Puma Investment) is a private equity firm founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in London with additional offices in Liverpool and Edinburgh.

IG Metall is the largest individual trade union in the world, based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, with subsidiaries in Germany. The German company provides information, materials, and useful guides to its members to help them achieve fairness and good working conditions in their workplaces and society. The private company's focus is on employment security, occupational safety, and value chains. The CEO of the company is Hans-Jürgen Urban.

CEC Capital Corp. operates as an investment bank with a core focus on technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT), consumers, and healthcare sectors. It provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital raising, and asset management services. The company was founded by Ran Wang and Irene Hong in 2000 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Itech Capital (Itech Capital) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Gleb Davidyuk. The firm is headquartered in Riga.

iContext LLC provides contextual advertising services. It offers contextual advertisement for Internet clients, search engine optimization, web analytics, iCTurbo, and Adobe media optimizer. The company was founded by Mariya Chernitskaya in 2002 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

Business Growth Fund Ltd (BGF) is private equity firm founded in 2011 by Stephen Welton. The firm is headquartered in the United Kingdom.

SeoPult LLC operates an online platform for SEO and e-advertising management services. Its software package allows users to automate all phases of work to promote the sites and conducting contextual campaigns. The firm through the use of optimal schemes and continuous monitoring system achieves maximum results with minimal budgets. SeoPult group includes Click.ru (paid search advertising service), SeoPult.tv (online TV) and Cybermarketing.ru (offline center for e-marketing education). The company was founded in 2008 by Igor Artemenko and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

Puma Private Equity Ltd. (Puma Private Equity) is a private equity subsidiary of Puma Investment Management Ltd. founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in London.

Congruent Management LLC (Congruent Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Joshua Posamentier and Abe Yokell.. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Ruffer AIFM Ltd. is an alternative investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2013 and is a subsidiary of Ruffer LLP, which is owned by Ruffer Management Ltd. Ruffer AIFM provides investment management services for institutions, pension funds, charities, financial planners and private clients.

MentorWorks Education Capital, Inc. provides income share agreement (ISA) programs to help college and non-traditional students complete their education without incurring up-front tuition costs. The company is based in Boston, MA. The ISA programs are alternatives to loans, and approved students will have their tuition paid and, once employed, will make payments calculated to a fixed percentage of their income, for a set period of time, up to a maximum cap, without accruing interest. Additionally, MentorWorks provides career development support, mentoring, and access to employers through their online and asynchronous Talent Accelerator Platform (TAP). The company was founded in 2016 by Karthik Krishnan and Mark Bernfeld. Karthik Krishnan has been the CEO since 2016.

Simula Innovation AS provides streaming solutions for live media applications. Its software technology's areas of services include video conferencing, video training, remote operations, video surveillance, and live content distribution. The company is headquartered in Gjettum, Norway.

Concentric Team LLP (Concentric Team) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm founded in 2013 by Denis Shafranik and Kjartan Rist. The firm is headquartered in London, UK.

Dingke Medical Technology (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. is a medical technology company based in Suzhou, CN. The company also holds an internet drug information service qualification certificate and is located at Building 5, No. Dingke Medical Technology specializes in the research, development, and production of new medical devices, including various types of balloon catheters for peripheral and coronary interventions, as well as intracranial balloon expansion catheters. 5 Xinhong Industrial Park, No. 9 Suhong West Road, Industrial Park. The Chinese company was founded in 2015, and the CEO is Yu Lin Weng.