Robert John Thomas

DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (DIMA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of DWS USA Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (ETR: DBK) in Germany. The firm was founded in 1984 and formerly known as Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. In 2018, they changed their name into DWS as part of the rebranding of Deutsche Asset Management. DIMA provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to various institutional clients. They also provide investment advisory services for its municipal bond strategies through wrap fee programs.

RREEF America LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a direct subsidiary of RoPro US Holding, Inc., ultimately owned by Deutsche Bank AG (ETR: DBK), a publicly held banking corporation organized under the laws of Germany. RREEF provides investment and advisory services to funds and institutional clients on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis.

Henderson Global Investors (North America), Inc. (HGINA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Henderson Group plc, a London-based public company registered on the London Stock Exchange and the Australian Securities Exchange. Henderson Group plc is the holding company of the investment management group Henderson Global Investors. Established in 1934, Henderson Global Investors is an independent global asset management firm. Henderson Global Investors (North America), Inc. was formed in 1999 when Henderson Global Investors Ltd. acquired Phoenix Realty Advisors. HIGNA provides investment management services on a fully discretionary basis to SEC-registered mutual funds, including each series of the Henderson Global Funds, other pooled investment vehicles, and institutional accounts, subject to the investment guidelines of each client. HGINA also serves as a sub-investment advisor to other unaffiliated SEC-registered mutual funds, as well as to other pooled investment vehicles available for investment by non-U.S. investors The firm has sub-advisory agreements with Henderson Investment Management Ltd., AlphaGen Capital Ltd., and Henderson Geneva Capital Management LLC, all wholly-owned subsidiaries of Henderson Global Advisors.

Nuveen Asset Management LLC (NAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2011 and is a subsidiary of Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC, which is ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. NAM provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients, such as open-end and closed-end investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles.

InfraBridge Investors (US) Ltd. (InfraBridge US) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. The firm was founded in 2010 and formerly known as AMP Capital Investors (US) Ltd. They are a subsidiary of DB Puma Management Bidco LLC, ultimately owned by DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE: DBRG). InfraBridge US provides non-discretionary investment recommendations to its sister company, InfraBridge Investors (UK) Ltd. (InfraBridge UK), in respect of private infrastructure equity investment opportunities in the Americas.

KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. is a registered investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of KeyCorp. (NYSE: KEY). KeyBanc Capital Markets provides investment banking, commercial lending, treasury management, derivatives, foreign exchange, equity and debt underwriting and trading and syndicated finance products and services to large corporations and middle-market companies.

Security Capital Research & Management, Inc. (Security Capital) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1995 and is wholly-owned by JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., itself a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). Security Capital provides investment advisory services to institutional and retail clients, both US and non-US clients.

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.