Steven Pomper

Portolan Capital Management LLC (Portolan) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by George McCabe in 2004. Portolan provides discretionary portfolio management services to private investment funds, UCITs fund, separately managed accounts and as a sub-adviser to a registered investment company. Investors in the private funds and the UCITS fund are typically high net-worth individuals, charitable institutions, and foundations.

Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC (Copper Rock) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 2005, Copper Rock provides specialized equity management for pension and profit-sharing plans, institutional investors, investment limited partnerships and mutual funds.

Global Thematic Partners LLC (GTP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Oliver Kratz and Ralf Oberbannscheidt in 2010 through a spin-out of the global thematic equity team of DB Advisors, the institutional investment management division of Deutsche Asset Management. GTP provides investment advisory services to corporations, pension plans, governments, foundations and endowments, trusts, international public authorities, pooled investment vehicles including non-US funds.

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.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.