Vipin Ahuja

Allianz Global Investors GmbH (UK) (AGI-UK) is the Great Britain-based investment management division of Allianz Global Investors GmbH, which is owned by Allianz SE (ETR: ALV) in Germany. Headquartered in London, AGI-UK was founded in 2013 and offers a range of expertise and capabilities across and within asset classes for institutional and retail clients.

RCM (UK) Ltd. (RCM-UK) is the Great Britain-based asset management subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors GmbH (UK), ultimately owned by Allianz SE (FR: ALV, ADR: AZSEY) in Germany. RCM-UK is the dedicated global equity platform within Allianz Global Investors. Established in 1997 as Allianz Dresdner Asset Management (UK) Ltd., the firm changed their name to RCM (UK) Ltd. in 2004. RCM-UK offers a range of products primarily to institutional clients including pension funds, investment trusts, governments, insurance companies, and charitable foundations.

Credit Suisse Asset Management Ltd. (CSAM) is the wholly-owned, Great Britain-based asset management subsidiary of Credit Suisse Asset Management (UK) Holding Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN, NYSE: CS) in Switzerland. Founded in 1982, the firm is headquartered in London and offers a wide range of investment products and functions across asset classes and investment styles for various clients including governments, institutions, corporations and private individuals.

Dresdner Kleinwort Securities LLC (DKS) is the investment bank of Dresdner Bank AG and a member of Allianz SE (FR: ALV) in Germany. Headquartered in London and Frankfurt, and with an international network of offices, DKS provides a wide range of investment bank products and services to European and international clients through their Global Banking and Capital Markets business lines. DKS provides an integrated service across the spectrum of Capital Markets products, including Short Term Products & Treasury, Equity Products, Rates, Credit Products, Foreign Exchange, Debt Origination, Sales & Marketing, Research, and Risk Management & Tax. DKS offers general financial advice together with execution capability for a range of corporate finance related transactions on a global basis. The primary focus is on mergers and acquisitions, disposals, equity issues and initial public offerings.

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.