Carlos M. Mata

Petróleos de Venezuela SA is a gas and oil company. It is engaged in exploring, extracting, transporting, manufacturing, refining, storing, and marketing crude oil and other hydrocarbons. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Caracas, Venezuela.

Naturgas Energia Grupo SA distributes natural gas and electricity. Its activities include transportation, commercialization, and distribution of gas and electricity. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Bilbao, Spain.

Founded in 1994, Fiduciary Asset Management LLC (FAMCO) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm originated as the internal asset management group of a large corporate plan sponsor in 1983 and emerged as an independent investment firm in 1994. In 2007, FAMCO was acquired by Piper Jaffray Investment Management, Inc. (PJIM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Piper Jaffray Cos. (NYSE: PJC). In 2013, the firm was acquired by the Wiley D. Angell Acquisition Trust, an affiliate of FAMCO's CEO, Wiley D. Angell. FAMCO provides investment management services to institutional clients and high net worth individuals through separate accounts and private investment funds.