Erasmo Rodriguez

Victor Technologies Group, Inc. is a designer, manufacturer and supplier of cutting, welding and gas control equipment used in various fabrication, construction and manufacturing operations around the world. Its products are used in a wide variety of applications and industries, where steel is cut and welded, including steel fabrication, manufacturing of transportation and mining equipment, many types of construction such as offshore oil and gas rigs, repair and maintenance of manufacturing equipment and facilities and shipbuilding. The firm designs, manufactures and sells products in categories that include gas equipment; plasma power supplies, torches and consumable parts; carbon arc gouging products; welding equipment; arc accessories, including torches, consumable parts and accessories; and filler metals and hardfacing alloys. The company markets its products under a portfolio of brands that includes Victor, Victor Thermal Dynamics, Victor Arcair, Victor Turbo Torch, Tweco, Thermal Arc, Stoody, Firepower and Cigweld. Victor Technologies Group was founded on August 8, 1987 and is headquartered in Chesterfield, MO.

Lazard & Co. Ltd. provides investment banking services. The company offers its services for corporations, partnerships, institutions, governments and high-net worth individuals. The company operates in approximately 29 cities in key business and financial centers across 16 countries in Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and South America. The company is located in London, UK.

SEI Novus LLC provides data analysis and tools to alternative investors for conducting fundamental research. The firm caters to hedge funds, fund of funds, and family offices. The company was founded by Basil Qunibi , Rishi Khanna and Stanley B. Altshuller in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (Pictet AM) is an alternative investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1980 and is wholly owned by Pictet Asset Management Holding SA, which is ultimately owned by Banque Pictet & Cie SA in Switzerland. Pictet AM provides discretionary investment management services on a global scale to a wide range of international institutional clients. Furthermore, the firm also acts as the investment adviser or sub-adviser to US-based investment companies and other regulated and unregulated collective investment schemes in international jurisdictions. Pictet AM adheres to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management SA (EDRAM) is the asset management subsidiary of Edmond de Rothschild (France) SA, itself a subsidiary of Edmond de Rothschild SA in France. The firm was founded in 1985 and previously known as Gestion Saint Honoré. Headquartered in Paris, EDRAM is a multi-specialist expert in managing equities, corporate debt, asset allocation and sovereign debt, quantitative management, infrastructure debt and overlay and benefits from the stable and independent family shareholding structure of their parent company. They are a socially responsible investor which aims to integrate environmental, social and governance factors in an investment approach that adds value in these areas.

Falcon Private Bank AG (Falcon-PB) was previously known as AIG Private Bank Ltd. and was a subsidiary of New York-based American International Group, Inc. until 2009 when they were renamed Falcon upon acquisition by Aabar Investments PJSC (AD: AABAR), an investment company based in Abu Dhabi and majority-owned by the sovereign wealth fund IPIC-International Petroleum Investment Co. Established in 1965, Falcon-PB is based in Zurich with branch and representative offices in Geneva, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Singapore and London. Falcon-PB is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aabar and provides wealth management services for an international clientele of high-net worth private individuals, family offices, asset management firms, private label partners and institutions. They offer personalized and structured private banking solutions, tailored to the individual needs of their clients.

IAM Independent Asset Management SA (IAM) is an independent Switzerland-based asset management firm which was founded in 1995 by Michel Thétaz. Headquartered in Geneva, the firm provides financial advisory services and manages discretionary accounts such as balanced OPP2-type portfolios, Swiss equity portfolios and foreign equity portfolios, as well as a range of mutual funds.

UBP-Gestion Institutionnelle SA (UBP-GI) is the Geneva-based asset management arm of the Swiss bank Union Bancaire Privée (UBP). Through a series of acquisitions initiated by Chairman Edgar de Picciotto, UBP can trace their history back to 1956. The present-day UBP was established in 1990 following the merger with Compagnie de Banque et d'Investissements and TDB-American Express Bank. UBP-GI was created in 1997 and caters to both private and institutional clients worldwide. They offer a range of investment funds, including traditional, multi-manager and structured products.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Valartis Asset Management SA (VAM) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Valartis Group AG (SWX: OZH). Formerly known as MC Trustco and later MCT Asset Management, VAM was established in 1996 within Marcuard Cook & Cie and is located in Geneva and Zurich with research offices in their Moscow base and other field offices. The firm was created to focus on the emerging markets of Eastern Europe, Russia and the former Soviet Union. VAM manages a variety of products in multiple asset classes for private, institutional and retail investors.

Crédit Indosuez (Switzerland) SA (Crédit Indosuez-CH) is the private banking subsidiary of Crédit Agricole Private Banking, itself a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole group (XP: ACA) in France. Headquartered in Geneva with branches worldwide, Crédit Indosuez-CH originated in 1876 when Crédit Lyonnais established a presence in Switzerland. The current structure resulted from the 2005 merger of Crédit Lyonnais (Suisse) SA and Crédit Agricole Indosuez (Suisse) SA. The firm specializes in providing a range of private banking advisory and trading services for high-net worth individuals worldwide including forex, precious metals and treasury management, as well as in derivatives on commodities, interest rates, stocks and currencies. They distribute investment products managed within the parent group and provide the logistics supporting their own activities and those of fellow subsidiaries within the Crédit Agricole group.

RTP Global (RTP) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Leonid Boguslavsky. The firm is headquartered in Moscow, Russia with additional offices in Newyork, London, Bangalore, Paris and Dubai.

Coutts & Co AG (Coutts) is the Swiss private banking subsidiary of Coutts Group, itself a subsidiary of State-owned Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LSE: RBS) in Great Britain. Coutts is headquartered in Zurich with offices throughout Switzerland as well as in Hong Kong, Singapore, Monaco, the Middle East and various offshore locations. Formerly known as Coutts Bank von Ernst AG, the firm provides wealth management services for an international clientele of high-net worth individuals.

Pictet Asset Management SA (Pictet AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Pictet Asset Management Holding SA, ultimately held by Banque Pictet & Cie in Switzerland. Established in 1967, the firm is headquartered in Geneva with investment management centers in Zurich, London, Singapore and Tokyo. They also have marketing client service centers in major cities worldwide. Pictet AM manages a range of equity, fixed income, alternative and multi asset products. They provide specialist investment services through segregated accounts and investment funds to some of the world’s largest pension funds, financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds, intermediaries and their clients. Pictet AM is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment.

Azek AG offers various training programs for Swiss financial professionals, including courses such as CIIA, CIWM, ESG, CESGA, ESG-CA, FINSA, FMO, and FMT. The private company is based in Bulach, Switzerland. Upon completion, successful participants are awarded the Federal Diploma of Technician in Financial Market Operations (FMT). Additionally, the ESG-CA course qualifies advisors to competently inform their clients about ESG and suggest sustainable investment solutions. The CEO of the Swiss company is Andreas Jacobs.

Schelcher Prince Gestion SA (Schelcher Prince) is a French asset management firm headquartered in Paris. The firm is a subsidiary of Crédit Mutuel Arkéa SA, ultimately held by Confederation Nationale Crédit Mutuel SA. The firm was founded by Christian Prince in 2001. Schelcher Prince provides asset management services to institutional clients in the form of both mandates and open-ended or dedicated UCITS.

Schweizerische Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Invt Port) (Swiss Re IP) is the investment portfolio division of Schweizerische Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Swiss Reinsurance Co., Ltd.) itself a subsidiary of Swiss Re AG (SW: SREN) in Switzerland. Based in Zurich, the Swiss Re Group was established in 1863 and provides wholesale reinsurance, insurance and other insurance-based forms of risk transfer to insurance companies, corporations and public sector entities. Swiss Re IM optimizes risk-adjusted investment returns within defined risk limits for the Group’s Business Units, Reinsurance, Corporate Solutions and Admin Re. They are a socially responsible investor which has a strategic approach in place to define and drive key activities across the firm. They have a special focus on climate change and are a signatory to the UN Global Compact.

GHO Capital Partners LLP (GHO Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Mireille G. Gillings, Dennis B. Gillings, Alan Browning MacKay, Michael Irvine Mortimer and Andrea Ponti. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Development Partners International LLP (DPI) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Miles Quintin Morland and Runa Nurunnessa Alam. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. provides financial regulatory services. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company was founded by Richard B. Jennings, Vince Means.