Ralph J. Sueppel

Columbia Threadneedle Asset Managers Ltd. (CTAM) is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1990 as F&C Asset Managers Ltd. and renamed BMO Asset Managers Ltd. in 2018. They changed their name to Columbia Threadneedle Asset Managers Ltd. when BMO rebranded to Columbia Threadneedle Investments in 2022. The firm is a subsidiary of Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc, ultimately held by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) in the US. CTAM manages a range of in-house and multi-manager funds for private individuals and institutional clients.

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.

CDC Group Plc, a fund of funds, invests in private equity funds which focuses on Africa and Asian countries. It also provides direct investments in developing countries.

Hanover Investors Management LLP (Hanover) is a private equity firm is founded in 2002 by Matthew Roy Peacock. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Thames River Capital LLP (TRC) is a specialist fund management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of Columbia Threadneedle Capital (UK) Ltd., ultimately held by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) in the US. TRC provides specialist fund management services to professional investors and institutions in the UK and worldwide, through several single and multi-manager funds.

Millennium Capital Partners LLP (MCP) is an alternative investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2005 and is a subsidiary of Millennium Capital Management Ltd., ultimately held by Millennium Management LLC in the US. MCP manages assets for high-net worth individuals, institutions, trusts, foundations, pensions, the General Partner, related Millennium entities and Millennium employees.

Part of Dominion Fiduciary Trust Ltd., Special Capital Ltd. is a British company that provides investment management services. The company is based in London, UK.

Maya Technologies Ltd. develops a system for investment control and management of assets. Its cloud-based enterprise system, Nexus Platform, allows stakeholders and decision makers to monitor, measure and manage their investments. The company was founded by Neil Puri in 2007 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

BC Capital Management Services Ltd. operates as an alternative investment manager. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Ma'aden Aluminium Co. engages in aluminum business. It supplies primary and rolled product solutions to customers in local and international markets. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

AgFe Group Ltd. provides investment services.

CreditAccess India BV provides financial services in South and Southeast Asia. It specializes in lending to artisans and micro-enterprises. The company was founded by Paolo Brichetti in 2006 and is headquartered in Amstelveen, the Netherlands.

BlueCrest USA Holdings Ltd. provides security brokerage services. The British company was founded in 2005.

Part of AgFe Group Ltd., AgFe Management Ltd. functions as an investment holding British company. The company is based in London, UK. AgFe Management was founded in 2007.

Part of BC Cayman Charitable Trust, BlueCrest Capital Management Global Holdings Ltd. is an investment holding British company. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2012.

Part of BC Cayman Charitable Trust, BlueCrest Capital UK Ltd. functions as an investment holding company. The company is based in London, UK.

Equitile Investments Ltd. is the investment management subsidiary of Equitile Ltd. in Great Britain. The firm was founded by Andrew McNally and George Cooper in 2015. Headquartered in London, Equitile Investments manages their Resilience and Global Equity Fund.

Quant Insight Ltd. (QI) is an independent, Great Britain-based investment research firm which was founded by Mahmood Noorani and Krishnan Sadasivam in 2014. Headquartered in London, the firm’s macro analytics and data offers solutions and insights for a broad range of professional global investors, including discretionary macro portfolio managers, risk managers, asset managers, quantitative analystsm and discretionsry equity L/S portfolio managers. QI integrates macro valuation signals, regime shift indicators and macro sensitivity analysis available via Rest API and built for a Python development environment.

Blackmoor Investment Partners Ltd. (Blackmoor) is an independent alternative investment firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Douglas Smith and Guido Schmidt-Chiari in 2016. Blackmoor provides investment advice to high net-worth individuals and institutional clients.

Part of BC Cayman Charitable Trust, Global Clearing Ltd. is a financial intermediary that provides financial intermediation services. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2018.

WHR Investments Ltd. functions as an investment holding company. The company was founded on January 26, 2010 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of SOL SpA, Spitex Perspecta AG is a provider of recognized healthcare services, including somatic care and palliative care provided by trained caregivers. The company is based in Basel, Switzerland. The Swiss company offers hospital-level care in the comfort of patients' homes and strive to provide a dignified end-of-life experience. Spitex Perspecta was acquired by Airsol Srl on July 31, 2019.

Manara Minerals Investment Co. is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Manara Minerals Investment is a Saudi Arabian company that deals with minerals investment. The CEO of the joint venture company is Robert Wilt.