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Martin Currie Investment Management Ltd. (MCIM) is the Great Britain-based investment management subsidiary of Martin Currie Ltd., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in the US. The firm was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Edinburgh. MCIM performs investment management, dealing, investment support, sales and marketing and platform functions for the Martin Currie group. The firm manages active-equity portfolios for a global client base of financial institutions, charities, foundations, endowments, pension funds, family offices, government agencies and investment funds.

abrdn Alternative Investments Ltd. (AAI) is the wholly owned asset management subsidiary of Aberdeen Asset Investment Group Ltd. and their ultimate parent is abrdn Plc (LON: ABDN, ADR: SLFPF) in Great Britain. Formerly held by Lloyds Banking Group plc (LSE: LLOY), Aberdeen Asset Management plc entered into a strategic alliance with Lloyds Banking Group plc in 2013, acquiring AAI and their related private equity and infrastructure fund management businesses. Formerly known as Aberdeen Asset Investments Ltd., the firm was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in London. AAI provides investment solutions to private individuals, financial institutions, charities, investment trusts and corporate and local government pension funds in Great Britain and worldwide.

Franklin Templeton Investments (Asia) Ltd. (FTIAL) is an asset management firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 1993 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton Capital Holdings Pte Ltd., which is ultimately owned by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in the US. FTIAL provides investment services such as retail mutual funds distribution, institutional and private equities services to institutional, retail, and high-net-worth clients.

Templeton Asset Management Ltd. (TAML) is a mutual fund management firm headquartered in Singapore. The firm was founded in 1992 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton Capital Holdings Pte. Ltd., ultimately owned by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in the US. TAML provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to US Registered Funds and Non-US Registered Funds, as well as Private Funds and Separate Accounts.

Franklin Templeton Fund Management Ltd. (FTFML) is the fund management subsidiary of Franklin Templeton Global Investors Ltd., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in the US. The firm was founded in 1985 and formerly known as Rensburg Fund Management Ltd. In 2011, they were acquired by Franklin Templeton and were renamed Franklin Templeton Fund Management Ltd. Headquartered in London, FTFML offers a range of equity and fixed-income funds that covers different market sectors, geographical areas and asset classes for institutional investors, and segregated account and sub-advisory services for those with specific requirements.

Part of abrdn Plc, Standard Life Investments Securities LLC is a brokerage firm. The company is based in Boston, MA. Standard Life Investments Securities was founded in 2011.

Franklin Advisers, Inc. is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in San Mateo, California. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN), a holding company that, together with its various subsidiaries is referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Franklin Advisers provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to US and non-US, registered open-end and closed-end funds and unregistered funds, as well as separate accounts.

Fil Retirement Services Ltd. provides investment services. The firm also offers financial advisory services. The company was founded on February 21, 2007 and is headquartered in Tonbridge, the United Kingdom.

Barclays Investment Solutions Ltd. (BISL) is the investment management subsidiary of Barclays Bank Plc (Private Banking), the private banking division of Barclays Bank Plc (LON: BARC, ADR: BCS) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1992. They were previously known as Gerrard Investment Management Ltd. until 2017. BISL is headquartered in London and has offices throughout Great Britain where they manage investments for high-net worth individuals, charities, trusts, private clients and pension funds.

Financial Administration Services Ltd. provides investment portfolio management services for private individuals. It offers mutual fund, stock brokerage, financial consulting and investment advisory services. The company was founded on April 19, 1982 and is headquartered in Tonbridge, the United Kingdom.

Itaú Administradora General de Fondos SA (Itaú AGF) is the wholly-owned mutual fund management subsidiary of Itaú Corpbanca (SSE: ITAUCORP, ADR, NYSE: ITCB) in Chile. The firm was founded in 2002 as Boston Administradora de Fondos Mutuos SA. They changed their name to Boston Administradora General de Fondos SA in 2003 and became Itau Chile Administradora General de Fondos in 2007 and Itaú Administradora General de Fondos in 2017. Itau AGF is headquartered in Santiago and manages mutual funds for individual and institutional investors.

The Analyst Research LLP is a British company that provides investment research. The private company is based in London, UK. The company was founded in 2010 by Mark Christopher Hiley, who has been the CEO since 2010.

Spire Ventures Ltd. (Spire Ventures) is an independent private equity and venture capital firm founded by Faisal Butt in 2010. The firm is headquartered in London.

Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd. (AIGSL) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Aviva plc (LSE: AV, ADR: AV) in Great Britain. Previously known as Morley Fund Management Ltd., the firm was founded in 1973, merged with Norwich Union Investment Management Ltd. in 2000 and underwent restructuring in 2008. Headquartered in London, AIGSL provides investment management services and related advisory to various subsidiaries of the Aviva Group and external clients such as retail funds, pension funds, and other institutional investors.

Compass Group Chile SA Administradora General de Fondos (Compass Chile) is the investment advisory subsidiary of Compass Group Chile Inversiones II Ltda. y Cia En CPA, ultimately owned by Costanera Management Ltd. in Chile. Headquartered in Santiago, Compass Chile was founded by Jaime de la Barra in 1996 to manage locally-registered funds and advise institutional and private clients on global investments.

Part of Itaú Unibanco Holding SA, Itaú BBA SA is a financial company based in São Paulo, Brazil. Itaú BBA offers a complete portfolio of infrastructure solutions for the capital market, tailored to meet the needs of their clients. The Brazilian company's solutions include a range of services for the market of capitals. Caio Ibrahim David has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd. (BIM-UK) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm is a subsidiary of BlackRock Finance Europe Ltd., ultimately owned by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) in the US. BIM-UK was founded in 2006 following the merger of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and BlackRock. In 2009, BlackRock merged with Barclays Global Investors, including the iShares exchange traded funds business. The combined firm operates under the BlackRock name and has retained the iShares brand. BIM-UK manages a family of mutual funds and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual and pension funds. They also offer alternative investments and managed accounts for individual and institutional clients.

Grimper Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltda is an asset management subsidiary of KVX Participações SA in Brazil. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, the firm was founded in 2008 and provides investment advisory services to various investors.

Ophir Asset Management Pty Ltd. (Ophir) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was co-founded by Andrew Mitchell and Steven Ng in 2012. Ophir manages investment capital on behalf of a range of investors which includes institutional superannuation funds, family offices, private wealth groups and individual investors. The Ophir Opportunities Fund is their flagship product.

AMP Capital Investors Ltd. (AMPCI) is the wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of AMP Capital Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by financial group AMP Ltd. (ASX: AMP) in Australia. Founded in 1849 as the non-profit Australian Mutual Provident Society, the group is an Australian superannuation provider and asset manager. The firm is headquartered in Sydney with additional offices in New Zealand, Dubai, China, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, UK and the US. They were one of the first to invest in infrastructure when they participated in the financing of the Sydney Harbour Tunnel in 1988. AMPCI is a socially responsible investor which manages a range of unlisted and listed infrastructure investments in Asia, Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand as well as life insurance, institutional and mutual funds for the AMP group.

Part of HWL Ebsworth Lawyers Pty Ltd., Kelly & Co. Lawyers Pty Ltd. is a law firm based in Adelaide, Australia. The Australian company provides legal advice and services that differentiate them from typical law firms. The traditional law firm model is challenged by Kelly & Co. Lawyers and they offer a wake-up call to the industry. The company was acquired by HWL Ebsworth Lawyers Pty Ltd. on April 16, 2014.

Wasatch Advisor Holdings LP (Wasatch) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. The firm was founded by Samuel Stewart and David Wagstaff in 1975. They are a subsidiary of Wasatch Advisor Holdings LP, owned by WA Holdings, Inc. Wasatch provides discretionary investment advice for a variety of clients, which includes mutual funds, collective trusts, separately managed accounts and sub-advised products.

PIMCO Investments LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC (PIMCO), ultimately owned by Allianz SE (ETR: ALV) in Germany. PIMCO Investments offers trading services in stocks, bonds, options, mutual funds and private placements for qualified investors.

First Sentier Investors (UK) IM Ltd. (FSIIM) is the wholly-owned, Great Britain-based specialist asset management subsidiary of S.I. Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8306) in Japan. Headquartered in Edinburgh, the firm was founded in 1970 and formerly known as First State Investment Management (UK) Ltd. FSIIM provides discretionary investment management and portfolio management services to a range of institutional clients and funds.

UBS O'Connor Ltd. is an independent alternative investment firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1987 and is a subsidiary of UBS Asset Management AG, ultimately owned by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) in Switzerland. UBS O'Connor is a distinct investment area within UBS Asset Management, with complete independence in regard to investment decision-making. Their capabilities cover a wide range of investment programs, which seek to achieve attractive risk-adjusted absolute returns with low correlation to most major asset classes and traditional investment benchmarks.

Dundas Partners LLP (Dundas) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Edinburgh, UK. The firm was founded by Alan McFarlane in 2010 and formerly known as Dundas Global Investors Ltd. Dundas offers portfolio management services directly to clients in separately managed accounts and indirectly through pooled investment vehicles. Their clients include: a US registered mutual fund, pooled investment vehicles, investment advisers, professional clients, institutional investors such as corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, endowment funds and other charitable organizations in Australia, New Zealand, the USA and UK.

CFA Society of the UK is an association of investment professionals based in the UK. The British company was founded in an unspecified year.

Templeton Investment Counsel LLC (TIC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Templeton Worldwide, Inc., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). TIC provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to US and non-US registered funds, and unregistered funds, as well as separate accounts for institutional and high net-worth clients.

Penta Capital LLP (Penta Capital) is an independent private equity firm founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

The Sports & Leisure Group Ltd. develops and operates multi sports and leisure facilities. The firm operates two sports and leisure brands, Roko Health Clubs and PlayFootball. The company was incorporated on August 24, 2000 and is headquartered in Nottingham, the United Kingdom.

Lloyds Development Capital (Holdings) Ltd. (LDC) is a private equity firm founded in 1981. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom and is wholly owned by LBG Equity Investments Ltd.

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.

Ignis Investment Services Ltd. (IIS) is the asset management subsidiary of Ignis Asset Management Ltd., ultimately held by abrdn Plc (LON: ABDN, ADR: SLFPY) in Great Britain. Headquartered in Edinburgh, the firm was formed following the 2008 merger of Resolution Asset Management and Axial Investment Management. They can trace their origins since 1986. IIS offered tailor-made and pooled solutions for small- to medium-sized pension schemes. Their clients include large corporate pension schemes, charities and life companies along with other strategic partners. They cater to UK retail, institutional and international clients.

Newton Investment Management Ltd. (Newton) is the wholly-owned, Great Britain-based investment management subsidiary of Newton Management Ltd., ultimately held by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK) (BNY Mellon) in the US. The firm was founded in 1978 as a joint venture with Scottish insurance broker Reed Stenhouse. In 1986 they were acquired by Alexander & Alexander and were renamed Newton Investment Management. Headquartered in London, Newton provides investment products and services to a wide range of clients, such as pension funds, charities, corporations and individuals (via BNY Mellon). Newton is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

Generali Insurance Asset Management SpA SGR (GIAM) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Generali Investments Holding SpA, ultimately held by Assicurazioni Generali SpA (BIT: G, ADR: ARZGY) in Italy. It was founded in 1998 and formerly known as Generali Investments Europe SpA SGR. Headquartered in Trieste, the firm manages assets for institutional clients, including pension funds and contingency funds. GIAM is a signatory to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investing (UNPRI).

King's College Hospital Charity is a non profit organization which funds projects that help to prevent people from becoming ill, and those that improve diagnosis, treatment and care across a range of conditions.The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Lifearc provides research services. It specializes in intellectual property management, drug discovery, medical diagnostics and antibody engineering. The firm services include complete technology transfer service for scientists in MRC units and institutes, Awards to Inventors, Collaborative drug discovery and antibody engineering, Funding early stage research with commercial/translational potential and protecting new ideas. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of LQ Inversiones Financieras SA, Banchile Corredores de Bolsa SA is a company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Santiago, Chile. The Chilean company was founded in 1990. Hernán Arellano Salas has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Health Data Research UK is the national institute for health data research in the UK. The non-profit company was founded in 2017 and is based in London, UK, with subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The British company is helping to transform the prospects of black graduates in STEM careers through their health data research black internship programme. The company is accelerating science through open source and open code, enabling vital discoveries that save lives. The company has a free and rapidly-expanding library of bitesize videos across a growing range of curriculums that cover the essential topics needed to advance skills. The company is uniting the UK's health data to enable discoveries that improve people's lives.