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GLG Partners LP (GLG) is an independent alternative investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1995 by Noam Gottesman, Pierre Lagrange and Jonathan Green as a hedge fund division within Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. GLG offers advisory or sub-advisory services to non-US and US institutional managed accounts and pooled investment vehicles on either a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

Citadel Investment Services (Pty) Ltd. is the South Africa-based investment management subsidiary of Peregrine Holdings Ltd. Headquartered in Sandton, the firm provides investment advisory services to private individual or institutional clients.

AGF Investments, Inc. (AGFI) is a Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 2007, the firm is owned by AGF Management Ltd. (TSE: AGF.B). AGFI provides services to individual and institutional clients, catering to pension plans, foundations and corporate investors.

Ninety One SA (Pty) Ltd. is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Ninety One Ltd. (JSE: NY1) in South Africa. The firm was founded in 1991 and was formerly known as Investec Asset Management (Pty) Ltd. Headquartered in Cape Town, Ninety One is a specialist asset management firm which provides a range of portfolio management services and products to institutional and individual investors. They are socially responsible and are aware of their broader responsibility to society and seek to make a positive impact by focusing on initiatives that support local communities and their environments.

Allan Gray Unit Trust Management (RF) (PTY) Ltd. (Allan Gray UTM) is the South Africa-based asset management subsidiary of Orbis Holdings Ltd. in Bermuda. Established in 1974, the firm is based in Cape Town, with additional offices throughout South Africa. They are a Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment contributor which manages mutual funds and segregated accounts for institutional clients including pension funds, medical aid schemes and endowments, as well as for private individuals. They are a socially responsible investor which supports the principles proposed by the Code for Responsible Investing in South Africa (CRISA) and works in partnership with Bermuda-based Orbis Investment Management Ltd., which manages offshore equity mutual funds. The firms share the same investment philosophy and were both founded by Allan W B Gray.

STANLIB Asset Management Ltd. (SAM) is the multi-specialist investment subsidiary of STANLIB Ltd., ultimately held by Standard Bank Group Ltd. (JSE: SBK; ADR: SGBLY) in South Africa. The firm was created in 2002 by the merger of Liberty Asset Management and Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank Asset Management. In 2007 the Liberty Life Group acquired 100% of the ordinary shares of STANLIB Ltd. Headquartered in Johannesburg, SAM offers their clients both pooled and segregated investment solutions across a broad choice of traditional and alternative asset classes.

BDO USA LLP operates as an accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping firm. It offers advisory; audit and assurance; digital; and tax services. The company was founded by Maximillian L. Seidman in 1910 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Credo Corporate Finance Ltd. is a private equity firm founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Ethos Private Equity Ltd. (Ethos) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by André Roux. The firm is headquartered in Illovo, South Africa.

Foord Asset Management Pty Ltd. (Foord) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. The firm was founded by Dave Foord in 1981 as Foord & Meintjes. Foord offers a premium, safety-first investment management service to long-term investors in investment funds and tailor made portfolios.

National Empowerment Fund operates as investment company. It specializes in seed, start-ups, early stage, mid venture, expansion, equity transformation, growth capital, buyouts and mezzanine investments. The firm invests in tourism, entertainment, transportation, textile, services, retail, property, printing industry, motor services, mining services, media, manufacturing, wood, paper industry, agro processing, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, construction and material, engineering, energy, financial services, food, beverages, information, computer technology, franchises, property developments and petrol stations. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Morningside, South Africa.

Part of Bank of America Corp., Merrill Lynch South Africa Pty Ltd. is a South African financial services company that offers financial planning tools, calculators, and resources to help individuals stay on track with their financial goals and plan for the future. Merrill Lynch South Africa is based in Johannesburg, ZA. The company provides a suite of banking products and services, including checking, savings, and credit cards, and also helps manage investment portfolios with options that align with clients' financial goals. Richard Gush has been the CEO of the company since 2012.

Optis Capital (Pty) Ltd. is the hedge fund management subsidiary of EFS Investment Solutions (Pty) Ltd., ultimately held by PSG Group Ltd. (JSE: PSG) in South Africa. The firm was founded by Heiko van Wyngaarden in 2002 and was formerly known as Oryx Investment Management (Pty) Ltd. Headquartered in Welgemoed, Optis Capital serves as the investment advisor to the Optis Global Opportunities Fund, a long-short Global equity hedge fund domiciled in the British Virgin Island.

Sphere Holdings Pty Ltd. is an investment holding company. It offers current and exited investment. The company was founded by Itumeleng Kgaboesele in 2003 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Part of Credo Group Holdings Ltd., Credo Group (U.K.) Ltd. provides management and administrative services. The company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded by Gavin Rabinowitz.

Sanlam Private Equity (SPE) is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Sanlam Investment Management (Pty) Ltd. founded in 1996 by Pieter Slabbert Kriel. The firm is headquartered in Bellville, South Africa.

Avior Capital Markets (Pty) Ltd. is the capital markets research subsidiary of Avior Capital Markets Holdings Ltd. (JSE: AVR) in South Africa. It was founded by Peter Koutromanos in 2005. Headquartered in Cape Town, the firm provides in-depth and insightful research in a broad range of equities, as well as fixed income and derivatives in South Africa and Frontier Markets, predominantly in Sub-Sahara Africa for institutional clients. Their research product uses deep, fundamental analysis aimed at discovering growth opportunities for the benefit of global investment managers.

Gryphon Asset Management (Pty) Ltd. helps individuals save money for their future financial goals such as rainy days, exotic holidays, fancy cars, and fairy-tale weddings. The private company is based in Bellville, South Africa. and has subsidiaries in South Africa. Gryphon Asset Management (Pty was founded in 1998 by Pankie Kellerman and Abri du Plessis, with Pankie Kellerman serving as the CEO since then.

Vunani Fund Managers Pty Ltd. (VFM) is an asset management firm headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Vunani Capital Pty Ltd., which is owned by Vunani Ltd. (JSE: VUN). VFM provides a broad suite of investment solutions for institutional and retail clients.

Afena Capital Pty Ltd. is a specialist investment management firm headquartered in Claremont, South Africa. The firm was founded in 2005 and was acquired by ALUWANI Capital Partners (Pty) Ltd. in 2005. Afena Capital offers a suite of investment products that can be blended into any client’s investment strategy to suit a specific objective and risk profile.

Argon Asset Management (Pty) Ltd. (Argon) is a privately-held investment management firm headquartered in Newlands, South Africa. Founded in 2005, Argon provides investment management services for retail and institutional investors.

Sanlam UK Ltd. provides wealth planning and investment solutions. It offers investment planning, retirement, family protection, inheritance tax, mortgage, employee benefits advice, dynamic risk management, discretionary and advisory portfolio management, stockbroking services, and risk targeted model portfolios. The company was founded on April 24, 2008 and is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom.

Coronation Asset Management (Pty) Ltd. (CAM) is the asset management subsidiary of Coronation Investment Management SA (Pty) Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. (JSE: CML) in South Africa. The firm was founded by Louis Stassen and Tony Gibson in 1993. Headquartered in Cape Town, CAM offers both segregated and pooled investment vehicles to pension and provident funds, South African medical schemes, unit trusts, banks, insurers and other fund managers. They also manage assets for a growing number of international retirement funds, endowments and family offices.

Novare Investments (Pty) Ltd. (Novare) is an asset management firm headquartered in Bellville, South Africa. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a subsidiary of Novare Holdings (Pty) Ltd. Novare provides investment solutions to retail and institutional clients across the African continent.

Part of Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd., Capitec Bank Ltd. is a commercial bank. The company is based in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The South African company was founded by Riaan Stassen, Ken Corsar. Gerhardus Metselaar Fourie has been the CEO of the company since 2000.

Sanlam Multi Manager International (Pty) Ltd. (SMMI) is the multi-management subsidiary of Sanlam Ltd. (JSE: SLM) in South Africa. Established in 2002, the firm focuses on active multi-management, designing and blending unique portfolios by identifying, selecting and combining the best managers with the aim of optimizing long-term returns. Based in Bellville, SMMA provides a range of services and solutions for institutional and retail clients including portfolio construction, manager selection, tactical asset allocation, investment implementation and administration services.

Foord Asset Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd. (Foord Singapore) is the Singapore-based asset management subsidiary of Foord Asset Management (Pty) Ltd. in South Africa. The firm was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Singapore. Foord Singapore manages asset allocation and single asset class portfolios for institutional and retail investors.

ALUWANI Capital Partners (Pty) Ltd. is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. The firm was founded in 2015 by Patrick Mathidi, Mishnah Seth, Bafana Patrick Mathidi and Sibusiso Mabuza. ALUWANI Capital Partners offers active investment management with research and product capabilities across all asset classes.

Evans & Partners Pty Ltd. (Investment Management) (Evans & Partners-IM) is the investment management division of Evans & Partners Pty Ltd., a brokerage firm headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. The firm was founded by Paul Ryan and Mike Hawkins in 2007. Evans & Partners-IM offers extensive investment solutions for private high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients.

Denker Capital (Pty) Ltd. (Denker Capital) is an independent South African asset management firm which was established in 2015 when Sanlam Investments boutiques SIM Unconstrained Capital Partners and SIM Global merged. Denker Capital is based in Cape Town and specializes in local and offshore investments.

Claremont Funds Management Pty Ltd. is a boutique fund manager headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 2007, the firm provides comprehensive wealth and asset management solutions for private clients, institutions and corporations. Claremont Funds Management serves as the investment manager of Claremont Global Fund and Claremont Global Fund (hedged).

Baymont Wealth (Pty) Ltd. is a boutique wealth management company based in Cape Town, South Africa. Baymont Wealth offers personalized wealth management services to a select group of clients. The South African company was founded in 2002 and the CEO is Ulf Brinkmann.

Blue Ink Investments (Pty) Ltd. is the hedge fund management subsidiary of Sanlam Investments Corp., itself owned by Sanlam Ltd. (JSE: SLM, OTCMKTS: SLLDY) in South Africa. Headquartered in Cape Town, the firm was founded in 1993 and they provides investment management services for sophisticated clients.

2Xideas AG is an independent, partner-owned investment firm headquartered in Küsnacht, Switzerland. The firm was founded in 2013 and manages two Luxembourg UCITS and SIF fund for qualified investors.