Franz Stadler

DWS International GmbH is the wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA, ultimately owned by Deutsche Bank AG (ETR: DBK, NYSE: DB) in Germany. Headquartered in Frankfurt, the firm was founded in 1983 and provides discretionary and/or non-discretionary services to a variety of types of clients, including one or more affiliated investment advisers.

UniCredit Bank AG provides banking services. It offers banking and financial products to corporate as well as public and private sector clients. The company operates through three segments: Commercial Banking, Corporate & Investment Banking and Other/Consolidation. The Commercial Banking segment offers consumer loans, mortgage loans, savings-and-loan and insurance products and banking services for retail customers. The corporate & Investment Banking segment operates through three divisions HVB, UniCredit Bank Austria AG and UniCredit spa. The other/consolidation segment encompasses the chief operating office business unit, activities of the group corporate center business unit and consolidation effects. The company was founded on July 1, 1869 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

BayernInvest Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (BIK) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Bayerische Landesbank, itself a subsidiary of BayernLB Holding AG in Germany. Established in 1989, the firm is based in Munich and specializes in providing asset management and central fund administration services for savings banks, insurance companies, corporate and occupational pension funds, endowments and religious institutions.

HSBC Global Asset Management (Deutschland) GmbH (HSBC-GAM-DE) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt KG (FR: TUB), itself a subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE: HSBC; LSE: HSBA) in Germany. Formerly known as HSBC Investments Deutschland GmbH, the firm was established in 1989 and is the HSBC group's asset management arm for German speaking-countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg, as well as for Eastern European countries. They are located in Düsseldorf and manage and develop investment instruments for institutional clients and private individuals.

Fitch Ratings Ltd. (FRL) is an investment research firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1977 and is a subsidiary of Fitch Ratings, Inc., ultimately held by The Hearst Family Trust in the US. FRL provides research and specialized ratings of services to residential and commercial mortgages, asset managers and managed funds. They also publish quantitatively based ratings such as Q-IFS ratings.

DJE Kapital AG (DJE) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Pullach, Germany. The firm was founded by Dr. Jens Ehrhardt in 1974 as Dr. Jens Ehrhardt Vermögensverwaltung. They became Dr. Jens Ehrhardt Kapital AG in 1998 and DJE Kapital AG in 2008. The firm manages assets for private and institutional clients in Germany and abroad. They also offer several mutual funds that invest in important and attractive markets. DJE is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

MEAG MUNICH ERGO Asset Management GmbH (Munich-MEAG) is an investment management firm headquartered in Munich, Germany. The firm was founded in 1999 and formerly known as Pales Verm?gensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH. They are a subsidiary of Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (ETR: MUV2). Munich-MEAG provides investment management and consulting services to unaffiliated professional investors, manages special investment funds (Spezialfonds) for institutional investors and mutual investment funds (Publikumsfonds) for private investors.

UniCredit International Bank (Luxembourg) SA is a Luxembourger company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Part of UniCredit SpA, the company was founded in 1987. Martin Boehm has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd. engages in the acquisition and management of non-life insurance and reinsurance companies. It acquires portfolios with run-off and firms with net tangible assets, shareholders funds, and surplus. The company was founded by Christopher Mark Fagan and Dean Dwonczyk in 2005 and is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda.

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (UK) (Crédit Agricole CIB-UK) is the Great Britain-based investment division of Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank SA, ultimately owned by Credit Agricole SA (XP: ACA, ADR: CRARY) in France. Formerly known as Calyon, created in 2004 by the transfer of assets from Crédit Lyonnais' Corporate and Investment Banking division to Crédit Agricole Indosuez, the firm changed their name to Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank in 2010.[ Crédit Agricole CIB-UK is headquartered in London and provides a range of investment services to large companies and financial institutions.

Eyb & Wallwitz Vermögensmanagement GmbH (Eyb & Wallwitz) is an independent German wealth management firm which was founded by Giselher Freiherr von Eyb and Georg Graf von Wallwitz in 2004. Based in Munich, the firm offers personalized portfolio investment strategies and advisory services for high net-worth clients. They also manage institutional assets in the form of special funds, mutual funds and other asset management mandates for institutional investors including pension funds, banks, insurance companies, industry, public and religious organizations and charitable foundations.

Assenagon Asset Management SA (Germany) (Assenagon-DE) is the investment management division of Germany-based Assenagon Asset Management SA, itself a subsidiary of Assenagon SA in Luxembourg. It was founded in 2008 by Vassilios Pappas and Hans Günther Bonk. The firm is headquartered in Munich and has additional offices in Frankfurt am Main and Zurich. Assenagon-DE manages the Assenagon funds for institutional investors, intermediaries and private individuals. They are a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI).

Part of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd., PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal AG is a law firm based in Frankfurt, Germany. The German company offers a wide range of legal services, including work and real estate law, commercial data protection and cybersecurity, deals/m & a, energy and climate law, financial services, transformation, insolvency and restructuring, IP/IT, and tax law. PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal also provides interdisciplinary solutions by leveraging the competencies of PwC's auditing and consulting society. The company has 18 locations and offers newsletters to keep clients informed about legal developments and information on energy-law developments.