Beth Sidhu Lester

Merrill Lynch International (MLI-UK) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1988 and is a subsidiary of ML UK Capital Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) in the US. MLI-UK provides brokerage services to individual and retail clients.

Stagwell Technologies, Inc. provides technology services. The company is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

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.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

Alchemy Partners LLP (Alchemy Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Martin Keith Bolland and Robert Bruce Barnes. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Silverfleet Capital Partners LLP is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of One NFL LLP founded in 1984. Silverfleet Capital Partners LLP is headquartered in London with additional offices in Paris and Munich.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Baker & McKenzie LLP provides legal services. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Pollen Street Capital Ltd (Pollen Street Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1980 by Lindsey Villon McMurray. Pollen Street Capital Ltd. is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Harris Insights & Analytics LLC is a global consulting and market research firm that delivers social intelligence for transformational times. The company was founded by Louis Harris in 1960 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The World Bank (Research) (World Bank-Research) is the investment research division of The World Bank, an international financial institution headquartered in Washington, DC. It provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. World Bank-Research provides research to developing nations to aid economic advancement.

ForwardPMX Group LLC provides digital marketing services. The firm offers strategy and consulting, media services, customer relationship management, data science and analytics and technology. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

L.E.K. Consulting is a global strategy consulting firm that specializes in corporate strategy, transaction services, and performance improvement. Founded in 1983, L.E.K. currently employs over 900 professionals in 20 offices worldwide. Global clients include Fortune 500, FTSE 100, Eurotop 300, and many of the largest firms in Asia-Pacific. With a reputation for solving the most complex issues, L.E.K. collaborates with business leaders to accelerate the pace and precision of strategic decision-making.

Daniel J. Edelman Holdings, Inc. provides public relations services. It operates a PR-centric portfolio of interdependent companies that include Edelman; Zeno; United Entertainment Group; Assembly; Edible, krispr, Revere, CREAM Events and Salutem. The firm’s areas of practice include Brand, Corporate, Digital, Public Affairs, Crisis and Risk and Business + Social Purpose. It offers expertise in energy, financial services, food and beverage, health and technology sectors. The company was founded by Daniel J. Edelman in 1952 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of Fosun International Holdings Ltd., Lanvin Group is a multi-disciplinary industry platform that focuses on in-depth operations and strategic investments in luxury fashion. The company, based in Shanghai, China, provides a complete solution for brands' sustainable growth through brand building, talent recruiting, product development, strategic alliances, channel expansion, and digitalization. Lanvin Group operates under Fosun Fashion Brand Management (FFBM) and aims to create and connect cross-border communities, empower talent, and drive growth. Lanvin Group's brand portfolio includes Lanvin, Wolford, St. John, Caruso, and Tom Tailor. The Chinese company was founded in 2017, and Eric Chan has been the CEO of the company since 2023. Lanvin Group was acquired by Primavera Capital Acquisition Corp. from Fosun International Holdings Ltd. on December 15, 2022, for $155.67 million.

Group One Holding Pte Ltd. provides sports media broadcasting services. The company was founded by Chatri Sityodtong and is headquartered in Singapore.

Angel Invest GmbH (Angel Invest Ventures) is an angel investment firm, founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

signals Invest GmbH (signals Venture Capital) is venture capital investment subsidiary of SIGNAL IDUNA Lebensversicherung AG, ultimately owned by SIGNAL IDUNA Gruppe, founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Ascent Funds Management LLC(Ascent Funds Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2020 by Warburg Pincus John Vogelstein and David Wu. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of Alchemy Partners LLP, Alchemy Special Opportunities LLP is a private equity and distressed investing firm based in London, UK. The firm specializes in investing in debt and equity special situations across various sectors and capital structures. With over £4 billion invested since 1997, the team is experienced in investing in complex and difficult deals, acquiring distressed debt, leading restructurings and refinancings, and providing equity for buy-outs. The firm currently advises £1.6bn of assets and has invested in 14 countries across the world. Working with and alongside management teams is a central component of their approach to create and grow value by solving problems, investing behind them, helping take difficult decisions, and driving through change.

aiHit Ltd. provides business information services and solutions. It develops and operates search engines. The firm's engine automatically identifies corporate web-sites and extracts structured data from sites to create a profile including a description of the organization, the names and titles of key executives, contact information, clients, and investors. The company was founded by Alan David Hambrook and Eric Sandler on June 22, 2007 and is headquartered in Staines-upon-Thames, the United Kingdom.