Brian Chen

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Amundi Asset Management US, Inc. (Amundi US) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1928 and formerly known as Pioneer Investment Management, Inc. and Amundi Pioneer Asset Management, Inc. In 2021, they merged with and into Amundi Pioneer Institutional Asset Management, Inc. and subsequently changed their name to Amundi Asset Management US, Inc. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Amundi US, Inc., ultimately held by Rue La Boëtie SAS’ Credit Agricole SA (EPA: ACA) in France. Amundi US provides investment management services to pooled investment vehicles and separately managed accounts.

Founded in 1998, Liberty Square Asset Management LP is a hedge fund manager located in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm provides investment advice to private investment funds and to separately managed accounts. Owners of the accounts are institutions including corporations, pension plans and other investment advisors.

Clough Capital Partners LP (Clough Capital) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Charles (Chuck) I. Clough, Jr. in 2000. Clough Capital provides advisory services through various investment vehicles including institutional separate accounts, pooled funds and mutual funds (both open and closed end).

ChinaVest Ltd. (ChinaVest) is the private equity/venture capital arm of Bermuda-registered ChinaVest Management Ltd. The firm was founded by Robert Theleen in 1981 to create a European-style merchant bank with a Chinese flavor to provide financial advisory services, discretionary direct investment and a range of other financial products. Headquartered in Shanghai, the firm also has offices in Beijing, Hong Kong and San Francisco. They manage the ChinaVest private equity funds and provide cross-border M&A advisory services for multinational firms seeking to enter the China market and private placement advisory services for Chinese firms across a wide range of industries.