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Moody's Investors Service Ltd. is the Great Britain-based investment research subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO) in the US. The firm was founded in 1985 under the name Rapidcredit Ltd. Headquartered in London, Moody's Investors Service provides credit ratings, research, and risk analysis. Credit ratings and research help investors analyze the credit risks associated with fixed-income securities. Such independent credit ratings and research also contribute to efficiencies in fixed-income markets and other obligations, such as insurance policies and derivative transactions, by providing credible and independent assessments of credit risk.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Exane SA (Broker) (Exane) is the brokerage division of Exane SA, itself a subsidiary of Verner Investissements SAS in France. Established in 2004 as a joint venture between BNP Paribas and Verner Investissements, the firm is based in Paris and specializes in European equity research and broking activities. Exane has research centers in Paris and London which are supported by a team of economists and strategists.

NATIXIS Zweigniederlassung Deutschland (NATIXIS Germany) is the Germany-based brokerage subsidiary of Natixis SA (Broker), which is ultimately held by BPCE SA. The firm is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. NATIXIS Germany provides brokerage services to clients, corporations, financial institutions, and institutional investors.

Founded in 1987, part of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Goldman Sachs, Inc. et Cie. provides brokerage services. The company is based in Paris, France.

Amundi Asset Management SA (Investment Management) (Amundi-IM) is the investment management division of Amundi Asset Management SA, ultimately held by SAS Rue la Boétie’s Crédit Agricole SA (EPA: ACA, ADR: CRARY) in France. It was founded in 2010 when the asset management operations of Crédit Agricole SA and Société Générale merged. Headquartered in Paris, the firm develops products for institutional clients and third-party distributors and has ties with sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, institutional funds and corporate funds. They have distribution agreements with platforms in Europe and Asia. Amundi-IM is a signatory to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investing (UNPRI).

CPR Asset Management SA (CPR AM) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Amundi Asset Management SA, itself a subsidiary of Rue de la Boetie SAS's Crédit Agricole SA (EPA: ACA; ADR: CRARY) in France. Founded in 1989 within the former CPR (Compagnie Parisienne de Réescompte), CPR AM is headquartered in Paris and provides asset management services for institutional, corporate, insurance, private banks, fund managers and wealth professionals in France and internationally. The firm is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI).

BofA Securities Europe SA (BofASE) is the French broker-dealer subsidiary of NB Holdings Corp., which is owned by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) in the US. Headquartered in Paris, BofASE offers trading in securities and financial instruments to various clients.

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. (BCS) is the brokerage subsidiary of Barclays Bank plc, which is owned by Barclays Plc (LON: BARC), an international financial services group in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in London with offices worldwide. BCS provides prime brokerage services which include equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics.

Part of Moody's Corp., Moody's América Latina Ltda. is a company based in São Paulo, Brazil. Moody's América Latina Ltda. provides investment research. The Brazilian company was founded in 1997. Carlos Prates has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Part of Moody's Corp., Moody's Eastern Europe LLC is a Russian company that provides investment research. The company is based in Moscow, Russian Federation and was founded in 2005.

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.

Natixis SA (Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Natixis SA (EPA: KN), a corporate and investment bank headquartered in Paris, France. They are ultimately owned by BCPE SA. The firm provides full spectrum of broking services to various investors.