David Sheppard

Guinness Asset Management Ltd., dba Guinness Global Investors (Guinness), is an independent fund manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Timothy "Tim" Guinness in 2003. They provide actively managed portfolios in a selection of asset classes and specialist growth themes to assist investors in achieving their investment goals. Guinness is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI).

Hadron Capital LLP is an alternative investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2004 by Marco D'Attanasio, Dr. Giuseppe di Cecio and Massimiliano Ciuchini. They are a subsidiary of Hadron Capital UK Ltd., which is owned by Hadron Capital (Cayman) Ltd. in the Cayman Islands. Hadron Capital manages Hadron Alpha Plc in respect of its two sub funds Hadron Alpha Select Fund and Hadron Alpha Merger Arbitrage Fund.

Liontrust Investment Partners LLP (Liontrust IP) is the fund management subsidiary of Liontrust Investment Services Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Liontrust Asset Management Plc (LON: LIO) in Great Britain. The firm is headquartered in London and was founded in 2010. Liontrust IP offers investment management and advisory services to professional investors. They also serve as an investment adviser to the Liontrust range of funds.

Occam Asset Management LLP (Occam) is an independent UK alternative investment firm which was founded in 2007 by Jonathan Hughes-Morgan and David Sheppard. Based in London, Occam is a specialist fund management firm dedicated to providing superior returns with effective risk management. The firm's name comes from William of Ockham, a fourteenth-century Franciscan Friar who proposed the principle now called 'Occam's Razor', which is often paraphrased as 'All other things being equal, the simplest solution is the best'. Occam offers traditional and alternative investment strategies for professional investors across Europe and Asia.