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Mercier Vanderlinden Asset Management NV (Mercier Vanderlinden) is an asset management firm headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium. The firm was founded by Stéphane Mercier and Thomas Vanderlinden in 1999 as Optimum Asset Management. They are a subsidiary of Van Lanschot Kempen NV (AMS: VLK) in The Netherlands. Mercier Vanderlinden offers asset management and estate planning services to their clients. The firm is a signatory to the UN-supported Principles of responsible Investment (UNPRI) and integrates environmental, social and governance considerations in all their investment processes.

Banque Degroof Petercam SA (Private Banking) (Petercam-PB) is the private banking division of Banque Degroof Petercam SA (BSE: 698814) in Belgium. The firm was founded in 1871 when Belgian brokerage firms Peterbroeck and Van Campenhout merged to form SCS Peterbroeck, Van Campenhout & Cie GCV. In 2015, Bank Degroof and Petercam merged to form Bank Degroof Petercam. Headquartered in Brussels, Petercam-PB provides private banking and institutional asset management services to institutions, government agencies, corporations and high-net worth private individuals, primarily in the Benelux countries.

Petercam Institutional Asset Management SA (Petercam IAM) is the wholly-owned subsidiary of financial institution Petercam SA in Belgium, established in 1968 as a private partnership with partners holding 70% of the equity and the remaining 30% held jointly by the two founding families, Peterbroeck & Van Campenhout. Headquartered in Brussels, the firm was created in 2013 when Petercam SA integrated their institutional management activities into Petercam IAM to provide investment solutions for public and corporate pension funds, insurance companies, governmental and non-profit organizations. They also manage and/or distribute Petercam’s collective investment funds. Petercam operates from offices in Brussels, the US and Europe. They are a socially responsible manager and a signatory to the U.N. Principles for Responsible Investment which believes that integrating ESG criteria in the investment process creates added value over time.