Martin Daniel Piehlmeier

Nomura International Plc provides a variety of financial services including advisement, investment banking and asset management. It trades in and sells fixed income and equity products, including related derivatives; and provides investment banking services, and corporate finance and private equity services. The company is also involved in asset and principal finance business. It offers investment advisory and management, custody, and employment services. Nomura International was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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.

Rothschild & Co. Wealth Management (UK) Ltd. (RCWM-UK) is a Great Britain-based wealth management firm headquartered in London. The firm is a subsidiary of Rothschild & Co. Wealth & Asset Management SAS, itself a subsidiary of Rothschild & Co. SCA (EPA: ROTH) in France. The firm originated in 1973 and was formally founded in 2002. RCWM-UK offers asset management services primarily to high-net worth individuals, trusts, companies, charities, and pensions.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Van Lanschot Kempen NV (Broker) (Van Lanschot Kempen-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Van Lanschot Kempen NV (AMS: VLK), a financial institution headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The firm was founded in 1903 and formerly known as Kempen & Co. NV. Van Lanschot Kempen-Broker provides securities broking to institutional investors, companies, financial institutions, (semi) public institutions, foundations and high net-worth individual clients.

Bryan Garnier Asset Management Ltd. (BGAM) is the UK-based institutional asset management subsidiary of Bryan, Garnier & Co. in the UK. Based in London, the firm manages a range of European equity-based investment vehicles for pension funds and institutional investors.

Bryan Garnier Asset Management SA (BGAM) is the French institutional asset management subsidiary of Bryan, Garnier & Co. in the UK. Based in Paris, the firm was established in 1990 and focuses exclusively on European equity-based investment vehicles for pension funds and institutional investors.

Hong Kong Applied Science & Technology Research Institute Co. Ltd. operates as a research and development institution. It specializes in applied research, information technology, and engineering services. It serves financial technologies, intelligent manufacturing, health technologies, next generation network, and Smart City. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

RWC Asset Management LLP (RWC) is the alternative asset management subsidiary of RWC Partners Ltd. in Great Britain. The firm was founded by John H. Innes in 2007 as MPC Asset Management LLP. Headquartered in London, RWC primarily provides discretionary investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles as well as separately managed accounts.

Stifel Nicolaus Europe Ltd. (SNEL) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1999 and do-business-as Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Ltd. (KBW). They are a subsidiary of Stifel Europe Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) in the US. SNEL provides Pan-European equity research and sales and trading products for their institutional clients.

Jefferies International Ltd. (JIL) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Holdings II Ltd., ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) in the US. JIL provides broking services to various investors.

Nova Funds GmbH is a specialized fund boutique and investment consultancy that focuses on the healthcare sector. The private company is based in Munich, Germany. Recently, the German company announced that Dr. Andreas Bischof was interviewed on the topic of "Breakthrough in Alzheimer's - is the party over?" The company was founded in 2013 by Andreas Bischof, who has been the CEO since 2013.

CommVenture Partners LLC (CommVenture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in Campbell, California.