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Bank Julius Bär & Co. AG (BJB) is the private banking subsidiary of Julius Bär Gruppe AG (SWX: BAER) in Switzerland. Headquartered in Zurich, BJB was founded in 1890 and provides personal wealth management advice to private clients and family offices.

Schweizerische Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG provides reinsurance, insurance, and risk management solutions. The firm focuses on the property and casualty, life and health, and asset management sectors. The company was founded on May 1, 1883 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Swisscanto Fondsleitung AG (Swisscanto) is the wholly-owned fund management subsidiary of State-owned Zurcher Kantonalbank in Switzerland. Formerly known as Swissca Fondsleitung AG, the firm was founded in 1993 as a joint venture between the Swiss Cantonal Banks. Headquartered in Zurich, Swisscanto provides fund management services for the entire Swisscanto Invest fund range and also for various private label funds. Their clients include banks, pension funds, insurance companies, fund management companies and investment foundations.

Vontobel Asset Management AG (Vontobel AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Vontobel Holding AG (SWX: VONN) in Switzerland. Founded in 1988, the firm is headquartered in Zurich and manages assets for institutional clients and the Vontobel Group's pension funds. Vontobel AM is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Credit Suisse AG is an investment management firm headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1856 and was acquired by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) from Credit Suisse Group AG in 2023. Credit Suisse manages global and regional portfolios, mutual funds, and other investment vehicles for governments, institutions, corporations and individuals worldwide. They also offer private banking and wealth management, investment banking, and corporate and business support services.

GAM International Management Ltd. (GIML) is the Great Britain-based alternative investment management subsidiary of GAM (UK) Ltd., ultimately owned by GAM Holding AG (SWX: GAM) in Switzerland. Headquartered in London, GIML was founded in 1984 and provides investment management services to a range of pooled investment vehicles, such as GAM Funds, corporate and public pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, foundations, endowments, corporations and other business entities.

Smith College opened in 1875 with 14 students. Today, Smith is among the largest women’s colleges in Northampton, MA, with students from 48 states and 72 countries. The college remains strongly committed to the education of women at the undergraduate level, but Smith admits both men and women as graduate students.

Partners Group AG (Partners Group) is the alternative investment management subsidiary of Partners Group Holding (SWX: PGHN) in Switzerland. Founded in 1996 by Marcel Erni, Alfred Gantner and Urs Wietlisbach, the firm is based in Zug and manages a range of funds, structured products and customized portfolios for institutional investors.

HSBC North America Holdings Inc. operates as a bank holding company. It serves customers in areas including personal financial services, credit cards, specialty insurance products, commercial banking, private banking, asset management, global banking and markets. Te company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in New York NY.

Zürcher Kantonalbank (Broker) (ZKB-Broker) is the brokerage business unit of Zürcher Kantonalbank, a state-owned full-service bank founded in 1870, which is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. They conduct all investment activities in-house including financial advisory services, research, trading, and asset management. ZKB-Broker is an active trader in securities, foreign currencies, banknotes, precious metals, commodity contracts and financial derivatives on their own account and on behalf of third-party customers. The bank provides underwriting services in domestic debt and equity markets, sales and trading of listed domestic warrants and structured derivatives, and Swiss Franc foreign exchange trading. The firm offers round-the-clock market-making in credit default swaps from Swiss issuers. Their research covers a broad international investment universe and maintains a successful equity, bonds and sustainability research capability, together with independent investment fund research.

Partners Group (Private Equity) (Partners Group-PE) is the private equity division of Partners Group AG, itself a subsidiary of Partners Group Holding AG (SW: PGHN), founded in 1996. It is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland. The firm seeks opportunities to create value through working with investee management teams to expand their businesses and attain leadership positions in their markets. Partners Group-PE aligns interests by investing alongside clients.

Part of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd., PricewaterhouseCoopers Netherlands Antilles is a Dutch company.

Part of HSBC Holdings Plc, HSBC Bank USA NA is a national commercial bank based in London, UK. HSBC Bank USA NA provides banking services to individuals, businesses, and institutions. The British company was founded in 2004.

Banque Heritage SA is a family-controlled Swiss private bank headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland with additional offices in Basel, Sion and Zurich. The firm was founded by Carlos Esteve in 1986 as the family office of the Esteve family. Banque Heritage offers a full range of products and services tailored to private and institutional clients.

Atlanticomnium SA (Atlanticomnium) was formed in 1976 by Compagnie Privée de Banque et de Placement as a service company to act as investment adviser and manager for their clients. In 1981, Richard Smouha acquired the majority of the firm's shares and expanded the business to include portfolio management. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, Atlanticomnium is an independent investment advisory firm which offers advice on general portfolio structure, policy and objectives with emphasis on their area of specialization: convertible bonds, special situation bonds and other income-yielding investments. They also manage investments for a number of smaller institutions, pension funds and clients with accounts in banks, brokers and finance companies in Europe and internationally.

Schroder Investment Management (Switzerland) AG (SIMSAG) is the Swiss wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Schroder International Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by Schroders Plc (LON: SDR) in Great Britain. Headquartered in Zurich, SIMSAG was founded in 1988 and acts as the fund management company for the Schroder funds domiciled in Switzerland.

Schlumberger Business Consulting provides management consulting services. It offers its services in the upstream oil and gas industry. The firm also provides consulting services in strategy, operations, people and transformation, capital projects, and mergers and acquisitions. The company was founded by Antoine Rostand in 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

One of the Southwest's premier independently owned brokerages, SBC houses nearly 100 years of insurance experience to help customers manage, understand, and exceed benchmarks. They have successfully helped to offer over 140 clients comprehensive business solutions in an ever changing economy. SBC has gone beyond the realm of just being a benefits broker or a consultant by offering additional services that improve clients bottom line performance and impact clients top line growth. They have a variety of services that employers utilize to remove liability and reduce a workload. At Strategic Benefits Consultants (SBC), they understand that more than ever business owners must focus on results. With ongoing changes in the political and economic environments, they know customers look to partner with a trusted service provider - one who will provide quality, up-to-the-minute advice and guidance to deliver the results clients need. Their team of professional consultants is committed to providing a variety of services designed to make customers business more efficient and their benefit programs more cost effective.

Banque Heritage (Uruguay) SA is a bank. The firm offers financing, foreign trade, e-banking, cash management, agency, customized structured transactions, prepaid, named and nameless Swiss card services. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay.

GAM Capital Management (Switzerland) AG (Lugano Branch) is the investment management division of GAM Capital Management (Switzerland) AG, itself a subsidiary of GAM Holding AG (SW: GAM, OTC: GMHLY) in Switzerland. Established in 1983 by Gilbert de Botton, the firm was acquired by Julius Baer in 2005. In 2009, Julius Baer completed the separation of their private banking and asset management businesses which resulted in the independent listing of GAM Holding AG on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The firm is based in Lugano and provides investment solutions to institutions, intermediaries, private clients and charities.

Berner Kantonalbank AG (Investment Management) (BEKB) is the investment management division of State-owned Berner Kantonalbank AG in Switzerland. Headquartered in Bern, BEKB was founded in 1834 and offers innovative asset management solutions for private individuals as well as for business and corporate customers - particularly for SMEs.

Banque Heritage SA (Alternative Investment) is the alternative management division of Banque Heritage SA in Switzerland, founded by Carlos Esteve in 1986 as the family office of the Esteve family. Headquartered in Geneva, with offices in Zurich and Sion and subsidiaries in Guernsey and Montevideo, Banque Heritage (Alternative Investment) provides private and institutional clients access to a range of alternative investment funds.