Jean-Louis Laurens

Rothschild & Co. Asset Management US, Inc. (R&Co) is an asset management firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1962 and formerly known as Rothschild Asset Management, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Great Lakes Advisors LLC and their ultimate parent is Wintrust Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: WTFC). R&Co provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services on a discretionary basis to a broad range of clients. They also provide non-discretionary investment advice to various wrap model delivery managed account programs.

AXA France Assurance SAS (AXA FA) is the French insurance arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of AXA SA (EPA: CS; ADR: AXAHY) in France. Founded in 1985, the firm is headquartered in Nanterre and provides a diverse range of financial protection and savings products to private individuals, institutions and corporate clients. The firm is organized in a number of subsidiaries and teams, each specializing in a specific insurance sector. The parent company manages the insurance portfolios in close collaboration with AXA Investment Managers. AXA FA distributes products through AXA's own banking network as well as through independent intermediaries operating primarily on behalf of affluent private individuals.

AXA Investment Managers (Paris) SA (AXA-IM Paris) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of AXA Investment Managers SA, itself a subsidiary of AXA SA (XP: CS, ADR: AXAHY) in France. Headquartered in Puteaux, the firm traces their origins to 1994 when the AXA Group created the AXA Asset Management division. In 1997, the division was renamed AXA Investment Managers. AXA-IM Paris has a network of investment centers worldwide which cater to institutional investors, distributors and AXA Group insurance firms. They are a socially responsible investor which offers SRI funds and integrates ESG criteria into their investment processes.

Robeco Institutional Asset Management BV (RIAM) is the Netherlands-based asset management subsidiary of Robeco Europe NV, itself a subsidiary of ORIX Corp. (TYO: 8591, ADR: IX), a Japanese business conglomerate that started operations in 1964. Headquartered in Rotterdam, the firm was founded in 1929 and provides investment products and services to institutional and private clients through locations in Europe, the US, the Middle East and Asia. RIAM is a socially responsible investor which engages in active dialogue with the companies in which they invest about good corporate governance and subjects of environmental or social interest. Their product range encompasses fixed-income, equity and alternative investments.

Rothschild & Cie Gestion SCS is the France-based asset management arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of Rothschild & Compagnie Banque SCS, itself a subsidiary of Rothschild & Co. SCA (PSE: ROTH) in France. Established in 1982, the firm is located in Paris and provides discretionary account management and advisory services to institutions and high-net worth individuals. Rothschild & Cie Gestion manages a range of mutual funds, operating in close relationship with other asset management firms in the group.

Robeco Private Equity is one of the private equity divisions within Robeco Alternative Investments which is the alternative investment division of Robeco Institutional Asset Management BV, a European investment manager founded in 1929 and based in Rotterdam with offices and teams in Europe, the US, the Middle East and Asia. In 2001 Robeco became part of the privately-owned Rabobank group (also known as Coöperatieve Centrale Raifeissen-Boerenleenbank BA). In late 2006 Robeco established a strategic alliance for sustainable investing with the Swiss-based group SAM-Sustainable Asset Management. Based in Rotterdam, Robeco Private Equity pursues the group's mainstream private equity activities, primarily fund-of-fund management and sector-specialized structured products. They also have a presence in New York. Their clients are institutions and private individuals. Robeco's private equity team started managing funds-of-funds in 2001 and pioneered ESG-focused FoF in 2004. They reorganized mid-2009 when part of the team relocated to Zurich to cooperate closely with SAM. The Switzerland-based team focuses on the clean tech and sustainable sectors, as well as on direct private equity investments.

Sélection 1818 SA provides insurance agents and brokerage services. The company is headquartered in Roubaix, France.