Claus F. Nielsen

Sparinvest SA (Denmark) (Sparinvest DK) is the Danish asset management division of Sparinvest SA in Luxembourg, ultimately held by Forenet Kredit fmba in Denmark. Headquartered in Randers C, Sparinvest DK was founded in 1968 and manages and administers Danish-domiciled mutual funds, specialized investment funds, special-purpose funds and public limited companies for institutional and private investors. Sparinvest DK is a socially responsible investor and signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI).

BNP Paribas Asset Management UK Ltd. (BNPP AM UK) is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1990 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding SA, itself a subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP, ADR: BNPQY) in France. BNPP AM UK provides customized investment management services to institutional clients, wholesale clients and collective investment schemes.

BP Investment Management Ltd. (BPIM) is the wholly owned pension fund management subsidiary of BP Pension Trustees Ltd., itself a subsidiary of BP Plc (LSE: BP, ADR: BP) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in London. BPIM is the in-house asset manager for the UK BP Pension Fund. The firm is a signatory to the financial reporting council’s stewardship code.

Goldman Sachs Advisors BV (GSBV) is the wholly owned, Netherlands-based investment management subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Asset Management International Holdings BV, ultimately held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) (Goldman Sachs) in the US. Founded in 1994 as ING Investment Management Advisors BV, the firm became NNIP Advisors BV in 2015 following the IPO of NN Group. They changed their name to Goldman Sachs Advisors BV in 2023 after the acquisition of Goldman Sachs to NN Group in 2022. Headquartered in The Hague, GSBV manages a range of assets for institutional and individual clients.

Nordea Investment Management AB (NIM) is the Swedish investment management subsidiary of Nordea Asset Management Holding AB, itself a subsidiary of Nordea Bank ABp (HEL: NDA-FI, ADR: NRBAY) in Finland. Founded in 1954 as Merita Nordbanken Investment Management, the firm became Nordea Investment Management AB in 2001 when the Nordea name, an abbreviation of Nordic ideas, replaced Unibank, Nordbanken, Merita and Christiania Bank in a joint renaming operation. Headquartered in Stockholm, NIM manages a range of Swedish funds including pension funds, hedge funds, Luxembourg-domiciled SICAVs and funds registered in other Nordic countries for institutional clients.

Nordea Investment Management AB (Finland) (NIM-Finland) is the Finland-based fund management branch of Nordea Investment Management AB, ultimately held by Nordea Bank Abp (HEL: NDA-FI, ADR: NRBAY, FDR: NDA1V) in Sweden. Headquartered in Helsinki, NIM-Finland was founded in 2005 and provides fund management services and customized asset management solutions for institutional clients and retail investors. They manage a range of Nordea funds registered in Finland which are administered and distributed by Nordea Investment Fund Co. (Finland), known locally as Nordea Rahastoyhtiö Suomi Oy or Nordea Fondbolag Finland AB.

Mandatum Henkivakuutusosakeyhtiö Oy (Mandatum Life) is an insurance firm headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. The firm was founded in 1997 as Henki Sampo and is a subsidiary of Sampo Oyj (HEL: SAMPO). Mandatum Life provides comprehensive wealth and preparedness services to its private and corporate clients in Finland and the Baltic countries. Services include unit-linked insurance and related asset management, savings and investment services, personal insurance and corporate retirement and compensation solutions, and related consulting.

S-Bank Fund Management Ltd. (S-Bank) is the asset management subsidiary of S-Pankki Oyj, which is owned by S-Group in Finland. Founded in 1994 as FIM Asset Management Ltd., the firm was acquired by Reykjavik-based Glitnir banki hf (ICEX: GLB) in 2007 and renamed as Glitnir Asset Management. They changed their name back to FIM Asset Management Ltd. in 2008 after an MBO from Glitnir and became S-Bank Fund Management in 2021. Headquartered in Helsinki, S-Bank offers discretionary asset management, fund management and financial advisory services to institutions, companies and private investors with a team specifically dedicated to insurance companies.

Amundi Asset Management SA (Investment Management) (Amundi-IM) is the investment management division of Amundi Asset Management SA, ultimately held by SAS Rue la Boétie’s Crédit Agricole SA (EPA: ACA, ADR: CRARY) in France. It was founded in 2010 when the asset management operations of Crédit Agricole SA and Société Générale merged. Headquartered in Paris, the firm develops products for institutional clients and third-party distributors and has ties with sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, institutional funds and corporate funds. They have distribution agreements with platforms in Europe and Asia. Amundi-IM is a signatory to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investing (UNPRI).

BI Asset Management Fondsmæglerselskab A/S (BIAM) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of BI Holding A/S in Denmark. Headquartered in Copenhagen, the firm was founded in 1998 and offers asset management services to institutional customers, companies, funds and large private portfolios. BIAM is the investment manager and global distributor of BI SICAV and advisor for the Danish BankInvest funds.

Carnegie Bank A/S provides brokerage services. The company is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.