Nick Hayes

Polar Capital LLP is an alternative investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm is a subsidiary of Polar Capital Partners Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Polar Capital Holdings, Plc (LON: POLR) in Great Britain. Founded in 2001, Polar Capital offers its services primarily to Polar Funds and managed accounts, all of which are pooled investment vehicles. Investors in Polar Funds include individuals, banking or thrift institutions, investment companies (including mutual funds), pension and profit-sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles (such as hedge funds), high net-worth individuals, collateralized debt obligations (CDO’s), charitable organizations, trusts and estates, corporations and other business entities, and state or municipal government entities.

First Sentier Investors (UK) IM Ltd. (FSIIM) is the wholly-owned, Great Britain-based specialist asset management subsidiary of S.I. Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8306) in Japan. Headquartered in Edinburgh, the firm was founded in 1970 and formerly known as First State Investment Management (UK) Ltd. FSIIM provides discretionary investment management and portfolio management services to a range of institutional clients and funds.

AXA Banque SA provides depository, lending, and related financial services to businesses and individual clients. It offers retail banking services including deposit and savings accounts and customer loans. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Fontenay-sous-Bois, France.

Artemis Investment Management LLP (AIM) is a Great Britain-based investment management firm headquartered in London with an additional office in Edinburgh. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Artemis Strategic Asset Management Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG) in the US. AIM manages a range of funds, investment trusts, hedge fund products, venture capital trusts, and pooled and segregated institutional portfolios for both retail and institutional investors.

Inflazome Ltd. engages in developing therapeutic medicines for inflammatory diseases. It manufactures and supplies medicines for muckle wells, type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, hypertension, gout, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, Parkinson, Alzheimer, and multiple sclerosis. The company was founded by Matthew A. Cooper and Luke O'Neill in 2016 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Team Co. operates as a secondary school. The private company is based in Paris, France.

Télé Monté Carlo SA operates as a television network. It broadcasts soap opera and sports. The company is headquartered in Monaco.

AB Television SAS provides broadcasting services. It publishes, produces, and distributes content. The company was founded by Jean Luc Azoulay, Pierre-Antoine Capton and Claude Berda in 1977 and is headquartered in Saint-Denis, France.

Opsona Therapeutics Ltd. operates as a immunology drug development company. It focuses on novel therapeutics and specializes in the prevention and treatment of solid organ transplantation, cancer, diabetes, autoimmune, inflammatory and Alzheimer’s diseases. The firm developed OPN-305, an antibody to reduce pro-inflammatory cytokine production, which is now at the clinical testing phase. The company was founded by Luke O'Neill, Kingston Mills and Dermot Kelleher in 2004 and is headquartered Dublin, Ireland.

Agence France-Presse SA operates a news agency which publishes real time financial and business news. It offers text, pictures, graphics, animated graphics and video as well as multimedia content in over seven languages. AFP covers all the news worldwide, from politics and diplomacy to economy and finance, sports and culture to science, technology, health and people. The company has regional headquarters in Washington, Hong Kong, Nicosia and Montevideo. Few of its partners include Business Wire and GTDC. It was founded by Charles-Louis Havas in 1835 and is headquartered in Paris, France

Part of Adevinta ASA, Adevinta (Schibsted Media Group) operates online marketplaces. The company is based in Barcelona, Spain. Founded in 2005.

Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd. (AIGSL) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Aviva plc (LSE: AV, ADR: AV) in Great Britain. Previously known as Morley Fund Management Ltd., the firm was founded in 1973, merged with Norwich Union Investment Management Ltd. in 2000 and underwent restructuring in 2008. Headquartered in London, AIGSL provides investment management services and related advisory to various subsidiaries of the Aviva Group and external clients such as retail funds, pension funds, and other institutional investors.

Nouvelle Télévision 1 (AKA NT1) operates a French television channel which broadcasts sports television programs. It was founded in 2004 and is located in Saint Denis, France

Neuromod Devices Ltd. operates as a medical device company which engages in the research and development of neuromodulation technologies for chronic tinnitus. The firm develops proprietary neuromodulation technologies designed to address pathologies, which are believed to give rise to illusory perceptions, such as tinnitus. These technologies utilize bi-modal neuromodulation and aim to promote positive therapeutic change within the human nervous system. The company was founded by Ross O?Neill in 2010 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Opsona Research Ltd. is a private company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The firm functions as an investment holding company.

Priothera Ltd. engages in the development of orally delivered sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) receptor modulators for hematological malignancies. The company was founded by Florent Gros, Shaval Patel, and Brice Suire in 2020 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Alcentra Ltd. is an asset management headquartered in London. UK. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a subsidiary of Alcentra Asset Management Ltd., which, in turn, is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in the US. Alcentra provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to institutional clients in the form of separate accounts, pooled investment vehicles, and to other investment advisers through sub-advisory agreements.

Neuberger Berman Europe Ltd. (NB Europe) is a fund management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2005 and is a subsidiary of NBH Ltd., ultimately held by NBSH Acquisition LLC in the US. NB Europe manages equities, fixed-income, private equity and hedge fund portfolios for institutional, intermediary, and individual clients.

Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (Pictet AM) is an alternative investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1980 and is wholly owned by Pictet Asset Management Holding SA, which is ultimately owned by Banque Pictet & Cie SA in Switzerland. Pictet AM provides discretionary investment management services on a global scale to a wide range of international institutional clients. Furthermore, the firm also acts as the investment adviser or sub-adviser to US-based investment companies and other regulated and unregulated collective investment schemes in international jurisdictions. Pictet AM adheres to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

AXA Bank Belgium NV provides retail banking solutions to individuals and small companies. The company is headquartered in Watermaal-Bosvoorde, Belgium.

International Swaps & Derivatives Association, Inc. is a global organization with over 1,000 member institutions from 79 countries. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada, and United Kingdom. The members include a diverse range of derivatives market participants, such as corporations, investment managers, government and supranational entities, insurance companies, energy and commodities firms, and international and regional banks. The organization also includes key components of the derivatives market infrastructure, such as exchanges, intermediaries, clearing houses, and repositories, as well as law firms, accounting firms, and other service providers. The company was founded in 1985 by Patrick de Saint-Aignan, Thomas W. Jasper. Scott D. O'Malia has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Crelan SA/NV provides commercial banking services. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

IdentiGEN Ltd. provides DNA-based food tracking and labeling solutions to the agri-food industry. The company was founded by Ciaran Meghen, Ronan Loftus, and Patrick J. Cunningham in 1996 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

AXA Investment Managers Italia Sim SpA (AXA IM Italia) is an asset management firm headquartered in Milan, Italy. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of AXA Investment Managers (Paris) SA, ultimately owned by AXA SA (EPA: CS). AXA IM Italia manages investment funds across multiple asset classes for various clients.

The Irish Venture Capital Association is a representative organization for venture capital and private equity firms in Ireland. The Irish company invests in private, unlisted companies with high growth potential and work with the investee company management teams to support growth plans and make improvements to the business with the aim of increasing its value. The IVCA offers a range of services to its members and benefits of membership. The company's full members are venture capital and private equity firms that provide equity funding to growing unquoted companies. Associate members of the IVCA include firms that provide advisory services including corporate finance houses, commercial and intellectual property law firms, accountants and other advisers experienced in the venture capital field.