Patrick Krizan

ifo Institut – Leibniz Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung e.V. is an independent research firm headquartered in Munich, Germany. Founded in 1949, the firm focuses on five areas of activity: policy advisory work, provision of information/services, participation in public debate, promotion of junior economists, and research in economics.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH (AGI) is an investment management firm headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. The was founded in 1956 and is a subsidiary of Allianz Asset Management GmbH, which is owned by Allianz SE (ETR: ALV). AGI manages the group's assets and client-focused equity, fixed-income, and balanced portfolios. They also launch and manage equity and fixed-income mutual funds for individual and institutional clients.

BANTLEON AG is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Formerly known as Bantleon Bank AG, the firm was founded by Jörg Bantleon in 1991 as an independent specialist for security-oriented bond portfolios. They manage public and special funds for insurance companies, industrial companies, retirement institutions, banks, savings banks, family offices and numerous sales partners from German-speaking countries, Italy and Spain. BANTLEON is committed to the principles for sustainable investing of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Initiative of the United Nations.

IQAM Invest GmbH is the Austria-based investment management subsidiary of DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, which is owned by Deutscher Sparkassen-und Giroverband eV in Germany. Formerly Spängler IQAM Invest GmbH, the firm was founded in 2010 by Spängler KAG and the Institute for Quantitative Asset Management. Headquartered in Salzburg with an additional office in Vienna, IQAM Invest offers a large number of portfolio strategies for institutional investors and tailored investment solutions for individual clients.

LRI Invest SA is a fully authorized Super ManCo that provides legal and compliance services for investment ideas. LRI Invest is based in Munsbach, LU and has subsidiaries in United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, and Luxembourg. The Luxembourger company's portfolio management team validates clients' investment ideas and translates them into practice. The company offers insights through the latest events and thought leadership in the financial services space. Markus Gierke has been the CEO of the company since 2000.

UNIQA Capital Markets GmbH (UCM) is the asset management arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of Vienna-based UNIQA Versicherungen AG (VN: UQA). Formerly known as Uniqa Finanz Service GmbH, the firm manages funds of funds for their parent company.