Bart Geukens

Degroof Petercam Asset Management SA (DPAM) is the asset management subsidiary of Banque Degroof Petercam SA (XB: 698814) in Belgium. Headquartered in Brussels, DPAM was founded 1919 and manages funds and exercises mandates on behalf of institutional end-investors as well as distribution partners such as private banks, insurance companies and retail networks.

Petercam Institutional Asset Management SA (Petercam IAM) is the wholly-owned subsidiary of financial institution Petercam SA in Belgium, established in 1968 as a private partnership with partners holding 70% of the equity and the remaining 30% held jointly by the two founding families, Peterbroeck & Van Campenhout. Headquartered in Brussels, the firm was created in 2013 when Petercam SA integrated their institutional management activities into Petercam IAM to provide investment solutions for public and corporate pension funds, insurance companies, governmental and non-profit organizations. They also manage and/or distribute Petercam’s collective investment funds. Petercam operates from offices in Brussels, the US and Europe. They are a socially responsible manager and a signatory to the U.N. Principles for Responsible Investment which believes that integrating ESG criteria in the investment process creates added value over time.

Banque Degroof Petercam SA (Private Banking) (Petercam-PB) is the private banking division of Banque Degroof Petercam SA (BSE: 698814) in Belgium. The firm was founded in 1871 when Belgian brokerage firms Peterbroeck and Van Campenhout merged to form SCS Peterbroeck, Van Campenhout & Cie GCV. In 2015, Bank Degroof and Petercam merged to form Bank Degroof Petercam. Headquartered in Brussels, Petercam-PB provides private banking and institutional asset management services to institutions, government agencies, corporations and high-net worth private individuals, primarily in the Benelux countries.

Fortis Investment Management (France) SA (FIM-F) is the French branch of Fortis Investments, the asset management arm and a subsidiary of the banking and insurance Fortis Group (BR: FTS). Fortis Investments is headquartered in Belgium with a global network of branches in the US, Europe and Asia. Fortis Investments manages a broad range of investment products across all major asset classes and markets. Fortis Investments is organized as a worldwide network of competence centers, each specialized in an asset class or geographical region. Their flagship product is the Fortis L Fund, a Luxembourg-domiciled umbrella fund comprising a wide variety of sub-funds, for the most part sectorial. Established in 1986, FIM-F was formerly known as Fimagest and is located in Paris. The firm specializes in European equity and fixed-income, convertible bonds and structured finance. They manage mutual funds, credit derivatives, funds of hedge funds and leveraged funds. They also contribute to the management of asset allocation and balanced funds. FIM-F's clients are institutional investors, particularly pension plans and corporate savings plans, as well as wholesalers and private individuals.