Mark A. Barker

Pioneer Alternative Investment Management Ltd. (UK), (PAI-UK), is the London-based operating division of Pioneer Alternative Investment Management (PAI) in Dublin, the alternative asset management arm of UniCredit SpA (MI: UCG) in Italy. PAI has research and investment centres in Dublin, New York, London, Geneva and Milan.

Hermes BPK Ltd. (HBPK) is the wholly-owned alternative investment subsidiary of Hermes Fund Managers Ltd., ultimately owned by BT Group Plc (NYSE: BT) in Great Britain. The firm was formed in 2008 as a partnership between Hermes Fund Managers and Matteo Dante Perruccio, Mark Barker and Gregory Knott. They changed their name to Hermes BPK Ltd. in 2013. Located in London, the firm focuses on providing investment and advisory solutions to the BT Pension Scheme and other institutional clients. The Hermes BPK Fund is their flagship multi-strategy fund.

abrdn China Investment Co. Ltd. operates as a closed-end investment fund/trust. It invests in a portfolio of funds and products which give diversified exposure to developing and emerging markets economies with the objective of achieving consistent returns for shareholders in excess of the MSCI Emerging Markets Net Total Return Index in sterling terms. The company was founded on September 16, 2009 and is headquartered in St. Peter Port, the United Kingdom.

Momentum Asset Management Pty Ltd. (MAM) is an asset management firm headquartered in Centurion, South Africa. The firm was founded in 2011 and is a subsidiary of MMI Group Ltd., which is owned by Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Ltd. (JSE: MTM). MAM provides investment solutions to individual and institutional clients.

Strategic Capital Investors LLP provides investment advice services. The company was founded on June 8, 2015 and is headquartered in Berkshire, the United Kingdom.