Markus A. Auer

WMPartners Vermögensverwaltungs AG (WMPartners) is the wealth management subsidiary of Bank Julius Baer & Co. AG, itself a subsidiary of Julius Baer Gruppe AG (SW: BAER) in Switzerland. Founded as Walter Meier & Partner in 1971 by Walter Meier, the firm became WMPartners Wealth Management Ltd. in 2002. In 2014 they merged wuth Infidar Investment Advisory Ltd. WMPartners is based in Zurich and offers services to high-net worth individuals, families and foundations, aiming to preserve and augment wealth by aligning their financial understanding, their systematic and disciplined approach to developing investment ideas and their objective decision-making.

Infidar Vermögensberatung AG (IDV) is the investment management subsidiary of Swiss & Global Asset Management AG, itself a subsidiary of GAM Holding Ltd. (SW: GAM )in Switzerland. Headquartered in Zurich, the firm's core activities include asset management and investment counseling, asset controlling and portfolio monitoring and asset consolidation. IDV also provides solutions for estate planning, assistance with tax matters as well as the establishment of trusts and companies. They manage discretionary mandates and a mutual fund, the Infidar Global Opportunity Fund, which is domiciled in Liechtenstein.