Sebastien Alfonsi

Wellington Management Co. LLP (WMC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1928 and is a subsidiary of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, ultimately held by Wellington Management Group LLP. WMC offers investment management services for a fee to separate account clients and mutual funds sponsored by unaffiliated parties, and to investment vehicles that the firm sponsors.

Income Partners Asset Management (HK) Ltd. (IPAM-HK) is an independent alternative fund management firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 1993 by Francis Tjia and Emil Nguy and is wholly-owned by the founders and partners. IPAM-HK provides advisory services to privately pooled investment vehicles and to segregated managed accounts. Investors in the Funds primarily consist of institutional investors, high net-worth individuals, family offices, and fund of funds.

Park Vale Capital Ltd. (Park Vale) is an independent alternative asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Phil Cooper and Katherine Priestley in 2005 as Lincoln Vale LLP. Park Vale manages assets on behalf of foundations and private wealth clients.

Van Eck Associates Corp. (VanEck) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund management firm founded in 1955 by John van Eck to manage an international equity fund. In 1968, the firm began offering investments in gold shares and other hard assets. Headquartered in New York City, VanEck provides investment advisory services to registered investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles.

Part of BlackRock, Inc., BlackRock Investments LLC is a brokerage services provider. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded in 1994. Abigail Tate Reynolds has been the CEO of the company since 2006.

TriSpan LLP (TriSpan) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2015 by Elan Schultz and Fady Michel Abouchalache. The firm is headquartered in London with an additional office in New York.