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ABN AMRO is a leading DCM bank based in the Netherlands ABN AMRO Corporate and Institutional Banking offers a comprehensive package of financial products and services to Financial Institutions. By combining our banking expertise and sector knowledge, we are able to offer creative solutions for complex issues. We help our clients realise their sustainability shift by mobilizing capital, providing sustainability advice and creating positive impact in order to support the radical and continuous process of transition to a more sustainable world.ABN AMRO Debt Capital Markets has in-depth product and sector knowledge that can assist you in funding both organic business growth and strategic events. Our team will provide you with optimal funding advice and insight into the most suitable debt markets for achieving your objectives. Our proven record and tailor-made solutions makes us a leading player in the EUR markets. The Debt Capital Markets Origination and Covered Bond Structuring teams, as well as our Research and Sales team, consists of experienced specialists who work from Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London and Paris. Thanks to our track record and local knowledge, our specialists have a genuine understanding of the specific financing needs of different types of business from financials and have all the necessary skills to advise you on how best to structure, execute and place your transaction. Understanding debt capital markets trends and specific knowledge in mitigating credit risk, enables us to provide you with a comprehensive and sustainable financing solution.

Bank of America is one of the world’s leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving approximately 69 million consumer and small business clients with approximately 3,700 retail financial centers, approximately 15,000 ATMs (automated teller machines) and award-winning digital banking with approximately 59 million verified digital users. Bank of America is a global leader in wealth management, corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to approximately 4 million small business households through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations across the United States, its territories and more than 35 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BAC).

Our vision is to be the UK-centered leader in global finance. We are a diversified bank with comprehensive UK consumer, corporate and wealth and private banking franchises, a leading global investment bank and a strong, specialist US consumer bank. Through these five divisions, we are working together for a better financial future for our customers, clients and communities. The Investment Bank helps money managers, financial institutions, governments, supranational organisations and corporate clients manage their funding, investing, financing, and strategic and risk management needs.

BMO Capital Markets is a leading, full service financial services provider. We offer corporate and investment banking, treasury management, as well as research and advisory services to clients around the world. As a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX:BMO) which was established in 1817, we are part of one of the largest diversified financial services providers in North America with $1.29 trillion in total assets and approximately 47,000 employees globally as of January 2023. BMO Financial Group is the 8th largest bank in North America as measured by assets (BMO Financial Group Annual Report 2023).

BNP Paribas is the European Union's leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in 63 countries and has nearly 183,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group's commercial & personal banking and several specialised businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment and protection solutions; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realise their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, BNP Paribas has four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg. The Group is rolling out its integrated commercial & personal banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. As a key player in international banking, the Group has leading platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific. BNP Paribas has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility approach in all its activities, enabling it to contribute to the construction of a sustainable future, while ensuring the Group's performance and stability.

Crédit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment banking arm of Credit Agricole Group, the 9th largest banking group worldwide in terms of 2023 balance sheet size (The Banker, July 2024). More than 9,500 employees across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa support the Bank's clients, meeting their financial needs throughout the world. Crédit Agricole CIB offers its large corporate and institutional clients a range of products and services in capital markets activities, investment banking, structured finance, commercial banking and international trade. The Bank is committed to accompany its clients on the transition to the low carbon economy and to steer its activity toward net zero. In line with the strategy, Credit Agricole CIB is a global leader in sustainable finance (co-founded the Equator Principles, co-authored the Green Bond Principles and Sustainability Linked Bond Principles).For more information, please visit www.ca-cib.com

Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited (DCME) DCME is the European investment-banking arm of Daiwa Securities Group Inc, the largest brokerage and banking group in Japan by number of retail branches with circa 15,000 employees globally. Daiwa is a market leader and innovator, in particular recognised for its Yen bond expertise together with its USD and AUD SSA capabilities. A leading player in the ESG bond markets, originally pioneering the product in Japan almost 20 years ago.

Deutsche Bank provides retail and private banking, corporate and transaction banking, lending, asset and wealth management products and services as well as focused investment banking to private individuals, small and medium-sized companies, corporations, governments and institutional investors. Deutsche Bank is the leading bank in Germany with strong European roots and a global network.

DZ BANK AG is the central institution in the cooperative financial network and serves more than 700 cooperative banks, by which it is majority owned. As “DZ BANK. Die Initiativbank”, it is also active as a corporate bank and acts as the holding company for the specialised service providers in the DZ BANK Group: Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall (building society), DZ HYP (real estate and public sector financing), DZ PRIVATBANK, R+V Versicherung (insurance company), TeamBank (consumer finance), Union Investment Group (asset management), VR Smart Finanz and various other specialised institutions. With its extensive financial products and services, the DZ BANK Group supports the local cooperative banks - and their approximately 7,200 branch offices - in Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, Capital Markets, and Transaction Banking. DZ BANK has branches in London, New York, Singapore and Hong Kong as well as subsidiaries and representative offices in key financial centres throughout the world

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global financial institution that delivers a broad range of financial services to a large and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world.Our people are our greatest asset – we say it often and with good reason. It is only with the determination and dedication of our people that we can serve our clients, generate long-term value for our shareholders and contribute to the broader public. Learn more about Our People, Diversity and Inclusion, and our Business Principles and Standards.Today, nearly 40,000 Goldman Sachs colleagues work together to serve our clients and communities around the world, building upon a rich history of innovative ideas from extraordinary people.

ING is a global bank with a strong European base. Our more than 60,000 employees offer retail and wholesale banking services to customers in over 40 countries. Our purpose is to empower people to stay a step ahead in life and in business. Our products include savings, payments, investments, loans and mortgages in most of our retail markets. For our Wholesale Banking clients we provide specialised lending, tailored corporate finance, debt and equity market solutions, sustainable finance solutions, payments & cash management and trade and treasury services. Customer experience is what differentiates us and we're continuously innovating to improve it. We also partner with others to bring disruptive ideas to the market faster.

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com.

Rabobank is a cooperative bank with a mission. Together with our stakeholders, we have been dedicated to creating a future-proof society and tackling major societal challenges for 125 years. In the Netherlands, we serve retail and corporate clients; globally we focus on the Food System Transition and the Energy Transition. Our starting point is: together we can achieve more than we could individually. With our industry knowledge and financial tools, we support cooperative climate and energy solutions that are good for people, businesses and the planet.

Societe Generale is a top tier European Bank with more than 126,000 employees serving about 25 million clients in 65 countries across the world. We have been supporting the development of our economies for nearly 160 years, providing our corporate, institutional, and individual clients with a wide array of value-added advisory and financial solutions. Our long-lasting and trusted relationships with the clients, our cutting-edge expertise, our unique innovation, our ESG capabilities and leading franchises are part of our DNA and serve our most essential objective - to deliver sustainable value creation for all our stakeholders.The Group runs three complementary sets of businesses, embedding ESG offerings for all its clients:• French Retail, Private Banking and Insurance, with leading retail bank SG and insurance franchise, premium private banking services, and the leading digital bank BoursoBank.• Global Banking and Investor Solutions, a top tier wholesale bank offering tailored-made solutions with distinctive global leadership in equity derivatives, structured finance and ESG.• International Retail, Mobility & Leasing Services, comprising well-established universal banks (in Czech Republic, Romania and several African countries), Ayvens (the new ALD I LeasePlan brand), a global player in sustainable mobility, as well as specialized financing activities.Committed to building together with its clients a better and sustainable future, Societe Generale aims to be a leading partner in the environmental transition and sustainability overall.

We are a leading international banking group, with a presence in 53 of the world's most dynamic markets and serving clients in a further 64. Our purpose is to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, and our heritage and values are expressed in our brand promise, here for good.Standard Chartered PLC is listed on the London and Hong Kong stock exchanges.For more stories and expert opinions please visit Insights at sc.com.

Swedbank empowers the many people and businesses to create a better future. Our vision is a financially sound and sustainable society. Swedbank is the leading bank with over 7 million retail customers and 555 000 corporate customers in our four home markets Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Swedbank is also present in other Nordic countries, the U.S. and China.Find out more: www.swedbank.com

TD Securities offers a wide range of integrated capital markets products and services to corporate, government, and institutional clients who choose us for our innovation, execution, and experience.With 7,000 professionals operating out of more than 30 cities across the globe, we help clients meet their needs today and prepare for tomorrow. Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues, providing trusted advice and industry-leading insight, extending access to global markets, and delivering integrated transaction banking solutions. We are growth-oriented, people-focused, and community-minded. As a team, we work to deliver value for our clients every day.

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $1.9 trillion in assets, proudly serves one in three U.S. households and more than 10% of small businesses in the U.S., and is the leading middle market banking provider in the U.S. We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through our four reportable operating segments: Consumer Banking and Lending, Commercial Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Wealth & Investment Management. Wells Fargo ranked No. 37 on Fortune’s 2021 rankings of America’s largest corporations. In the communities we serve, the company focuses its social impact on building a sustainable, inclusive future for all by supporting housing affordability, small business growth, financial health and a low-carbon economy. Additional information may be found at www.wellsfargo.com | Twitter: @WellsFargo