Alan Hope

HSBC Bank Plc provides commercial banking and financial services. It operates in four businesses: Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Commercial Banking, Global Banking and Markets, and Global Private Banking. The Retail Banking and Wealth Management business offers personal banking, mortgages, loans, credit cards, savings and investments and insurance services. The Commercial Banking business offers financial products and services to enable them to operate efficiently and meet their business aspirations. The Global Banking and Markets business offers capital financing, transaction and advisory banking services, trade, research, securities services and global liquidity and cash management. The Global Private Banking business offers investment management, incorporating advisory, discretionary and brokerage, private wealth solutions, comprising trusts and estate planning services. The company was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Oxford BioTherapeutics Ltd. develops antibody-based medicines for oncology. The firm offers antibody-based cancer drugs with integrated diagnostics against novel targets. The company was founded by Christian Rohlff in 2003 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.

SME Insurance Services Ltd. engages in the insurance broker providing specialist commercial insurance to small and medium businesses. It services to the hair and beauty, food and drink, shop and retail, hotels and social club insurance, and residential and landlord insurance. The company was founded by Roger Snowden and Jason Gandy in 2002 and is headquartered in Leeds, the United Kingdom.

Springboard Corporate Finance Ltd. provides investment solutions and advisory services. It offers include buying a business, selling a business, raising finance, management and retained advisory services. The company founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Birmingham, the United Kingdom.

Steelite International Holdings Ltd. operates as a holding company with interests in ceramic product manufacturers. The company was incorporated in December 2005 and is located in Staffordshire, United Kingdom.

Mercia Fund Management Ltd. (Mercia Fund) is a private equity subsidiary of Mercia Asset Management Plc founded in 1999 by Mark Andrew Payton, Timothy R. Hazell and Everard Mascarenhas. The firm is headquartered in Warwickshire, Great Britain.

GKF Wealth Management Ltd. (GKF Wealth) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1982. Headquartered in London.

Thalia Design Automation Ltd. supplies electronic design automation tools. It offers products and solutions that help engineers overcome the design challenges they face in the increasingly complex worlds of chip design. The company was founded by Sowmyan Rajagopalan in 2011 and is headquartered in Cwmbran, the United Kingdom.

University Hospitals Birmingham Charity operates hospitals. The non-profit company is based in Birmingham, UK. The British company was founded in 1933. Mike Hammond has been the CEO of the company since 2009.

Delta Diagnostics Ltd. develops and provides assays diagnostics solutions. It offers cystic fibrosis, rapid aneuploidy analysis, and genetic disease diagnosis. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Lancashire, the United Kingdom.

Grace Personnel Ltd. provides recruitment services. It offers selection and office support personnel services. The company was founded by Nicola Dandridge in April 1999 and is headquartered in Maidenhead, the United Kingdom.

WSCS International Ltd. was founded in 2011 and is based in Henley-On-Thames, UK. The British company specializes in procurement services, including sourcing finished goods, managing supplier manufacturing and quality, optimizing stock, and facilitating delivery to customers. The company offers a wide range of high-value-added warehousing services, including pallet distribution and dedicated contract distribution. WSCS also provides sustainable packaging solutions and ensures traceability requirements are met. The company has a well-defined process to validate vendors and has a family of suppliers who offer their products and services to food brands in multiple markets.