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Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (NSC) is a wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 8604; NYSE: NMR). Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1925. NSC places a strong emphasis on research, both fundamental and quantitative. In addition to stock and bond underwriting, their activities include IPO and M&A advisory, wealth management, separately managed accounts, fund wrap services, prime brokerage and structured equity finance. Their clients include institutions, hedge funds, private banks and private equity funds as well as corporate clients and retail investors.

Marble Bar Asset Management LLP (Marble Bar) is an independent alternative investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Gilad D. Hayeem and Hilton D. Nathanson in 2002. Marble Bar provides investment advisory services to private funds, UCITS Funds and managed accounts. Investors in the Funds are typically institutional investors, high net worth individuals and trusts.

HSBC Continental Europe provides banking and asset management services. The firm offers corporate finance, treasury, capital markets, new issues and origination, and security services. The company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Capital International Ltd. (Capital UK) is the Great Britain-based investment subsidiary of Capital Group International Inc., itself a subsidiary of The Capital Group Cos., Inc. in the US. The firm do-business-as Capital Research & Management Co. (UK Branch). Headquartered in London, Capital UK was founded in 1982 and provides discretionary investment management services to segregated institutional clients in the UK and across Europe.

Marathon Asset Management LP (Marathon) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. It was founded by Bruce Richards and Louis Hanover in 1998. The firm provides investment advisory services to private investment funds and institutional managed accounts that are offered to high net worth financially sophisticated individual and institutional investors. Marathon is a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) guidelines which allows them to further align their investment strategies with the client?s values.

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. (BCS) is the brokerage subsidiary of Barclays Bank plc, which is owned by Barclays Plc (LON: BARC), an international financial services group in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in London with offices worldwide. BCS provides prime brokerage services which include equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics.

Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd. (Credit Suisse Europe) is the Great Britain-based brokerage subsidiary of Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK), itself a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1966 and formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Ltd. Headquartered in London, Credit Suisse Europe arranges financing in international capital markets, provides financial advisory services and acts as a dealer in securities, derivatives and foreign exchange on a principal and agency basis for corporate and institutional investors.

Nomura Bank International PLC operates as an investment banking. The company was founded on January 22, 1986 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (MSCI) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. MSCI provides a range of brokerage services to corporations, governments and financial institutions.

HSBC Bank Plc (Broker) (HSBC Bank-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of HSBC Bank Plc, which is owned by HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA; NYSE: HSBC) in Great Britain. Headquartered in London, HSBC Bank-Broker was founded in 1880 and offers bespoke brokerage services across every major asset class for their corporate and institutional clients.

Nomura Singapore Ltd. (Nomura SG) is the brokerage subsidiary of Nomura Asia Pacific Holdings Co. Ltd, itself a subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TK: 8604, ADR: NMR) in Japan. The firm was founded in 1972 as Singapore Nomura Merchant Banking Ltd. and became Nomura Singapore Ltd. in 1989. Headquartered in Singapore, Nomura SG provides a range of brokerage services to institutional and private clients and are supported by Nomura Securities Singapore Pte Ltd. and Nomura Futures (Singapore) Pte Ltd.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission engages in protecting market users and the public from fraud, manipulation related to the sale of commodity and financial futures, and options market. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Jefferies International Ltd. (JIL) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Holdings II Ltd., ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) in the US. JIL provides broking services to various investors.

RBC Europe Ltd. is the Great Britain-based broker/dealer subsidiary of RBC Europe Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE: RY) in Canada. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 1970 and provides a full spectrum of brokerage services specifically tailored for both retail and institutional investors. The firm is active in several markets, exchanges, and electronic trading platforms.

British Business Bank plc is a government-owned business development bank that aims to improve access to finance for smaller businesses. The private company is based in Sheffield, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The British company offers bank referrals for designated finance platforms and provide commercially focused finance through microfinance, debt, and equity finance funds. The company invests in businesses to accelerate technological development and focuses on developing dual-use technologies. The company also provides helpful guides on how to identify spam texts, emails, or calls from legitimate companies or scammers. The company was founded in 2014, and Louis Taylor has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Part of British Business Bank plc, British Business Financial Services Ltd. is a government-owned economic development bank that helps thousands of businesses access financial support. Founded in 2014, the company is based in Sheffield, UK. The British company offers Regional Programmes to boost long-term growth in the regions and provide a helpful guide to identify spam messages. The Small Business Equity Tracker 2021 report provides information on equity finance available to small businesses and recent developments.

Part of Nomura Holdings, Inc., Instinet International Ltd. is a leading agency-model securities trading firm. The company is based in London, UK and offers equity research and market structure insights to drive sophisticated investment and securities trading strategies. Instinet provides high-touch, electronic, and direct low-latency securities trading services, solutions, and technology. Additionally, the British company offers research, trading, and data analytics solutions for institutional investors and securities traders across every phase of the investment lifecycle. Founded in 1979, the company helps institutional clients create, preserve, and capture alpha in a changing world.

Instinet Europe Ltd. is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of Instinet International Ltd., which is owned by Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604) in Japan. Instinet Europe offers the institutional investment community a suite of tailorable solutions, which includes market insights and commentary, full-service trading desks, advanced algorithmic trading strategies, access to unique and specialized liquidity via the firm’s array of crossing pools, and a set of workflow solutions.

Part of HSBC Holdings Plc, HSBC UK Bank Plc is a bank. The company is based in Birmingham, UK. The British company was founded in 2015. The CEO is John David Stuart.

Part of London Stock Exchange Group plc, Quantile Technologies Ltd. is a company that specializes in portfolio compression and optimization services. The company is based in London, UK. In 2022, Quantile Technologies was acquired by London Stock Exchange Group plc for $362.23 million. Quantile delivers market-leading compression and optimization services to reduce risk, notional and capital requirements. Quantile has created the infrastructure, processes, and vision to reduce the size, risk, and complexity of the derivatives market. The British company was founded in 2015 by Andrew Williams and Stephen O'Connor, with Andrew Williams serving as the CEO since then.

London Stock Exchange Plc, operates as a stock exchange. It offers capital market, trading, information, derivatives, studio, regulatory, enhanced, connectivity, telephone network, reference and historical data, historic price, corporate action, trade data, valuation data, broker ranking, matching and reconciliation. The company was founded in 1571 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Euroclear SA/NV engages in domestic and cross border settlement services for bond and mutual fund transactions. It provides settlement, safe-keeping and servicing of domestic and cross-border securities for bonds, equities and derivatives to investment funds. The company was founded 1968 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Millennium Capital Partners LLP (MCP) is an alternative investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2005 and is a subsidiary of Millennium Capital Management Ltd., ultimately held by Millennium Management LLC in the US. MCP manages assets for high-net worth individuals, institutions, trusts, foundations, pensions, the General Partner, related Millennium entities and Millennium employees.

Part of HSBC Holdings Plc, HSBC Europe BV is an investment holding Dutch company. The company is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands and was founded in 2001.

The Japanese School Ltd. operates as a charitable organization to provide facilities for the education of the children of the Japanese community. The company is headquartered in Acton, the United Kingdom.

HSBC Bank (China) Co. Ltd. provides banking and financial services. It offers retail banking and wealth management, commercial banking, global banking and markets, and global private banking. The company was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Pudong, China.

The Nomura Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. operates as a trust bank. It operates through the following business divisions: Trust Business, Banking Business, and Securities Business. The firm’s Trust Business division specializes in specified money trusts and specified pecuniary trusts; individually operated designated money and pecuniary trusts; jointly operated designated money trusts; composite trusts; pension trusts; investment trusts; securities trusts; and outsource services for investment trusts. Its Banking Business division engages in deposit taking, lending, domestic exchange business, and foreign exchange business. The firm’s Security Business division handles the investment trust, over-the-counter sales, and account administration business; corporate bond administration business; fiscal agent for corporate bonds; investment advisory and agency business; and investment management business. The company was founded on August 24, 1993 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.