Chris E. Smith

Panmure Gordon (UK) Ltd. (PGL) is the stockbroking subsidiary of Panmure Gordon & Co. Ltd. in Great Britain. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 2003 and provides corporate finance advice, distributes and trades securities and produces investment research to UK small and mid-cap corporates and investment companies. PGL has access to capital markets via a range of equity and equity-linked products such as IPOs, accelerated book buildings, placings, rights issues, and bought deals. The firm's institutional equities department provides UK-focused research, sales and trading services to institutional investors in the UK, US and Europe.

Merchant Securities Ltd. (MSL) is the Great Britain-based brokerage and investment management subsidiary of Sanlam Securities UK Ltd., ultimately held by Sanlam Ltd. (JSE: SLM) in South Africa. The firm was established in 2009 when Merchant Securities Group Ltd. and John East & Partners Ltd. merged. Headquartered in London with an office in Manchester, MSL provides a full range of financial services including investment management, institutional research, trading, corporate finance and brokerage for a range of clients including small and mid-cap companies, high-net worth individuals, pension funds and trusts.