Gareth Stephen Thomas

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd. (BIM-UK) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm is a subsidiary of BlackRock Finance Europe Ltd., ultimately owned by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) in the US. BIM-UK was founded in 2006 following the merger of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and BlackRock. In 2009, BlackRock merged with Barclays Global Investors, including the iShares exchange traded funds business. The combined firm operates under the BlackRock name and has retained the iShares brand. BIM-UK manages a family of mutual funds and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual and pension funds. They also offer alternative investments and managed accounts for individual and institutional clients.

Credo Corporate Finance Ltd. is a private equity firm founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Sportfolio Europe Ltd. is a British company that manufactures and supplies sportswear for both men and women. The private company is based in Milton Keynes, UK.

LBP AM SA (LBP AM) is an asset manager headquartered in Paris, France. Formerly known as La Banque Postale Asset Management SA, the firm was founded in 1988 through the joint venture between Aegon Asset Management and La Banque Postale. LBP AM offers a complete, customized portfolio management solution and services for institutional investors.

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.

WisdomTree UK Ltd. provides investment solutions. Its products include commodities such as broad, agriculture, livestock and energy, equities such as thematics and single country, currencies such as G10 and emerging markets, short and leveraged such as equities and currencies and fixed income. The company was founded by Graham John Tuckwell, Nik Bienkowski and Gregory John Burgess in 2003 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.