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Fred Alger Management LLC (FAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1964, the firm is wholly-owned by Alger Group Holdings LLC, which is wholly-owned by Alger Associates, Inc. FAM provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to institutional investors through separate accounts, US and foreign registered and privately offered funds, as well as through third-party sponsored funds and bank sponsored collective investment trusts; and to retail investors through wrap programs and US and foreign registered funds.

Merrill Lynch International (MLI-UK) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1988 and is a subsidiary of ML UK Capital Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) in the US. MLI-UK provides brokerage services to individual and retail clients.

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. (CGML) is an international broker-dealer firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Bahamas Ltd., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. CGML has a major presence in the international financial markets as a dealer, market-maker and underwriter in equity and fixed income securities and offers risk-based solutions to producers and investors in commodity markets. They also provide corporate finance services to a wide range of corporate, institutional and government clients. Their trading activities encompass cash, exchange traded and OTC derivative markets.

SG Americas Securities LLC (SGAS) is the securities broker/dealer subsidiary of SG Americas Securities Holdings LLC, which in turn is owned by Société Générale SA (EPA: GLE) in France. Headquartered in New York City, SGAS offers capital markets and securities services for retail and institutional clients.

Bestinver Gestión SA SGIIC (Bestinver) is the financial services subsidiary of Bestinver SA, itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acciona SA (MP: ANA) in Spain. Established in 1988, the firm is headquartered in Madrid and manages the Bestinver range of mutual funds and pension funds for individual and institutional investors.

JPMorgan Securities Plc is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1992 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JP Morgan Capital Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. JPMorgan Securities provides market research, proprietary pricing data and analytics, and trade execution across multiple asset classes such as credit, equities and FX. They help institutional investors, traditional and alternative asset and fund managers, broker dealers and equity issuers meet the demands of changing markets.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Instituto de Crédito Oficial is a state-owned bank. It provides loans through second-floor facilities, and direct funding. The second-floor refers to the company’s activities such as designs and sets the main characteristics of the different lines of credit, as well as signing the corresponding collaboration agreements with the credit institutions for them to be sold through their networks. The direct funding services pertain to a corporate structured finance for large projects involving productive, public or private investments. The company was founded on June 19, 1971 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

Part of KPMG International Cooperative, KPMG Abogados SL provides legal services. The company is based in Madrid, Spain and was founded in 1987.

Axis Participaciones Empresariales SGEIC SA SME (Axis Participaciones Empresariales) is a venture capital arm of Instituto de Crédito Oficial founded in 1986. The firm is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

Amiral Gestion SA is an independent fund management firm headquartered in Paris, France. The firm was founded by François Badelon in 2003. Amiral Gestion manages several institutional mandates and mutual funds for institutional investors, private banks, family offices and high-net worth individuals. Amiral Gestion invests in their funds alongside their clients.

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.

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.

Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG (United Kingdom) (Berenberg-UK) is the Great Britain-based broker/dealer division of Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG, a multinational full-service investment bank in Germany. Headquartered in London, Berenberg-UK was founded in 2003 and provides trading and brokerage services to institutional and corporate clients.

FTSE International Ltd. is the brokerage subsidiary of FTSE Group in Great Britain, a global leader in indexing and analytical solutions which calculates thousands of unique indexes that measure and benchmark markets and asset classes in countries worldwide. Established in 1995, FTSE International Ltd. creates, manages and provides a range of equity, fixed-income, real estate, currency, commodity, non market-cap, regional and partner, alternative, responsible investment, investment strategy, and customized indexes on a standard and custom basis. Their indexes are used by investors for investment analysis, performance measurement, asset allocation, portfolio hedging and for creating a range of index tracking funds. Based in London, the firm has additional offices in London, Beijing, Dubai, Milan, Mumbai, Hong Kong, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Sydney, Shanghai, and Tokyo. They also publish and distribute monthly and annual performance and research reports.

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.

Taconic Capital Advisors UK LLP (Taconic UK) is an independent alternative investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a subsidiary of Taconic Capital Advisors LP (Taconic) in the US. Taconic UK serves as a sub-advisor to the underlying funds of Taconic which are offered to high net-worth, financially sophisticated, individual and institutional investors.

Macquarie Capital (Europe) Ltd. (MCEL) is the London-based subsidiary of Macquarie Group Ltd. (SY: MQG), a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and fund management services. Operating as part of the Macquarie Capital Advisers division, MCEL provides investment advisory services in the UK and in continental Europe. In relation with Macquarie Securities Group, they provide access to Asia Pacific markets for European clients. In terms of research, MCEL supplies macro-economic, markets and stock level analysis to a diverse range of clients. Their capabilities cover equity, debt, ForEx, futures, metals and mining worldwide, economics and strategy. In 2009 Macquarie Group acquired the international brokerage firm Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller LLC. The London branch Fox-Pitt, Kelton Ltd. was absorbed into MCEL.

City Financial Investment Co. Ltd. (City Financial) is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1986 as REALGLOBE Ltd., became known as Independent Financial Marketing Ltd. in 1992 and renamed to City Financial Investment Co. Ltd. in 1998. City Financial provides investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles and separately managed accounts.

QVT Financial LLP (QVT-UK) is the UK-based alternative investment subsidiary of Portsea Asset Management LLP in Great Britain. Founded in 2004 by Dan Gold, QVT-UK is located in London. The firm seeks to invest in out-of-favor and illiquid stocks, many of which trade on London's AIM market. Their holdings in UK listed companies include real estate investment managers, equity investment managers, funds of hedge funds and alternative energy.

Beijing Gao Hua Securities Co., Ltd. is a financial services company based in Beijing, China. and has subsidiaries in China. The company's description is written in Chinese, but it appears to offer a range of financial services, including securities trading, investment banking, and asset management. The private company's website includes information about its history, services, and team, as well as news and research reports. The company was founded in 2004, and Xing Zhang has been the CEO of the company since 2004.

York Capital Management LP provides financial investment services. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in New York City.

Columbia Threadneedle Fund Management Ltd. (CTFM) is the Great Britain-based alternative investment management subsidiary of WAM Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) in the US. Founded in 1972, the firm was formerly known as F&C Treasury Ltd. and became BMO Fund Management Ltd. in 2018. They changed their name to Columbia Threadneedle Fund Management Ltd. when BMO rebranded to Columbia Threadneedle Investments in 2022. Headquartered in London, CTFM manages a range of in-house and multimanager funds for private individuals and institutional clients.

Apollo Management International LLP (AMI) is an alternative investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by David Abrams in 2005 and is a subsidiary of Apollo Capital Management LP, ultimately held by Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO) in the US. AMI offers a wide and flexible range of solutions to institutional investors.

Part of Moody's Corp., Moody's Investors Service (Beijing) Ltd. is a Chinese company that provides investment research. The company is based in Beijing, China. The company was founded in 2003. Jenny Shi has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

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.

Shoptalk Commerce LLC provides conference and exhibition services. The company was founded by Donald Kingsborough, Jonathan A. Weiner, Simran Rekhi Aggarwal and Anil D. Aggarwal and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Oxford Science Enterprises PLC (Oxford Science Enterprises) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Oxford, United Kingdom.

Exuma Capital LP provides investment services. The company is headquartered in George Town, Cayman Islands.

Boldhaven Management LLP (Boldhaven) is an independent alternative investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Ronald Sofer in 2017. Boldhaven manages the Boldhaven Fund, which is a concentrated, value-oriented strategy focused on long and short opportunities in Europe.

On Field Investment Research LLP provides investment research. The private company is based in London, UK. and has subsidiaries in United Kingdom. The British company was founded in 2017 by Arnaud Jacques Michel Pinatel, Yassine Touahri. Yassine Touahri has been the CEO since 2017.

Velox Capital Partners LLP is a British company that aims to deliver positive and consistent returns across economic cycles. The private company is based in London, UK. The company's approach is driven by a foundation of integrity, responsibility, people, and innovation. Adam Michael Davies has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

Exane SA (United Kingdom) is the UK-based securities brokerage division of Exane SA in France, which is owned by BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP). Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 2019 and provides institutional investors with a range of services, such as research, sale and execution on European equities.

Mile End Capital Ltd. provides investment advice. The private company is based in London, UK. Nicolas Etienne Georges Tarwe has been the CEO of the British company since 2021.