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Investec Bank Plc (Broker) (IBP) is the brokerage arm of Investec Bank Plc, itself a subsidiary of Investec Plc (LON: INVP) in Great Britain. Headquartered in London, IBP was founded in 1950 and they offer a full spectrum of brokerage services specifically tailored for corporate clients.

Liberum Capital Ltd. (Liberum) is the Great Britain-based brokerage subsidiary of TN Holdings (BVI) Ltd. in British Virgin Islands. The firm was founded in 2007 by Shane Le Prevost. Headquartered in London, Liberum provides trading and execution services for institutional clients. They bring liquidity into the niches that matter and are market-makers in more than 350 large, mid and small-cap stocks.

Canaccord Genuity Ltd. (CGL) is the brokerage subsidiary of Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc. (TSE: CF). The firm is headquartered in London and was founded in 1983. CGL provides brokerage services to their clients.

Collins Stewart Europe Ltd. (CSE) is the wholly-owned wealth management subsidiary of Collins Stewart Hawkpoint plc (LSE: CSHP) in Great Britain. Established in 1991 in partnership with Singer & Friedlander, the firm became independent in 2000 through a management buyout. Following the 2005 acquisition of Prebon, the inter-dealer broker activity developed and was demerged in 2006 as Tullett Prebon plc (LSE: TLPR). CSE, regrouping the brokerage and asset management activities, underwent a reverse acquisition by Collins Stewart plc. The group's wealth management division has offices in London, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man and provides stockbroking and investment management services on a discretionary, advisory or pure execution basis. Their clients are private individuals, trusts, charities, institutions including pension funds and private companies in Great Britain and overseas. Located in London, CSE operates in close relationship with their offshore subsidiary Collins Stewart (CI) Ltd, registered in Guernsey. The firm manages segregated accounts, structured portfolios, pooled products including a Dublin-domiciled umbrella fund, and alternative strategies.

Liberum Capital Ltd. (Liberum) is the Great Britain-based brokerage subsidiary of TN Holdings (BVI) Ltd. in British Virgin Islands. The firm was founded in 2007 by Shane Le Prevost. Headquartered in London, Liberum provides trading and execution services for institutional clients. They bring liquidity into the niches that matter and are market-makers in more than 350 large, mid and small-cap stocks.

S.A.C. Global Investors LLP (S.A.C. GI) is the alternative investment management subsidiary of S.A.C. Global Ltd. in Great Britain. Formerly known as Walter Capital Management LLP, the firm was founded by Richard Walter in 2000. S.A.C. bought a stake in the business in 2004 and renamed it S.A.C. Global Investors LLP in 2008. Based in London, the firm is affiliated with Stephen Cohen's US-based multistrategy hedge fund firm S.A.C. Capital Advisors LP.

A unit of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), Prudential Equity Group LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City with additional offices in Chicago, Kansas City, Missouri, Menlo Park, California and San Francisco. The firm provides indpendent equity research, sales and trading to domestic and international institutional clients

Threadneedle Investment Services Ltd. is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) in the US. Threadneedle Investment Services provides asset management services to pension schemes, insurance companies, private investors, corporations, mutual funds and affiliate companies.