Francisco Fabrizi

Merchant Securities Group Ltd. (MSG) is a subsidiary of Merchant John East Securities Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Merchant Securities Plc (LSE: MERC) in the UK. The firm was established in 1987 and provides investment services to high net-worth individuals, their businesses, pension funds and trusts. With offices in London and Leeds, MSG offers institutional clients trading services and access to investment opportunities through their corporate finance activities. For private clients, they aim to provide individually tailored portfolios of traditional equity products supplemented by specialist investments such as hedge funds, structured products and private equity. Finally, for UK small companies they provide corporate finance advisory services and sources of capital in the form of equity and debt.

Caplay Ltd. provides financial management consulting services. The private company is based in Edinburgh, UK and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom.

Ruffler Bank Plc provides lending and deposit services such as fixed-rate deposits and bonds. It is an investment and commercial bank offers premium rate savings accounts and investment bonds. The bank is regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Ruffler Bank also offers long term deposit investment, asset financing, and property developments. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Epsom, UK.

Merchant Securities Group Plc provides financial and investment services. financial services to private clients, institutions and small businesses through private client wealth management and investment banking divisions. The company was founded on January 31, 2005 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Blue Star Capital Plc (Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2004. The firm is headquartered in the UK.

Part of HSBC Holdings Plc, HSBC Investment Bank Plc provides stock broking services. The company is based in London, UK.

Arundel Group Ltd. (AGL) is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. They are wholly-owned subsidiary of Arundel AG (SWX: ARON) in Switzerland. AGL was founded in 1992 and provides investment advisory and management services to family offices and fund management groups.