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Columbia Threadneedle Asset Managers Ltd. (CTAM) is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1990 as F&C Asset Managers Ltd. and renamed BMO Asset Managers Ltd. in 2018. They changed their name to Columbia Threadneedle Asset Managers Ltd. when BMO rebranded to Columbia Threadneedle Investments in 2022. The firm is a subsidiary of Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc, ultimately held by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) in the US. CTAM manages a range of in-house and multi-manager funds for private individuals and institutional clients.

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.

Numis Securities Ltd. is an institutional brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1988 and is a subsidiary of Numis Corp. Plc in (LON: NUM). Numis Securities serves as a corporate broker to several clients across all their sectors, ranging from FTSE 100 to FTSE small-cap companies and AIM-listed companies.

Shore Capital Stockbrokers Ltd. (Shore Capital) is a broker-dealer firm headquartered in London, UK. Formerly known as Puma Securities Ltd., the firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of Shore Capital Group Ltd. (LON: SGR). Shore Capital offers corporate clients with edge electronic equities trading platform, which operates alongside a growing equity capital markets division.

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.

IM Gestão de Ativos SGFI SA (IMGA) is the wholly-owned Portuguese fund management subsidiary of Corretaje e Informacion Monetaria y de Devisas SA in Spain.^ Established in 1989 as AF Investimentos-Fundos Imobiliários, SA, the firm changed their name to Millennium BCP Gestão de Fundos de Investimento SA in 2004 and became IM Gestão de Ativos SGFI SA in 2015. ^ IMGA is based in Lisbon and provides private and institutional clients with a range of mutual and real estate funds.

Montepio Valor SGFI SA (Montepio Valor) is the fund management subsidiary of Montepio Holding, SGPS, SA, ultimately held by Montepio Geral - Associação Mutualista in Portugal. Formerly known as Finivalor SGFM SA, the firm was founded in 1997 and became Montepio Valor SGFI SA when they were acquired by Montepio in 2013. Montepio Valor is headquartered in Lisbon and manages investment funds for private and institutional investors.

Part of Banco Espirito Santo SA, Espírito Santo International SA is a Luxembourger company that provides insurance, banking, and investment services. The company is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Founded in 1975.

Part of Houlihan Lokey, Inc., GCA Altium Ltd. is a brokerage services provider. The company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded by Michael James Hough. Philip Adams has been the CEO of the company since 1996. GCA Altium was acquired by GCA Corp. (Japan), part of Houlihan Lokey, Inc. from September 27, 2021 on July 31, 2016 for $110.25 million.

Haitong Bank SA (Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Portuguese Haitong Bank SA, ultimately held by Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600837) in China. Formerly known as Banco Espirito Santo de Investimento SA (Broker), the firm is headquartered in Lisbon and offers brokerage services to corporate and institutional clients in its local and international markets.

GNB - Gestão de Ativos SGPS SA (GNBGA) is an investment management firm headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal. The firm was founded in 1992 and is a subsidiary of Novo Banco SA. GNBGA offers customized solutions for private and institutional clients based on the risk profile of each clients.

ACON Investments LLC (ACON Investments) is a private equity firm founded in 1996 by Kenneth R. Brotman, Bernard W. Aronson and Jonathan J. Ginns. The firm is headquartered in Washington D.C., the United States with additional offices in Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Bogota, Madrid, Mexico City and Sao Paulo.

Haitong Capital SCR SA is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Haitong Bank SA founded in 1988. Haitong Capital SCR SA is headquartered in Lisbon.

Espírito Santo Property Portugal SGPS SA provides property development services. The firm offers project supervision, construction and development, promotion, marketing, and investment fund management. Its portfolio consists of commercial spaces, residential areas, resorts, and country clubs. The company was founded in May 1978 and is headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal.

Part of Banco Espirito Santo SA, BES Investimento SA is an investment bank. The company is based in Lisbon, Portugal.

Redburn (Europe) Ltd. (dba Redburn Atlantic) is an equity brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2003 by Jeremy Evans and Nick Glydon. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Rothschild & Co. Continuation Holdings AG, ultimately owned by Rothschild & Co SCA. (EPA: ROTH) in France. Redburn Atlantic provides institutional investors with US and European equity research, trade execution and capital markets services. Their Execution Services division delivers high-touch sales trading and execution as well as low-touch execution and algorithmic solutions. The division also offers market structure and trading analytics.

Liberum Capital Ltd. (Liberum) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Shane Le Prevost in 2007 to provide a different style of broking. They were acquired by Panmure Liberum Ltd. from TN Holdings (BVI) Ltd. in 2024. 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 various large, mid and small-cap stocks.

Part of Haitong Securities Co., Ltd., Espírito Santo Investment Holding Ltd. provides financial services.

Part of Banco Espirito Santo SA, BES África holding company. The company is based in Lisbon, Portugal.

Peel Hunt LLP is an independent securities brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1989 as a market liquidity provider to retail and institutional investors. They provide bespoke dealing and execution services for institutional asset managers, registrars, private client wealth managers and private banks.

Haitong Bank SA operates as an investment bank and secutity firm. It specializes in asset management, fized income, currency and commodities, structured finance, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and research. The company was founded in February 1993 and is headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal.

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.

Semapa Next SA (Semapa Next) is the venture capital subsidiary of Semapa Sociedade de Investimento e Gestão SGPS SA. It was founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal.

Haitong Securities (UK) Ltd. (Haitong Securities UK) is the Great Britain-based brokerage subsidiary of Espirito Santo Investment Holding Ltd., ultimately held by Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. (SH: 600837, ADR: HAITY) in China. Formerly known as Execution Noble Ltd., the firm was established in 2001. They were acquired by Banco Espirito Santo de Investimento SA in 2010 and changed their name to Haitong Securities (UK) Ltd. in 2015. Headquartered in London, Haitong Securities provides access to an international production and distribution platform of equities, derivatives, fixed-income and research for corporate and institutional investors.