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Santander Asset Management SGOIC SA (SAM) is the Portuguese asset management subsidiary of Santander AM Holding SL, itself a subsidiary of Banco Santander SA (BME: SAN) in Spain. The firm was founded in 1989 and formerly known as Santander Asset Management SGFIM SA. Headquartered in Lisbon, SAM manages investment funds for individual and institutional clients.

March Asset Management SGIIC SAU (March AM) is the Madrid-based asset management subsidiary of Banca March SA, ultimately owned by the March Delgado Family in Spain. Established in 2000, the firm is an investment boutique that specializes in selecting companies, as well as fixed-income in the Euro zone. They offer investment funds, discretionary portfolio management and Spanish and Luxembourg Sicavs.

Santander Investment Securities, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm was formerly known as Santander Central Hispano Investment Securities. They are a subsidiary of Santander Investment I SA and their ultimate parent is Banco Santander (NYSE: SAN). Santander Investment Securities offers a full array of investment services with a particular focus on Latin American companies in various sectors.

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.

Commerzbank AG (UK) is the UK brokerage division of Commerzbank AG (FR: CBK) in Germany. Based in London, they engage in equity, debt and derivative instrument trading, investment banking, public finance and treasury, interest-rate and currency management, as well as corporate finance. In 2009 Dresdner Bank was acquired by and merged into Commerzbank and the London-based activities of Dresdner Kleinwort Securities absorbed into Commerzbank AG (UK). The firm provides capital markets services, corporate advisory, risk management, research and lending services focused on equity, corporate and emerging-market debt, derivatives and money market products. Their clients are European and international corporations, institutions and government entities. In terms of corporate finance they offer financial advisory as well as execution capabilities for a wide range of corporate finance-related transactions on a global basis. Their primary focus is on mergers and acquisitions, disposals, equity issues and initial public offerings.

HSBC Valores SA Sociedad de Bolsa is the Argentina-based broker/dealer subsidiary of HSBC Argentina Holdings SA, ultimately owned by HSBC Holdings plc (LON: HSBA, NYSE: HSBC) in Great Britain. Headquartered in Buenos Aires, the firm was founded in 1989 and provides securities broking services to institutional clients.

Bestinver Sociedad de Valores SA (Bestinver SV) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of Bestinver SA, which is owned by Acciona SA (BME: ANA) in Spain. The firm was founded by Mark Giacopazzi and Enrique Pérez-Plá in 2003 as Fidentiis Equities Sociedad de Valores SA. Headquartered in Madrid, Bestinver SV offers value added investment ideas for institutional investors based on in-depth fundamental, bottom-up and independent research of Iberian and Italian equities. The firm trades in all the western European and American equity markets in an agency capacity.

Santander Consumer Bank AG provides banking and financial services to private and corporate clients. Its products and services include current accounts and credit cards, payments processing, savings and investments, deposit guarantees, car loans and home finance, savings bonds, real estate finance, as well as pension and insurance. The company was founded by Curt Briechle in 1957 and is headquartered in Moenchengladbach, Germany.

Kepler Cheuvreux SA (Spain) (Kepler Cheuvreux Spain) is the Spanish brokerage division of Kepler Cheuvreux SA in France. Headquartered in Madrid, Kepler Cheuvreux Spain execution services provides a first-class trading platform with experienced sales traders, traders utilizing specialized quantitative analysis, and IT expertise supported by an efficient middle office for settlement. They offer: Sales Trading, Direct Market Access and Algorithmic Trading, Portfolio Trading, ETF, and Equity Derivatives.

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. (Spain) (CGML-Spain) is the Spanish broker-dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets Ltd., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. The firm was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Madrid. CGML-Spain acts 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. Their trading activities encompass cash, exchange traded and OTC derivative markets. Its major counterparties are banks, investment banks, investment managers, insurers and hedge funds and CGML-Spain has moderate trading exposure to corporates. They do not originate securitizations or engage in leveraged finance transactions.

Banco Santander SA (London) (Banco Santander London) is the UK-based brokerage subsidiary of Banco Santander SA (BME: SAN). The firm is headquartered in London and was founded in 1955. Banco Santander London provides brokerage services to their clients.

Santander Asset Management SA SGIIC (Santander AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Santander Asset Management Investment Holdings Ltd. in Great Britain, itself a subsidiary of Banco Santander SA (BME: SAN) in Spain. Founded in 1971, the firm is headquartered in Madrid and has a network of offices throughout Spain and local investment teams throughout the world. Santander AM manages a volume of assets for both individual and institutional clients, as well as for Santander Group subsidiaries in all geographies.

Cygnus Asset Management SGIIC SA (CYAM) is the asset management subsidiary of Zisne Capital SA in Spain. Founded in 2006 by Luis Amusategui, Juan Cruz Alonso, Alvaro Ventosa, Isabel Serra and José María Amusategui Amusategui, the firm is located in Madrid and manages a range of funds for individual and institutional investors.

The European Banking Federation aisbl provides banking services. The private company is based in Brussels, Belgium.

Part of Accenture Plc, Accenture SRL is an Argentinean company that specializes in enterprise and industry technologies. The company is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The company provides strategy and consulting services for various industries and functions, and helps leaders create transformation by enhancing the relationship between people and technology. Accenture also explores the topic of edge computing, including its benefits, applications, challenges, careers, and capabilities.

Part of Banco Santander SA, Open Bank SA is a Spanish company that provides online bank application services. The company is based in Madrid, Spain. The company was founded in 1995. The CEO is Ezequiel Szafir Holcman.

Banco de Sabadell SA (Broker) (Sabadell Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Banco de Sabadell SA, a Spanish multinational financial services company headquartered in Alicante. Sabadell Broker offers securities brokerage services to various investors.

Popular Asset Management SGIIC SA (Popular AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Banco Santander SA (BME: SAN) in Spain. The firm was founded as Allianz Popular Asset Management SGIIC SA in 2012 when Allianz Gestión SGIIC SA and Popular Gestión SGIIC SA merged. Headquartered in Madrid, Popular AM provides investment management services for private and institutional clients.

Santander Asset Management Investment Holdings Ltd. provides asset management services. The firm offers services to the corporate and private sectors. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Altarius Capital Ltd. is an independent asset management firm and an authorized Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) headquartered in Gibraltar, Gibraltar. Founded in 2016, the firm offers global and tailored alternative investment solutions to private investors, institutional clients and asset managers.

Part of Banco Santander SA, PagoNxt SL is a Spanish company that provides electronic payment processing services. The company is based in Boadilla del Monte, Spain.

Part of Banco Santander SA, Santander Consumer Holding GmbH is a German company that provides various financial services such as credit cards, loans, and investment strategies. The company is based in Moenchengladbach, Germany. The CEOs are Jochen Klöpper, Thomas Hanswillemenke, Walter Alexander Donat. The private company was founded in 1992.

Part of Banco Santander SA, Santander Consumer Bank GmbH is a commercial bank. The company is based in Vienna, Austria. Olaf Peter Poenisch has been the CEO of the Austrian company since 2009.