Ming Yao Gao

The Hartcourt Cos., Inc. engages in the vocational/training and education marketplace in China. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

The HongKong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. provides banking services. It offers personal, commercial and corporate banking financial services across Asia. The company was founded by Thomas Sutherland on March 3, 1865 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

Guosen Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (GSEC-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Guosen Securities Co., Ltd. (SHE: 002736), a financial services company headquartered in Shenzhen, China. The firm was founded in 1994 as Shenzhen SDIC Securities Co., Ltd. GSEC-Broker provides retail clients with a full range of services such as securities trading, investment consulting, margin financing, stock pledge financing, futures IB, and financial product agency sales.

BOC International (China) Ltd. (Broker) (BOC Broker) is the brokerage division of BOC International (China) Ltd. The firm is headquartered in Shanghai and was founded in 2002. BOC Broker provides brokerage services to their clients.

China International Capital Corp. Ltd. (Broker) (CICC) is the brokerage division of China International Capital Corp. Ltd. which was established in 1995 as a strategic partnership between Chinese and international financial institutions and corporations. Headquartered in Beijing, CICC was the first joint venture investment bank in China. The firm's core business departments were investment banking, capital markets, sales & trading, research, fixed-income and asset management. CICC offers a range of brokerage services to international and domestic institutional and individual investors. In 2007 the firm set up a wholly-owned subsidiary specializing in private equity investments and focusing on buyout opportunities within China.

Minsheng Securities Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of Minsheng Securities Co. that was established in 2012 and is a Chinese private equity investment fund management company approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission. The company is based in Beijing, China. and has subsidiaries in China. It has a full range of business qualifications approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, including securities brokerage, underwriting, and sponsorship. The company was founded in 1986 and has a registered capital of 4,580,607,669 yuan. The CEO is Xiao Quan Zhou. Minsheng Securities Co. was acquired by Minsheng Securities Co. Ltd. /Private Group/ from Oceanwide Holdings Co., Ltd. (Beijing) on October 21, 2020 for $616.93 million.

CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (CITICS) is the brokerage division of CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600030) in China. Headquartered in Beijing, CITICS was founded in 1995 and provides securities brokerage services to institutional clients.

UBS Securities Co. Ltd. is the Chinese brokerage subsidiary of UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) in Switzerland. Headquartered in Beijing, the firm was founded in 2006 as Beijing Securities Co. Ltd. They provide securities brokerage services to domestic corporate and institutional clients, and qualified foreign institutional investors (QFII).

Zhongtai Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) is the brokerage division of Zhongtai Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600918), which is a subsidiary of Shandong State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission in China. The firm was founded in 2001 as Qilu Securities Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Jinan, Zhongtai Securities provides securities brokerage services to institutional clients.

SWS Research Co., Ltd. is the investment research subsidiary of Shenwan Hongyuan Securities Co., Ltd., which is owned by Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co., Ltd. (SHE: 000166) in China. Headquartered in Shanghai, the firm was founded in 1992 to offer a wide range of products and services to global investors who want to invest in Chinese equity market. SWS Research provides clients with securities research service that covers over 500 key stocks in Asian market, as well as economics, strategy, bond, fund and derivatives research. Their clients include almost all major domestic institutional investors such as mutual funds, insurance companies, banks and trusts. They also serve QFII and other overseas institutional investors.

Huatai Securities (Shanghai) Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Huatai Securities-AM) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. (SH: 601688) in China. The firm originated in 1999 as the asset management division of Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. and was formally established as Huatai Securities Asset Management Co., Ltd. in 2014. They are based in Shanghai and provide a range of asset management services to individual and institutional clients.

Tianfeng Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (Tianfeng-Broker) is the brokerage division of Tianfeng Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 601162), a publicly-held securities company headquartered in Wuhan, China. Founded in 2000, Tianfeng offers brokerage services primarily for institutional and individual clients.

Founder Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (Founder Securities-Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Founder Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 601901), a public-held company headquartered in Changsha, China. Founded in 1988, Founder Securities-Broker provides a range of broking and trading services to institutional investors.

Part of Huatai Securities Co., Ltd., Huatai Ruitong Investment Management Co. Ltd. operates as a fund management institution. The company is based in Nanjing, China.

Huatai Ruilian Funds Management Co. Ltd. is a Chinese company that provides private equity firm services. The company is based in Beijing, China.

Huatai Junxin Fund Investment Management Co. Ltd. provides investment management services. The private company is based in Shenzhen, China.

Beijing Huatai Tongxin Investment Fund Management Co. Ltd. provides investment advisory services. The private company is based in Beijing, China.

Part of Huatai Securities Co., Ltd., Huatai Futures Co., Ltd. provides investment brokerage and asset management services. The company is based in Guangzhou, China. The Chinese company was founded in 1994. The CEO is Chang Tao Zhao.

Nanjing Xinwang Telecom Tech Co., Ltd. provides communications, information, hardware, and software technology services. The private company is based in Nanjing, China.

Part of Huatai Securities Co., Ltd., Huatai International Financial Holdings Co., Ltd. functions as an investment holding Chinese company. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Jiangsu Province Emerging Industry Investment Management Ltd provides investment management services. The private company is based in Nanjing, China.

Sanford C. Bernstein (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Bernstein HK) is an investment research firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 2010 and is a subsidiary of AllianceBernstein International LLC, itself a subsidiary of Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH) in the US. Bernstein HK delivers sell-side, fundamental research and execution services to institutional clients globally.