Nikolaos Lafioniatis

Nomura International Plc provides a variety of financial services including advisement, investment banking and asset management. It trades in and sells fixed income and equity products, including related derivatives; and provides investment banking services, and corporate finance and private equity services. The company is also involved in asset and principal finance business. It offers investment advisory and management, custody, and employment services. Nomura International was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Goldman Sachs International (GSI) is the Great Britain-based, wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Group UK Ltd., ultimately held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) in the US. The firm was founded in 1988 and formerly known as Trushelfco Ltd. Headquartered in London, GSI provides prime brokerage, securities lending, futures services and financing services for a range of clients such as corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net worth individuals.

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.

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. (CGML) is an international broker-dealer firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Bahamas Ltd., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. CGML has a major presence in the international financial markets 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. They also provide corporate finance services to a wide range of corporate, institutional and government clients. Their trading activities encompass cash, exchange traded and OTC derivative markets.

TDR Capital LLP (TDR Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Tudor Investment Corp. founded in 2002 by Manjit Dale and Stephen James Robertson. The firm is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

HgCapital LLP (HgCapital) is a private equity firm founded in 1985 by Craig M. Donaldson. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom with additional offices in Munich, Paris, New York and San Francisco.

JPMorgan Securities Plc is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1992 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JP Morgan Capital Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. JPMorgan Securities provides market research, proprietary pricing data and analytics, and trade execution across multiple asset classes such as credit, equities and FX. They help institutional investors, traditional and alternative asset and fund managers, broker dealers and equity issuers meet the demands of changing markets.

Ardian SA (Ardian) is a private equity subsidiary of Ardian Holding SAS founded in 1995. The firm is headquartered in Paris, France.

Deutsche Bank AG (Deutsche Bank UK) is the UK-based securities brokerage division of Deutsche Bank AG (ETR: DBK) in Germany. The firm is headquartered in London and was founded in 1873. Deutsche Bank provides brokerage services to companies and institutions.

Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd. (Credit Suisse Europe) is the Great Britain-based brokerage subsidiary of Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK), itself a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1966 and formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Ltd. Headquartered in London, Credit Suisse Europe arranges financing in international capital markets, provides financial advisory services and acts as a dealer in securities, derivatives and foreign exchange on a principal and agency basis for corporate and institutional investors.

UBS AG (London Branch) is the Great Britain-based brokerage subsidiary of UBS AG, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) in Switzerland. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 1998 and provides nimble, innovative and bespoke access to solutions, from market and insight tools, to trading strategies and execution for private, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as private clients in Switzerland. They distribute, trade, finance and clear cash equity and equity-linked products. The firm also structures, originates and distributes new equity and equity-linked issues.

Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG (United Kingdom) (Berenberg-UK) is the Great Britain-based broker/dealer division of Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG, a multinational full-service investment bank in Germany. Headquartered in London, Berenberg-UK was founded in 2003 and provides trading and brokerage services to institutional and corporate clients.

Ambit Capital Pvt Ltd. (Ambit) is a brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 2005 and is a subsidiary of Xero Ltd. (ASX: XRO) in New Zealand. Ambit provides customized execution services to family office, HNIs and professional investor clients. They offer innovative tactical trade ideas for special situations, Futures & Options and derivative trading, hedging strategies, block trades and Interest Rate Futures.

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.

Belton Financial Holding SAE (Research) (Belton Research) is the research division of Belton Financial Holding SAE, a leading financial services provider and investment bank in the Middle East. The Belton group was established in 2002 and is headquartered in Cairo with offices in New York, Riyadh, Jeddah Dubai, Doha and Tripoli. The group's strategy centers on innovation and product differentiation. Belton Research is a leading provider of qualitative and quantitative information on the markets of the MENA region. Their researchers conduct company visits and meetings with business leaders, and participate in conferences worldwide. Belton Research provides company-level intelligence and sector analysis as well as market-specific and regional information, including news, bulletins, reviews, statistics, index, trend watch, technical table, strategic and thematic research. Their clients include institutions and high-net-worth individuals from the MENA countries, the US, Europe and East Asia.

Part of Tanager Group BV, TX Group Europe Ltd. is an employee engagement agency called Sequel Group that helps people network, learn, and share best practices for internal communications with a focus on employee experience issues. The company is based in Round Spinney, UK. The British company uses data-led communication insight to shape and deliver better employee engagement.

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.

Part of Barclays PLC, Barclays Corp. provides financial services. The company is based in London, UK. Ian Stuart has been the CEO of the British company since 2011.

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.

Fifth Era LLC (Fifth Era) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Alison Davis and Matthew Le Merle. The firm is headquartered in Tiburon, California.

Renaissance Capital Ltd. (Broker) is the Egypt-based brokerage arm of Renaissance Capital Ltd., which is owned by Gazprom PJSC (MCX: GAZP) in Russia. Headquartered in Cairo, the firm provides primes brokerage services to institutional investors, corporates, family offices and high net-worth individuals.

Gauss Ventures Ltd. (Gauss Ventures) is a venture capital firm, founded in 2017. It is headquartered in London.

Part of FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc., Global Reach Group Ltd. is a British company that specializes in foreign exchange for corporate and personal clients. The company is based in London, UK. The company offers products tailored to meet specific requirements, including forward contracts, spot contracts, and corporate options products. The company, founded in 2015, helps mitigate the risk of adverse market movements. Global Reach Group was acquired by FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. on January 05, 2023.

Houghton Street Ventures LLP (Houghton Street Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Veronika Kapustina. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Raiven Capital (Raiven Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Paul Dugsin and Supreet Manchanda. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

NewChic Capital (NewChic Capita) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Jennifer Cheng. The firm is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Prime Securities SAE is the brokerage subsidiary of Prime Holding (CASE, EGX: PRMH) in Egypt. Headquartered in Giza, the firm was founded in 1992 and provides executions of multi asset classes for institutional investor spread across the globe with long-term relationship with most foreign & Arab institutions as well as high net-worth investors who trade the regional markets.