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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).

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.

China Renaissance Partners (China Renaissance) Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of China Renaissance Holdings Ltd founded in 2004 by Fan Bao. The firm is headquartered in Beijing, China with an additional offices in Shanghai, Hong Kong and New York.

Orient Securities Asset Management Co., Ltd. (OSAM) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Orient Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600958) in China. Headquartered in Shanghai, OSAM was founded in 2010 and manages a diverse range of funds for individual and institutional clients.

Evalueserve Business Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Evalueserve Shanghai) is an AI-enhanced managed services global provider headquartered in Shanghai, China. The firm was founded in 2005 and is owned by Evalueserve, Inc. in the US. More than 30% of the Fortune 1000, which includes over 25,000 platform users, rely on Evalueserve’s intelligence and analytics to strengthen and accelerate decision-making. Their solutions uniquely combine expert services with domain-specific AI and have been recognized by analysts such as Forrester and Chartis. Evalueserve’s solutions include data analytics, insights and advisory, intellectual property and R&D, investment banking services, lending services, private equity services, and risk and compliance. These solutions are powered by Evalueserve’s modular AIRA (AI for Research and Analytics) ecosystem, which includes domain-specific accelerators, products, and platforms. Evalueserve experts use these tools to reduce time to value and integrate new solutions into existing workflows. Notable products and platforms include Insightsfirst, Insightloupe, Publishwise, Spreadsmart, and Compsbuilder. The firm supports three categories of firms: financial services, corporates, and professional services. Specifically, this includes Investment Banks, Corporate and Commercial Banks, Asset and Wealth Management Firms, Private Equity and Venture Capital Firms, Index Providers, Technology and Telecom, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Manufacturing and Industrial Goods, Energy, Chemicals, CPG and Retail, Logistics and Transportation, Professional Service Firms, Consultancy and Advisory Firms, Legal Firms, Real Estate Firms, Education and EdTech Firms.

Apifiny Asset Network, Inc. aims to create a single trading marketplace for digital assets, providing institutional-grade performance to digital asset traders through seamless connection with digital asset exchanges and infrastructure providers. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company empowers institutional traders with market data and the ability to achieve tighter spreads, higher fill rates, and improved capital utilization. Apifiny Hex is designed to provide institutional traders with the best of centralized and decentralized trading, including zero taker fees, price discovery, and deep liquidity from automated market making (AMM) and 25 centralized exchanges. The company allows institutions to trade directly on 25 leading exchanges through its website or a single set of APIs. Apifiny is headquartered in the area and is a regulated trading platform with institutional-grade security and compliance. The company was founded in 2018 by Hao Han Xu, who has been the CEO since 2018.

Part of Fresh2 Group Ltd., Roxe Holdings, Inc. is a blockchain infrastructure company that develops payment and digital commerce solutions. The company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Hao Han Xu. Roxe Holdings was acquired by Fresh2 Technology, Inc. on July 21, 2023 for $22.28 million.

Jefferies Hong Kong Ltd. is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, which is owned by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) in the US. Jefferies Hong Kong is a client-focused full-service sales, trading and capital markets platform across all equity and fixed income securities. They provide an array of trading and execution services for their clients.