Simon Dale

Jefferies Investment Management Ltd. (JIM) is a subsidiary of Jefferies International Holdings Ltd., itself a subsidiary of US-based Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF), the global investment bank and institutional securities firm with offices in the US, Canada, the UK, Switzerland, Germany, France, the United Arab Emirates, India, China, Japan, and Singapore. The group is a leading provider of financial advisory, asset management, securities research and institutional brokerage. They advise growing small- to medium-sized companies and investors worldwide. JIM was established in 2002 and is based in London. The firm manages the Cayman-domiciled Global Convertible Opportunities fund, an alternative strategy formerly known as the Asymmetric Convertible Fund.