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Columbia Threadneedle Asset Managers Ltd. (CTAM) is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1990 as F&C Asset Managers Ltd. and renamed BMO Asset Managers Ltd. in 2018. They changed their name to Columbia Threadneedle Asset Managers Ltd. when BMO rebranded to Columbia Threadneedle Investments in 2022. The firm is a subsidiary of Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc, ultimately held by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) in the US. CTAM manages a range of in-house and multi-manager funds for private individuals and institutional clients.

General Electric Capital Corp. provides financial products and services. Its services include commercial loans and leases, fleet management, financial programs, credit cards, personal loans, and other financial services. The firm’s solutions include energy finance and aviation finance. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Numis Securities Ltd. is an institutional brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1988 and is a subsidiary of Numis Corp. Plc in (LON: NUM). Numis Securities serves as a corporate broker to several clients across all their sectors, ranging from FTSE 100 to FTSE small-cap companies and AIM-listed companies.

The Association of Investment Cos. is based in London, UK. The British company represents and provides investor data on closed-ended funds, including investment trusts and venture capital trusts (VCTs). The non-profit company was founded in 1932. Richard William Stone has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Bournemouth Water Ltd.. provides water distribution services. The company provides clean drinking water to areas from Poole to Beaulieu and from Bournemouth to Salisbury. It also offers services covering subjects such as interruptions in supply, water quality and billing. Bournemouth Water was founded in July 1994 and is headquartered in Bournemouth, the United Kingdom.

Swiss Re Life & Health UK Ltd. provides reinsurance services. It uses the study of morbidity trends & mortality rates to provide traditional life and selected health reinsurance programs to life insurance companies in the UK & Ireland. The company is headquartered in London, UK.

Investec Bank Plc provides investment banking services. It also offers foreign exchange services, structured products and investment funds, property finance, mortgages and lending, and investment management services. The company was founded on December 20, 1950 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Williams Lea Group Ltd. provides business process outsourcing services. It offers marketing communications services such as direct mail, point-of-sale campaigns, pitchbooks, and office document solutions. It offers corporate information services to the legal, banking, pharmaceutical, automotive, retail, and telecommunication industries. The company was founded in 1820 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

McCarthy Tetrault LLP provides legal services. Its services include integrated business law, litigation services, taxation, real property, and labour and employment law. The company was founded in 1855 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

BOQ Specialist (Aust) Ltd. is the Australian investment banking subsidiary of Investec Bank plc (GB), itself a subsidiary of Investec plc (LSE: INVP) in Great Britain. Based in Sydney, the firm provides a range of products and services including corporate advisory, private client investments, real estate investment banking, wealth advisory, specialized lending and asset management.

tp bennett LLP operates as a multi-disciplinary design practice firm that focuses on architecture, interiors and planning in the United Kingdom and internationally. The firm specializes in master planning, urban design, architecture, interior design and interior design services. The company was founded by Thomas Penberthy Bennett in 1921 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of KPMG International Cooperative, KPMG, Inc. (South Africa) is a South African company that provides auditing services. The company is based in South Africa, South Africa.

VSA Capital Ltd. (VSAC) is the brokerage subsidiary of VSA Capital Private Investments Plc. The firm is headquartered in London and was founded in 1989. VSAC provides brokerage services to their clients.

Part of Randstad NV, Digby Morgan Consulting Ltd. is a British company that provides human resources executive search and selection services. The company is based in London, UK. Digby Morgan Consulting was founded in 1988 and was acquired by Vedior NV on November 15, 2006.

Part of Shore Capital Group Ltd., Stockdale Securities Ltd. is a brokerage firm based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 1963 by Timothy David Feather. Mark Finlay Brown has been the CEO of the company since 2014. Stockdale Securities was acquired by Shore Capital Group Ltd. from Somers Ltd. on March 31, 2019 for $11.72 million.

New York State Bar Association is a non-profit organization, which provides legal services and offers a membership program for lawyers. It also publishes an array of books, bar journals, law digest, and State Bar news. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Alban, NY.

Ontario Bar Association operates as the voice of Canada’s legal profession. The firm represents lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers and law students from across the province. It specializes in advocacy, practice area sanctions, professional development programs, and law reform and law amendment. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Chelsfield Partners LLP provides real estate and investment services. It offers property development, investment, law, and banking services. The company was founded on 1986 and is headquartered in London, UK.

Omnis Investments Ltd. is a British private asset management company that focuses on active, high-conviction investing. The company is based in Swindon, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The company draws on the collective power of experts in each discipline, market, and region of the world through an open culture of collaboration designed to identify the best ideas. With more than £10 billion of assets under management, Omnis Investments Limited is one of the largest asset managers in the world. The company has appointed some of the best investment managers to manage clients' wealth, and each of the Omnis funds is run by a fund management company that has specialist experience in each market. Robert Mark Jeffree has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Hawksmoor Investment Management Ltd. (Hawksmoor) is an investment management firm headquartered in Exeter, UK. The firm was founded by John C. Crowley in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Hawksmoor Group Ltd. Hawksmoor provides discretionary management services for private investors which includes trusts, pension schemes and charities. They also manage multi-asset funds-of-funds and a series of risk-based model portfolios for financial advisers.

Baring Fund Managers Ltd. operates as an investment management firm. The firm provides its services to asset manager clients, UK platforms, financial advisers, life insurance companies, government bodies, corporations, pension funds, charitable institutions, institutional, retail and private clients. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Crystal Amber Advisers (UK) LLP (CAA) is an independent investment adviser headquartered in Guernsey, UK. Founded in 2007, CAA manages the Crystal Amber Fund Ltd (CRS), an AIM-listed activist fund.

Millen Capital Partners LLP (Millen Capital) is a wealth management firm headquartered in Liverpool, UK. The firm was founded by Angus Millen in 1998 and was acquired by Evelyn Partners Group Ltd. in 2023. They are ultimately owned by Platinum L.P. Guernsey Ltd. in Great Britain. Millen Capital offers asset management services to wealthy clients.

Randstad Solutions Ltd. provides recruitment and employment services. The company was founded on May 25, 1989 and is headquartered in Luton, the United Kingdom.

Asta Capital Ltd. operates as a third party managing agent. It provides syndicate management on a permanent basis or under a turnkey arrangement that leads to the syndicate's own managing agency platform. The company was founded by Miguel Arias and Lorenzo Dávila and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of Avant Homes Holdings Ltd., Avant Homes (No. The company is based in Chesterfield, UK. 2) Ltd. is a holding British company that specializes in building residential properties.

Ashdell Schools Trust Ltd. provides primary school education for girls. The firm offers pre-preparatory school and after-school care services. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Sheffield, the United Kingdom.

Be Living Ltd. provides residential development services. The company was founded by in and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of Randstad NV, Randstad HR Solutions Ltd. is a British company that provides HR services to help unlock career opportunities for candidates and provide top-class support to clients. The company is based in Luton, UK and offers 193 construction and property jobs, including temporary, contract, and permanent positions. The company's mission is to combat forced labor and exploitation by private individuals or businesses. Founded in 1994, the company recognizes the need to act with integrity and respect human rights.