Charles Allen

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.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

MSCI Ltd. provides international trade financing services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in London, GB.

Control Risks Group Holdings Ltd. provides business risk consultancy services. It offers strategic consultancy, analysis and in-depth investigations through to handling political issues and providing practical on the ground protection and support. The company was founded on March 03, 1981 and is headquartered in London, The United Kingdom.

S&P Global Indices UK Ltd. provides investment services. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Altamar Private Equity SGIIC SA (Altamar Private Equity) is a private equity arm of Altamar Capital Partners SL founded in 2004. The firm is headquartered in Spain with additional offices in New York and Santiago de Chile.

Guinness Asset Management Ltd., dba Guinness Global Investors (Guinness), is an independent fund manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Timothy "Tim" Guinness in 2003. They provide actively managed portfolios in a selection of asset classes and specialist growth themes to assist investors in achieving their investment goals. Guinness is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI).

Founded in 2009, Brummer & Partners (UK) Ltd. is a holding British company that provides investment management services through its subsidiaries. The company is based in London, UK.

Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (MSCI) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. MSCI provides a range of brokerage services to corporations, governments and financial institutions.

Part of The Michael R. Bloomberg BI Revocable Trust, Bloomberg Trading Facility Ltd. is a British company that provides management consulting services. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2014.

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. (BCS) is the brokerage subsidiary of Barclays Bank plc, which is owned by Barclays Plc (LON: BARC), an international financial services group in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in London with offices worldwide. BCS provides prime brokerage services which include equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics.