Eli Koen

Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA (UK) (UBP London) is the Great Britain-based wealth management division of Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA in Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1969 and is a subsidiary of CBI Holding SA, which is owned by H de P SA (Holding de Picciotto). Headquartered in London, UBP London offers their global money management and alternative investment expertise to private and institutional clients worldwide via execution, advisory or discretionary accounts. The firm manages UBP European equities, global emerging markets, and Russian and Turkish funds which are all Luxembourg SICAVs. London is also home to some of UBP’s alternative research activities.

Vela Partners (Vela Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Yigit Ihlamur and Eli Koen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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.

Fortis Investment Management (UK) Ltd. (FIM-UK) became Fischer Francis Trees & Watts (UK) Ltd. in October 2010, and refocused on fixed income investments. In the course of the integration of Fortis into BNP Paribas, the equity investments previously managed by FIM-UK were taken over by BNP Paribas Investment Partners (UK) Ltd., the dedicated asset management business of BNP Paribas SA (XP: BNP) in France. Established in 2003, FIM-UK is located in London. Their clients include institutions, high-net worth individuals and retail investors. In 2008 the firm absorbed ABN AMRO Asset Management Ltd., following the merger of the asset management activities of Fortis and ABN AMRO worldwide. In 2010 Fortis Investments merged with the existing BNP Paribas Investment Partners Group creating a global investment solutions provider which combines the best that large companies have to offer with the reactivity, specialization and entrepreneurial spirit of investment boutiques.