Jim Taylor

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.

Headquartered in New York City, Investec Securities LLC is an international, specialist banking group that provides a diverse range of financial products and services to a select client base. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide an internal research. Investec is a subsidiary of Investec Plc

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.

RenCap Securities, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 and they are a subsidiary of Renaissance UK Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by Renaissance Financial Holdings Ltd. in Bermuda. RenCap Securities provides prime brokerage services to institutional investors, corporates, family offices and high net-worth individuals.

Neuberger Berman BD LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. It is directly owned by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, which is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Group LLC, which is owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. The firm traces their origin back to the 1939 founding of Neuberger & Berman, its predecessor firm. In 1950, Neuberger Berman became one of the first firms to offer a no-load mutual fund to individual investors. Neuberger Berman BD manages a range of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund strategies on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors worldwide.

BII Group Ltd. (BII Group) is a private equity/venture capital, a subsidiary of Government of United Kingdom was founded by James Murray Grant in 1948. The firm is headquartered in London with offices in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Nairobi, Pakistan, Sandton, and Bangladesh.

Renaissance Capital CJSC is a company based in Moscow, Russian Federation. and has subsidiaries in Kazakhstan and Kenya. The Russian company was founded by Stephen Jennings, Boris Alexis Jordan, Peter Kadas.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

UBS AG (London Branch) is the Great Britain-based brokerage subsidiary of UBS AG, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) in Switzerland. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 1998 and provides nimble, innovative and bespoke access to solutions, from market and insight tools, to trading strategies and execution for private, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as private clients in Switzerland. They distribute, trade, finance and clear cash equity and equity-linked products. The firm also structures, originates and distributes new equity and equity-linked issues.

Edison Investment Research Ltd. (Edison) is an investment research, investor relations and consulting firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Stephen Rogers and Fraser Thorne in 2003. They are a subsidiary of Edison Global Ltd. Edison provides investment research to international investors, advisors and stakeholders.

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.

Sova Capital Ltd. (Sova Capital) is the Great Britain-based brokerage and investment banking subsidiary of Despacio Associated Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Concern Rossium LLC in the Russian Federation. Formerly known as Otkritie Capital International Ltd., established in 2007, the firm is headquartered in London with additional offices in Moscow, New York and an affiliate office in Cyprus. Sova Capital provides a range of investment services to Russian and global institutional and corporate clients including independent research, securities sales & trading, financing and direct and reverse REPO. Through their state-of-the art technology they provide customized direct, low-latency access to leading equity and derivative markets and multi-lateral trading facilities.

Part of VTB Bank PJSC, VTB Capital Plc is a British company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in London, UK. The company was founded in 1919. Peter Mark Richardson has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Part of Renaissance Financial Holdings Ltd. /Bm/, Renaissance Broker Ltd. is a Russian company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Moscow, Russian Federation. The company was founded in 1998. Irina Belyakova has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Renaissance Capital-FK LLC is the Russian broker-dealer subsidiary of Renaissance Financial Holdings Ltd. in Bermuda. Headquartered in Moscow, the firm was founded in 2001 and provides prime brokerage services to institutional investors, corporates, family offices and high net-worth individuals.

IFC Asset Management Co is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of International Finance Corp. (District of Columbia) founded in 1900. The firm is headquartered in Washington.

Stifel Nicolaus Europe Ltd. (SNEL) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1999 and do-business-as Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Ltd. (KBW). They are a subsidiary of Stifel Europe Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) in the US. SNEL provides Pan-European equity research and sales and trading products for their institutional clients.

Carrhae Capital LLP (Carrhae) is a Great Britain-based asset management firm headquartered in London. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carrhae Capital (UK) Ltd. The firm was founded in 2011 by Ali Akay and James Kirkwood. Carrhae provides discretionary investment management services to Carrhae Capital Master Fund Ltd. They also cater to various pooled investment vehicles consisting of investors representing pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, funds of hedge funds, ultra-high-net worth individuals, family offices, and other institutional investors.

Part of Standard Bank Group Ltd., Standard Advisory London Ltd. is a financial services organization that offers temporary resident banking and non-resident banking solutions. The company is based in London, UK. The British company also provides guidance on retrenchment through a step-by-step guide. With 160 years of banking experience and a presence in 20 countries, including South Africa and key markets in Africa, they are the largest banking group in South Africa. The company was founded in 2014. Gert Marthinus Vogel has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Goldman Sachs Bank LLC (Broker) (GS Bank-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Raiffeisenbank AO, which is owned by Raiffeisen Bank International AG (VIE: RBI; OTCMKTS: RAIFY) in Austria. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) in the US. Headquartered in Moscow, GS Bank-Broker provides market insight, risk management and execution services to institutional clients including Asset Managers, Hedge Funds, Banks and Brokerages, Pensions, Endowments and Foundations, Corporations, and Governments.

Abhi (Pvt) Ltd. is a fintech company based in Karachi, Pakistan that offers financial wellness services to businesses. The Pakistani company provides invoice factoring, payroll financing, and payroll processing solutions to optimize operations, reduce costs, and improve cash flow management. Abhi's services allow businesses to borrow against their future cash flows, bridge the gap between inflows and outflows, and run their payroll on demand with a dedicated platform. The company was founded by Ali Ladhubhai and Omair Muzzaffer Ansari, with Omair Muzzaffer Ansari serving as CEO since incorporation.

Part of Renaissance Capital Holdings Ltd., Renaissance Securities (Nigeria) Ltd. is a Nigerian company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Lagos, Nigeria. Temi Popoola has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

FluidOil Ltd. provides onsite oil upgrading technology. It is an oil services technology company which has developed Viscositor, an environmentally friendly solution to key problems with heavy oil production. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in London, the United kingdom.