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HSBC Bank Plc provides commercial banking and financial services. It operates in four businesses: Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Commercial Banking, Global Banking and Markets, and Global Private Banking. The Retail Banking and Wealth Management business offers personal banking, mortgages, loans, credit cards, savings and investments and insurance services. The Commercial Banking business offers financial products and services to enable them to operate efficiently and meet their business aspirations. The Global Banking and Markets business offers capital financing, transaction and advisory banking services, trade, research, securities services and global liquidity and cash management. The Global Private Banking business offers investment management, incorporating advisory, discretionary and brokerage, private wealth solutions, comprising trusts and estate planning services. The company was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Arete Research Services LLP (Arete) is a leading independent UK provider of equity research which was established in 2000. Based in London, the firm specializes in the global technology, telecom and alternative energy sectors.

ABB AG manufactures and markets power transmission equipment, power generation equipment and industrial & building systems. The company operates through two major divisions: power technologies and automation technologies. Power technologies serves electric, gas and water utilities as well as industrial and commercial customers with a range of products, systems and services for power transmission, distribution and automation. Automation technologies delivers solutions for control, motion, protection and plant integration across the range of process and utility industries. The company is headquartered in Mannheim, Germany.

HSBC Continental Europe provides banking and asset management services. The firm offers corporate finance, treasury, capital markets, new issues and origination, and security services. The company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

RBC Indigo Asset Management, Inc. (RBC Indigo) is a Canadian investment manager headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm was formerly known as HSBC Global Asset Management (Canada) Ltd. and changed their name to RBC Indigo Asset Management, Inc. when they became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (NY, TSX: RY; LON: 0QKU; FRA: RYC) in 2024. RBC Indigo offers mutual funds and pooled funds to discretionary retail clients, institutional and high net-worth private clients.

HSBC Global Asset Management (Deutschland) GmbH (HSBC-GAM-DE) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt KG (FR: TUB), itself a subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE: HSBC; LSE: HSBA) in Germany. Formerly known as HSBC Investments Deutschland GmbH, the firm was established in 1989 and is the HSBC group's asset management arm for German speaking-countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg, as well as for Eastern European countries. They are located in Düsseldorf and manage and develop investment instruments for institutional clients and private individuals.

RWE Power AG engages in the production, generation, and distribution of electricity. It operates coal, nuclear, hydroelectric, and other conventional power plants. The firm also specializes in the extraction of energy raw materials. The company is headquartered in Essen, Germany.

Global Blue SA provides financial services to travelers and merchants. It offers products in menswear, womenswear, watches and jewelry, footwear, health and beauty, accessories, electronics and gadgets, food and drink, bridal, children wear, lingerie, sports and leisure, arts and entertainment, homeware and furniture categories. The company was founded by Alf Naslund in 1980 and is headquartered in Eysins, Switzerland.

Belkorp Group of Cos. is a private investment firm with three investment pillars: real estate, operating businesses, and capital markets. The private company is based in Vancouver, CA. and has subsidiaries in Canada and United States. Led by Stuart Belkin and guided by an experienced leadership team, Belkorp operates with a generational investment philosophy passed down since the late 1940's, by founders Morris and Helen Belkin.

DEUTSCHE APOTHEKER- UND ÄRZTEBANK eG engages in the provision of banking services, with focus on the healthcare sector. Its services include account and card, online banking, financing and credit, investment and assets, insurance, and prevention. The company was founded by Richard Oskar Mattern in 1902 and is headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG (United Kingdom) (Berenberg-UK) is the Great Britain-based broker/dealer division of Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG, a multinational full-service investment bank in Germany. Headquartered in London, Berenberg-UK was founded in 2003 and provides trading and brokerage services to institutional and corporate clients.

Part of HSBC Holdings Plc, Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH is a German company that provides investment services. The company is based in Dusseldorf, Germany. The CEO of the company is Markus Hollmann.

Part of Commerzbank AG, Commerzbank Auslandsbanken Holding AG provides commercial banking services. The company is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Kepler Cheuvreux SA (Germany) (Kepler Cheuvreux Germany) is the German brokerage division of Kepler Cheuvreux SA in France. The firm was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Frankfurt. Kepler Cheuvreux Germany specializes in security broking and is a market leader for small- to mid-cap companies.

The United Way of the Lower Mainland is a non-profit organization based in Burnaby, CA. The non-profit company provides planning guides and resources to help coordinate successful United Way BC campaigns. The organization serves over 4 million British Columbians with a focus on supporting kids & youth, seniors, poverty, mental health, and food security. The Canadian company's mission is to support healthy, caring, and inclusive communities by strengthening vital connections that support people in need.

Business Council of British Columbia provides business solutions. The council acts as a venue where members, policy experts, elected officials and government decision makers addresses the problems and form solutions together. The council was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Pathways to Education Canada operates as a charitable organization that helps youth from low income communities to graduate from high school and successfully transition into post-secondary education, training or employment. The company was founded by Carolyn Acker and Samuel L. Duboc in 2001 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

HSBC US Buy-Out GmbH & Co. KGaA engages in the acquisition, holding, and sale of limited partnership interests in HSBC Private Equity Investors Cayman L.P. It also focuses on currency hedging and limited borrowing. The company was founded on February 6, 2007 and is headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Part of HSBC Holdings Plc, HSBC Transaction Services GmbH is a German company that provides efficient, highly available, and scalable processes for trading transactions. Based in Dusseldorf, Germany, the company's customer service is available as a single point of contact for operational issues that arise from day-to-day business. The company offers a securities management and handling system that allows for straight-through processing of securities transactions in real-time. Götz Röhr has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Business Council of Canada provides program for research and consultation and advocacy of economic and social fabric. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Quinzel Acquisition Co. operates as a blank check company. Its objective is for effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, and reorganization. The company was founded on January 4, 2021 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of BCG Holding Group SCS, Boston Consulting Group Service GmbH is a German company that provides management consulting services. The company is based in Munich, Germany.