Simon Dale

Jefferies Investment Management Ltd. (JIM) is a subsidiary of Jefferies International Holdings Ltd., itself a subsidiary of US-based Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF), the global investment bank and institutional securities firm with offices in the US, Canada, the UK, Switzerland, Germany, France, the United Arab Emirates, India, China, Japan, and Singapore. The group is a leading provider of financial advisory, asset management, securities research and institutional brokerage. They advise growing small- to medium-sized companies and investors worldwide. JIM was established in 2002 and is based in London. The firm manages the Cayman-domiciled Global Convertible Opportunities fund, an alternative strategy formerly known as the Asymmetric Convertible Fund.

JPMorgan Securities Plc is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1992 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JP Morgan Capital Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. JPMorgan Securities provides market research, proprietary pricing data and analytics, and trade execution across multiple asset classes such as credit, equities and FX. They help institutional investors, traditional and alternative asset and fund managers, broker dealers and equity issuers meet the demands of changing markets.