Adrian W. Jackson

Columbia Threadneedle Asset Managers Ltd. (CTAM) is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1990 as F&C Asset Managers Ltd. and renamed BMO Asset Managers Ltd. in 2018. They changed their name to Columbia Threadneedle Asset Managers Ltd. when BMO rebranded to Columbia Threadneedle Investments in 2022. The firm is a subsidiary of Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc, ultimately held by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) in the US. CTAM manages a range of in-house and multi-manager funds for private individuals and institutional clients.

State Street Bank & Trust Co. (SSBT) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1792 and is owned by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSBT serves as the administrator, fund accountant and transfer agent for the WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund, an exchange-traded fund.

GLG Partners LP (GLG) is an independent alternative investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1995 by Noam Gottesman, Pierre Lagrange and Jonathan Green as a hedge fund division within Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. GLG offers advisory or sub-advisory services to non-US and US institutional managed accounts and pooled investment vehicles on either a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

Invesco Global Equity Income Trust Plc is an investment trust, which is intended as a long-term investment vehicle for investors. It manages UK Equity Share, Global Equity Income, Share and Managed Liquidity Share Portfolios which provides exposure to Invesco Perpetual's best UK and international investment ideas and a short-term cash portfolio. Invesco Perpetual Select Trust was founded on August 25, 2006 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Ltd. (FIA UK) is a Great Britain-based fund management firm headquartered in Tadworth, Surrey. Founded in 1984, the firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FIL Holdings (UK) Limited, which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FIL Ltd. in Bermuda. FIA UK provides a range of global investment products and services to institutional accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles.

Baring Asset Management Ltd. (Barings UK) is the Great Britain-based subsidiary of Barings Europe Ltd., ultimately held by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. in the US. Barings traces its origins to 1762 when it was founded in London as a firm of merchants and merchant bankers. They were an asset management pioneer in the UK and set up an Investment Department in 1955. In 1989, all of Barings' asset management activities were consolidated within Baring Asset Management. Headquartered in London, the firm manages assets on behalf of pension funds, pooled vehicles, governments, charities and high-net worth individuals. Barings UK offers a wide range of equity and fixed-income mutual funds in both domestic and international markets. They are a socially responsible investor which takes environmental and socially responsible investment issues into account and seek guidance from clients.

Centrica Production Ltd. acquires, develops and produces oil and gas. The firm engages in exploration, development and production of crude petroleum and natural gas. The company was founded by Laurence William Kinch, Mike Fleming and Bruce Alan Ian Dingwall in 1996 and is headquartered in Aberdeen, the United Kingdom.

NewDay Cards Ltd. provides co-branded credit and store cards for retailers. It offers aqua and marbles credit cards to individuals in the underserved market. The firm also offers credit cards direct to consumers who find it hard to get credit from the high street banks and conventional card issuers. The company was founded by Richard Langstaff in September 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, CIBC World Markets Plc is a British company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in London, UK. CIBC World Markets was founded in 1999.

MessageLabs Group Ltd. provides virus scanning and content filtering services for email traffic. It offers a range of managed services to protect, control, encrypt and archive electronic communications. The company was founded by Ben White and Jocelyn Christopher White in 1995 and is headquartered in Reading, the United Kingdom.

Allfunds Bank SA engages in the acquisition, administration, and disposal of transferable securities, shares or participations in local or foreign companies. It also provides investment services. The company was founded on December 14, 2000 and is headquartered in Alcobendas, Spain.

J.P. Morgan Cazenove Ltd. (JPMC) is jointly owned by JPMorgan and Cazenove Group Ltd. Headquartered in London, JPMC has offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Singapore, Frankfurt, Paris and New York as well as access to JPMorgan's global network. The firm provides a full range of investment banking services, including financial advice, M&A, investor relations, debt and equity capital markets advice and execution and equity research and distribution. The Equities business forms an important part of the Investment Banking division. JPMC analysts cover the major stocks in all areas of specialisation across the UK, Europe and Asia ex-Japan

Pay4later Ltd. provides a software platform designed to make finance simple for lenders, retailers, and consumers. It enables retailers to offer point of sale finance solutions to the customer’s online, in-store, and by email. The firm redefines point of sale finance for the digital age and retailers can offer credit across all of its sales channels using existing payment infrastructure. The company was founded by Scott Law on December 6, 2007 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

NewDay Ltd. provides consumer credit financial services. Its own brand products include aqua, marbles, and Opus. The company was founded in September 2001 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Newday Group Ltd. functions as an investment holding British company. The private company is based in London, UK.

FIL Investments International (FILII) is an asset management firm headquartered in Tadworth, UK. The firm was founded in 1979 and is a subsidiary of FIL Holdings (UK) Ltd., which is ultimately held by FIL Ltd. in Bermuda. FILII provides investment advisory and management services to their clients.

Morningstar Network SLU is the Spanish investment research subsidiary of Morningstar Holland BV, ultimately held by Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN) in the US. Headquartered in Madrid, the firm was founded in 2001 and provides equity research on companies, deals, funds, investors, and service providers across the entire public and private investment lifecycle.

NewDay BondCo PLC provides credit and debit cards. The company was founded on November 7, 2016 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of Alliance Creative Group, Inc., NewDay UPL Transferor Ltd. provides other business support services. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2016.

Part of Alliance Creative Group, Inc., Newday Holdings Ltd. is an investment holding British company. The company is based in London, UK. Newday Holdings was founded in 2011.

Maris Ltd. (Mauritius) is a diversified investment holding company based in Petit Raffray, Mauritius. Maris Ltd. is committed to responsible, long-term growth in unique frontier markets. The Mauritian company was founded in 2009 by Charlie Tryon, Coco Ferguson, Andrew Fimister.

Part of Alliance Creative Group, Inc., NewDay UK Ltd. is an investment holding company. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2016.

eConsult Health Ltd. designs and builds digital triage solutions. The company was founded by Murray Ellender on May 10, 2011 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Palladian Investment Partners LLP (Palladian Investment) is a private equity firm founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.