Antonio Adriano Amelia

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Cboe Global Markets, Inc., Cboe Europe Ltd. is a leading pan-European equity and derivatives exchange and clearing operator. The company, founded in 2008, is based in London, UK. Cboe Europe offers a range of execution mechanisms to allow clients to trade in a way that best suits them, with a focus on innovative, pan-European solutions that simplify cross-border equities trading. The British company provides liquidity in more than 6,000 equities, exchange traded products, and depository receipts across 18 major European countries, and offers competitively priced pan-European equities market data and benchmark indices. Cboe Europe also provides efficient, cost-effective pan-European trade reporting services, including the leading approved publication arrangement for equities, known as BXTR.

Instinet LLC is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is the equities execution services arm of the Nomura Group. The firm was founded in 1969 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Instinet Holdings, Inc., which is ultimately owned by Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604) in Japan. Instinet offers the institutional investment community a suite of tailorable solutions, which includes market insights and commentary, full-service trading desks, advanced algorithmic trading strategies, access to unique and specialized liquidity via their array of crossing pools, and a set of workflow solutions.

Cboe Trading, Inc. provides electronic security trading services. It specializes in buying and selling securities such as stock, bonds and mutual funds. The company was founded by David R. Cummings in June 2005 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Apis Partners LLP is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 2014 by Matteo Stefanel and Udayan Goyal. The firm is headquartered in London, UK with offices in Singapore, Dubai and Giza.

Janus Henderson UK (Holdings) Ltd. provides investment banking and consulting services. The firm offers financial advisory services on insurance, pension, investment, and mortgage-related activities. It offers banking solutions and investment products to retail and institutional investment professionals. The company was founded on November 10, 1986 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

abrdn Alternative Investments Ltd. (AAI) is the wholly owned asset management subsidiary of Aberdeen Asset Investment Group Ltd. and their ultimate parent is abrdn Plc (LON: ABDN, ADR: SLFPF) in Great Britain. Formerly held by Lloyds Banking Group plc (LSE: LLOY), Aberdeen Asset Management plc entered into a strategic alliance with Lloyds Banking Group plc in 2013, acquiring AAI and their related private equity and infrastructure fund management businesses. Formerly known as Aberdeen Asset Investments Ltd., the firm was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in London. AAI provides investment solutions to private individuals, financial institutions, charities, investment trusts and corporate and local government pension funds in Great Britain and worldwide.

NYSE Euronext operates financial markets and provides trading solutions. It offers an array of products and services in cash equities, futures, options, swaps, exchange-traded products, bonds, clearing operations, market data, commercial technology solutions and carbon trading, all designed to meet the evolving needs of investors, issuers, financial institutions and market participants. The company was founded by Jean-François Théodore in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Nasdaq CXC Ltd. operates an alternative trading system to trade TSX-listed senior equities in Canada. It offers strict price/time priority, post-trade attribution, market-agnostic smart routing, advanced order types, trade reporting, risk management tools, historical market data and direct connectivity services. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc. provides securities exchange services. It offers electronic and floor-based trading solutions to financial firms, dealers, investment institutions and listed public companies. The firm’s products include automated price improvement; Boston Exchange automated communication and order-routing network, BEACON REMOTE and execution quality report. The company was founded in 1834 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Part of Nasdaq, Inc., Nasdaq PHLX LLC is a financial services company based in New York, NY. The company offers a range of trading products, including equities, fixed income, options, and exchange-traded funds. It also provides market data, technical documentation, and regulatory information. Tal Cohen has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. provides investment services.

KCG Europe Ltd. engages in security and commodity contract dealing activities. It provides execution services for institutional and broker-dealer clients, primarily in equities, fixed income, FX products, and buy-side and sell-side classes. The company was founded on September 16, 1998 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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.

Part of TMX Group Ltd., CDS Clearing & Depository Services, Inc. provides depository, clearing, regulatory and information services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. CDS Clearing & Depository Services was acquired by TMX Group Ltd. on August 01, 2012 for $170.75 million.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland operates as a professional membership organization. The non-profit company is based in Edinburgh, UK. The British company was founded by Janice Margaret Brown and Sundeep Bahanda. The CEO is Bruce Cartwright.

Advance Northumberland Ltd. engages in the provision of economic regeneration services. It offers home renting, investment, workspace, commercial, building business, and ascent homes. The company is headquartered in Ashington, the United Kingdom.

Arch (Corporate Holdings) Ltd. is a British company that manages and develops residential and commercial properties. It is based in Ashington, UK and ultimately controlled by the County of Northumberland. The company was founded in 2011.

Advance Northumberland (Housing) Ltd. is a British company that rents and leases residential buildings. The private company is based in Ashington, UK. The company was founded in 1986.

Part of Advance (Corporate Holdings) Ltd., Advance Northumberland (Developments) Ltd. provides project management services. The company is based in Ashington, UK.

Advance Northumberland (Commercial) Ltd. is a British real estate company that provides real estate services. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Ashington, UK. It is ultimately controlled by the County of Northumberland.

Part of Nasdaq, Inc., Nasdaq GEMX LLC operates as a securities exchange. The company is based in New York, NY. Thomas A. Wittman has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Bankers Trust & Co. is a company that provides trust services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Part of Cboe Global Markets, Inc., Cboe Clear Europe NV is a leading pan-European central counterparty (CCP) that provides safe and efficient clearing and settlement services. The company is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and is regulated by De Nederlandsche Bank and Autoriteit Financiële Markten. The Dutch company offers clearing services to 47 trading venues and is approved to clear cash equities, depositary receipts, ETFs, and equity derivatives. Cboe Clear Europe enables clearing participants to manage counterparty credit risk and maximize operational efficiencies through automated processing and netting opportunities. The company was founded in 2013, and Cécile Nagel has been the CEO since 2018. Cboe Clear Europe was acquired by Cboe Global Markets, Inc. on July 01, 2020.

TP ICAP Finance Plc operates as an intermediary in wholesale financial markets facilitating the trading activities of its clients, in particular commercial and investment banks. It provides voice, hybrid and electronic broking, volume matching, algorithmic matching and risk mitigation platforms. The company's products include volatility, rates, non banking, treasury, energy and commodities, credit and equities. TP ICAP was founded on May 5, 2006 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.