Daniel Burgess

The European Smaller Companies Trust Plc operates as an investment company. Its investment objective is to seek capital growth by investing in smaller and medium sized companies which are quoted, domiciled, listed or have operations in Europe. The company was founded on September 6, 1990 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

JPMorgan Emerging Europe, Middle East & Africa Securities Plc is a closed-end investment company. It engages in the business of providing an investment vehicle for investors who seek to maximize total return from a diversified portfolio of investments in emerging Europe, Middle East, and Africa securities, taking account of wider issues including environmental, social, and governance. The company was founded on October 18, 2002 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

KPMG LLP (United Kingdom) provides audit, advisory, and tax services. Its audit and assurance services encompass accounting advisory, financial reporting publications, financial state audit, internal audit, and revenue recognition. The firm's tax and pension services include statutory residency test, pension, personal tax investigations, tax management consulting, tax technology, legal services, tax value chain, employment issues, indirect tax, and tax policy cycle. KPMG was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in London, the United Kigdom.