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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.

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.

Galeries Lafayette SA owns and operates retail shops. The firm operates under the brands: Galeries Lafayette, BHV MARAIS, Royal Quartz, Louis Pion, and Didier Guérin. It covers a variety of goods ranging from clothes, luxury goods, jewelry, accessories, and fine dining. The company was founded by Théophile Bader and Alphonse Kahn in 1894 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

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.

Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (MSCI) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. MSCI provides a range of brokerage services to corporations, governments and financial institutions.

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.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission engages in protecting market users and the public from fraud, manipulation related to the sale of commodity and financial futures, and options market. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

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

HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG (Private Banking) (HSBCT&B) is the private banking arm of Germany-based HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG (FRA: TUB), itself a subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc (LSE: HSBA) in Great Britain. The firm's history dates to 1785 when Christian Gottfried Jäger founded a trading house in Düsseldorf. Christian Gottfried Trinkaus, one of the founder's nephews, took over the firm in 1852, naming it C.G. Trinkaus. In 1972, C.G. Trinkaus merged with Bankhaus Burkhardt & Co., changing their name to Trinkaus & Burkhardt. They became HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt KGaA in 1999. Headquartered in Düsseldorf, HSBCT&B provides a diverse range of financial products and services to institutions, high-net-worth private individuals, large middle-market companies and major corporations and institutions.

International Swaps & Derivatives Association, Inc. is a global organization with over 1,000 member institutions from 79 countries. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada, and United Kingdom. The members include a diverse range of derivatives market participants, such as corporations, investment managers, government and supranational entities, insurance companies, energy and commodities firms, and international and regional banks. The organization also includes key components of the derivatives market infrastructure, such as exchanges, intermediaries, clearing houses, and repositories, as well as law firms, accounting firms, and other service providers. The company was founded in 1985 by Patrick de Saint-Aignan, Thomas W. Jasper. Scott D. O'Malia has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

HSBC SFH (France) SA operates as a covered bond issuer. The company is headquartered in Paris, France.

Part of HSBC Holdings Plc, HSBC Trinkaus Investment Managers SA is a Luxembourger company that provides investment management services. The company is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Part of BVV Versicherungsverein des Bankgewerbes AG, BVV Versorgungskasse Des Bankgewerbes eV is a German company that operates as a pension, health, and welfare fund. The company is based in Berlin, Germany.

Part of OTCderiv Ltd., OTCderivnet Ltd. provides investment funding and advisory services. The company is based in London, UK. OTCderivnet was founded in 2000.

Export Development Canada (Venture Capital) is a Venture Capital arm of Export Development Canada founded in 1944, and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Part of HSBC Holdings Plc, HSBC Services (France) SA is a French company that provides securities brokerage services. The company is based in Paris, France. The company was founded in 1957. The CEO is Yonathan Ebguy.

Part of GE Aerospace, GE Capital International Holdings Ltd. is an investment holding British company. The company is based in Altrincham, UK. Founded in 2015, GE Capital International Holdings functions as an investment holding company.

Part of London Stock Exchange Group plc, Quantile Technologies Ltd. is a company that specializes in portfolio compression and optimization services. The company is based in London, UK. In 2022, Quantile Technologies was acquired by London Stock Exchange Group plc for $362.23 million. Quantile delivers market-leading compression and optimization services to reduce risk, notional and capital requirements. Quantile has created the infrastructure, processes, and vision to reduce the size, risk, and complexity of the derivatives market. The British company was founded in 2015 by Andrew Williams and Stephen O'Connor, with Andrew Williams serving as the CEO since then.

Galliance Volaille Fraiche SA is a French company committed to being a responsible player in the poultry industry. The private company is based in Ancenis, France. The company focuses on four CSR issues, including developing sustainable sectors concerned with animal welfare, transparency of traced sectors and products, nutritionally healthy products, and developing autonomy of production with a positive environmental impact. The CEO of the company is Arnaud Poupart-Lafarge.

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.

BVV Versicherungsverein des Bankgewerbes AG is a pension scheme for the financial management industry. The company was founded in 1909 and is based in Berlin, Germany, with subsidiaries in Germany. BVV offers pension payment and pension statement services, tax and social insurance information, and forms for both insured persons and pensioners. The German company also provides information on the PUEG service, tax cladding, and the BVV overview. BVV has a customer portal with over 78,000 users and offers training and dual studies experiences. The private company takes care of a careful retirement pension for pensioners and offers advantages for member companies in the BVV pension model.

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.