Michael Katounas

Nomura International Plc provides a variety of financial services including advisement, investment banking and asset management. It trades in and sells fixed income and equity products, including related derivatives; and provides investment banking services, and corporate finance and private equity services. The company is also involved in asset and principal finance business. It offers investment advisory and management, custody, and employment services. Nomura International was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Panmure Gordon (UK) Ltd. (PGL) is the stockbroking subsidiary of Panmure Gordon & Co. Ltd. in Great Britain. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 2003 and provides corporate finance advice, distributes and trades securities and produces investment research to UK small and mid-cap corporates and investment companies. PGL has access to capital markets via a range of equity and equity-linked products such as IPOs, accelerated book buildings, placings, rights issues, and bought deals. The firm's institutional equities department provides UK-focused research, sales and trading services to institutional investors in the UK, US and Europe.

The Association of Investment Cos. is based in London, UK. The British company represents and provides investor data on closed-ended funds, including investment trusts and venture capital trusts (VCTs). The non-profit company was founded in 1932. Richard William Stone has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

BGC Partners, Inc. engages in the provision of brokerage services to the financial markets. The firm offers integrated voice, hybrid and fully electronic brokerage in a broad range of products, including fixed income, foreign exchange, equities, insurance, energy and commodities and futures. It also provides trade execution, brokerage, clearing, trade compression, post-trade, information and other back-office services. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

LCH Ltd. develops and operates a clearing platform for interest rate swaps. The firm offers SwapClear, a platform that provides clearing services to the over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate swaps. It also provides risk management capabilities across a range of asset classes, including OTC and listed interest rates, fixed income, foreign exchange, credit default swap (CDS), equities, and commodities. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

IFX Group Plc provides financial trading and spread betting services. The company offers institutional and retail client base with a wide range of innovative leveraged financial products. It was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Linklaters LLP provides legal services. It provides services in the areas such as banking, insurance, intellectual property, pensions, private equity, real estate and tax. The firm's clients include China International Capital, Novolipetsk Steel, Old Mutual and Richardson Cordwell. The company was founded in 1837 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

LCH Group Holdings Ltd. is an investment company, which engages in the provision of rates and multi-asset clearing house solutions. Its services include clearing and post trade services. The company was founded on April 24, 2003 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Lazard Group LLC provides financial advisory, asset management, and other financial services. The firm offers services related to mergers and acquisitions, strategic advisory, middle market advisory, capital markets and capital structure advisory, sovereign advisory, restructuring, and private fund advisory. The company was founded in 1840 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Raymond James Financial, Inc., Charles Stanley & Co. Ltd. is a British brokerage company that provides brokerage services. The private company is based in London, UK. The company was founded in 1792. Paul Andrew Abberley has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Liberum Capital Ltd. (Liberum) is the Great Britain-based brokerage subsidiary of TN Holdings (BVI) Ltd. in British Virgin Islands. The firm was founded in 2007 by Shane Le Prevost. Headquartered in London, Liberum provides trading and execution services for institutional clients. They bring liquidity into the niches that matter and are market-makers in more than 350 large, mid and small-cap stocks.

Strata Technology Partners LLP provides investment banking services. Its services include buy side advisory, capital raising, and sell side advisory. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

QInvest was licensed by the Qatar Financial Center Authority in April 2007 and is authorized by the Qatar Financial Center Regulatory Authority. The Bank has authorized capital of US$1 billion and paid up capital of US$750 million. Led by Chairman H.E. Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Bin Jaber Al Thani, and Chief Executive Officer, Shahzad Shahbaz, QInvest has created a world class investment banking capability operating under Sharia’a compliant structures, with the highest standards of governance and transparency. The QInvest shareholder structure includes Qatar Islamic Bank as well as other institutional investors and prominent high net worth individuals from across the region. The platform offers a broad range of expertise which enables QInvest to deliver a high value service to clients, seamlessly covering advisory, financing and investment needs. Their business lines include investment banking, investment management, brokerage and wealth management; with dedicated origination and placement teams. QInvest has over 140 staff, including 65 front office professionals, and offices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Turkey. QInvest's talented team of investment bankers bring a valuable mix of both international experience and regional knowledge, enabling the Firm to pursue opportunities across its chosen markets of the Middle East, Africa, Turkey, South Asia and South-East Asia. Extending beyond this geographic focus the firm also pursues opportunistic transactions more globally where it identifies high value propositions for clients.

Changing Faces is a Non-Profit Organization. It engages in to help people who have a disfigurement. The company’s workshop include build self-esteem & boost self-confidence, build communication skills, find ways to talk about looking different, explore attitudes & beliefs, build relationships and friendships. Changing Faces was founded in May 1992 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Panmure Gordon Group Ltd. engages in the provision of investment banking and equities. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Panmure Gordon UK Ltd. (Investment Management) (Panmure Gordon-IM) is the investment management division of Panmure Gordon UK Ltd., an investment bank headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2003 and is a subsidiary of Panmure Gordon & Co. Ltd. Panmure Gordon-IM manages investment funds for various investors.

Financial Services Capital Partners LLP (FSC) is a private equity firm founded in 2019. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

IPSX Group Ltd. provides financial intermediary services. The company was founded in 2014 by Anthony Gahan, Cyril Théret and Ian Axe and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

WH Ireland Ltd. (dba WHIreland) is a wealth management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of WH Ireland Group Plc (LON: WHI). WHIreland provides discretionary and managed advisory services to individuals, corporates, trusts and funds.