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BNP Paribas (London Branch) is the Great Britain-based brokerage division of BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP) in France. The firm is headquartered in London and was founded in 1986. BNP Paribas (London Branch) offers a wide range of products and services to corporate, institutional, commodities, market making and broking clients.

Founded in 1993, IFS Securities, Inc. is an independent, full-service, registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm is a subsidiary of IFS Group, Inc. Their Capital Markets operations is managed from their Equity Trading Desk in Orlando, Florida and their Fixed Income Desk in Chicago. IFS Securities' institutional fixed-income sales and trading operations offer a high level of personalized oversight from pre-trade analysis to completion and settlement of a variety of securities. The fixed-income desk provides competitive bids and offers by maintaining constant contact with customer portfolios and the Street. Through their relationships with money managers, corporations, financial institutions, and corporate and public treasurers, the company can provide the best possible bid-offer spreads. The firm's trading desk is a diversified operation, offering such products as: Government securities, investment-grade corporate securities, corporate bonds, money-market instruments, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, and municipal securities. IFS Securities' equity sales and trading desk focuses on responsive order execution for exchange-listed services, as well as routinely executed third-market trades. Over-the-counter orders are executed on an agency basis through their access to the Level III NASDAQ system. Stock Repurchase Programs for major corporations are executed as directed by the client and in compliance with SEC Rule 10b.18. Sales and trading services include both domestic and international equity executions as well as stock buy-back services. The IFS Equity Research Group analyzes markets, securities and economics to provide insights and analysis for their clients. Services provided by the IFS Equity Research Group include: market analysis, theme reports, proprietary daily commentaries, company-specific initiating research reports/results updates, sector allocation and model portfolios, and integration of sector research with macro coverage of industries. IFS Securities covers companies with up to $1 billion market cap (average is $600 million) that have a double-digit growth rate objective. The 120 companies they track include: innovative/disruptive technologies (industrial, IT/internet and healthcare/life sciences) and public companies based in Georgia.

Lazard & Co. Ltd. provides investment banking services. The company offers its services for corporations, partnerships, institutions, governments and high-net worth individuals. The company operates in approximately 29 cities in key business and financial centers across 16 countries in Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and South America. The company is located in London, UK.

Novartis Oncology, Inc. provides healthcare solutions. The firm offers medicines, eye care and generic pharmaceuticals. It also offers patient declaration, patient support and assistance, and additional resources. The company is headquartered in East Hanover, NJ.

Raine Ventures LLC (Raine Ventures) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of The Raine Group LLC founded in 2010 by Brandon Gardner, Deborah Mei, Joseph Ravitch, John Salter, and Jeff Sine. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Energia Group NI Holdings Ltd. distributes and supplies electric energy. It generates electricity from its two combined cycle gas turbine stations. The company was founded on November 14, 1997 and is headquartered in Belfast, the United Kingdom.

Cinven Group Ltd (Cinven Group) is a private equity firm founded in 1977. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Silverfleet Capital Partners LLP is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of One NFL LLP founded in 1984. Silverfleet Capital Partners LLP is headquartered in London with additional offices in Paris and Munich.

QazaqGaz National Co. JSC distributes and transports natural gas. It engages in the external and internal gas transportation, international transit, and purchase and sale of natural gas to consumers. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Astana, Kazakhstan.

MML UK Advisor LLP (MML UK Advisor) is an independent private equity firm founded in 1988 by Jim Read. The firm is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom with additional offices in New York, Paris and Dublin.

The Brigham & Women's Hospital, Inc. provides health care services. The firm offers treatment for cancer, cardio vascular, neurosciences, orthopedic, arthritis, women's health and clinical services. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. (BCS) is the brokerage subsidiary of Barclays Bank plc, which is owned by Barclays Plc (LON: BARC), an international financial services group in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in London with offices worldwide. BCS provides prime brokerage services which include equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics.

Horizon Capital LLP (Horizon Capital) is a private Equity firm founded in 1999 by Jeremy Hand and Simon John Hitchcock. The firm is headquartered in London.

Mekong Capital Ltd. (MC) is an independent private equity investment firm in 2001 founded by Chris Freund. The firm headquartered Ho Chi Minh City.

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd. (BIM-UK) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm is a subsidiary of BlackRock Finance Europe Ltd., ultimately owned by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) in the US. BIM-UK was founded in 2006 following the merger of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and BlackRock. In 2009, BlackRock merged with Barclays Global Investors, including the iShares exchange traded funds business. The combined firm operates under the BlackRock name and has retained the iShares brand. BIM-UK manages a family of mutual funds and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual and pension funds. They also offer alternative investments and managed accounts for individual and institutional clients.

Close Asset Management Ltd. (Close AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Close Asset Management Holdings Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Close Brothers Group plc (LSE: CBG, ADR: CBGPY) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1982 and does business as Close Brothers Asset Management. Headquartered in London, Close AM provides a bespoke investment management service to private clients, trusts and corporates.

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is an organization that develops economic evidence for businesses, policymakers, and thought leaders. The CBI is redefining business as usual and changing their ways of working to develop the future UK economy on their own terms. The non-profit company is based in London, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The British company offers services to evaluate economic benefit, advocate policy change, gauge the impact of businesses, assess risk, and explore future scenarios. The company is advocates for businesses and can help them thrive. The organization shares their reaction to daily issues and the latest political and economic news on their website.

PokerStars.com owns and operates playing places. The firm provides play poker over the Internet with largest poker tournament room running over 50,000 tournaments every day. It provides services through E-Cash subsidiary, Rational Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. and Openshore Trading Ltd. The company was founded in September, 2001 and is located in Douglas, Isle of Man.

Hollyport Capital LLP (Hollyport Capital) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2006 by John Carter. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Jefferies International Ltd. (JIL) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Holdings II Ltd., ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) in the US. JIL provides broking services to various investors.

Samruk-Kazyna Ondeu LLP is a chemical industry investment company based in Green Quarte, Kazakhstan. It is ultimately controlled by the Government of Kazakhstan. The Kazakhstani company has a portfolio of six organizations, including four projects and five existing projects, and is engaged in the development and implementation of investment projects in the chemical industry. The company adheres to the principles of production, social, and managerial liability. The company was founded in 2009 by decision of the board of directors of the Samruk-Kazyn National Welfare Fund.

GuangZhou World-Link (China) Ltd. provides transportation services. The private company is based in Guangzhou, China.

Global Ventures Ltd is an venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Noor Sweid. The firm is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Esports Ltd. provides betting services. Its platform serves global esports community where fans and customers are able to bet, watch, and chat in a safe environment. The company was founded by Lars Lien and Mike Stevens in 2019 and is headquartered in Douglas, the United Kingdom.

Insight Lifetech Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of interventional cardiovascular diagnostic and therapy products. It offers exchange fractional flow reserve (FFR) microcatheters, cardiovascular pressure measurement (CPM) systems, intravascular ultrasound systems, and microcatheters for complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The company was founded by Xiao Yang Fu and Li Li Chen on December 11, 2015 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

GHO Capital Partners LLP (GHO Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Mireille G. Gillings, Dennis B. Gillings, Alan Browning MacKay, Michael Irvine Mortimer and Andrea Ponti. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Touchstone Partners (VN) (Touchstone Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. The firm is headquartered in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.

Tau-Ken Samruk National Mining Co. JSC provides exploration, development, production, processing and distribution of solid minerals. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Astana, Kazakhstan.