Ayesha Khalid

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.

Martin Currie Investment Management Ltd. (MCIM) is the Great Britain-based investment management subsidiary of Martin Currie Ltd., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in the US. The firm was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Edinburgh. MCIM performs investment management, dealing, investment support, sales and marketing and platform functions for the Martin Currie group. The firm manages active-equity portfolios for a global client base of financial institutions, charities, foundations, endowments, pension funds, family offices, government agencies and investment funds.

Merrill Lynch International (MLI-UK) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1988 and is a subsidiary of ML UK Capital Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) in the US. MLI-UK provides brokerage services to individual and retail clients.

JPMorgan Securities Plc is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1992 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JP Morgan Capital Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. JPMorgan Securities provides market research, proprietary pricing data and analytics, and trade execution across multiple asset classes such as credit, equities and FX. They help institutional investors, traditional and alternative asset and fund managers, broker dealers and equity issuers meet the demands of changing markets.

Deutsche Bank AG (Deutsche Bank UK) is the UK-based securities brokerage division of Deutsche Bank AG (ETR: DBK) in Germany. The firm is headquartered in London and was founded in 1873. Deutsche Bank provides brokerage services to companies and institutions.

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.

Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd. (Credit Suisse Europe) is the Great Britain-based brokerage subsidiary of Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK), itself a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1966 and formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Ltd. Headquartered in London, Credit Suisse Europe arranges financing in international capital markets, provides financial advisory services and acts as a dealer in securities, derivatives and foreign exchange on a principal and agency basis for corporate and institutional investors.

Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP (Brevan Howard) is an alternative investment firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a subsidiary of BH Partnership Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Brevan Howard (Jersey) LP. Brevan Howard manages assets for institutional investors around the world including sovereign wealth funds, corporate and public pension plans, foundations and endowments.

CQS (UK) LLP (CQS) is a Great Britain-based alternative investment management firm headquartered in London. In 2024, the firm was acquired by Manulife Investment Management Ltd., a subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corp., in Canada from CQS Cayman LP. The firm was founded by Michael Hintze in 1999 as a global multi-strategy asset management firm. CQS offers a range of strategies and bespoke solutions in multi-strategy, convertibles, asset-backed securities, credit, loans, and equities.

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.

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.

Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG (United Kingdom) (Berenberg-UK) is the Great Britain-based broker/dealer division of Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG, a multinational full-service investment bank in Germany. Headquartered in London, Berenberg-UK was founded in 2003 and provides trading and brokerage services to institutional and corporate clients.

The Lahore Stock Exchange (Guarantee) Ltd. is a non-bank finance company based in Lahore, PK. LSE Financial Services Limited emerged as a non-deposit taking lending NBFC after the integration of Lahore Stock Exchange and Karachi Stock Exchange under the Stock Exchange (Corporatization, Demutualization and Integration) Act, 2012. The private company owns LSE Plaza, a landmark of the city of Lahore, consisting of two towers located at the prime location of Lahore. The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has granted it a license to carry out the business of investment finance services. The offices in the LSE Plaza are mostly that of brokers and leased out to them on a 99-year basis. The Pakistani company is a member of NBFI & Modaraba Association of Pakistan. The company was founded by Pervez Ahmed.

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.

Blue Water Energy LLP (Blue Water Energy) is a specialist global private equity firm founded in 2011 by Graeme David Sword, Jerker M. Johansson and Thomas J.Sikorski. The firm is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Appian Capital Advisory LLP (Appian Capital) is an private equity firm founded in 2012 by Michael W. Scherb. The firm is headquartered in London.

Degroof Petercam Asset Management SA (DPAM) is the asset management subsidiary of Banque Degroof Petercam SA (XB: 698814) in Belgium. Headquartered in Brussels, DPAM was founded 1919 and manages funds and exercises mandates on behalf of institutional end-investors as well as distribution partners such as private banks, insurance companies and retail networks.

Part of Oasis Crescent Global Group Holdings Ltd, Oasis Crescent (UK) Ltd. is a holding British company that provides wealth and investment management services through its subsidiaries. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2012.

Insitor Management Pte Ltd (Insitor Management) is a venture capital firm was founded in 2009 by Nicholas Lazos and Micaela Ratini. The firm is headquartered in Singapore.

Beacon Venture Capital Co., Ltd. (Beacon Venture Capital) is a private equity/venture capital firm wholly owned subsidiary of Kasikornbank Public Co. Ltd., is founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.

Venture Gurukool Mentoring Services Pvt Ltd (Avocado) is venture capital firm founded by Mahendra Swarup and Ntasha B in 2016. The firm is headquartered in New Delhi, India.

Forestay Capital SA (Forestay Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Waypoint Capital Holdings (Jersey) Ltd founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Truesight Ventures Ltd (Truesight) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in London.

47 Ventures Investments (47 Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Khurram Zafar, Saleem Ahmad and Affan Umair Butt. The firm is headquartered in Cybercity Ebene, Mauritius with additional offices in Pakistan.

Crescendo Venture Partners (Crescendo Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Tel-Aviv, Israel.

TPL REIT Management Co. Ltd. engages in the provision of real estate investment trust management services. The company was founded on October 12, 2018 and is headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan.

HBK Europe Management LLP (HBK Europe) is an alternative investment firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2003 and is a subsidiary of HBK Investments LP, which is owned by HBK Partners II LP in the US. HBK Europe provides discretionary investment management services and related administrative services to their funds, which are private investment funds offered only to sophisticated investors with substantial resources.