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Kepler Partners LLP is an independent advisory and asset raising boutique headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Hugh R. van Cutsem and William H. Amory in 2008. Kepler Partners works with a number of investment trusts to raise assets and increase their profile among UK discretionary fund managers and private investors.

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (Mizuho Securities-Broker) is the brokerage division of Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd., ultimately owned by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8411; NYSE: MFG) in Japan. The firm was originally founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Tokyo with a network of offices throughout Japan as well as overseas representation through Mizuho entities or strategic partners (in Great Britain, Switzerland, the US, Hong Kong, Mainland China, South Korea, Singapore and India). Mizuho Securities-Broker provides enhanced equity and fixed income execution services for their clients who includes private individuals in Japan, domestic and foreign institutions, non-financial companies, financial institutions and public corporations in the securities and investment banking fields.

John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Ltd. is an investment holding company. The company was founded on October 30, 1947 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

The Maggie Keswick Jencks Cancer Caring Centres Trust provides free practical, emotional, and social support services to people with cancer. The non-profit company is based in Edinburgh, UK. The British company was founded in 1996 by Maggie Keswick Jencks and Charles Jencks. Dame Laura Lee has been the CEO of the company since 1998.

Cripps Barn Group Ltd. operates a wedding venue.

OxSonics Ltd. provides treatments to solid tumour cancer patients. Its drug delivery platform, SonoTran, delivers drugs throughout tumour volumes including to those areas that lie farthest from blood vessels. The company also provides on-screen feedback as to where and when drug delivery has taken place, maximizing the potential of complete tumour coverage. OxSonics was founded by Colin Story, Constantin Coussios, Robert Carlisle and Christian Coviello in July 2013 and is headquartered in Oxford, the United Kingdom.

Oxford Biotrans Ltd. develops and commercializes enzymatic process technologies that produce chemical compounds. The firm produces chemicals using ‘green’ biotransformation technology to starting materials into initial focus is on flavors and fragrances using its proprietary understanding of P450 enzyme catalyst technology. The company was founded by Luet Lok Wong in 2013 and is headquartered in Milton Park, the United Kingdom.

Bodle Technologies Ltd. provides advanced optoelectronic solutions for revolutionary displays and smart windows. The company was founded by David Fyfe, Harish Bhaskaran, and Peiman Hosseini in 2015 and is headquartered in Begbroke, the United Kingdom.

Edale Capital LLP is an independent alternative investment firm headquartered in London, UK. It was founded by Rupert O. Dyson in 2011. The firm is an absolute return asset manager which operates primarily in European quoted equity markets.

Oxford Investment Consultants LLP (Oxford Investment Consultants) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by George Edward Silvanus Robinson and Ross Hyett. The firm is headquartered in Oxford, London.

Oxford Photovoltaics Ltd. develops and commercialize perovskite-based technology. Its technology can be coated on architectural glass to allow large buildings to generate a significant proportion of their electricity demand, effectively turning them into vertical solar farms. The firm investors include MTI partners, Longwall Venture Partners LLP, Parkwalk, University of Oxford (OSEM). The company was founded by Kevin Arthur and Henry Snaith in December 2010 and is headquartered in Kidlington, the United Kingdom.

EM Devices Corp. is a Japanese company that manufactures and distributes electromagnetic devices. The company is based in Shiroishi, Japan. The CEO of the company is Kousaku Hosokawa. EM Devices was acquired by Japan Industrial Partners, Inc. from NEC Corp. on April 14, 2017 for $422.48 million.

ITX Corp. engages in the information and telecommunication business. It provides mobile device sales and fixed communication line service. It also offers solutions for mobile website construction, rental server with online store, web conferencing, corporate telecommunication infrastructure, and mobile phone administration service. The company was founded on April 1, 2000 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

BIGLOBE, Inc. operates as an Internet services provider. It offers networking services, contents, and applications. The firm's business activities include internet services, broadband media business, and platform service business. The company was founded on July 3, 2006 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Bordier & Cie (UK) Plc (Bordier UK) is the Great Britain-based, specialist investment management subsidiary of Bordier Holdings SA in Switzerland. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded by Jamie Berry in 1981 and formerly known as Berry Asset Management Plc. They changed their name to Bordier & Cie (UK) Plc in 2014. Bordier UK manages portfolios for private families, pension funds, trusts, charities, offshore bonds, livery companies, small institutions, welfare committees, and trustees.

The Portland House Group Pty Ltd. is an independent family office headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. The firm manages the capital of the Australian-based Hains family.

Ananda Asset Management Ltd. (Ananda AM) is an independent equity investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Louis Villa and Araceli Strassburger in 2018. Ananda AM invests their internal assets, along with those of a diverse group of family offices, high net worth individuals and financial institutions.

BBF, Inc. engages in the planning, construction, operation and promotion support services for mail order sales of fashion lifestyle products via Internet, mobile phones and television. It also provides digital content distribution services for video and music. The company was founded on October 3, 2005 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

JIC Venture Growth Investments Co. Ltd. (JIC VGI) is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Japan Investment Corp, itself a subsidiary of Government of Japan founded in 2020. JIC Venture Growth Investments Co. Ltd. is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Somerset Capital Management LLP (Somerset) is an independent, specialist Global Emerging Markets investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2007 by Edward Robertson, Dominic Johnson and Jacob Rees-Mogg. Somerset provides discretionary investment advisory services to its clients, which include institutions with separately managed accounts and pooled investment vehicles intended for sophisticated investors and institutional investors.

Liontrust Investment Management Ltd. (LIM) is the investment management subsidiary of Liontrust Asset Management plc (LON: LIO) in Great Britain. Formerly known as Neptune Investment Management Ltd., the firm was founded by Robin Geffen in 2001 as Trushelfco (No.2864) Ltd. Headquartered in London, LIM manages the Liontrust fund range which seeks to benefit from economic change and global growth themes. The firm also manages money on behalf of private investors, professional investors and institutions.

Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd. is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. They are a subsidiary of Alliancebernstein Corp. of Delaware, ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH) in the US. Founded in 1999, the firm provides fundamental research and full service execution services to institutional clients globally. They offer bottom-up coverage and portfolio strategies supported by sophisticated quantitative tools.

Moore Europe Capital Management LLP (Moore Europe) is an alternative investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2006 and is a subsidiary of Moore Capital Management LP, ultimately held by MCM Group Holdings, Inc. in the US. Moore Europe manages private investment funds for ultra high-net worth individuals, institutions and fund-of-fund managers.

Zebedee Capital Partners LLP (ZCP) is an independent alternative investment specialist headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Julian Edwards in 2000. ZCP provides fund management services for financially sophisticated clients.

Ingage IR Ltd. develops a platform and electronic marketplace to link companies and investors. Its platform brings investors face to face with the senior management of listed investment institutions. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Polar Capital LLP is an alternative investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm is a subsidiary of Polar Capital Partners Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Polar Capital Holdings, Plc (LON: POLR) in Great Britain. Founded in 2001, Polar Capital offers its services primarily to Polar Funds and managed accounts, all of which are pooled investment vehicles. Investors in Polar Funds include individuals, banking or thrift institutions, investment companies (including mutual funds), pension and profit-sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles (such as hedge funds), high net-worth individuals, collateralized debt obligations (CDO’s), charitable organizations, trusts and estates, corporations and other business entities, and state or municipal government entities.

Trinity Street Asset Management (Trinity Street) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2002 and is owned by Bruce Nelson Cayman Ltd. in Cayman Islands. Trinity Street provides investment management services on a discretionary basis to private investment funds and separately managed accounts set up for investment by institutional investors, such as employee benefit plans, endowment funds, foundations and religious organizations as well as individual investors.

Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd. provides life insurance and pension products services. It operates through the following segments: domestic life insurance, overseas insurance, and others segment. The company was founded on September 15, 1902 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.