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Borland Software Corp. designs open application lifecycle management solutions. The firm's products include required management, change management, software testing, test management, automated testing and performance testing. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Provo, UT.

Nomura Holding America, Inc. provides investment banking and securities services. It operates in North and South America and deals with equities, fixed income, asset management, venture capital and private equity investing. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC (Charlesbank Capital Partners) is a private equity firm co-founded in 1997 by Michael Eisenson, Kim Davis, Tim Palmer, Michael Thonis, Mark Rosen and Brandon White. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (NAM) is the wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604; NYSE: NMR) in Japan. Founded in 1959 as Nomura Securities Investment Trust Co., Ltd., the firm became Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. in 1997 when they merged with Nomura Investment Management Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Tokyo, NAM provides investment advisory services globally to a broad range of institutional investors as well as pooled investment vehicles, including private funds and Japanese investment trusts.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP (GSAMLP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of GSAM Holdings LLC, and their ultimate parent is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). Founded in 1988, GSAMLP provides investment solutions to a range of individual and institutional investors worldwide.

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (NSC) is a wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 8604; NYSE: NMR). Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1925. NSC places a strong emphasis on research, both fundamental and quantitative. In addition to stock and bond underwriting, their activities include IPO and M&A advisory, wealth management, separately managed accounts, fund wrap services, prime brokerage and structured equity finance. Their clients include institutions, hedge funds, private banks and private equity funds as well as corporate clients and retail investors.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Tullett Prebon Group Ltd. provides electronic trading in equities, bonds, interest rate derivatives, and foreign exchange. It is an interdealer broker. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (Private Banking) (NSC-Private Banking) is the private banking division of Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., the wholly-owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings Inc. (TYO: 8604; ADR: NMR) in Japan. The firm was founded in 1925 as a spin-off from the securities department of Osaka Nomura Bank. Headquartered in Tokyo, NSC-Private Banking provides investment advisory and private banking services including separately managed accounts to a domestic clientele of institutions and high-net worth individuals. They also offer stock, mutual funds, bonds, ETF, REIT and FX products.

Nomura International (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Nomura International HK) is the brokerage subsidiary of Nomura Asia Pacific Holdings Co. Ltd., which is ultimately-owned by Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604) in Japan. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the firm’s global markets team offers research, sales and trading of global securities to a diverse range of clients globally, including institutional investors, financial institutions, corporates, financial sponsors and government entities. Nomura International HK operates a truly integrated, cross-asset platform which includes research, sales and trading in equities, currencies, rates and credit in cash and derivative products.

Nomura Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. provides residential development services, corporate real estate brokerage, commercial property development, building leasing, and architectural design and investment management services. The company was founded in April 15, 1957 and is headquartered Japan

Part of Nomura Holdings, Inc., Nomura Asia Holding NV is a holding Dutch company that provides financial services. The company is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The CEO of the company is Toshiyasu Iiyama.

Part of Nomura Holdings, Inc., Nomura Europe Holdings Plc is a holding British company with interests in asset management businesses. The company is based in London, UK. The CEO of the company is Jonathan Wayne Lewis.

The Japan Securities Dealers Association operates as its name suggests, serving as an association for securities dealers in Japan. The non-profit company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

The London Metal Exchange Ltd. provides facilities, along with the management and regulatory structure, for trading. Its products include trading and metals which includes ferrous metals such as ferrous liquidity provider programme, ferrous resources, fees and incentive programmes, steel rebar, steel scrap and steel billet, and non-ferrous metals such as aluminium premiums, aluminium alloy, copper, lead, nickel, tin and zinc, and minor and precious metals. The company was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Funding Circle Deutschland GmbH provides small and medium sized companies with a financing option. It offers companies customized financing solutions and investors with a risk-return profile. The company was founded by Andrew Christopher Arthur Mullinger, James Meekings, Matthias Knecht, Samuel H. Hodges, Samir Desai, Grobe Christian, and Alex Tonelli in 2010 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (Invt Mgmt) (NSI-IM) is the investment management division of Nomura Securities International, Inc., a broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Nomura Holding America, Inc., which is owned by Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604) in Japan. NSI-IM provides advisory research services for a fee to institutional clients, such as banking or thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations or other businesses, state government entities, investment companies, other investment advisers, corporations, or other businesses.

Alpha Networks SA offers telecommunications solutions. Its product is marketed under the brand of tucano, which is a content provider, mobile, and network operator. The firm provides maintenance, installation, and technical support services. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Promus Ventures LLC (Promus Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Promus Holdings LLC founded in 2010 by Mike Collett. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

TP ICAP Finance Plc operates as an intermediary in wholesale financial markets facilitating the trading activities of its clients, in particular commercial and investment banks. It provides voice, hybrid and electronic broking, volume matching, algorithmic matching and risk mitigation platforms. The company's products include volatility, rates, non banking, treasury, energy and commodities, credit and equities. TP ICAP was founded on May 5, 2006 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Disasters Emergency Committee is a UK-based organization that aims to provide equal opportunities for children. The British company works to protect children during times of disaster and crisis. The organization brings together 15 leading aid charities to raise funds quickly and efficiently when large-scale disasters hit countries without the capacity to respond. The non-profit company was founded in 1963, and Saleh Saeed has been the CEO of the company since 2012.

Nomura Bank International PLC operates as an investment banking. The company was founded on January 22, 1986 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Barts & The London NHS Trust provides health care services in hospitals. Its services include air ambulance, hepatology, anaesthetics and pain management, haematology, paediatric respiratory, emergency department, endocrinology, Urology, and many more. The company is headquartered in Aldgate, the United Kingdom.

Lehman Brothers Europe Ltd. provides financial services to corporations, governments and municipalities, institutional clients, and high net worth individuals. The company is headquartered in London, UK.

Part of TP ICAP Group Plc, ICAP Management Services Ltd. is a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 1987. The British company facilitates the flow of capital and investment through the financial system and supports government and corporate borrowing. ICAP specializes in trading markets that are more liquid and have a high degree of consistent buying and selling interest on electronic platforms.