John P. Armenio

KCP Capital Ltd. provides banking services and manages assets. It offers capital raising, restructuring, liquidation and turnaround advisory services. The company was founded by Kamal Tayara in 2008 and is headquartered in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.

Rabobank International Holding BV operates as a holding company. It operates through subsidiaries, which offers credit banking services in rural areas for the cooperative and agricultural sectors. The company is headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

LIM Advisors Ltd. (LIM) is an alternative investment manager headquartered in Hong Kong with additional research offices in Tokyo and London. The firm was founded by George W. Long in 1995 as Long Investment Management Ltd. They are a subsidiary of Long Investment Management International Ltd. in British Virgin Islands. LIM manages both liquid and private capital strategies.

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.

JPMorgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Ltd. (JPM Asia) is the Hong Kong-based brokerage subsidiary of JP Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), a global financial services company headquartered in the US. JPM Asia provides brokerage services to local corporations and institutions, multinationals, governments and private clients.

Citigroup Global Markets Asia Ltd. (CGMA) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered Hong Kong. They are a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Hong Kong Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. Formerly known as Citi Smith Barney, the firm was reorganized in 2008 when Citigroup combined their brokerage and private banking businesses. CGMA offers stock trading services to various institutional investors.

Part of Everbright Securities Co., Ltd., Everbright Sun Hung Kai Co., Ltd. is a leading wealth management institution with five key business segments. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The Chinese company serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients in Hong Kong, mainland China, the United Kingdom, and other locations. Backed by Everbright Securities and Everbright Group, the company provides excellent financial services with Moody's "Baa3" long-term issuer and "Prime-3" short-term issuer credit ratings. Li Bingtao has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. engages in the financial instruments business that includes sales and trade of equity and bond, research, and investment trusts. It operates through the following business divisions: Retail, Corporate Investment Services, and Markets and Products. The Retail business division markets equities, bonds, investment trusts, and insurance for individual clients. The Corporate Investment Services business division offers securities solutions, investment banking, management strategies and raising funds for corporate clients. The Markets and Products division handles the product development. The company was founded in July 1917 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of KB Financial Group, Inc., Hyundai Securities (Asia) Ltd. is a Chinese company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The company was founded in 1989. The CEO is Dong-Yoon Seo.

Arete Research Asia Ltd. is the Hong Kong-based an equity research subsidiary of Arete Research Services LLP, a capital market company headquartered in London. The firm follows stocks in the IT sector to create research that presents investors with a perspective of the key themes in technology. It works exclusively with institutional investors.

Morgan Stanley Asia Ltd. (MSA) is a broker/dealer headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 1987 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. MSA provides institutional securities such as equities, fixed income, derivatives and research.

SMBC Nikko Securities, Inc. is the securities brokerage subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8316) in Japan. Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 2009 and provides stockbroking services to Japanese individuals and corporate clients.

VAM Advisory SA provides investment advisory services. The private company is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. The Luxembourger company was founded by Vera Tan.

Caldera Pacific Capital Partners Ltd. (Caldera Pacific) is a private equity firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Lemniscap Global Ltd is a venture capital firm founded in the year 2014 by Roderik van der Graaf. The firm is headquartered in Hong Kong, HK.

Part of Samsung Securities Co., Ltd., Samsung Securities (Asia) Ltd. is a brokerage company based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The Chinese company provides brokerage services. The company was founded in 2001. The CEO is Young Kyun Ko.