Laurence Dowley

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.

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.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Morgan Grenfell & Co. Ltd. is a British company that manages private investments. The company is based in London, UK.

Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Plc is a closed-end investment fund trust. Its portfolio is includes electronic commerce, biotechnology, conglomerate, energy, Internet, luxury goods, clothing, media, and automobile companies. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Melrose Plc operates as a holding company, which holds interests in firms engaging in engineering business. The company was founded on May 13, 2003 and is headquartered in Birmingham, the United Kingdom.

Novae Group Ltd. operates as a wholesale insurance underwriter which provides insurance and reinsurance services. It engages through two segments: Insurance and Reinsurance. The Insurance segment consists of five product groups: property, financial institutions and professional indemnity, general liability and motor, marine and energy, and political and credit. The Reinsurance segment includes five product groups: agriculture, credit and surety, general liability and motor, marine and aviation and property. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Melrose Holdings Ltd. operates as a holding company, which manufactures electricity generating equipment, switchgear and transformers. The company was founded on October 8, 2012 and is headquartered in Birmingham, the United Kingdom.