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abrdn Investment Management Ltd. (AIM) is the wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of Standard Life Investments Holdings Ltd., itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of abrdn Plc (LON: ABDN) in Great Britain. Formerly known as Standard Life Investments Ltd., the firm was founded in 1990 as the dedicated investment arm of the Standard Life group. Headquartered in Edinburgh, AIM is a socially responsible investor which offers Standard Life Ethical Funds for investors concerned about environmental and social issues. Their flagship is the UK Select Fund.

GLG Partners LP (GLG) is an independent alternative investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1995 by Noam Gottesman, Pierre Lagrange and Jonathan Green as a hedge fund division within Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. GLG offers advisory or sub-advisory services to non-US and US institutional managed accounts and pooled investment vehicles on either a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

Gartmore Investment Management Ltd. provides investment products and services. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

R.C. Brown Investment Management Plc (RCBIM) is an independent, institutional and retail investment management company based in Bristol, UK. Formally established in 1990, the firm is the continuation of the DRG in-house pension investment management team, which started operating in 1980. RCBIM offers tailored services to charities, pension funds, OEICS, onshore trusts and substantial private client portfolios.

Legal & General Investment Management Ltd. (LGIM) is a fund management firm headquartered in London. The firm was founded in 1970 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Ltd., which is owned by Legal & General Group plc (LSE: LGEN, ADR: LGGNY). LGIM provides investment management services to pension funds, institutional and private clients. Their clients are primarily in Great Britain, and marginally in the US though their Chicago-based subsidiary LGIM America, which established in 2006.

South Yorkshire Pensions Authority (SYPA) is a government-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Barnsley, UK. The firm was founded in 1988, after the abolition of the Metropolitan County Councils in 1986. SYPA is responsible for administering the Local Government Pension Scheme in South Yorkshire. They maintain, invest and administer the South Yorkshire Pension Fund on behalf of contributing employers and members.

Arbuthnot Latham & Co. Ltd. (ALC) is the investment management subsidiary of Arbuthnot Banking Group Plc (LSE: ARBB) in Great Britain which was founded in 1833. Headquartered in London, ALC provides investment services for a range of customers including private individuals, entrepreneurs, real estate investors and developers, owner-managed businesses, solicitors, accountants, insolvency practitioners, letting and managing agents and charities.

Cripps LLP is a leading law firm based in the South East providing a wide range of legal services. They advise many high profile clients including plcs, financial institutions, private companies, local and national government, charities and individuals. Their simple and effective strategy of concentrating resources in a single regional centre of excellence enables them to provide the maximum benefit to their clients. A high quality service in terms of breadth and depth is ensured by a long term commitment to recruitment and they consistently attract high profile solicitors from leading City firms. The firm was one of the first to secure accreditation to the Law Society's quality assurance standard, Lexcel. With their Tunbridge Wells headquarters just 45 minutes from London, the firm's low overheads allow them to provide this quality service at outstanding value for money. Investing heavily in IT enables them to maximise the efficiency and speed of communications. Clients benefit from innovative services and information delivered via a secure extranet. They have also established an excellent reputation for their imaginative and commercial approach to providing solutions for clients, as exemplified by their involvement with Lovells in the ground-breaking Mexican Wave project for Prudential Property Investment Managers. They are structured into client focused, industry sector groups to promote a strong ethos of client service and ensure that their solicitors are not only excellent legal practitioners but also experts in specialist business sectors.

W.H. Brakspear & Sons Ltd. owns and operates restaurants and pubs. It offers food, drink, and accommodation services in restaurants. The company also manages its licensed and unlicensed property estates. It has offices in Oxford, Windsor, the Chilterns, and River Thames. W.H. Brakspear & Sons was founded in 1779 and is headquartered in Henley-on-Thames, UK.

Alder Investment Management Ltd. (Alder) is an independent Great Britain-based investment management firm which was founded in 2000 and specializes in systematic currency fund management. Located in London, Alder's clients include international banks, pension funds, life assurance companies, fund of funds and asset management companies.

Barclays Bank Plc (Private Banking) (BPB-UK) is the private banking division of Barclays Bank Plc, itself a subsidiary of Barclays Plc (LSE: BARC, ADR: BCS) in Great Britain. Founded in 1971, Barclays-PB is headquartered in London and offers wealth management products and services to high-net worth individuals, families and charities.

C. Hoare & Co. operates as a private bank, which engages in the provision of banking, and wealth management services. The company was founded by Richard Hoare on July 5, 1672 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

BNY Mellon Investment Management EMEA Ltd. (BNYMIM EMEA) is the Great Britain-based asset management subsidiary of BNY Mellon International Asset Management Group Ltd., ultimately owned by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK) in the US. Founded in 1973, BNYMIM EMEA is headquartered in London and utilizes the skills of specialized investment managers to provide a range of asset management services for governments, pension plan sponsors, corporations, foundations, advisers, intermediaries, individuals and families, and family offices.

Close Asset Management Ltd. (Close AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Close Asset Management Holdings Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Close Brothers Group plc (LSE: CBG, ADR: CBGPY) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1982 and does business as Close Brothers Asset Management. Headquartered in London, Close AM provides a bespoke investment management service to private clients, trusts and corporates.

Brooks Macdonald Asset Management Ltd. (BMAM) is the specialist investment subsidiary of Brooks MacDonald Group Plc (LON: BRK) in Great Britain. The firm was founded by Jonathan Gumpel and Richard Spencer in 1997 as Brooks Macdonald Gayer Asset Management Ltd. and changed their name to Brooks Macdonald Asset Management Ltd. in 2002. BMAM is headquartered in London with offices throughout Great Britain. They offer a range of investment management services and advice to individuals, pension funds, institutions, charities and trusts in the UK and internationally.

Sanlam Investments UK Ltd. (Sanlam UK) is the Great Britain-based specialist equity investment management subsidiary of Sanlam Investment Holdings UK Ltd., ultimately owned by Sanlam Ltd. (JSE: SLM) in South Africa. The firm was founded in 2006 by Derrick Dunne, Ted Williams, Chris Rodgers and Tom Carroll. Headquartered in London, Sanlam UK manages a number of pooled funds and segregated accounts for institutional and retail clients.

MPL Wealth Management Ltd. (MPL) is an independent wealth management firm headquartered in London, UK. Founded in 2005, MPL provides professional financial planning service to individuals and their families.

Andrews Gwynne LLP is a private wealth management firm headquartered in Leeds, UK. The firm was founded by Andrew Gwynne and Douglas Croft in 2006. They were acquired in 2023 by IM Asset Management Ltd., a subsidiary of Irwin Mitchell Holdings Ltd. Andrews Gwynne provides bespoke discretionary portfolios with tailored financial advice to private clients.

Hawksmoor Investment Management Ltd. (Hawksmoor) is an investment management firm headquartered in Exeter, UK. The firm was founded by John C. Crowley in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Hawksmoor Group Ltd. Hawksmoor provides discretionary management services for private investors which includes trusts, pension schemes and charities. They also manage multi-asset funds-of-funds and a series of risk-based model portfolios for financial advisers.

Tilney Asset Management Services Ltd. (Tilney AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Ashcourt Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Platinum LP Guernsey Ltd. in Great Britain. Founded in 1993 as Ashcourt Rowan Asset Management Ltd., the firm was acquired by Towry Holdings and changed their name to Towry Asset Management in 2016. They became Tilney Asset Management Services Ltd. in 2017. Headquartered in London, Tilney AM offers a range of services such as financial planning, investment management and advice to private investors, charities and professional intermediaries.

Sherborne School provides educational services. The non-profit company is based in Sherborne, UK and has subsidiaries in United Kingdom. The CEO of the British company is Dominic Luckett.

Atomos Investments Ltd. (Atomos) is an asset management and holding firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1986 and formerly known as Sanlam Private Investments (UK) Ltd. Atomos offers wealth planning advice and investment solutions to individuals, families and their advisers, businesses and charities.

Atomos Financial Planning Holdings Ltd. offers inflation-linked bond exposure across different economic regimes and inflation environments. The company is based in London, UK, and has subsidiaries in the UK. The fund also selectively invests in corporate inflation-linked bonds. The British company was founded in 1999, and Jonathan Charles Polin has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

Canaccord Genuity Wealth Ltd. (CGWL) is the wealth management subsidiary of Canaccord Genuity Wealth Group Ltd. (CGWGL) (formerly Eden Group Ltd.), itself a subsidiary of Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc. (CGGI) (TSE: CF) in Canada. Formerly known as Collins Stewart Wealth Management Ltd., the firm became part of the Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management business in the UK when CGGI acquired Eden Financial in 2012. Headquartered in London, CGWL offers core wealth management services which include portfolio management, broking services and wealth planning for private and institutional clients.

Part of Julius Bär Gruppe AG, Julius Baer Portfolio Managers Ltd. is a British company that provides investment advice. The company is based in London, UK.

Quilter Cheviot Ltd. is the investment management subsidiary of Quilter Cheviot Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Quilter Plc (LON: QLT) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1985 as Quilter Goodison & Co. In 2013, they merged with Cheviot Asset Management Ltd. Headquartered in London, Quilter Cheviot provides bespoke investment portfolios for individuals and families for generations.

Collidr Asset Management Ltd. (Collidr) is the asset management subsidiary of Independent Strategic Capital Ltd., itself owned by Independent Strategic Group (ISG) Ltd., a Fintech group in Great Britain. The firm was founded by Symon Stickney in 2009 and formerly known as John Lamb Solutions Ltd. and as Purple Strategic Capital Ltd. Headquartered in London, Collidr provides investment management services to individual and institutional clients.