Geoffrey Cheng

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.

Macquarie Capital Ltd. is the Hong Kong-based securities brokerage arm of Macquarie Group Ltd. (ASX: MQG), a global financial services group headquartered in Australia. Macquarie Capital offers brokerage services to various investors.

Zhongtai International Securities Ltd. is the Hong Kong-based brokerage subsidiary of Zhongtai Financial International Ltd., ultimately owned by Shandong State-Owned Asset Supervision and Administration Commission, a government agency headquartered in China. Zhongtai International Securities provides a wide range of futures brokerage services, such as (1) Hong Kong futures products including Hang Seng Index futures and option; H-share index futures and options; Mini-Hang Seng Index futures and options; Mini-H-Share index futures and (2) Global commodity futures including Singapore Exchange, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, New York Futures the Exchange, Tokyo Industrial Products Exchange.

Guotai Junan Securities (Hong Kong) Ltd. (GTJA-HK) is the wholly-owned securities brokerage subsidiary of Guotai Junan (Hong Kong) Ltd., ultimately held by Guotai Junan Securities Co., Ltd. (GTJA) (SHA: 601211; HKG: 2611) in China. Headquartered in Hong Kong, GTJA-HK specializes in brokerage services for Hong Kong stocks, China B-shares, bonds, funds, derivatives and other market securities.

Warburg Pincus Asia LLC is a private equity firm founded in 1994 headquartered at Hong Kong.

Mighty Divine Investment Management Ltd. (Mighty Divine) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 2019 as Daksh Asset Management Ltd. Mighty Divine provides diversified investment products and consulting services for institutions and high-net-worth clients.

BOCOM International Asset Management Ltd is a private equity firm founded in 2010. Headquartered in Hong Kong.

DBS Vickers (Hong Kong) Ltd. (DBS-HK) is a broker/dealer firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm is a subsidiary of DBS Vickers Securities Holdings Pte Ltd., ultimately held by DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (SGX: D05) in Singapore. DBS-HK provides a comprehensive blend of brokerage services.

CLSA Ltd. is the Hong Kong-based institutional brokerage subsidiary of CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (SSE: 600030, SEHK: 6030), a full-service investment bank headquartered in China. Founded in 1986, the firm provides sales and execution services to global investors and corporates.

Essence International Securities (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Essence International HK) is a broker/dealer headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of Essence International Financial Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by SDIC Capital Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600061) in China. Essence International HK provides comprehensive and diversified securities sales and investment services to institutional clients, corporate clients and individual investors.

Mizuho Securities Asia Ltd. is the Hong Kong-based brokerage subsidiary of Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd., ultimately owned by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8411), a banking holding company headquartered in Japan. Founded in 1999, Mizuho Securities Asia provides sales, trading and execution in equity, equity-linked and convertible products across Asia, Japan and US markets for corporate, fund and institutional investors. The firm also provides a full range of fixed income products including sales and trading of investment grade and high-yield credit; government bonds; and securitization and structured products covering the full range of investors and issuers, such as asset managers, central banks, financial institutions, corporates and alternative managers.

China International Capital Corp. Ltd. (Broker) (CICC) is the brokerage division of China International Capital Corp. Ltd. which was established in 1995 as a strategic partnership between Chinese and international financial institutions and corporations. Headquartered in Beijing, CICC was the first joint venture investment bank in China. The firm's core business departments were investment banking, capital markets, sales & trading, research, fixed-income and asset management. CICC offers a range of brokerage services to international and domestic institutional and individual investors. In 2007 the firm set up a wholly-owned subsidiary specializing in private equity investments and focusing on buyout opportunities within China.

Part of GF Securities Co., Ltd., GF Securities (Hong Kong) Brokerage Ltd. is a licensed firm recognized by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. The company offers a range of services including Hong Kong and US stock trading, stock quotes, bond and fund investments, wealth management, investment immigration, and ESOP. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. GF Securities (Hong Kong) Brokerage is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GF Holdings (Hong Kong) Corporation Limited, which was established in 2006 and approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission. The Chinese parent company manages and plans the business of GF Securities' wholly-owned subsidiaries in Hong Kong, including GF Securities (Hong Kong) Brokerage, GF Financing (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., GF Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited, GF Investment (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., and GF Global Capital Limited. GF Investment (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries are the overseas investment and private equity management platform of GF Securities, with extensive experience in domestic and foreign private equity and M&A investment and capital market operations. The company has established a variety of funds, including Pre-IPO, cross-border M&A, growth funds, and healthcare funds, with a focus on biomedicine, TMT, high-end manufacturing, and consumer sectors.

Susquehanna Financial Group LLLP (SFG) is an institutional broker-dealer headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a direct subsidiary of SFG Holding LLC, which is owned by Bodel, Inc. SFG offers a full range of order execution and trading flow services, with a focus on delivering innovative trading strategies and execution services to institutional clients.

Brean Capital is an independent investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1973 and provides equity research, corporate finance and advisory investment banking, equity institutional sales and trading, and asset management to institutional investors and corporate clients. Their fixed income business provides sales, trading, research and banking services on a wide range of mortgage and asset-backed, US Treasury and government agency securities, structured products, corporate bonds, and municipal debt. The fixed income sales team employs a highly analytical approach to bond selection, trade execution, and overall bond portfolio management. Under the guidance of fixed income strategists, the fixed income team uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative analyses to create custom investment portfolios and develop targeted, executable bond trading strategies to complement their clients? balance sheets.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Morgan Stanley Australia Ltd. is an Australian broker/dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International, Inc., itself owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in Sydney, the firm offers sales, trading and market-making investment management services to global institutions, hedge funds and industry innovators.

Stern Value Management Ltd.. provides management consulting services. The firm advises clients in transaction, strategy, performance, and transformation. The company was founded by Joel M. Stern on November 1, 1982 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1996, VC Brokerage Ltd. is a subsidiary of Value Convergence Holdings Ltd. that offers brokerage services. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Part of Malayan Banking Bhd., MIB Securities (Hong Kong) Ltd. is a security brokers, dealers, and Chinese flotation company. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The company was founded in 1988. Kim Guan Teo has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

BOCI Securities Ltd. is the brokerage subsidiary of Hong Kong-based BOCI Asia Ltd., which is owned by Government of China’s China Investment Corp., a sovereign wealth company headquartered in Beijing. Founded in 1983, BOCI Securities offers investors with comprehensive products and services such as sales and trading of equities and structured products, investment advisory and private wealth management.

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.

Jefferies Hong Kong Ltd. is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, which is owned by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) in the US. Jefferies Hong Kong is a client-focused full-service sales, trading and capital markets platform across all equity and fixed income securities. They provide an array of trading and execution services for their clients.

SPDB International Securities Ltd. (SPDBIS) is a securities broker headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm is a subsidiary of SPDB International Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong), which is owned by Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600000) in China. SPDBIS provides a safe-and-reliable online trading platform for customer to trade on wide range of financial instruments in different markets, such as China, Hong Kong and US.

Truvalue Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Truvalue AM) is a Chinese asset management firm which was formed as a joint venture between First Capital Securities Co Ltd. and Shenzhen Jinhe Partners Co Ltd. in 2014. The firm is based in Shenzhen and provides asset management services to institutional and sophisticated investors.

ICBC International Research Ltd. (ICBC Research) is a broker/dealer subsidiary of ICBC International Holdings Ltd., which is owned by Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (SHA: 601398). ICBC Research provides research reports to international investors. The firm is headquartered in Hong Kong.