Marcell Houben

Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd. (Credit Suisse Europe) is the Great Britain-based brokerage subsidiary of Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK), itself a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1966 and formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Ltd. Headquartered in London, Credit Suisse Europe arranges financing in international capital markets, provides financial advisory services and acts as a dealer in securities, derivatives and foreign exchange on a principal and agency basis for corporate and institutional investors.

NIBC Markets NV (NIBC Markets) is the wholly-owned investment banking and securities brokerage subsidiary of NIBC Bank NV, itself a subsidiary of NIBC Holding NV in The Netherlands. Established in 1981 as Suez Nederland Securities, the firm was formerly known as SNS Securities NV. They are based in Amsterdam and provide equity research, fixed-income securities, institutional brokerage, trading, corporate finance, acquisition finance, asset management and private placement advisory services. Their clients include domestic and international financial institutions, pension funds, asset managers, hedge funds, endowments, charities, foundations and high-net worth individuals. NIBC Markets specializes in the Dutch securities market and also provides pan-European research through the European Securities Network (ESN). Their research capabilities include long-term macroeconomic trends analysis, interest rate and foreign currency forecasts, and shorter-term industry- and stock-specific analysis.