Nitin Arora

Lazard Asset Management Ltd. (UK) (Lazard AM-UK) is the Great Britain-based asset management subsidiary of Lazard Asset Management (UK) Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Lazard Ltd. (NYSE: LAZ) in the US. Founded in 1953, the firm is headquartered in London and provides investment management and advisory services to institutional clients, financial intermediaries, charities, family offices, private clients and investment vehicles around the world. Lazard AM-UK offers a comprehensive range of UK onshore and offshore funds that provide access to investment opportunities in major markets worldwide.

HSBC Bank Plc (Broker) (HSBC Bank-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of HSBC Bank Plc, which is owned by HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA; NYSE: HSBC) in Great Britain. Headquartered in London, HSBC Bank-Broker was founded in 1880 and offers bespoke brokerage services across every major asset class for their corporate and institutional clients.

Execution Noble Research Ltd. (Execution Noble Research) is the Great Britain-based research subsidiary of Banco Espirito Santo Investimento SA, ultimately owned by by Banco Espirito Santo SA (XL: BES) in Portugal. Established as Clear Capital Ltd. by Nick Paulson-Ellis in 2003, the firm was subsequently acquired by Execution Noble, which itself was acquired by Banco Espirito Santo de Investimento SA in 2010. Execution Noble Research is headquartered in London and Lisbon, with additional offices in Madrid, Edinburgh, Dublin, Paris, Warsaw, New York, Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Luanda, Mumbai and Hong Kong The firm aims to produce fundamental, objective ideas, informed by primary data.

Clear Capital Ltd. is an equity research firm founded by Nick Paulson-Ellis in 2003, based in London and Edinburgh with an office in Mumbai. Previously independent, Clear Capital was acquired mid 2008 by the independent UK investment bank Noble Group Ltd. Clear Capital operates since as part of Noble Group's research department. They use Noble Group as their trade name. In addition to fellow subsidiaries within the Noble group, their clientele comprises over 50 institutional investors. Clear Capital is a provider of fundamental equity research. Their core specialty is the UK small and mid-cap market (GBP 100 million to 1.5 billion), complemented by Indian mid-cap equity coverage. They also cover alternative research, including pre-IPO. They are organized in sector teams and focus on sectors such as climate change, healthcare, leisure, media, retail, specialist financials, general insurance, support services and technology.