Ian D. Newton

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. (CGML) is an international broker-dealer firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Bahamas Ltd., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. CGML has a major presence in the international financial markets as a dealer, market-maker and underwriter in equity and fixed income securities and offers risk-based solutions to producers and investors in commodity markets. They also provide corporate finance services to a wide range of corporate, institutional and government clients. Their trading activities encompass cash, exchange traded and OTC derivative markets.

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.

Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (MSCI) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. MSCI provides a range of brokerage services to corporations, governments and financial institutions.

Lansdowne Partners (UK) LLP (Lansdowne) is the alternative investment management subsidiary of Lansdowne Partners Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Lansdowne Partners International Ltd. in the Cayman Islands. The firm is headquartered in London and was founded in 1998. Lansdowne provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to their clients, which includes commingled investment vehicles intended for institutional investors and other sophisticated investors and investment vehicles formed for particular investors and separately managed accounts for sophisticated financial institutions, including registered investment companies. Lansdowne is a signatory to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investing (UNPRI).

Balyasny Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. (BAM-Hong Kong) is the alternative investment subsidiary of Balyasny Asset Management LLC in the US, founded in 2001 by Dmitry Balyasny. In addition to the Hong Kong office, established in 2008, the main office is located in Chicago with other offices in Greenwich, London, Mumbai, and New York. The firm provides investment services to institutional clients.

Millennium Capital Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Millennium HK) is the Hong Kong-based alternative investment management subsidiary of Millennium International Management LP, ultimately held by MLM Trust B, which is headquartered in the US. Millennium HK manages assets for high net-worth individuals, institutions, trusts, foundations, pensions, the General Partner, related Millennium entities and Millenium employees.

Ovata Capital Management Ltd. (Ovata Capital) is a Pan-Asia equity multi-strategy asset management firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded by James Chen and is a subsidiary of Ovata Asset Management Ltd., which is owned by Ovata Holdings. Ovata Capital manages their flagship product, the Ovata Equity Strategies Master Fund, which focuses on Asian equities across four core strategy sleeves: Arbitrage, Relative Value, Event, and Long/Short.

Platinum Capital Management Ltd. provides investment advice. The British company was founded in 1999 by Peter Allen Sprecher, who has been the CEO since then.

Step Ladder Solutions Ltd. provides real estate services. It allows the user to connect in an online forum of like-minded first-time buyers which provides a network for sharing insights and resolving questions about the ins and outs of property-buying. The company was founded by Matthew Addison, Lucy Mullins and Mihir Bhushan and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.