Samuel Thomas

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.

Part of Cantor Fitzgerald LP, Cantor Fitzgerald Europe is a British brokerage company. The company is based in London, UK. The CEOs are Sofocles Sofocleous, Sara Simmons, Juergen Haferkorn. The company was founded in 1945.

Seymour Pierce Ltd. (SP) is an independent Great Britain-based brokerage firm which was established in 1998. SP advises growing privately-owned businesses and publicly quoted UK companies, with a focus on AIM-listed companies. They provide stockbroking, corporate finance, private equity and M&A advisory services and specialize in raising funds for small- and medium-sized UK companies, either facilitating private equity investing or issuing securities. The firm provides sellside analysis to asset managers in Great Britain and internationally, including fund managers, hedge funds and private equity firms. Their research covers a range of sectors including retail, real estate, healthcare, media and entertainment, resources, software, telecommunications, financials, business services and special situations. SP also advises private clients and provides administrative support. They manage equity portfolios on a discretionary basis and provide equity trading accounts, both advisory and execution-only.