Stephen Lyons

Numis Securities Ltd. is an institutional brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1988 and is a subsidiary of Numis Corp. Plc in (LON: NUM). Numis Securities serves as a corporate broker to several clients across all their sectors, ranging from FTSE 100 to FTSE small-cap companies and AIM-listed companies.

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. (BCS) is the brokerage subsidiary of Barclays Bank plc, which is owned by Barclays Plc (LON: BARC), an international financial services group in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in London with offices worldwide. BCS provides prime brokerage services which include equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics.

RBS Holdings NV engages in commercial banking operations, investment banking, and other related financial activities through its subsidiaries. It performs retail banking services mainly in its home country, Brazil (through Banco ABN AMRO Real), and the US, where it owns Chicago-based LaSalle Bank and Michigan's Standard Federal Bank. RBS Holdings was founded on May 30, 1990 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Mariner LLC, do-business-as Mariner Wealth Advisors (MWA), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas with various locations throughout the country. The firm was founded in 2006 by Martin Bicknell, Bruce Kuzmin, Jenika Cook and Sherri Hazell. They are wholly-owned by Mariner Wealth Advisors LLC (formerly known as Mariner Holdings LLC). MWA provides investment advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and business entities.

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Ltd. (JPMAM-UK) is the wholly owned, Great Britain-based investment arm of JPMorgan Asset Management International Ltd., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. The firm was founded in 1974 and formerly known as JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management. They changed their name to JPMorgan Asset Management UK Ltd. in 2005. Headquartered in London, JPAM-UK provides investment advisory services to institutional clients, both US and non-US.

Jefferies International Ltd. (JIL) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Holdings II Ltd., ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) in the US. JIL provides broking services to various investors.

New England Asset Management, Inc. (NEAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1984 and formerly known as General Re New England Asset Management, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Re Corp., which is wholly owned by Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (NYSE: BRK). NEAM provides investment management services primarily to insurance companies (affiliated and unaffiliated with NEAM). The firm also provides investment management services for governmental entities, a pension/profit sharing plan account, pooled investment vehicles and high-net-worth individuals. NEAM manages assets of an insurance company client that includes a charitable organization account.

IPL Plastics Plc engages in the manufacture of specialty packaging products used primarily in the food, consumer, agricultural, logistics and environmental end-markets. It operates through the following segments: Consumer Packaging Solutions; Large Format Packaging and Environmental Solutions; and Returnable Packaging Solutions. The Consumer Packaging Solutions segment includes specialty thin-wall injection moulded containers, lids, overcaps and custom packaging solutions for branded and private label food and consumer products customers in North America and Europe. The Large Format Packaging and Environmental Solutions segment provides a range of large pails, containers and crates for the food and consumer, environmental, retail, agricultural and industrial end-markets, with a focus on large volume, non-cosmetic products that utilize recycled polymers. The Returnable Packaging Solutions segment manufactures plastic bulk containers used in the agricultural sector. The company was founded in 2005 is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Cantwellscourt Farm Ltd. is a private company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, that engages in raising of dairy cattle.

Goldman Sachs International (GSI) is the Great Britain-based, wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Group UK Ltd., ultimately held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) in the US. The firm was founded in 1988 and formerly known as Trushelfco Ltd. Headquartered in London, GSI provides prime brokerage, securities lending, futures services and financing services for a range of clients such as corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net worth individuals.

IQ EQ Fund Management (Ireland) Ltd. (IQ-EQ) is an asset management firm headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Formerly known as Davy Global Fund Management Ltd., the firm was founded in 2012 as Davy Asset Management Ltd. They are a subsidiary of Greenbay Acquisitions Ltd. IQ-EQ provides management company services for collective investment vehicles (both UCITS and AIFs) and manages individual portfolios for discretionary mandate clients in, among others, the banking, pension, charity, corporate, insurance and fund sectors.

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.

Ryanair DAC provides air transport services. It also offers fleet, car hire, hotel accommodation, travel insurance, and rail services. The company was founded 1985 and is headquartered in Swords, Ireland.

Part of Bank of Ireland Group Plc, Amber Note Unlimited Co. is an Irish company that provides wealth management services. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Elkstone Capital Partners Ltd.(Elkstone Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Alan Merriman. The firm is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Eagle Alpha Ltd. is an independent investment research firm headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The firm was founded by Emmett Kilduff in 2012. Eagle Alpha provides annual solutions to data buyers and data vendors globally. They offer universe of alternative data that are used by buyside firms, private equity firms, corporates, central banks and government to make data-driven investment and business decisions.

Part of Royal Bank of Canada, Investec Capital & Investments (Ireland) Ltd. is an Irish company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland. The company was founded in 2012. Investec Capital & Investments (Ireland was acquired by Brewin Dolphin Holdings Ltd., a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada from Investec Plc on November 01, 2019 for $49.78 million.

Goodbody Stockbrokers UC (Goodbody) is an institutional brokerage firm headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The firm was founded in 1877 and is a subsidiary of government-owned AIB Group Plc (ISE: AIBG; OTCMKTS: AIBGY). Goodbody offers a traditional stockbroking service to their institutional client base. They cover several stocks via Research and Execution.

RBC Europe Ltd. is the Great Britain-based broker/dealer subsidiary of RBC Europe Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE: RY) in Canada. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 1970 and provides a full spectrum of brokerage services specifically tailored for both retail and institutional investors. The firm is active in several markets, exchanges, and electronic trading platforms.

Petra Capital Pty Ltd. is a boutique, independently owned, wholesale Australian institutional stockbroking firm headquartered in Sydney. The firm was founded by George Marias as Delta Equities Australia Pty Ltd. They facilitate trades of all types and sizes, underpinned by comprehensive local and international market knowledge, for wholesale financial clients and to ASX listed mining and industrial companies. Their dealing services include: equity execution, block trades, market intelligence, primary capital raisings, secondary market activities, and building share registers.

J & E Davy Holdings Ltd. provides stockbroking, wealth management and financial services. The firm specializes in capital markets, corporate finance, research, asset management, pensions, personal investment, online trading, financial planning, investing, real estate, probate, corporate broking, institutional bonds, credit unions, money broking, institutional consulting, ESOP, institutional equities, investment strategy, retirement planning and wealth management. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.