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The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales ensures that its members, students, and affiliates maintain the highest standards of professional competency and conduct to protect the public interest. The non-profit company is based in London, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. With over 150,000 members, the institute provides technical information, helplines, and communities to its members.

Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants operates under the professional accountant’s ordinance and works in the public interest. It offers CPA qualification programme and promulgating financial reporting, auditing and ethical standards in Hong Kong. The company was founded on January 1, 1973 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Palatine Private Equity LLP (Palatine Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Gary Tipper and Edmund Fazakerley. The firm is headquartered in Manchester.

Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd. provides energy and automation management solutions. Its products include circuit breakers, switches, pilot lights, motor starters, PLC, PAC, HMI, signaling units, dedicated controllers and others. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Saka Saka Holdings Ltd. is an investment holding company, which engages in the trade of games and collectibles. It operates through the following business segments: Wholesale, Retail, and Publishing. It offers card games, game consoles, video games, gaming accessories, and collectible toys and games. The company was founded on January 29, 2021 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

IBM China/Hong Kong Ltd. provides information technology services. Its services range from outsourcing and maintenance to systems integration and management consulting. The firm also provides enterprise computing and data storage systems. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Chequers Partenaires SA engages in the provision of private equity funds investment management services. It offers LBO/MBO, sector consolidation, growth equity, shareholders restructuring, carve-out, and recovery situations. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Harvest Global Investments Ltd. (HGI) is the wholly-owned, Hong Kong-based investment management subsidiary of Harvest Fund Management Co., Ltd. (HFM), an asset management company headquartered in China. Founded in 2008, HGI provides discretionary portfolio management services to their clients, sometimes with the assistance of HFM, serving as the investment adviser to pooled investment vehicles sponsored by other financial firms. They also provide investment advisory services on behalf of sophisticated institutional investors to separately managed accounts.

Prudence Investment Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Prudence-Hong Kong) is an independent alternative investment management firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded by Dr. Philip Po-him Wu, Chad Liu, and Yuan Wang in 2008. Prudence-Hong Kong manages the Prudence funds for sophisticated investors.

Oddo BHF Asset Management SAS (Oddo BHF AM) is an investment adviser founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Paris, France. The firm is a subsidiary of Oddo BHF SCA. Oddo BHF AM provides asset management and financial advisory services to domestic and international private clients, companies, institutional investors, and IFAs.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC (GS-Asia) is the Hong Kong-based brokerage subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd., ultimately owned by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS), a multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1984, GS-Asia provides market insight, risk management and execution services to institutional clients which includes asset managers, hedge funds, banks and brokerages, pensions, endowments and foundations, corporations, and governments.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Anotherblock AB is a company that allows individuals to invest in music and earn royalties alongside their favorite artists. The company is based in Stockholm, Sweden and was founded in 2021 by Michel D. Traore, Filip Strömsten, and Sebastian Ljungberg. The Swedish company has a community marketplace where users can connect their wallets and invest in their favorite songs. The process of investing is made easy, and users can own a share of their favorite song and earn royalties when the song is streamed. Michel D. Traore has been the CEO since 2021.

McKinsey & Co. LME Ltd. is a consulting firm founded in 2013. The private company is based in London, UK. The British company specializes in helping energy and materials companies create value in volatile times. The company believes that generative AI has the potential to add trillions of dollars in value to the economy. McKinsey & Co. LME works with organizations that are on a new growth journey, pursuing sustainability, inclusion, and economic growth simultaneously.

Literacy Capital Asset Management LLP (Literacy Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Paul Richard and Martin Pindar. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom .

Gestion Financière Privée SA (GEFIP) is an independent French mutual fund management firm which was established in 1976. Located in Paris, the firm specializes in quantitative management and provides discretionary fund management services to private individuals and institutions. GEFIP emphasizes the stability over time of their team, investment methodology and clientele.

Marshall Wace LLP (MW) is a global alternative investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Paul Marshall and Ian Wace in 1997. They are a subsidiary of Marshall Wace Asset Management Ltd., ultimately held by MW Group LP in Great Britain. Headquartered in London, MW offers a diverse set of alternative, long-only and bespoke investment solutions to a broad range of investors.

Point72 Europe (London) LLP (P72) is a hedge fund manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2015 and is a subsidiary of Point72 Asset Management LP, ultimately owned by Point72 Capital Holdings LP in the US. P72 is a sub-investment manager to certain affiliated investment management entities based outside the UK.

Intermediate Capital Group Plc (Private Equity) (ICG) is a private equity division of Intermediate Capital Group Plc founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Pistachio AS provides an online platform for cybersecurity awareness training and attack simulations. The company is based in Oslo, Norway. The Norwegian company was founded by Mohammed Awais, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Formulate AB builds marketing analytics engine which helps retailers see, analyze and optimize marketing outcomes. The company was founded by John Paul Andrew Willgert, Olof Arvid Stenback and Robin Bo Bartholdsson and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

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.

Bowmark Capital LLP (Bowmark Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Charles Thomas Messiter Ind. The firm is headquartered in London, UK.

Quilvest Private Equity Ltd. operates as a private equity firm. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.