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The Pictet Group, known simply as Pictet, is a Swiss multinational private bank and financial services company founded and based in Switzerland. Headquartered in Geneva, it is one of the largest Swiss banks and primarily offers services in wealth management, asset management and asset servicing to private clients and institutions. The Pictet Group employs around 5,300 people, including 900 investment managers. It has a network of 30 offices in financial services centres, including registered banks in Geneva, Luxembourg, Nassau, Hong Kong and Singapore. Pictet does not engage in investment banking, nor does it extend commercial loans. According to its 2021 Annual Review, Pictet had CHF 638 billion ($767 billion) of assets under management or custody, with its total capital ratio significantly exceeding the levels demanded by Swiss regulators. Banque Pictet & Cie SA is rated Prime-1/Aa2 by Moody's, and F1+/AA- by Fitch.

HSBC Holdings plc is a British universal bank and financial services group headquartered in London, England, with unique historical and business links to East Asia and a highly multinational footprint. It is the largest Europe-based bank by total assets, ahead of BNP Paribas, with US$2.953 trillion as of December 2021. In 2021, HSBC had $10.8 trillion in assets under custody (AUC) and $4.9 trillion in assets under administration (AUA). HSBC has offices, branches and subsidiaries in 62 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Oceania, Europe, North America, and South America, serving around 39 million customers. As of 2023, it was ranked no. 20 in the world in the Forbes rankings of large companies ranked by sales, profits, assets, and market value. HSBC has a dual primary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Hang Seng Index and the FTSE 100 Index. It has secondary listings on the New York Stock Exchange, and the Bermuda Stock Exchange.

Lloyds Banking Group plc is a British financial institution formed through the acquisition of HBOS by Lloyds TSB in 2009. It is one of the UK's largest financial services organisations, with 30 million customers and 65,000 employees. Lloyds Bank was founded in 1765 but the wider Group's heritage extends over 320 years, dating back to the founding of the Bank of Scotland by the Parliament of Scotland in 1695. The Group's headquarters are located at 25 Gresham Street in the City of London, while its registered office is on The Mound in Edinburgh. It also operates office sites in Birmingham, Bristol, West Yorkshire and Glasgow. The Group also has overseas operations in the US and Europe. Its headquarters for business in the European Union is in Berlin, Germany. The business operates under a number of distinct brands, including Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland, Scottish Widows, MBNA, Schroders Personal Wealth and others. Lloyds Banking Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It had a market capitalisation of approximately £30.65 billion as of 1 August 2022—the 19th-largest of any LSE listed company—and has a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American depositary receipts.

NatWest Group is a British banking and insurance holding company, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The group operates a wide variety of banking brands offering personal and business banking, private banking, investment banking, insurance and corporate finance. In the United Kingdom, its main subsidiary companies are National Westminster Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, NatWest Markets and Coutts. The group issues banknotes in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Before the 2008 collapse and the general financial crisis, the Group was very briefly the largest bank in the world, and for a period was the second-largest bank in the UK and Europe and the fifth-largest in the world by market capitalisation. Subsequently, with a slumping share price and major loss of confidence, the bank fell sharply in the rankings, although in 2009 it was briefly the world's largest company by both assets (£1.9 trillion) and liabilities (£1.8 trillion). It had to be bailed out by the UK government through the 2008 United Kingdom bank rescue package. The government retained a majority share until 28 March 2022, held and managed through UK Government Investments. It has subsequently reduced its shareholding in a series of transactions. In addition to its primary share listing on the London Stock Exchange, the company is also listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Banco Santander S.A. doing business as Santander Group is a Spanish multinational financial services company based in Madrid and Santander in Spain. Additionally, Santander maintains a presence in all global financial centres as the 19th-largest banking institution in the world. Although known for its European banking operations, it has extended operations across North and South America, and more recently in continental Asia. It is considered a systemically important bank by the Financial Stability Board. Many subsidiaries, such as Abbey National, have been rebranded under the Santander name. The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index. In June 2023, Santander was ranked as 49th in the Forbes Global 2000 list of the world's biggest public companies. Santander is Spain's largest bank.

Clifford Chance LLP is a British multinational law firm headquartered in London, England, and a member of the "Magic Circle", a group of London-based multinational law firms. Clifford Chance is the largest law firm headquartered in the UK by revenue, having a total revenue of £2.04 billion (US$2.79 billion) in 2022–2023. It ranks as one of top ten largest law firms in the world measured both by number of lawyers and revenue with profits per equity partner exceeding £2 million. According to Acuris, as of 2020 Clifford Chance secured the most European M&A mandates, becoming the most popular adviser to top-tier private equity clients in the continent. In the same year it was named International Law Firm of the Year at the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) Europe Awards, part of the Euromoney group.

Jones Day is an American multinational law firm based in Washington, D.C. As of 2023, it is one of the largest law firms in the United States with 2,302 attorneys, and among the highest grossing in the world with revenues of $2.5 billion. Originally headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Jones Day ranks first in both M&A league tables and the 2017 U.S. Law Firm Brand Index. Jones Day has represented over half of the companies in the Fortune 500, including Goldman Sachs, General Motors, McDonald's, and Bridgestone. The firm has also represented former President Donald Trump. Many attorneys from the firm have served as federal officials or judges, including United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, former White House Counsel Donald McGahn and former Solicitor General Noel Francisco.

Moore Barlow lawyers is a law company headquartered in London, United Kingdom with many additional office locations across the UK which provides long-term solutions and legal services to a wide variety of clients including businesses and individuals. Moore Barlow ranked as one of the top law firms in the UK in The Times Best Law Firms list for 2024. Moore Barlow was recognised in Chambers High Net Worth (HNW) 2023, reflecting the firm’s reputation as leading specialists for private wealth and residential property practitioners advising high-net-worth individuals.

Kroll (formerly Duff & Phelps) is a financial and risk advisory firm established in 1932 and based in New York City In 2018, Kroll was acquired by Duff & Phelps. In 2021, Duff & Phelps decided to rebrand itself as Kroll, a process it completed in 2022. Kroll provides clients a way to build, protect and maximize value through their differentiated financial and risk advisory and intelligence. Their transaction experience and expertise earned them global recognition as leaders in valuation, corporate finance and restructuring. They also are known for their world-class experts and solutions in corporate risk.

PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited is a multinational professional services brand of firms, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand. It is the second-largest professional services network in the world and is considered one of the Big Four accounting firms, along with Deloitte, EY and KPMG. PwC firms are in 157 countries, across 742 locations, with 328,000 people. As of 2019, 26% of the workforce was based in the Americas, 26% in Asia, 32% in Western Europe and 5% in Middle East and Africa. The company's global revenues were $50.3 billion in FY 2022, of which $18.0 billion was generated by its Assurance practice, $11.6 billion by its Tax and Legal practice and $20.7 billion by its Advisory practice. The firm in its recent actual form was created in 1998 by a merger between two accounting firms: Coopers & Lybrand, and Price Waterhouse. Both firms had histories dating back to the 19th century. The trading name was shortened to PwC in September 2010 as part of a rebranding effort.

Blick Rothenberg is a leading tax, accounting and business advisory firm headquartered in London. Combining technical expertise with personal integrity, it offers accounting and business advisory services, as well as advice on corporate and personal tax matters. They provide advice throughout the lifecycle of corporate or personal needs. Their clients range from overseas listed companies, international groups and owner managed businesses to private clients seeking proactive tax advice to manage and retain wealth.

Fisher, Sassoon & Marks (“FSM”) is a dynamic and specialist practice based in London. Their expertise has been developed during 65 years of existence. The practice has a tradition of professional excellence geared to assisting businesses in meeting their chosen goals. Today, the firm operates from their office in central London, providing auditing, taxation compliance, business advisory, management information and regulatory services to clients.

Ocorian is a provider of trust, administration and fiduciary services for companies, institutions, individuals and funds. The company has connections to the offshore magic circle. It was founded in Jersey as law firm Bedell Cristin, with Bedell Trust providing financial services. The company operates in Luxembourg, Ireland, the Netherlands, Malta, the Isle of Man, Guernsey, the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Mauritius, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the United Arab Emirates.

Founded in 1978, Trident Trust is a leading independent corporate, fiduciary and fund administrator, employing over 1,000 staff across a global footprint that spans Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East. Financial institutions, professional advisors, asset managers, family offices and international businesses turn to Trident Trust for the provision of independent corporate, trust and fund administration services, relying on their worldwide presence, local knowledge and our commitment to responsiveness, reliability, attention to detail and personal service. Their professional personnel are widely recognised for their ability to work cooperatively with advisors and their clients and to support them through their practical knowledge and extensive experience.

Intertrust (formerly Intertrust N.V.) is an international trust and corporate management company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In November 2022, it was acquired by Corporation Service Company. The company is best known for its fiduciary services, which includes tax, trust, business management and outsourcing processes. It is the largest trust office in the Netherlands. Intertrust's origins date back to the incorporation of NV Trust Corporation Pierson, Heldring & Pierson in 1952. Shankar Iyer has been the company's acting chief executive officer since December 2020. Intertrust has locations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, but most of its revenue stems from a small number of tax havens. The company is listed on Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange. As of 2015 Intertrust's clients include 6 out of the top 10 of the Fortune Global 500, as well as thirty out of the world's fifty largest private equity funds.

City Capital Consulting was established in 2006 by ex FCA staff and is an established management consultancy with extensive experience in providing regulatory and associated consultancy services to a range of financial services firms including banks, fund managers, brokers, investment advisors/managers and corporate finance firms. In addition, they have expert knowledge in the fintech sector assisting e-money and payment services firms.