Edgeir Aksnes

The Group's principal activities are to provide investment, financing, advisory, insurance and related products and services on a global basis. The Group's services includes securities brokerage, trading, insurance, record keeping and underwriting through its broker, dealer, banking, insurance and other financial services subsidiaries. The Group operates in three business segments: Global Markets and Investment Banking group, Global Private Client, and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. The principal subsidiary of the Group is Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., which provides securities brokerage, option contracts, commodity and financial futures contracts, selected insurance products, options, corporate and municipal securities, investment banking and business advisory services. The Group operates in Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Pacific Rim, Canada and Latin America. In 2005, the Group acquired Pax Clearing Corp, the advest Group and Amvescap Plc.

Vivino, Inc. engages in the provision of online services to promote and sell wines. The company was founded by Heini Zachariassen and Theis S?ndergaard in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Northzone Ventures AB (Northzone) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Bjorn Stray, Jan Tellef Thorleifsson and Ingar Ostby. The firm is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

NetOnNet AB retails consumer electronics online. It offers mobile phones, cameras, digital video disc players, radios, televisions, and computers. The company was founded on March 10, 1999 and is headquartered in Borås, Sweden.

Parallels, Inc. provides hosting and cloud services enablement and cross-platform solutions. The firm’s products include remote application server, desktop for mac business edition, desktop for mac pro edition, mac management for SCCM, desktop for mac, toolbox for mac & windows and parallels access. The company was founded by Aleksey Kandikov, Ilya Zubarev, Juri Tsibrovski, Oleg Melnikov and Serguei Beloussov in 1999 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Dun & Bradstreet AB engages in the provision of business information solutions. It operates through the following segments: Sweden, DACH, International Markets, and Central Functions. The DACH segment consists of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The International Markets encompasses Belgium, Bosnia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Croatia, Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary. The Central Functions include costs for the group's joint units, such as accounting and finance and corporate communications. The company was founded by Lars Bertil Save in 1989 and is headquartered in Solna, Sweden.

Part of Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Russia OOO is a Russian company that develops, manufactures, and supports software products. The company is based in Moscow, Russian Federation.

Part of Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Norge AS is a Norwegian company that provides software services. The company is based in Lysaker, Norway.

Kinnevik New Ventures AB. (KNV) is a venture capital subsidiary of Kinnevik AB founded in 1936. The firm is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Pagero AB provides cloud based online platform and supplies services for communicating digital business documents. The company was founded by Jonas Edlund and is headquartered in Koln, Sweden.

GFG Comércio Digital Ltda. engages in the operation and maintenance of an online e-commerce portal. Its products products include apparel, shoes, cosmetics, bags, and accessories for men and women. The company was founded by Malte Horeyseck, Malte Huffman, Thibaud Lecuyer, and Philipp Paul Marie Povel on September 14, 2009, and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

FishBrain AB engages in the development of a digital platform and social networking service application for sport fishing. The company was founded by Johan Niclas Attby, Marcus Karl Ernst Fransson, and Jens Kristoffer Persson on December 9, 2009 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

PricewaterhouseCoopers AB provides auditing services. It also specializes in capital markets, tax systems, and finance. The company was founded on October 15, 1958 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Distribusion Technologies GmbH develops the global distribution system for the international intercity bus market. It offers consolidated bus content, cross operator fulfillment and one stop solutions. The firm also offers intercity bus API, white label and widget solutions and its technology enables intercity bus operators to partner with travel resellers, such as agencies, travel websites and mobility apps worldwide. The company was founded by Julian Hauck and Johannes Thunert in November 2012 and is headquartered in Bernau bei Berlin, Germany.

Universal Avenue AB promotes and sells digital business solutions. Its platform offers brand ambassadors who supply background information clients need in order to close on a sale or check-in on venues. The company was founded by Johan Lilja and Petter Hederstedt in July 2014 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Karmalicious AB develops an application that reduces food waste by allowing restaurants, cafes and grocery stores to sell surplus food to consumers at a lower price. The company was founded by Mattis Larsson, Ludvig Christian Torsten Berling, Elsa Bernadotte, and Hjalmar St?hlberg Nordegren in November 2016 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Summa Equity AB (Summa Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2016 by Jenny Keisu, Reynir Kjær Indahl and Johannes Hidle Lien. The firm is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Lunar 2 ltd. operates as a holding company. The company was founded on August 16, 2013 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Budbee AB engages in the provision of logistics, distribution, and transportation services. It provides centric last-mile logistics platform specialised for e-commerce businesses. The company was founded by Fredrik Hamilton in February 2015 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Vionlabs AB develops and distributes digital film, data, and music solutions. Its products include Vionel Insight, Vionel Discovery, and Vionel API. The company was founded by Arash Pendari in 2010 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Artho Therapeutics AB develops digital platform for treatment of osteoarthritis. It offers diagnosis and treatment for joint pain (arthritis). The firm provides a mobile and web based application for people with hurting joints and osteoarthritis. The company was founded by Jakob Erik Tobias Dahlberg, Leif Erik Dahlberg, and Carina Thorstensson on September 9, 2013 and is headquartered in Malmo, Sweden.