Ross McInnes

designcapital Plc is a private equity fund, which seeks investment opportunities in companies located in Europe and the US with high growth potential. The fund focuses on companies providing advisory services of architecture & design, manufacturing, and retailing of design furniture. It acquires minority positions and seeks controlling stakes. The fund was founded on June 22, 2007 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Pisto SASU operates as a holding company, with interest in the provision of financial services. The company was founded on November 12, 2003 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Messier Bugatti SA manufactures aircraft equipment. Its products include performance brakes, electro-hydraulic systems, control and monitoring systems, actuators,The company was founded by Ettore Bugatti and George Messier in 1927 and is headquartered in Vélizy-Villacoublay, France.

Safran Identity & Security SAS designs and manufactures biometrics, security, and detection system. Its products and solutions offers identification, bomb detection, tracking, electronic payment, and global positioning. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.

SNECMA SA manufactures aircraft and rocket engines. It designs, develops, produce and markets engines for military and commercial aircraft, launch vehicles and satellites. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Courcouronnes, France.

Vallaroche Conseil provides business and management consulting services. The private company is based in Paris, France.

Safran USA, Inc. operates as a holding company that manufactures aircraft and industrial parts in the United States and Mexico. The firm manufactures electrical motors, aircraft wiring harnesses, and gas turbine engines, wheels, landing gear for the aerospace and automotive industries. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Limoni SpA engages in the distribution of cosmetics, fragrances, and skin and hair care products. It also operates retail stores, beauty centers and spas. The company is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Société Financière du Planier is a private company based in Marseille, France. The French company provides business and management advisory services.

Safran Landing Systems SAS designs, manufactures and provides in-service support, maintenance, repair, and overhaul aircraft landing and braking systems. The company is headquartered in Velizy-Villacoublay, France.

Safran Helicopter Engines manufactures propulsion and aerospace equipment. It provides training and consulting, cost control and availability, technical publications, technical expertise, and material and maintenance services. The company was founded by Polish Engineer, Joseph Szydlowski in 1938 and is headquartered in Bordes, France.

Sagem Défense Sécurité SAS provides inertial navigation solutions. It offers optronics, avionics, electronics and critical software. The company was founded by Marcel Môme in 1925 and is headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.

SNEF SA provides electrical installation, engineering operation and maintenance services. Its brand include SNEF Connect, SNEF Clim, SNEF Maintenance, SNEF Design and Build, SNEF Telecom and SNEF Nucléaire. The firm serves in the area of tertiary sector, maritime, energy, infrastructure and telecommunications industries. The company was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Marseille, France.

Santé SA is an investment holding company based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Santé SA's primary focus is on investment holding. The Luxembourger company was founded in 2003.

Établissements Vallaroche SA operates as holding company with interest in manufacturing aircraft engines and aeronautics equipment. The company was founded in 1923 and is located in Paris, France

Messier-Dowty SA engages in aeronautical and space construction. The company is based in Vélizy-Villacoublay, France. The French company is ultimately controlled by the Government of France.

Camelot UK Lotteries Ltd. operates and promotes the UK national lottery. It manages the national lottery infrastructure, designs new games, develops the marketing support for lottery products, provide services for players and winners, and run the network that sells tickets to players. The firm also offers lottery operational expertise that includes private management, consultancy, interactive and commercial services. The company was founded on May 27, 1993 and is headquartered in Watford, the United Kingdom.

Chartreuse et Mont Blanc Global Holdings SCA is an investment holding Luxembourger company. The private company is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Globe Motors designs, manufactures, and distributes precision, sub fractional horsepower motors and motorized devices throughout the world. For over half a century, since its founding by entrepreneur Max Isaacson, the Globe Motors name has meant turnkey, motion control solutions for valued customers that depend on performance to achieve competitive advantage. Globe Motors application engineers are experienced in reviewing requirements and suggesting one of their standard solutions. When needs are unique, the Globe Motors engineering team works with clients to create the optimal design for their clients project. Motion control assemblies can be designed to increase durability, reduce weight, decrease size, lower cost, or any other requirement based on their clients design criteria. State-of-the-art coil winding services from subsidiary Electrowind result in higher efficiencies in BLDC motors.

Safran Ceramics SA develops technologies in the field of thermo-structural composites. It develops solutions for chambers, impeller and nozzle parts, valves, mixers, and ejection cones of aeronautical engines. The company was founded on February 6, 2002 and is headquartered in Le Haillan, France.

Macquarie Capital (Europe) Ltd. (MCEL) is the London-based subsidiary of Macquarie Group Ltd. (SY: MQG), a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and fund management services. Operating as part of the Macquarie Capital Advisers division, MCEL provides investment advisory services in the UK and in continental Europe. In relation with Macquarie Securities Group, they provide access to Asia Pacific markets for European clients. In terms of research, MCEL supplies macro-economic, markets and stock level analysis to a diverse range of clients. Their capabilities cover equity, debt, ForEx, futures, metals and mining worldwide, economics and strategy. In 2009 Macquarie Group acquired the international brokerage firm Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller LLC. The London branch Fox-Pitt, Kelton Ltd. was absorbed into MCEL.

Part of Financière Eiffarie SAS, Macquarie Autoroutes de France is an investment holding Luxembourger company. The company is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Eiffarie SASU provides construction and maintenance services. The company is headquartered in Vélizy-Villacoublay, France.

Société des Autoroutes Paris Normandie SA provides land transportation services. The company is headquartered in Issy le Moulineaux, France.

Autoroutes Rhone Alpes is a motorway concessionaire which operates a network of Rhône-Alpes motorways. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Bron, France.

Adelac SAS provides financial services. The company was founded on December 26, 2005 and is headquartered in Epagny-Metz-Tessy, France.

Safran Nacelles GmbH provides aviation related services. The private company is based in Hamburg, Germany. The CEO of the German company is Cyril Guy Cambresy.

Safran Filtration Systems offers filtration systems and components for air, fuel, oil and other fluids and gases. It operates as a supplier to a number of industries, including aerospace, defense and manufacturing, addressing all filtration requirements from initial design to production and support. The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Nexon, France.

Vivescia Industries SCA processes cereal crops and oil-producing plants. It develops agro-industrial products. It focuses on large-scale farming crops. The firm processes cereal crops and oil-producing plants. Siclaé operates under the following activities: malt production, milling and frozen bakery, corn processing, animal feed, glucose and starch production, and research and development. Vivescia Industries was founded on April 8, 1998 and is headquartered in Reims, France.