Shore Capital Group Limited is an investment banking company and includes stock broking, market-making, corporate finance advice, asset management including specialist fund management and principal finance. It has five segments: Equity Capital Markets provides research in selected sectors, broking for institutional and professional clients, market-making in AIM and small cap stocks and corporate finance for mid and small cap companies; Asset Management provides advisory and discretionary fund management services, and manages specialist funds invested in alternative asset classes; Central Costs comprises the costs of the Company�s central management team and structure; Balance Sheet / Principal Finance consists of investments and other holdings acquired, together with principal finance activities conducted, using its balance sheet resources, and Spectrum / DBD includes its investment in a German based telecoms business. On March 10, 2011, it acquired 51% of Spectrum Investments Limited.