approved counterparty
- (a) an approved credit institution; or 21
- (b) a firm whose permission includes dealing in investments as principal with respect to derivatives which are not listed; or21
- (c)49 a MiFID investment firm whose authorisation (as referred to in article49 5 of MiFID49) authorises it to carry on activities of the kind referred to in (b); or 21
- (d) in respect of a transaction involving a new issue of securities which are to be listed, the issuer or49 a MiFID investment firm49 acting on behalf of the issuer.21
any of the following: 21