Barry P. Carroll

Ansbacher & Co. Ltd. (A&Co) is the asset management arm and a subsidiary of Ansbacher Banking Group, which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of QNB-Qatar National Bank (QA: QNBK) since 2004. QNB is controlled by the Government of Qatar. The group was founded in 1894 as a brokerage firm. Their current activities include investment advisory, multi-currency private banking services, super yatch finance, fiduciary structuring and margin lending. Based in London, the group has offices in Zurich, Dubai, the Channel Islands, the Bahamas and Doha in Qatar. A&Co specializes in global wealth management, both onshore and offshore, and provides tailored financial solutions to an international clientele of high-net worth private individuals, trustees, institutions and corporations. The firm provides investment advisory services and manages trusts and discretionary accounts, delegating specialist portfolios to third-party asset management firms and using an open architecture approach. A&Co also manages the Al Watani equity funds for QNB, which are invested in the Qatari economy.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

HSBC Bank Bermuda Ltd. provides commercial and institutional banking services. It offers fund administration, trust, custody, asset management, and banking services to institutions and individuals. The Bank of Bermuda operates offshore centers in Bahrain, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Dublin, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, Japan, Jersey, London, Luxembourg, New York, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, and Switzerland. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

AFA (2006) LLP provided fund administration services. It focused on private equity funds, encompassing funds for buyouts, infrastructure, real estate, mezzanine, and venture capital. The company was founded in 2002 and was headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.