Kevin T. Medina

Värde Partners /Private Equity/ is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Värde Partners, Inc founded by George G. Hicks and Marcia Lynn Page in 1993. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota with additional offices in London, New York, Singapore, Luxembourg and Mumbai.

SPARX Investment & Research, USA, Inc. was established in 1994 as an SEC-registered investment advisor. It is providing client service for the SPARX funds to institutional investors in the US. SPARX's core competence is based on a direct-research approach. Their team of analysts visits companies annually to conduct interviews with top management. Each piece of information obtained through the onsite research process is analyzed and the resulting stock selection of individual companies is reflected in their investment strategies. They believe that this disciplined approach minimizes downside risks and maximizes the potential returns to generate consistently exceptional long-term investment results.

Citibank NA engages in the provision of banking services. It offers retail and commercial banking; credit cards; banking, capital markets, and advisory; markets and securities services; private banking; and treasury and trade solutions. The company was founded on June 16, 1812 and is headquartered in New York, NY.