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MilleniumAssociates Services & Credentials
Independent Global M&A and Corporate Finance Advisers
March 2015

2. MilleniumAssociates differentiators
- Team of M&A and corporate finance experts
- Significant experience across sectors and geographies
- Team has worked on over 200 transactions and accumulated over 150 years
of collective M&A experience
- Owned by its partners and management the firm is totally independent
ensuring there are no conflicts of interest
- Focused on getting best deal done for our clients
Experienced experts
Independent
Worldwide network
Access to key
investors globablly
Entrepreneurs &
Corporates Practice
- Over 15 years focused on financial services M&A
- Particular emphasis and global experience in the wealth & asset
management, private banking and independent asset management sectors
- Offices in Switzerland and the UK (FCA registered); alliance partners all key
markets
- 20+ strong global advisory board with strong international executive
management network
- Senior access to key investors globally including strategic investors, PE/VCs,
sovereign wealth funds, and family offices / high net worth individuals
Financial Services
Practice
- Specialists in providing M&A and corporate finance advice to entrepreneurs,
and small/mid-cap businesses
- No restrictions to business sector, size or geography

3. Integrated
service offering
Key client groups Global network
- Dedicated Financial Services
practise
- Distinct team focused on
entrepreneurs and corporates
- Privileged access to active
international investors
- Comprehensive M&A advisory
services from strategy to
complete transaction support
- Full corporate finance advisory
services from equity & debt
financings to IPO support
- Extensive international experience
- Exceptionally well connected
international Global Advisory
Board
- One of the broadest senior
contact networks worldwide
- Complementary strategic
partnerships globally
MilleniumAssociates differentiators (II)

4. Integrated service offering
Corporate Finance Advice
- Equity & debt financings
- Structuring of financial instruments
- Restructuring Services
- Global syndications
- IPO Support
- Leveraging MilleniumAssociates’
extensive financial industry
network
M&A Advice
- Buy and sell M&A advice
- M&A strategy & transaction structuring
- Research / target sourcing
- Preparation & process management
- Due diligence & negotiations
- Independent business analysis
- Business valuations & independent
fairness opinions
- Independent market assessment
- Exit strategies
- Privatisations
- Regulatory support

5. Key client groups
Entrepreneurs &
Corporates
In-depth understanding of
entrepreneurs and corporates
needs and challenges.
Work closely with
- Entrepreneurs
- SME
- Corporate & business
owners
- Institutional & Government
bodies
Financial Services
Leading M&A advisory firm to
financial services industry, with a
network of industry leaders.
Particular focus on:
- Private Banking
- Wealth Management
- Asset Management
- Fund Management
- Alternative Investment
Management
- Securities brokerage
Global Investors
Regular privileged access to active
international investors including;
- Private & Sovereign Banks,
Wealth & Asset Managers
- Pension Funds
- Private Equity Groups
- Family Offices
- Corporates
- Private investors
providing good insight into their
investment needs and criteria

6. Global network
North & Central
America
Regional coverage
through MA network
and strategic
partnership with STS
Capital Partners
Latin America
Regional coverage through MA
network and collaboration with
BTG Pactual Group
Middle East
Regional
coverage through
MA network and
strategic partners
Europe
MA‘s
headquarters
Asia and Japan
Regional coverage
through MA network
and strategic
partnership with
Anglo Chinese
Corporate Finance
Limited
Southern Africa
Regional coverage through
MA network and strategic
partnership with Sasfin
Corporate Finance
Pacific Rim
Regional
coverage
through MA
network
India
Regional
coverage
through MA
network and
strategic
partner
Dynamic Orbits
- MilleniumAssociates and its team members have worked on numerous transactions globally
- The company benefits from very well connected international Global Advisory Board and one of the broadest
worldwide senior contact networks
- Supporting MilleniumAssociates’ international reach are a number of strategic partnerships that strengthens
its local coverage and complements the service offering as required

7. Offices in Europe‘s key financial centres
MilleniumAssociates is present in
Switzerland and the UK
- headquartered in Switzerland
with resources locally present in
Zurich and Geneva
- London subsidiary which is
authorised and regulated by the
Financial Conduct Authority
- combines company and country
specific knowledge with
European global perspective
- proven international transaction
experience covering all major
markets
London
FCA regulated
Switzerland
Presence in key wealth centers

8. Entrepreneurs & Corporates Practice
M&A & Corporate Finance expertise across industries and global markets
Experience Understanding Breadth
- M&A and Corporate
Advisory experts
- Over 100 years’ combined
experience
- Focused on entrepreneurs
and corporate business
owners
- Worked on 100+ deals
across sectors &
geographies
- Senior team all have
personal entrepreneurial
experience
- Full range of M&A
capabilities
- Detailed understanding of
the M&A process as well
as its challenges and
threats
- Fully appreciates the
practical and emotional
challenges involved
- Focus on identifying
clients’ strategic
requirements from value
creation to legacy factor
- Experienced in a wide
range of industry sectors
- Practiced in a number of
geographies
- The M&A transaction
process has many
similarities irrespective of
the industry
- Comprehensive advisory
network
- Extensive investor
network spanning most
industries globally

9. Experience Understanding Breadth
Financial Services Practice
Industry focus & familiarity with industry-specific deal mechanics
- Focused on the financial
services industry
- Emphasis on private
banking and asset/wealth
management and related
businesses
- Over 150 man years of
collective M&A experience
- All have practical work
experience in the financial
services industry
- Fully familiar with
industry-specific decision
parameters
- Special emphasis on
private banking and
asset/wealth management
and related businesses
- Understanding strategic,
financial and economic
framework conditions
- Insight into industry
drivers & key trends
- Experience and
relationships means
detailed understanding of
the strategies, financials
and economics of key
players
- Experience in all major
European, North & South
American, Middle Eastern
and Asian markets as well
as key offshore centres
- Established confidential
channels with key counter
parties globally
- Key industry influencer
with network and know-
how to offer solutions
- CATCH
- Stand alone platforms

10. Appendix 1: Senior team biographies

11. Senior team biographies
Multilingual M&A specialists with extensive Swiss and international experience
Ray Soudah, Founder and Group CEO/Chairman - takes a strategic role
supporting the operational team whilst developing MilleniumAssociates’ global network
of senior contacts in financial services companies, investors, institutions and sovereign
funds. Ray has significant corporate finance and M&A experience having worked for
Citigroup, Midland Montagu Investment Banking, National Bank of Bahrain, Cedel Bank
and SBC/UBS in the US, Asia, Middle East and Europe. Ray has lead every type of
M&A transaction from buy and sell mandates to mergers and strategic alliances across
most geographies and sectors. Ray speaks English, French, Greek and Japanese.
Erik Wetter, Partner & CEO of MilleniumAssociates (UK) Ltd – started his career
on SE Banken International’s management programme and was later involved in the
restructuring and disposal of the bank’s Latin American loan exposure. In the late 80’s
Erik joined Schroders ’ UK Corporate Finance Division focusing on UK public M&A
transactions, later moving to head part of the European M&A Team. When the
investment banking division of Schroders was sold to Citigroup in 2000, Erik was
recruited by Lazard to help build their financial institutions group where he had
origination and execution responsibilities across Europe with particular emphasis on
cross-border transactions. Erik is Swedish-Venezuelan by origin and speaks Swedish,
English, French and Spanish.

12. Senior team biographies
Multilingual M&A specialists with extensive Swiss and international experience
Jan-Arne Farstad, Partner – has extensive experience in M&A for corporates and
entrepreneurs, most recently with STS Capital Partners, a global firm specialised in
this segment across all major industry sectors, prior to joining MA. Earlier Jan-Arne
served as Global Head of Corporate Advisory at UBS Wealth Management, responsible
for teams in Zurich, London, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Hong
Kong and Singapore serving UBS’s UHNWI’s M&A needs. He has been involved in 80+
M&A transactions across most industries. He also has in-depth knowledge of the
financial services industry where he held a number of senior positions earlier in his
career, including that of CEO of a bank (in London) and of a broker-dealer (in New
York). Jan-Arne is a Norwegian national and speaks English, German, Spanish, French
as well as the Scandinavian languages.
Lyndon Gaborit, International Partner – with a career that has spanned over
twenty years and involved most fields in corporate finance including mergers &
acquisitions, divestments, corporate strategy, joint ventures, private equity and
venture capital in both consulting, executive management and board roles, Lyndon
has direct experience across a wide range of industries including healthcare,
resources, food, brewing, agribusiness, IT and Internet in a diverse number of
geographies including North America, Europe and Australia. Lyndon is an Australian
national and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

13. Senior team biographies
Multilingual M&A specialists with extensive Swiss and international experience
Pierre Fischer, Senior Advisor - nearly 30 years experience working in the Swiss
financial services industry, including being the former CEO of BCV and Banque
Safdié/Bank Leumi. Pierre has worked on and supported a significant number of
transactions and projects throughout his career and benefits from extensive senior
network within Swiss and European financial services arena. An entrepreneur by
nature, Pierre has also established two companies during his career, both in the
derivatives trading arena. Pierre is a Swiss citizen and is fluent in French, English and
German.
Ulrich Knopp, Senior Advisor – has extensive experience in M&A and corporate
finance for entrepreneurs, corporates and financial institutions having worked on
more than 60 transactions from financial institutions, various industrial sectors, high-
tech, renewable energy, natural resources to real estate globally but with a focus on
Europe, Africa and the Americas. Ulrich started his career with more than 14 years at
UBS and Credit Suisse with an emphasis on corporate development, strategic
planning and M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital Business. After leaving the
banking sector, Ulrich spent a number of years in private equity before returning to
becoming the Global Head of Wholesale Fund Distribution for a prominent Swiss
private bank and a Member of the Board of Directors of a fund company. Most
recently Ulrich was a partner and regional director for an independent corporate
finance advisory firm with a focus on corporate and entrepreneurial clients. Ulrich is a
German citizen and speaks English and German.

14. Senior team biographies
Multilingual M&A specialists with extensive Swiss and international experience
Andreas Bünter, Managing Director – started his career in a bank’s back office,
moved into equity & derivative trading, research and analysis, operations and sales
management. After his banking career he founded, developed and restructured
several SME ’ s as CEO, COO, investor and board member in financial services,
insurance brokerage, electrical equipment, software, energy and media sectors. He
merged and sold his own companies and served entrepreneurs in M&A, business
succession and corporate finance projects. Prior to joining MA Andreas has been
involved in 25+ corporate finance, M&A and succession projects in manufacturing,
technology, trade and financial services industries. Andreas is CIIA (Certified
International Investment Analyst), eidg. dipl. Financial Analyst & Asset Manager, dipl.
Business Economist AKAD. Andreas is a Swiss national and speaks German and
English.
The senior team is supported internally by a well qualified and highly experienced team who have
wealth of experience in a wide range of industry sectors and geographies, and between them speak
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Mandarin as well as other languages.

15. Higinio Bartolomé Pardo President of Spanish M&A boutique Strategic Services (Spain/Europe)
Eric Billot Strategic adviser to financial institutions in France and Southern Europe
(Europe/Middle East)
Hervé de Carmoy Has held senior executive positions in a number of large multinational
organisations in both banking and industry sectors and currently non-executive
Chairman at Almatis (France/Europe)
Robert Douglass Chairman of Clearstream International and formerly Vice Chairman of Chase
Manhattan Bank. (USA/Americas)
Koji Fusa Specialist emerging markets asset management and former Co-Head of UBS
Investment Bank, Japan and Head of Credit Suisse Investment Bank, Japan
(UK/Asia)
Robert E. Garrison II President and Director of Houston-based Sanders Morris Harris Group.
(USA/Americas)
David Gelber Former COO at ICAP, and currently serving on number of boards including Walkers
Crisps, Exotix Ltd, IPGL Ltd and DDCAP Ltd, a leading arranger of Islamic Banking
transactions (UK/Middle East)
Michael J. Lagopoulos Formerly Deputy Chairman of RBC Wealth Management with extensive experience
and network in North America and Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia
(Global)
Lady Judge (formerly
Barbara Thomas)
Lady Judge is currently Chairman of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
and has an unusually broad and successful international career as a senior
executive, chairman and non-executive director in both the private and public
sectors. (Global)
MilleniumAssociates Global Advisory Board
Providing unique access to global industry experts
In addition to MilleniumAssociates’ team of full time experts is a our Global Advisory Board made up of over 20
independent and prominent individuals from international industry:
(Geographical expertise/network)

16. MilleniumAssociates Global Advisory Board (II)
Providing unique access to global industry experts
(Geographical expertise/network)
René Karsenti President of the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), and former Chairman
of the International Council of Securities Associations (ICSA) (Europe/Global)
George Loudon Chairman at Altius Associates and non-executive director of several companies.
(Europe)
Michael Maslinski Specialist consultant to the Private Banking and Wealth Management sector (Europe)
Ian Mullen Former Chief Executive of the British Bankers’ Association and senior Banking exec.
(UK/Europe)
Maarten L. Pronk Director at Banco Kwanza, Angola and partner in an investment advisory boutique with
a particular focus on Russia and CIS countries (Russia/Angola/LatAm)
Todd Ruppert Global investment industry expert, and former President and CEO of T. Rowe Price
Global Investment Services (Global)
Anthony Smouha Executive Director of Atlanticomnium and adviser to the GAM Star Credit Opportunities
(Switzerland/Europe)
Michael Tomalin Board member and former CEO of The National Bank of Abu Dhabi. Formerly Global CEO
of Barclays Private Banking (Middle East)
Carel N. van der Spek Held senior executive positions in the financial services industry in the Netherlands and
internationally. (Europe)
Dr. David B. Zenoff Independent advisor on strategy, management and governance to CEO's, Heads of
major business units, and Boards of Directors of large multinational companies, major
financial services companies, and other institutions across the world. (Global)

17. Appendix 2: Selected transactions

18. Entrepreneur & Corporates Practice
Transaction experience
MilleniumAssociates’ Entrepreneur & Corporates Practice has over 100 years’ combined experience and
has a wealth of experience in a wide range of industry sectors and geographies. Transactions worked on
include:
- Acquisition and rollout of private clinics in Germany on behalf of European private investor group
- Acquisition of US managed professional services company by international HR solutions group
- Divestiture of family owned UK machine tools manufacturer to European strategic investor
- Divestiture of Spanish entrepreneur owned transportation company to industry consolidator
- Sole financial adviser to Latin American private conglomerate involving several noncore divestitures to Latin
American buyers
- Investment in a sub-Saharan mining operation on behalf of Asian strategic investor group
- Divestiture of PE owned Nordic healthcare and emergency services provider
- Divestiture of processed food manufacturer in the Philippines to Asian financial investor
- Acquisition of Caribbean bank subsidiary of European bank on behalf of major Caribbean bank
- Advising MBI on valuation of Swiss wholesaler of consumer goods
- Divestiture of a Spanish port logistics company to major infrastructure fund
- Sale of entrepreneur owned specialty healthcare provider to North American strategic investor
- Acquisition of international manufacturer for locomotives and railcar maintenance
- Divestiture of international manufacturer and service provider of automation equipment and solutions
- Investment in European oil/gas exploration and production company on behalf of Scandinavian private investors
- Established privately owned French vineyard sold to Asian UHNWI
- Sale of Swiss Commercial Real Estate Group to a private investor
- Sale of entrepreneur owned media business in RSA sold to RSA conglomerate
- Sale of privately held European medical instruments manufacturer to Northern European UHNWI
- Divestiture of equity stake in Swiss biotechnology company

19. MilleniumAssociates has a dedicated and highly experienced team exclusively focused on the financial
services industry, with special emphasis on private banking, asset/wealth management and related
businesses.
With over 150 man years of collective M&A experience in the wealth management and financial services
industry, all team members have solid past practical work experience in the financial services industry and
are fully familiar with all industry-specific decision parameters. Selected transactions worked on include:
Financial Services Practice
Selected advised transactions

20. Financial Services Practice
Selected advised transactions (II)

21. Financial Services Practice
Selected advised transactions (III)

22. Strictly Confidential: This document is limited for the use of the addressee and his company and may not be circulated to any third party, including but not limited to, consultants, auditors and advisors without prior
written approval of MilleniumAssociates AG.
Disclaimer: MilleniumAssociates AG accepts no responsibility and makes no promises with respect to the accuracy and the information contained in this document and the potential success of any projects related to it.
MilleniumAssociates AG makes no promise, suggestion or offer of securities directly or indirectly regarding any companies potentially mentioned in this document.
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MilleniumAssociates AG
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Ray Soudah, Founder
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Jan-Arne Farstad, Partner
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Erik Wetter, Partner
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Andreas Bünter, Managing Director
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Ulrich Knopp, Senior Advisor
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Stephanie Bürgel, Director
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Alexandra Pastollnigg, Director
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Stephan Schürmann, Director
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Key Contacts