Paolo Barbieri

Part of Banco BPM SpA, Banca Akros SpA is a financial institution based in Milan, Italy. The company specializes in market making on government bonds, corporate and financial institutions, and provides access to the Italian and international stock market through its equity cash team and electronic trading systems. Banca Akros has been offering financial advice since 1997 and offers a range of investment products and services. Marco Turrina has been the CEO of the private company since 1997.

Pioneer Alternative Investment Management Ltd. (UK), (PAI-UK), is the London-based operating division of Pioneer Alternative Investment Management (PAI) in Dublin, the alternative asset management arm of UniCredit SpA (MI: UCG) in Italy. PAI has research and investment centres in Dublin, New York, London, Geneva and Milan.

THERAMetrics holding AG is an independent biotech company, which discovers drugs for patients suffering from rare diseases. The company was founded by Fabio Cavalli, Vera Cavalli, Patrick Pozzorini, Dorian Bevec and Michael von und zu Liechtenstein on February 9, 2001 and is headquartered in Stans, Switzerland.

La Perla Global Management (UK) Ltd. engages in the manufacture and distribution of lingerie, underwear, swimwear and clothing accessories. The firm develops brand collections including intimate wear, beachwear, loungewear, nightwear, bodysuits, garter belts and stockings. It also offers perfumes, jewelry items and editorial selections. The company was founded by Ada Masotti in 1954 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

SMS Finance SA is an alternative investment manager. The private company is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Elite World SA provides model recruitment and management services. It operates through four business segments: Modeling, Licensing, EML and Group function. The Modeling segment provides catwalk presentations and shooting. The Licensing segment sells products by licensees using Elite brand. The EML segment conducts Elite Model Look contests. The Group function segment consists of Holding and Dormant companies. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Luxembourg.

Pioneer Alternative Investment Management SGR SpA (PAIM-IT) is the Milan-based office of PAI-Pioneer Alternative Investments, the alternative investment arm of Pioneer Global Asset Management SpA. Established in 1999, PAI has additional offices in Dublin, New York and London. The Pioneer group is part of UniCredit SpA (MI: UCG), one of Europe's leading banks, since 2000. PAIM-IT manages hedge funds distributed in Italy through the banking subsidiaries of the UniCredit group, and through Pioneer's network of offices around the world. The firm develops and manages a diverse range of multi-strategy Italian hedge funds for institutional clients.