Peter C. Hagan

Allied Irish Banks Plc operates as a holding company, which offers commercial banking, international banking, leasing, insurance and mortgage banking. It operates through the following segments: Retail & Commercial Banking (RCB), Wholesale, Institutional & Corporate Banking (WIB), AIB UK and Group. The RCB segment services the personal and SME customers, provides net loans and customer accounts, broad infrastructure facilitating various locations and ATMs and is digital enabled. The WIB segment comprises of corporate banking, a relationship driven model with sector specialisms; syndicated & international finance, a bank's interface to public loan markets, real estate finance, a centralized origination and management and specialized finance, which provides structured finance, mezzanine finance, and equity product offering. The AIB UK segment comprises retail and commercial banking operations in Great Britain operating under the trading name Allied Irish Bank and in Northern Ireland operating under the trading name First Trust Bank. The Group segment comprises group, treasury and support functions, which includes treasury activities, central control and support functions The company was founded on September 1, 1966 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Merrill Lynch Bank (Suisse) SA (MLBS) is the private banking subsidiary of Bank Julius Baer & Co. AG, itself a subsidiary of Julius Baer Gruppe AG (SW: BAER) in Switzerland. Merrill Lynch has a presence in Switzerland since 1952. MLBS became part of Merrill Lynch in 1984 and was previously known as American Fletcher Bank. The bank is based in Geneva with a twin office in Zürich and additional offices worldwide. MLBS specializes in the discretionary management of multi-currency and multi-national portfolios. Their primary clients are high-net worth individuals and family offices.

Part of Bank of America Corp., GE Business Financial Services, Inc. provides commercial financing services. The private company is based in Chicago, IL.

FDS, Inc. provides support services to the healthcare industry. The firm develops strategic alliances with wholesalers, buying groups, pharmacy associations, software vendors, product suppliers, and independent pharmacies throughout the United States. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

BOFAML Investments provides financial intermediary services. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.