Bertrand van Houtte

Europanel Research & Alternative Asset Management SA (ERAAM) is an independent French multi-management firm which specializes in European-based hedge funds and also offers a range of off-shore products, AMF-regulated funds and tailor made multi-strategy or single strategy vehicules. Formerly known as Europanel, founded in 1998 by Cyril Julliard and Bertrand Van Houtte, the firm became Europanel Research & Alternative Asset Management in 2002. ERAAM is based in Paris and manages assets on behalf of financial institutions, private banking networks, high-net worth individuals and pension funds. The firm has a strategic partnership with Quilvest for hedge funds selection in Europe. Their flagship product is the Europanel Multistratégies II fund.

KBC Securities NV is a broker/dealer firm headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of KBC Bank NV, itself a subsidiary of KBC Groupe SA (EBR: KBC). KBC Securities provides liquidity and order execution services to institutional clients internationally, from investment banks to mutual funds and private investors.