Joël Raffin-Peyloz

Barep Asset Management SA is an alternative asset management firm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the French group Société Générale (PA: GLE). In 2009 the activities of Barep Asset Management SA were absorbed by Société Générale Asset Management. Established in 1990, Barep is located in Paris with offices in Dublin and Hong Kong. The firm specializes in alternative asset management and financial engineering. Their clients are corporate and institutional investors, as well as intermediaries and fund of fund managers. The firm is a leading alternative investment manager in Europe. Their culture emphasizes innovation and client-oriented product customization. Barep relies on EIM for hedge fund analysis. The firm manages the diverse Barep family of hedge funds, domiciled in Dublin and administered by their Irish office Barep Asset Management (Ireland) Ltd.

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.