Richard Paul Sobel

Alfa Capital Partners Ltd. (ACP) is an independent private equity investment firm located in Moscow, Russia. Established in 2003, they are a subsidiary of the Alfa Group, a Russian financial industrial group. ACP acts as an investment advisory firm for private equity and real estate. They advise funds investing in companies and real estate properties in Russia, Ukraine and in the Commonwealth of Independent States. Their international investors are both institutional and private high net worth individuals.

Founded in 1989, Baring North America LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Boston. The firm manages institutional assets on behalf of clients located in the US. They are a direct subsidiary of MassMutual Baring Holding LLC and their ultimate parent is Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.

Baring Asset Management Ltd. (Barings UK) is the Great Britain-based subsidiary of Barings Europe Ltd., ultimately held by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. in the US. Barings traces its origins to 1762 when it was founded in London as a firm of merchants and merchant bankers. They were an asset management pioneer in the UK and set up an Investment Department in 1955. In 1989, all of Barings' asset management activities were consolidated within Baring Asset Management. Headquartered in London, the firm manages assets on behalf of pension funds, pooled vehicles, governments, charities and high-net worth individuals. Barings UK offers a wide range of equity and fixed-income mutual funds in both domestic and international markets. They are a socially responsible investor which takes environmental and socially responsible investment issues into account and seek guidance from clients.