Maxime A. Hennequet

Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd. (Credit Suisse Europe) is the Great Britain-based brokerage subsidiary of Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK), itself a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1966 and formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Ltd. Headquartered in London, Credit Suisse Europe arranges financing in international capital markets, provides financial advisory services and acts as a dealer in securities, derivatives and foreign exchange on a principal and agency basis for corporate and institutional investors.

Sandell Asset Management Europe Ltd. (SAME) is the European office and an affiliate of the global investment firm Sandell Asset Management Corp, which is based in New York and also has an office in Hong Kong. SAME was established in 2000 and is located in London. SAME specializes in alternative investment management, contributing to the management the Castlerigg portfolios.