Marc Pandraud

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

S.G. Warburg France SA provides banking services. The company is based in Paris, France.

Part of Bank of America Corp., Merrill Lynch France SAS is a stock brokerage providing multiple financial services. The private company is based in Paris, France.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Europe GmbH is a nationally chartered commercial bank. The company is based in Frankfurt, Germany. The CEOs are Matthias Buck, Michael Ruh. The German company was founded in 2010.

Arkema SRL provides organic and inorganic chemicals. The firm offers acrylics, fluoropolymers, coatings resins, and speciality adhesives. The company was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Rho, Italy.