The Providence Group

The Providence Group Providence is an innovative global financial services business with 24 offices in 12 countries across the developed and developing world. It unleashes the global potential of exceptional people and available resources by channelling investments from those with abundant capital to those with abundant ideas and the ability to put it to work effectively. The firm is committed to bringing mutual and meaningful benefit to all those with whom it interacts and to making positive contributions in every community in which it operates.

The Providence Leadership Team Antonio Buzaneli, Chief Executive Officer Group and Founder, Providence Group Antonio has more than 30 years’ experience of building businesses. He has worked in a range of sectors and held executive positions in several international companies, developing expertise in global trade and finance, operations, expansion and consolidation. The driving force behind Providence’s factoring activities, he is a director of Providence Investment Management International Limited, Providence Investment Funds PCC Limited and Lumiere Fund Services Limited. Paul Everitt, Head of Business Development Paul oversees Providence’s financial services and trading businesses in London and Guernsey. He has more than 25 years’ experience in the finance industry, with a particular focus on developing new businesses and products. He has held senior roles in offshore wealth management and the administration of pan-European buy-out funds. He is a director of Providence Investment Management International  Limited and non-executive chairman of Lumiere Fund Services Limited. Adam Tattersall, Chief Financial Officer Group Adam qualified as an accountant in 1992 and spent the next 16 years working for a number of Guernsey-based firms. These specialised in financial services including auditing, fund administration and wealth management. In 2008 he was part of the team that structured the management buy-out of a leading financial services group’s London-based subsidiaries, for which he became chief financial officer. He is now responsible for developing Providence’s business worldwide. Jose Ordonez, Chief Operating Officer, Providence Group Jose’s career has encompassed a number of senior roles in banking, real estate and international trade. He specialised in corporate lending before serving as vice-president of finance for a major US-based company, significantly expanding the firm’s market presence and overseeing a twentyfold-plus increase in annual revenues in less than three years. He is a director of Providence Investment Management International Limited. Jose Eduardo Araujo, Head of South America & Financial Services Group Jose is a highly experienced specialist in mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and risk management. He spent a number of years as proprietary M&A officer for a major Brazilian bank, overseeing a series of major deals and reorganisations, and has also held senior roles in the property and real estate sector. He is a board member of several of Providence’s businesses in Europe, Asia and Oceania. Tim Jenkins, Chief Financial Officer Regulated Business Group Tim Jenkins heads Lumiere Financial Holdings Ltd, the parent of our regulated client-facing businesses. Tim brings a wealth of experience to Providence, having worked in financial services since 1988. In a career that encompassed senior governance roles in the private and public sector, Tim founded the stockbroker and investment manager, TJM in 2007. Our exclusive strategic alliance with The TJM Partnership PLC assists the group in the development of our sales and advisor capabilities. Roger Parry, Chief Operating Officer, Europe Roger has specialised in fund administration since 2001. Before moving to Guernsey he served as financial controller for a London-based private equity house, with responsibility for the administration of funds with total assets of more than £900m. Prior to establishing Lumiere he served as the head of fund services at a major international wealth management firm in Guernsey. He is a director of Providence Investment Management International Limited Robin Fuller, Non-Executive Chairman, Europe Robin has more than 35 years’ experience in the financial services industry. He has held senior roles with various global fund, wealth and asset management companies and remains a director of a number of funds and fund management firms. He is a past chairman of the Guernsey Investment Funds Association and the Guernsey International Business Association and a fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments.

Experience Our fully integrated business groups operational experience covers a wide range of industries, from consumer products and services to business-to- business technology in large operations, middle market business and start-ups as well as ventures in financial services and international trade. This diverse background fuels a team of talented individuals who are technologically literate, operationally agile and globally astute. Financial Services Fund Administration Trading Wealth Management Media and Communications Factoring Travel

Global Activities In North America, South America, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Oceania*: Wealth Management Private Equity Management Advisory Services Fund Administration Credit Card Administration Trade Finance Debtor Finance Factoring Trade Brokerage Travel Services Mortgage Brokerage Real Estate Brokerage & Management Vehicle & Equipment Rental  * For certain Countries, more than one activity, but for other Countries just one of the above activities.

Global Strategy A global alternative financing business integrating trade finance and trading. Based on the success of its Brazilian factoring business Providence recognises that it can provide a different way of financing international trade for small and medium size enterprises (SMEs). In the markets it enters Providence is an enabler for SMEs focused on exporting their production (generally agricultural production). We join trade and financing, not only providing the financial resources, but also providing brokerage expertise and sales consulting to such businesses to export their goods and services. In this sense Providence employs a vertically integrated business model.

Global Strategy Providence structures its global operations in various countries in different ways, adapting to the available business structures on a jurisdiction by jurisdiction basis, but always with the objective of providing a platform to provide the needed leverage to grow and develop international trade for SME businesses. In comparison to the current banking approach, Providence companies add more value to their “business partners”, as we provide much more than just financial resources. With this integrated view of the international trade business supply chain, and the profit margins in the multiple transaction points of such chain, Providence companies create a more sustainable and solid solution for international trading and financing than that provided by traditional banks.

Providence Metrics Annual turnover in excess of GBP150m Aggregate total assets of approx. GBP180m Aggregate assets under management of approx. GBP1bn 260 employees 140 employees in Latin America