Jeffrey Cagnina

Taiyo Pacific Partners was founded in 2001 to capitalize on investment opportunities in the Japanese market by utilizing the strategic consulting, investment management and Japanese business skills of the managing partners. The Taiyo Fund was launched in June 2003 with an initial equity investment of $200 million by CalPERS, the State of California Public Employees Retirement System. The Fund currently has over $2.0 billion under management. The Fund is co-managed by Taiyo Pacific Partners, LP and by WL Ross & Co. The fund aims to achieve significant performance by investing in a concentrated number of publicly listed, Japanese small-cap companies. Wilbur Ross Jr. is a member of the investment committee along with the managing partners from Taiyo Pacific Partners. The Taiyo Fund is currently closed to additional capital. The Taiyo Pearl Fund was launched in October 2007 and aims to achieve significant performance by investing in publicly listed, Japanese micro-cap companies and Japanese private equity companies. The Taiyo Cypress Fund, launched in April 2008, aims to achieve significant outperformance by investing in publicly listed, Japanese mid-cap companies and Japanese private companies.