Apex Fund Services (Bahrain) WLL

Managing Director:		Nicolas Angio Nicolas Angio will join Apex Bahrain in January 2008. Prior to joining Apex, Nicolas was an Account Manager at BISYS Hedge Fund Services for 3 years. He has also worked as a consultant to several venture capital firms in Montreal, Canada, where he gained experience with company valuation models for venture capital investments. He is a member of the Institute of General Accountants Association of Canada and has a Masters in Finance from Sherbrooke University in Canada.
About Apex Bahrain:	Apex Bahrain is due to commence operation in 1st quarter 2008 and will be regulated by the Bahrain Ministry of Commerce.     Since becoming an independent State in 1971, Bahrain has witnessed spectacular economic growth and has transformed from an essentially agricultural base, where the main products were pearls and dates, to a modern industrial, business and service center and is today acknowledged as being the banking hub of the region.   Over the past years the Government has been the engine of the economy, using oil revenues diligently in order to provide a modern physical and legal infrastructure without having to resort to traditional forms of taxation.   The result is a vibrant economy, a population which is well educated and adaptable and a private sector ready to reach out to the global market.   The Government is now progressively moving away from its involvement in productive processes to that of facilitator of private sector initiatives.
Regulatory Environment:	The Ministry of Industry & Commerce is responsible for a diverse range of activities which make up the commercial environment in Bahrain, including inter alia the registration of all forms of commercial business, commercial agencies, industrial property, standards and metrology, foreign trade as well as a number of other related activities.   In general the Ministry's aim is to ensure the maintenance of an open, transparent and market driven commercial environment so as develop Bahrain's economic competitiveness and to encourage inward investment whilst at the same time promoting employment for the local population.
Contact Details of Nicolas Angio:	E-mail: nicolas@apex.bm Address: Bahrain Tourism Company Building, Bahrain Telehone: +973 17 530217 Mobile: +973 39 690427 Fax: +973 17 531817