Jean-Baptiste de Séguier

Alken is an active, pragmatic and opportunistic manager which seeks to add value by identifying companies that are selling at a discount of more than 30% relative to their intrinsic value. They invest through their funds in companies that are headquartered in Europe, have a majority of their assets or other interests in Europe, or which conduct the majority of their activity in or from Europe.The firm manages European equity portfolios, focusing on companies with a combination of high or growing ROCE and sales growth potential. They believe long term out-performance is best achieved through stock-picking and portfolio construction skills.Alken monitors equity market valuations as a comparison to their stockpicking analysis.

Credit Suisse Group AG engages in the provision of financial services. It operates through the following segments: Swiss Universal Bank; International Wealth Management; Asia Pacific; Global Markets; Investment Banking and Capital Markets; and Strategic Resolution Unit. The Swiss Universal Bank segment offers comprehensive advice and financial solutions to private, corporate, and institutional clients in Switzerland. The International Wealth Management segment gives advisory services, and tailored investment and financing solutions to wealthy private clients and external asset managers in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. The Asia Pacific segment comprises of wealth management, financing, and underwriting activities. The Global Market segment delivers securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage, and comprehensive investment research. The Investment Banking and Capital Markets segment covers investment banking services to corporations, financial institutions, and financial sponsors. The Strategic Resolution Unit segment includes non-controlling interest-related revenues and expenses resulting from the consolidation of certain private equity funds and other entities. The company was founded by Alfred Escher on July 5, 1856 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette or DLJ is a defunct U.S. investment bank founded by William H. Donaldson, Richard Jenrette and Dan Lufkin in 1959. Its businesses included securities underwriting; sales and trading; investment and merchant banking; financial advisory services; investment research; venture capital; correspondent brokerage services; online, interactive brokerage services; and asset management. In August 2000, DLJ (which was majority owned by AXA Financial) announced that it was being bought by Credit Suisse.[1][dead link] The firm was headquartered at 277 Park Avenue in New York City and employed 11,300 people as of July 2000.