The firm Schneider § Boyeldieu Holding SA was founded in may 1991 (SB Holding SA), in Geneva, by Mr Eric Schneider.

A West Indies family, a leading figure for generations in the domain of politics, real estate and industry, became majority shareholder in June 1995 (with the Compagnie Française de Dévelopement SA - CFD). The firm then invested in food and agricultural industry.

In march 1999, the group's headquarters was transferred to London when a group of American investors specialised in telecommunications participated in the firm's capital, and the name was changed to Schneider, Brothers & Partners (SBP).ltd.

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT:

To locate potential majority investment opportunities, in private or public activities, in the domain of telecommunications, as well as various industrial sectors, or creating its own projects in close partnership with "local" partners. Initial injections of capital, creating participations for Schneider, Brothers & Partners (SBP).ltd. are generally resold after a period of 2 to 5 years.

The final choice of Schneider, Brothers & Partners acquisitions is decided upon in restricted committee, and is fundamentally influenced by the inherent commercial and industrial potential development present in each particular file. If the concept, daily operations, and inherent potential of a venture are esteemed worthwhile Schneider, Brothers & Partners ltd. will invest believing that with the guidance of our group of Companies as consultants, and the additional capital, a boost in the value of a particular Company, will be perceived in a relatively short period of time.

Schneider, Brothers & Partners ltd. initial investment activity began in 1991, with the creation of the group. In 2007 two investment funds are activeTélé98 and int07 for a total amount of $17,000,000. The majority of the group's real estate investments are located in the Caribbean islands (St Martin, Guadeloupe and Sint Maarten).

COMMERCIAL ASSISTANCE OF SUBSIDIARIES AND PARTICIPATIONS:

The majority of Schneider, Brothers & Partners ltd. subsidiaries assist States, Provinces, Countries, and private companies in which the mother company as shareholder participates, commercially and financially, for individual external and internal development.

Commercial synergy is focused on the creation of various international distribution networks, and the use of internal commercial and financial expertise of Schneider, Brothers & Partners ltd. also seizes the vast investment opportunities created by the group participation in production and commercialisation in strategic industrial affairs, thus creating numerous possibilities of mergers between private and state companies.

In 1999, a trading & consulting office was created in London. The purpose of this office was to help and assist African and Asian Nations to manage their national resources in association with Private international groups. In October 2006, a French branch of this office is opened in Paris.

MICRO FINANCING (MICRO CREDIT)

In late 2006, the Schneider, Brothers & Partners Ltd. group also signed a very important cooperation agreement with the Micro credit and financing mutual cooperative based in Guinea Bissau, called COMDEV FINANCAS.

This association is the result of a project called "FINANCE EQUITABLE" (Fair Finance) which initially consists in raising funds in Europe and the United States among large and medium sized companies that regularly conduct sponsorship communication, and investing these funds, under the joint supervision of Schneider, Brothers & Partners ltd., Comdev Financas, the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization for United Nations) and the UNDP (United Nations Development Program) in micro financing schemes for sustainable development in Africa. This micro financing enables farmers, small retailers and artisans to develop durable businesses, which is the economic basis for SUSTAINABLE state development.

COMDEV FINANCE, "fair financing" representative offices, managed by mission heads are currently opening in Ghana, Togo, Cameroon, Central Africa and Angola, in order to establish links with the accredited micro-credit organizations already operating in these countries and thereby exponentially multiply the "fair financing" project's action capacity.

The provisional micro credit investment budget for 2010 is capped at 20 million Euros, to be increased to 70 million in 2008.