Jan de Coninck

Merit Capital NV is an asset management firm headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a subsidiary of Duet Group Ltd. in Great Britain. Merit Capital provides investment management and private banking services to institutions and private individuals. They also manage an umbrella fund and multi-manager strategies.

Société Générale Private Banking SA (SGPB) is the wholly-owned Belgian private banking subsidiary of Société Générale SA (PA: GLE; ADR: SCGLY) in France. Founded in 1927, the firm was previously known as SG Bank de Maertelaere and became part of the group in 2001. Headquartered in Ghent, SGPB is a private bank which specializes in discretionary account management for high- net worth individuals, independent professionals and directors of small businesses. The firm distributes investment products managed within the parent group and specializes in fund of funds management.