our business partners and investors

Founded in 1976 and led by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, KKR is a leading global alternative asset manager with US$61 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2010. With over 600 people and 14 offices around the world, KKR manages assets through a variety of investment funds and accounts covering multiple asset classes. KKR seeks to create value by bringing operational expertise to its portfolio companies and through active oversight and monitoring of its investments. KKR invests in high-quality franchises across multiple industries, including current and previous consumer and retail investments such as Del Monte Foods, Oriental Brewery, VATS, Café Coffee Day, Modern Dairy, Sealy, Duracell, Gillette, RJR Nabisco and Safeway. KKR is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: KKR).

Founded in 1913 and listed on both Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges since 1971, House Foods' stable of products includes curry, seasonings, spices, packaged foods, pre-cooked foods, drinks, snacks and other products. It has offices, manufacturing facilities and R&D centres across Japan, China, Taiwan as well as centers in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Mount Kellett Capital Management L.P. is a multi-strategy investment firm focused on global special situation and opportunistic private investing. The firm closed its first fund, MKCP I, in December 2009 with approximately US$3 billion in aggregate capital commitments and currently has over US$4.1 billion in assets under management. Mount Kellet focused on long-term value investing in multiple asset classes and geographies throughout the capital structure. Mount Kellett invests across North America, Asia and Europe.

The HSBC Group is one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world and the largest foreign bank in Vietnam in terms of investment capital, network, product range, staff and customer base. In September 2008, HSBC became the first foreign bank to obtain official approval from the State Bank of Vietnam to set up a Wholly Foreign Owned Bank in Vietnam.