Alan Kornheiser

Sophis

About Sophis Founded in 1985, Sophis is a leading provider of cross-asset portfolio and risk management solutions for capital markets, investment managers, corporate and insurance companies. The company has a global presence with 12 offices around the world. Sophis serves over 5,000 users in 130 market-leading institutions, including investment banks, asset managers, hedge funds and insurance companies with its two solutions, RISQUE, dedicated to the sell-side, and VALUE, dedicated to the buy-side. In July 2007, the Private Equity fund Advent International acquired a majority stake in Sophis. www.sophis.net About RISQUE RISQUE is a cross-asset trade and risk management solution that enables investment banks to implement true Straight Through Processing across all of their trading activity. The combination of broad instrument coverage, high performance, open and flexible architecture, and user friendliness makes RISQUE a unique global system used by more than a third of the world's top 25 banks. About VALUE VALUE is a cross-asset portfolio and risk management solution dedicated to the buy-side incorporating four integrated modules: front office; risk management; middle/back office; and data management. It provides sell-side level financial and technological capabilities with the user-friendliness, connectivity and ease of implementation required by the buy-side. VALUE has been adopted by more than 80 institutions worldwide, from start-up hedge funds to global asset management companies.