ShawKwei appoints key roles in Hong Kong and New York

Hong Kong and New York, 4 November 2016: ShawKwei & Partners (“ShawKwei”), the Asian private equity
fund manager, today announced the appointment of Peter Ko as Managing Director in the firm’s Hong Kong
office and David Hudson as Senior Advisor based in the USA, effective immediately.

Peter Ko further bolsters ShawKwei’s presence and investment capability in Asia, while David Hudson provides
on-the-ground representation with the United States private equity funds community.

Commenting on the appointments, ShawKwei founder and Managing Director Kyle Shaw said: “Peter and
David are exceptionally well-proven private equity professionals, bringing deep industry experience to
ShawKwei as we seek to capitalize on our large pipeline of buyout opportunities in the mid-market space.”

Mr. Ko has over 25 years of experience in private equity focused on the Asia Pacific region. His experience has
spanned from executing cross-border investments at Asian Oceanic Group, undertaking earlier Asian buyouts
at William E. Simon & Sons (Asia) Limited, a private equity fund manager founded by former US Treasury
Secretary Bill Simon, and serving in senior investment and management roles at H&Q Asia Pacific.

Mr Hudson is a private equity industry veteran, with a 40-year career managing, advising and investing in
businesses across Asia and the United States. Since 2008, he has been a principle at Darby Private Equity
where he oversaw all strategic and operational aspects of the firm’s platforms in Asia. He spent nearly 20
years with JP Morgan in commercial and merchant banking roles both in the US and Asia, and served as
Managing Director of Salomon Brothers, Asia before becoming President & CEO of ING Barings.

ShawKwei is a hands-on investor; having acquired, merged, and invested in a wide range of multinational
companies across Asia and Europe since formation 25 years ago. Taking a constructive, partnership approach
to its investments, ShawKwei invests in its portfolio companies in order to move them up the value chain,
create efficiencies, optimize practices and expand reach to create real value.

ShawKwei portfolio companies are also active acquirers of other companies. Beyonics, 100% owned by
ShawKwei, most recently acquired Chosen Holdings in April 2016, while another portfolio company AMOS
Group acquired World Hand Shipping in September 2016.