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CEC Commonwealth Empire Capital
CEC LP, 41 MADISON AVENUE, 23.- FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10010, USA
November 30, 2011
Nicholas L. Ribs
Resorts International Hotels
600 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Dear Nick,
Attached please find the draft executive summary of CEC Iceland, a draft partnership contract and
the details of the initial acquisition presented to the Iceland Enterprise Fund from CEC, LP. As per
our conversation, due to my health situation, at present I am not in any shape to pursue this and
your close connections with Colony Capital and Tom Barrack should make this an extremely easy
profitable close for all concerned.
The CEC group in Iceland has a pedigree that includes top positions with the EIF, Central Bank and
the Ministry of Finance — but they are basically lobbyist for CEC. They have been in constant
communications with the three largest pension funds in Iceland putting this deal together. If
Colony is interested, and there is no reason they shouldn't be interested in a potential billion-
dollar management contract, CEC Iceland will be at yours and their disposal to close this out. I
have since sourced the $50,000,000 co investment, if we need to do this alone. Make the best
deal you can for us, but don't sign off on anything until we communicate — no handshake deals.
Current Status of Enterprise Investment Fund (EIF) -The EIF is the quasi-private equity group
managing the investments of the 18 pension funds in Iceland. The EIF presently manages and
advises assets of approximately $20 billion in total, out of which approximately $4.5 billion is in
foreign assets outside of Iceland. The pension funds have some $4.5 billion USD in mutual funds
and private equity funds abroad. Most is through London, and through US investment bank
branches in London, like Morgan Stanley. Probably more than 50% is in US bonds and stocks. The
three largest pension funds hold approximately 75% of the total $20 billion. Up until a few years
ago the pension funds were allowed to invest only 35% of their total assets outside of Iceland —
this has been revised recently and they are now allowed to invest up to 50% of their total assets
outside of Iceland. Thus, based on their present total assets of $20 billion- their foreign assets
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could go up to $10 billion outside of Iceland e.g. an increase $5.5 billion from the present $4.5
billion.
The collective monthly income of the pension funds is approximately $86,000,000. They are flush
with cash with no experienced and qualified group to guide them.
Due to the limited investment opportunities in Iceland, the pension funds are very much
interested in finding strategies to invest off shore. However, due to the cross currency controls the
pension funds cannot legally invest funds in offshore investments. It is for this reason they are
currently targeting companies within Iceland that has a global footprint, or at least a footprint
where revenue can be generated outside of Iceland.
Assets - August 31,2011 Ilutfaisleg ISIC/USD Total Assets
NenliferissjO0s
lame ofPensionFind 1St USD dripfig i li 115,05 2.019.000.000.000
Lsj. Verdinarmanna
Cornmeme & Trade 327.683.700.000 2.848125137 1423%
Gildi - IifeyrissjOdur
Fishery & Seamen Pension 64747800.000 22146711113 12,62%
Stapi Iffeyrissjedir
Rainy & Senn Pension 115.284.900.000 1002041721 5,71%
Sameinaoi I ifeyrissjdourinn
Independent professionals 1114411800.000 968.69&8239 5,57%
Almenni Iffeyrissjoiksim
Incipendant professionals 104.3&2.300.000 907.2/7.705 5,12%
The EIF is also looking for a Private Equity Group to not only manage pension fund accounts, but to
mentor, partner or even replace the "less than sophisticated" EIF, growing it into a world-class
functioning Private Equity Group. It is also looking for the partnering group to create investment
opportunities within Iceland. Initially they requested that the mentoring group have skin in the
game to the tune of $50,000,000 to their $500,000,000. I believe this is just a comfort level
request because CEC is not widely known. The $500,000,000 management could lead to the
successful group managing much more, especially if they can figure a work around for off shore
investing for the fund.
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Attached is a portfolio of properties the three largest pension funds are looking to acquire. These
properties while headquartered in Iceland have a global footprint in revenue. The pension funds
are looking to acquire this asset from the bank and CEC has already structured this deal and is in
place for the initial co-investment transaction with the pension fund. I am confident if Colony will
co-invest or maybe even advise on this acquisition they will be in a great space to manage the
assets of the three largest pension funds.
Horn, the company to be acquired, while headquartered in Iceland, operates in US and sells all its
products outside Iceland thereby CEC and the pension funds will appreciate liquid offshore
revenue not locked by the cross currency controls. We are going to schedule for a meeting to
pursue this transaction, and finalize a management deal before the Holidays. Hopefully Colony can
attend.
If you need my help or advice or communication CEC in Iceland, just let me know and I will make
myself available until the first of the New Year.
Good Luck and thanks again for all your help,
Best,
COMPANY
For and on behalf EC LP
By:
e: Thom Justice
Title: Managing Pa r
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