WI Link, Lloyds TSB and Sage Plc have engaged Ariadne Capital to deliver a range of strategic corporate advisory services. In the corporate sector, Ariadne Capital works with companies that are undergoing significant growth or change. To these companies, we are able to bring an entrepreneurial perspective as well as innovative and strategically relevant business propositions that large corporate entities can leverage using their brand power, financial resources, geographic scale and customer reach.

WILink plc (www.wilink.com) is a leading provider of global investor relations and investment information services that attract and retain investors for public companies and mutual funds.

Sage (www.sage.com) is a leading supplier of accounting and business management software to small and medium sized businesses.

Lloyds TSB (www.lloydstsb.com) is a leading UK-based financial services group, whose businesses provide a comprehensive range of banking and financial services in the UK and overseas. At the end of 2002 total group assets were £253 billion and there were over 79,000 employees. Market capitalisation was £24.8 billion.