OUR ADVISORY SERVICES

Asset and Investment Portfolio Management

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WHO WE ARE

 The Datestone Group LLC ("TDG") is a financial advisory and

alternative asset management firm that operates according
to Shari`a compliant guidelines, techniques and structures.
TDG is committed to creating long term value for our
investors, portfolio companies, corporate advisory clients and
the broader global economy.
 Our asset management strategy revolves around the use of a
proprietary risk analysis and investment criteria process that
combines best practices in Shari`a compliant structures with
premier western financial analysis techniques to create a
superior assessment and selection tool for investing.

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OUR TEAM MEMBERS
Diversity and Depth of Experience

 Bin Y. Sulaiman – Chief Executive Officer/Co-Founder

 Mr. Sulaiman’s investment banking career started in 1981 with Merrill Lynch, and
later moved to Smith Barney and then Prudential Securities. In a career that has
spanned more than 25 years, he sold to and provided investment advice to both
private clients and global institutional clients including central banks, commercial
banks, insurance companies, etc. in India, east and west Africa, parts of the
Middle East, the Caribbean, and the U.S. domestic market.

 Ahri Hashim – Chief Financial Officer/Co-Founder

 Mr. Hashim started his career as Equity Analyst in Baring Securities in 1989, and
later moved to K & N Kenanga and Dresdner Bank. He has more than 17 years
experience in investment banking, private equity, M & A and capital markets.

 Musa Abdul-Basser – Chief Legal Affairs & Shari`a Compliance Officer

 Mr. Abdul-Basser has spent over a decade as a legal practitioner specializing in
securitization of fixed-income investments, structured finance, corporate
restructuring and merger and acquisition for top New York law firms.

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OUR TEAM MEMBERS
Diversity and Depth of Experience

 B.H. Sulaiman – Chief Operations Officer

 Mr. B.H. Sulaiman began his consulting career with Autonomy Inc, a boutique
strategy and marketing consulting firm focused on corporate direction &
expansion planning where he assisted in the growth of startup companies. He
later started Bima Inc., a real estate development group in the New York City
metropolitan area, where he sourced, managed and executed investment
opportunities as a principal developer.
 Edwin Ruh – Private Equity/Structured Finance Consultant
 Mr. Ruh has held positions as Managing Director of a private investment bank, and
General Partner to a $200 million Asia focused direct-investment equity fund, and
Senior Vice President in the International Structured Finance Division of The Fuji
Bank, Limited. He has nearly two decades of project experience, during which time
he initiated, closed, and syndicated over 100 transactions.
 Aisha Abdul-Ali – Resources/Commodities Trading Consultant
 Ms. Abdul-Ali founded Southern Energy USA in 1992, as a broker of crude oil and
other distillates for buyers and sellers in Africa, Europe, USA and South America. In
that capacity she acted as lead consultant in the development of the former
Southland Petroleum Co. of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, one of a few American
companies providing renewable energy solutions for agriculture production.
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OUR TEAM MEMBERS
Diversity and Depth of Experience

 Bennett J. Johnson III – Strategic and Asset Management Consultant

 Mr. Johnson began his finance and consulting career over 15 years ago at the asset
management firm of Abacus Financial analyzing various investments of their $500
million fixed income portfolio. As managing director for A.C. Advisory, Inc. of
Chicago, he was charged with the execution, documentation, pricing and closing for
over $34 billion of municipal bond issues and provided strategic and risk
management consulting for municipal & corporate clients. He was responsible for
researching and advising on innovative financing strategies to enable clients to reach
their fiscal and corporate goals. Using his technology expertise, Mr. Johnson served
as the City of Chicago’s Assistant Comptroller managing the Oracle ERP application
implementation for the Human Resources, Payroll, Accounts Receivables, Payables,
Purchasing and General Ledger systems.
Recently, Mr. Johnson served as the City of Chicago’s Budget Director. Where he was
responsible for preparing and executing the City’s $6 billion annual operating and $2
billion annual capital budgets for over 40 departments with more than 35,000
employees. Mr. Johnson was also charged with overseeing the City’s performance
management initiative allowing the evaluation the efficiency and efficacy of all City
operations and driving management reforms that improve the City’s fiscal condition
and increase taxpayer value.

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OUR SHARI`A BOARD
Expert Guidance

 Taha Abdul-Basser – Shari`a Advisor and Shari`a Board Convener

 An independent advisor responsible for guidance on all Shari`a related matters
including general operations, product structuring and convening the Shari`a board,
etc. Born and raised in New York City, Ustadh Taha bin Hasan Abdul-Basser is a
consultant, researcher and translator in the field of Islamic ethics and law. As lead
researcher and contributor to the “Shari`a Database,” the Harvard Islamic Finance
Information Program’s electronic database on Islamic financial ethics and
jurisprudence, Taha translated and annotated more than 100 ethical-legal responsa
(fatawa) on finance. He is Chaplain of the Harvard Islamic Society; former Senior
Tutorial instructor at Harvard University; former Lecturer in Arabic at Boston
University and has served as a Shari`a consultant for Fajr Capital, al-Umran Global
Property Fund, The Datestone Group (TDG), Javelin ETF (Dow Jones Islamic
International Index Fund) and other financial, commercial and non-profit entities.

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OUR SHARI`A BOARD
Expert Guidance

 Shaykh Nizam Yacuby - Shari`a Advisor

 Shaykh Nizam M Yaquby studied traditional Islamic studies under the guidance of
some of the most eminent Islamic scholars in the world. He has a BA in economics
and comparative religions and a M.SC. in finance from McGill University-Canada.
He has served in Bahrain Masjid from 1981 to 1990 and has taught Tafsir, Hadith in
Fiqh in Bahrain since 1976. He is a member of the Islamic supervisory boards for
several Islamic and conventional institutions, including the Arab Islamic Bank and
the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, HSBC Amanah, and Citibank.

 Dr. Aznan Hasan - Shari`a Advisor

 Dr. Aznan Hasan is an Assistant Professor in Islamic law and the former head of
Islamic Law Department, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic
University Malaysia. He taught subjects such as Islamic Legal Theory, Islamic
Commercial Law and Islamic Banking and Finance at both undergraduate and
postgraduate levels. He has served as a Shariah advisor to various financial
Institutions and corporate bodies. Currently he served as a member of Shariah
Advisory Council of Bank Negara Malaysia, the Supreme Shariah Board that
oversees the practice and implementation of Islamic principles in Malaysian Islamic
banking and finance.
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WHAT WE DO
Assist, Guide and Execute Transformation

 Advise, design and implement the formation of funds with

investing principles which have a high probability to achieve
the return objectives. The Datestone group:
 Possesses fiscal expertise in the areas of portfolio management,
private equity, debt financing, and strategic advisory.
 Has expertise in sourcing, structuring, managing, exiting
investments, and Shari`a compliance.
 Focuses on investments and companies that leverage unique
knowledge and hold significant competitive advantages.
 Understands the importance of developing investment tracking
systems to analyze market environments.

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WHAT WE DO
Assist, Guide and Execute Transformation

 Using our expertise and deep knowledge of investing

fundamentals, the Datestone Group plans, develops, aids and
supports the creation of a best-in-class asset management
team, structure and procedures.
 The business of investment management has several facets,
some of the areas covered by services include:
 Recognizing skills needed in professional fund managers
 Asset allocation strategy and performance evaluation
 Research of individual assets and asset classes
 Mechanisms of transaction execution – dealing, settlement, pricing
 Internal auditing and reporting
 We identify potential problems and critical concerns and set
appropriate expectations.
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WHAT WE DO
Assist, Guide and Execute Transformation

 The Datestone Group ensures the tools, know-how, and

processes are in place for the successful management of the
fund’s human capital. Some key aspects are:
 Selection process
 Internal organization and reporting structure
 Performance evaluation and compensation
 Guiding the recruiting, training, and managing crucial team
members:
 The fund managers, researchers and analysts
 Compliance staff to ensure accord with legislative and regulatory
constraints
 Internal auditors to examine internal systems and controls
 Financial controllers to account for internal money and costs
 IT infrastructure experts and "back office" employees to track and
record transactions and fund valuations
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HOW WE DO IT
Philosophy, Process & Personnel

 The three reasons why funds are able to produce and sustain
above average results:
Philosophy
> Shari`a Compliance
> Monitoring & Nurturing
Investments
> Liquidity

Process Personnel
> Disciplined Investing > Experienced and
> Multi-Stage/ Sector Cohesive Team
Focus > Extraordinary
> Due Diligence Financial Expertise

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PHILOSOPHY
The Over-arching Organizational Beliefs

 Our Philosophy
 The Datestone Group was founded, organized, and operates from
Shari`a compliant guidelines. They are at the heart of our
philosophy, beliefs and activities.
 Our approach to portfolio management focuses close monitoring
of all investments in order not to be surprised by any adverse
developments. TDG believes that regular communication with
management teams increases the likelihood that investments
perform according to plans.
 No investment should be made without a well-defined and
reasonably certain exit strategy. As a general matter, a fund should
focus on investments and companies that have readily identifiable
strategies of disposition or liquidity in a time frame that is
consistent with the relevant duration.
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PROCESS
Implementation Infrastructure

 Our Processes
 Adhere to a standardized, meticulous due diligence process in
evaluating investment opportunities. This process involves at least
two investment professionals who are assigned based on their
industry experience and the timing and circumstances surrounding
the potential investment.
 Incorporate a disciplined, multi-stage and multi-sector process
approach to building a balanced portfolio presents the best risk
versus reward opportunity to earn superior returns and reduce life-
cycle concentration & dependency risk.
 Implement a rigorous approach to investment evaluation and
management. Investment valuation, terms, and structure reflect our
strong financial discipline of managing risk and providing downside
protection, while maximizing the beneficial economic value.
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PERSONNEL
Human Capital Foundation

 Our Personnel
 Are accomplished financial professionals who have been investing
and working in the capital markets for several decades. The
combination of the team’s investment history and experience, and
superior financial skills, is critical in sourcing, structuring, managing,
exiting investments and advising on developing one’s own internal
expertise and knowledge base.
 Have experience in private equity investing, portfolio management,
management buyouts, mergers and acquisitions and the related
disciplines of corporate finance, law, accounting, commercial and
public sector lending and institutional private placements;
 Have a extensive network of relationships in the Muslim world, Wall
Street, London, East Asia, the Public Sector and Corporate America
 Includes a Senior Advisory Board and a Shari`a Advisory Board which
include the world’s top Shari`a scholars and business executives.
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CONCLUSION

 The Datestone Group is uniquely qualified to assist funds and

investment organizations with Shari`a compliant guidelines and
objectives.
 Rigorous alignment with our philosophy.
 Our processes are best practices, dependable and robust
 Our personnel has world-class experience with profound fiscal
expertise and the necessary skills for success.

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