Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Greenwich, CT, Renaissance Capital is the global leader in providing institutional research and investment management services focused on pre-IPO private companies and newly public companies.

The Firm provides research, valuation and analytical tools to institutional investors for purposes of assessing upcoming IPOs and for tracking the global IPO market. Renaissance Capital maintains the FTSE Renaissance Global IPO Index Series, which is designed to track the activity and performance of IPOs within developed and emerging markets and enables investors to obtain structured access to IPOs. The Firm also provides IPOfocused investment management services, including managing separate accounts for institutional investors and advising the Global IPO Fund (Symbol: IPOSX), the only mutual fund available to individual investors that focuses solely on newly public companies.

The Firm is a Registered Investment Advisor with 1940 Act compliance expertise and a FINRA-member Broker/Dealer.

Renaissance Capital provides institutional investors with fundamental, governance, valuation and technical analytics on private companies prior to their IPO market debut and thereafter. The research also includes analytics on global IPO market trends. Corporate services include expert witness and valuation services.

The FTSE Renaissance IPO Composite Index is the definitive benchmark of IPO performance and activity. This unique float-weighted index, consisting of a rolling two-year population of IPOs starting from the first day of trading, captures the essence of the IPO market.

The Firm offers IPO-focused investment management services that use Renaissance Capital's research as the basis for its investment decisions. In addition to offering separately managed institutional accounts, the Firm manages the Global IPO Fund, the first mutual fund open to individual investors focused solely on newly public companies.

Renaissance Capital provides consulting services to corporations, management teams, board members, financial sponsors, accountants and attorneys seeking independent advice about going public, independent pre- and post-IPO stock options valuation, general valuation, deal structure, IPO timing and expert witness services.

The IPO Center section of Renaissance Capital's public web site www.renaissancecapital.com is the leading source of up-to- date news and information on IPOs. This free site enables investors to find out about upcoming IPOs, analyze IPOs, track the returns of IPOs and follow IPO market trends.