Bermuda's International Non-Insurance Businesses, Part 3

Hamilton. The maker of chips for Apple Inc.'s iPod media player. Co-founder and former chief operating officer Weili Dai, of  Los Altos Hills, California, founded the company in 1995 with husband Sehat Sutardja.

Derivatives broker. USA head office is the largest brokerage of exchange-traded futures contracts.

American corporation, Virginia-based, with a Bermuda shell company since April 2005. Won a multi-million-dollar US government contract to train police officers in Iraq. Was accused in April 2008 of using its Bermuda shell company to shield itself from US taxes. The Boston Globe reported that the Bermuda office appeared to have no staff, telephone number, or website. Said by it to be one of the offshore entities to avoid US taxes, even as they profit from lucrative federal contracts.

A Hong Kong-based investment holding company that moved its domicile to Bermuda from the Cayman Islands in 2010. Formerly Vertex Group Ltd., operates through three segments: network infrastructure and electrical installation services, digital solution services, and films production and distribution, and artiste management. National Arts Holdings' subsidiaries include Network Engineering Ltd., Vertex Systems Services Ltd., VCTG Technology Ltd., Great Wall Telecommunications Group Ltd., Vertex Media Ltd. and Vertex Digital Media Ltd. The company disposed of 100 percent equity interests in Vertex CDM Ltd. on November 11, 2009. The company had a 2010 market capitalisation of $214.1 million.

UK investment advisor. It's Oakley Capital Private Equity LP invests in mid-market UK and European businesses, had a very low leverage portfolio and was very active in 2009.

The family trust of billionaire and former presidential candidate H Ross Perot, founder of Electronic Data Systems Corp., who ran for president in 1992 and 1996.  Steven Blasnik, president of Parkcentral Capital Management LP and manager of the Perot family's money since 1992, and others formed Parkcentral Global in 2002 

Founded by and is owned as a joint-venture between NATIXIS Alternative Investment International, and Bermuda-based insurance group White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. In 2009 teamed up with Japanese giant Mitsubishi Corporation to create a new alternative investment fund to focus on insurance-linked securities.

Incorporated in Bermuda October 15, 2009. Owns 100 percent of Premier Aqua (UK) plc. based in the UK, specializing in the development and sale of Atmospheric Water Generators, which extract water from the air.

Formed to acquire and operate high-power geostationary satellites optimized for satellite television in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2008 launched a satellite it hopes will expand its footprint in the Asian telecommunications business. Has subsidiary operations in San Francisco and Singapore.

Since 2000 in Bermuda, with subsidiaries RPost US and RPost UK. Parent company is RPost International. In 2009 upgraded its email encryption service in a bid to address some key issues raised by a poll of companies subject to heightened HIPAA data encryption rules. Launched the Registered Email service in Bermuda in October 2009, which ensures immediate delivery, authenticated receipt, and proof the e-mail was sent, its time and content.

Affiliate of a bankrupt Connecticut-based hedge fund, in August 2008 filed for bankruptcy protection. It said in a petition filed in Bridgeport, Connecticut, that it has as many as 49 creditors and assets and debt of $100 million to $500 million. The company is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, which provides shelter from creditors while a company reorganizes.

US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney served as president and sole shareholder  for four years. Has no office or staff on the Island but set up in October 199, registered at a lawyer's office in downtown Hamilton.

In 2010 this Bermuda-based private equity services operations of Schroders was acquired by the global custody and fund services arm of US banking giant JP Morgan. Around 50 people work at Schroders Bermuda office, about half of them working in the company's private-equity services. It is expected that JP Morgan will keep the private-equity services operation in Bermuda. JP Morgan Worldwide Securities Services also announced it had signed an agreement to acquire the UK institution's private-equity business, which is based in Guernsey, as well as Bermuda and which has $6.2 billion in committed capital under administration. In July 2009, JP Morgan moved its Bermuda Hedge Fund Services operations off the Island, with 27 staff impacted. Schroders, which has had a presence in Bermuda for some 50 years, is a London-based global asset management firm, with around $240 billion under management as of the end of last year.

Oil driller and well-service provider that acquired Allis-Chalmers Energy in 2010 and planned to purchase several oil-service technology companies by the end of 2010.

Bermuda-domiciled since 2008. World's largest specialty retail jewel stores, expected to record income of between $222.5 million and $232.5 million before tax in 2009/2010. Jewellery giant in UK and USA, was London-based until 2008, operates nearly 2,000 retail stores, Kay Jewelers and Jared, etc in the USA and H. Samuel, Ernest Jones and Leslie Davis in the UK. Also moved its primary listing to the New York Stock Exchange. It relocated to Bermuda to make the stock eligible for inclusion in US domestic stock indexes with a primary stock listing on the New York Stock Exchange the natural next step in its evolution, given most of its shareholders are American. 

World's largest tanzanite miner. Tanzanite, which is 1,000 times rarer than diamonds, is mined from the world's only known deposit, at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest peak.

Has two other entities here, Teekay GP LLC and  Teekay LNG Partners LP. Teekay has a fleet of 173 ships that can carry crude, refined petroleum products, liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas.

Reid Street, Hamilton. Since 2005. Established by Fabian Schonenberg. It administers funds ranging from one that invests in wine, others that invest in catastrophe risk, as well as the more conventional funds of hedge funds. Mr. Schonenberg is a Swiss national, also the Swiss Honorary Consul in Bermuda. Clients are banks and fund managers based in Bermuda and elsewhere.