MANAMA, 14 January 2008 — Bahrain-based Unicorn Investment Bank announced the acquisition of an 80 percent equity stake in Victron, Inc., a provider of high-mix, complex electronics manufacturing services based in Fremont, California.

Victron is a leading provider of electronic manufacturing and supply chain management services to a variety of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in the communications, networking, medical, automotive, consumer and wireless industries. Victron’s unique software allows the company to integrate its operations with those of its parts suppliers and customers, which in turn results in minimal inventory, low operating costs and the ability to offer customers a one-day manufacturing cycle.