Jesup & Lamont, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides securities brokerage, investment banking, market making research, investment advisory, asset management services, and order execution services to retail and institutional customers primarily in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Jesup & Lamont, Inc. offers brokerage services, including ancillary services, such as market data and financial information, portfolio tracking and records management, account security, and cash management services directly to retail customers, including individuals, and small to mid-sized institutions, such as banks, credit unions, hedge funds, money managers, mutual funds, and pension funds.Jesup & Lamont, Inc. also provides municipal bond and corporate/high yield bond trading, and certificate of deposit underwriting services; and market making and order execution services, which include filling orders received from independent broker dealers to buy or sell domestic or foreign securities for affiliated and unaffiliated broker dealers and institutions. In addition, Jesup & Lamont, Inc. offers investment advisory services, including investment portfolio planning, recommendations and separate account manager and mutual fund research and due diligence, portfolio performance review and reallocation, and wrap accounts for registered investment advisors. Jesup & Lamont, Inc. was formerly known as Empire Financial Holding Company and changed its name to Jesup & Lamont, Inc. in January 2008. Jesup & Lamont was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

RBC Capital Markets is the corporate and investment banking arm of the Royal Bank of Canada and the leading debt and equity underwriter in the Great White North. As the only Canadian bank designated as a primary dealer in the US, RBC Capital Markets offers mergers and acquisitions support, securities trading and research, foreign exchange, infrastructure finance, and advisory services. It serves a number of industries, including aerospace, media, mining, energy, health care, forest products, transportation, and the public sector. Almost half of its business comes from the US. The firm has some 75 offices mainly in North America, but also in major cities in Australia, Brazil, Dubai, Europe, Asia, and South Africa.

LaBranche & Co Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a registered broker-dealer. It operates as market-maker in options, futures, and exchange-traded funds (ETF) traded on various exchanges. LaBranche & Co Inc. operates in two segments, Market-Making and Institutional Brokerage. The Market-Making segment operates as a market maker in equity, index and ETF options, ETFs, and futures on the NYSE Amex Exchange, the NYSE Arca Exchange, the New York Board of Trade, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, and the Chicago Board Options Exchange; broker-dealer registered with the United Kingdom’s Financial Securities Authority; market maker for ETFs traded on the London Stock Exchange, and the Euroex and Euronext Exchanges; broker-dealer with Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission; and market maker for ETFs in Hong Kong, as well as engages in hedging transactions in Asia. The Institutional Brokerage segment provides securities execution, fixed income, and professional trading brokerage services to institutional investors and professional traders; and operates as a market maker in over-the-counter, bulletin board, and pink sheet securities. LaBranche & Co Inc. was founded in 1924 and is based in New York, New York.

Hotung Investment Holdings Ltd, a venture capital firm with operations in Taiwan, the US and China, was incorporated in March 1997 and has been listed on the Main Board of SGX-ST since August 1997. It is the first and only Taiwan venture capital firm listed on the Singapore Exchange. The Group's two business divisions are Venture Capital Investment and Fund Management Operation. In Venture Capital Investment Business, it works through its 3 subsidiaries, Hotung Venture Capital, Daitung Development and Investment and Huitung Investments (BVI) Ltd. In Fund Management Operations, through Hotung International Co Ltd. (“HIC”) one of Taiwan’s largest venture capital investment managers, currently manages and/or advises 8 funds globally and internationally. HIC, a value-added partner to our portfolio of companies, provides management and advisory services in respect of hundreds of investee companies.The Group’s investment portfolio is focused on key industry sectors that include semiconductor, LCD and communications etc. Over 65% of the Group’s portfolio investments are in the greater China region, while the rest is based in the US. Hotung Group was formerly known as Hotung Venture Capital Corp ("Hotung VC"). Hotung VC was founded by Tai Lung Capital Inc. (formally known as Tai Lung Corp.), Daiwa Corporate Investment Co., Ltd. (formally known as Daiwa SMBC Capital Co.,Ltd.) and Mega International Commercial Bank (formally known as Chiao Tung Commercial Bank Co Ltd) in June 1987. In 1997, as part of the restructuring exercise conducted for purposes of the Company's public offering, the venture capital fund management contracts were transferred from Hotung VC to Hotung International Co.,Ltd. and Hotung VC became purely a venture capital fund. Hotung Investment Holdings Ltd was incorporated in Bermuda on 5 March 1997.

Wedbush Morgan Securities offers investment banking and a range of financial services, including financial planning, sales and trading, and research. Wedbush Morgan Securities Inc. targets mid-market growth companies and entrepreneurs primarily in California and the western US. Wedbush offers research in sectors including consumer products and retail, financial services, life sciences, and technology. Wedbush Morgan Securities Inc. ClientLink service provides access to account information and reports via the Internet. Wedbush Morgan Securities Inc. also provides clearing services. Wedbush Morgan Securities is affiliated with investment firm Wedbush Capital Partners; both entities are controlled by Wedbush, Inc.

Castle Harlan, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is based in New York, New York. Castle Harlan, Inc. is a private equity firm specializing in buyout, divestitures under duress, restructurings, turnarounds, workouts, bankruptcies, mature and development capital in middle market companies. The firm will not consider investments in heavily regulated companies. It typically invests in companies based in North America and Europe. The firm invests in transactions with a minimum value of $50 million. It prefers to hold controlling positions in its portfolio companies. The firm seeks to exit its portfolio companies through a strategic sale or public offerings.

Raymond James is a diversified financial services holding company with subsidiaries engaged primarily in investment and financial planning, in addition to investment banking and asset management. Raymond James & Associates, Inc. performs trade execution, securities processing, equity research, and investment banking services for institutional clients in North America and Europe. The unit also offers clearing services to fellow Raymond James Financial subsidiary, Raymond James Financial Services. Planning Corporation of America, a wholly owned subsidiary of RJA, sells insurance and annuities.

Quilter & Co. Limited company, which is part of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, provides investment management services to private clients, trusts, and charities. Quilter has nearly $6 billion ($10 billion) in assets under management and operates through 10 offices in the UK, Channel Islands, and Ireland. Its offerings include discretionary accounts and managed portfolios with a variety of investment strategies, as well as Self-Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs), Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs), and Personal Equity Plans (PEPs). Citigroup bought the company from Morgan Stanley in 2007. However, the two firms merged their wealth management units two years later.

Rutland Partners provides UK-based businesses with funding for acquisitions, restructurings, and expansions. Rutland typically targets underperforming companies that have underpinning assets (including market position, intellectual property, and physical assets) that can be capitalized upon. Rutland Partners company usually funds businesses that are valued from £20 million to £150 million. Past investments include pigments and coating manufacturer Wolstenholme Rink (sold to Altana), musical instruments leader The Music Group Limited, and health care database provider Advantage Healthcare Group.

Palo Alto Venture Partners was founded in 1996 by Neil Weintraut and Peter Ziebelman; current investments include database software firm Semagix, human resources software developer Employease, and contract management software provider Nextance. Palo Alto Venture Partners is a venture capital firm with $150 million in assets under management. The company typically invests in the first round of fundraising for companies wanting to go public. The firm targets startups developing technology for such industries as business automation, communications infrastructure, and mobile technology.

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