Founded in 1959, China Development Financial Holding Corporation ("CDFH" ) has long played a pioneering role in Taiwan's economic development. China Development Financial Holding Corporation is a Taiwan-based company engaged in provision of financial and investment services. The Company operates its businesses through commercial banking, including deposits, loans, securities investment services, foreign exchange trading, corporate financing, investment consulting services, distribution of financial derivatives and venture capital services, among others, as well as security business, including underwriting, broking and trading of securities, short-term bills and futures.

Janney Montgomery Scott offers a bevy of financial products and services through about 100 offices up and down the East Coast. One of the largest regional broker-dealers in the US, the firm offers fixed-income brokerage, equity research, wealth management, and retirement planning, and acts as a market maker for approximately 150 NASDAQ-listed stocks. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC also provides investment banking services such as public offerings, private placements, and mergers and acquisitions support to emerging and middle-market companies. Janney has more than $13 billion of assets under management. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC was established in 1832 and acquired by The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company 150 years later.

CI Financial Corp. (CI), formerly CI Financial Income Fund, is a diversified wealth management firm. It is engaged in the management, marketing, distribution and administration of mutual funds, segregated funds, structured products and other fee-earning investment products for Canadian investors, distributed primarily through brokers, independent financial planners and insurance advisors, including Assante Capital Management Ltd. and Assante Financial Management Ltd. It operates in two segments. The Asset Management provides the majority of its income and derives its revenues from the fees earned on the management of several families of mutual, segregated, pooled and closed-end funds, structured products and discretionary accounts. The Asset Administration derives its revenues from commissions and fees earned on the sale of mutual funds and other financial products, and ongoing service to clients. On December 31, 2009, it completed the sale of Blackmont Capital Inc. to Macquarie Group.

Union Financiere de France Banque SA Company offers asset management services to nearly 128,000 individuals and nearly 18,000 companies in France. Union Financiere de France Banque SA company employs more than 1,000 advisors throughout the nation. Union Financiere de France Banque has been increasing its marketing efforts toward upper-income individuals: It has employed such slogans as the bank which makes you long to be a capitalist and has used images of Karl Marx and Mao Tse-tung in capitalist garb for its advertising. Life insurer Aviva Vie (part of Aviva) owns more than three-quarters of Union Financiere de France Banque.

Securities broker Siam City Securities (SCS) opens its doors to both the domestic and foreign investor. A subsidiary of Thailand's Siam City Bank, SCS provides securities brokerage and trading for the Stock Exchange of Thailand as well as underwriting and investment advisory services. Siam City Securities Co., Ltd. brokerage activities include cash and credit balance accounts and Internet trading operations. Siam City Securities Co., Ltd. steers its trading efforts toward investments in government and state enterprise securities, private company debt, and other equities. Meanwhile, SCS offers investment advice about securities value and trading, while it underwrites common shares, debentures, and warrants (among others) for its clients.

BinckBank (formerly Binck) provides online brokerage services to customers in The Netherlands and Belgium. Some 70,000 private customers trade on its Web site, which offers access to all major global financial markets. BinckBank N.V. also provides professional services to banks and professional asset managers; it sold its propietary bond trading operations in 2007. Dutch trading specialist AOT (Amsterdan Options Traders) merged with BinckBank and established holding company Binck in 2004; two years later Binck and BinckBank merged into a single company. BinckBank plans to expand its operations into France.

Sand Aire was created in 1996 to manage the assets of Sir James Scott's family, earned upon the sale of Provincial Insurance, a company he founded in 1903. Then in 2006, Sand Aire merged with Northbridge, another UK wealth management firm. Today Sand Aire is jointly owned by its founding family, employees, and the founding shareholders of Northbridge. Sand Aire specializes in strategic wealth management primarily for families, trusts, and charities. It offers investment, wealth administration, and consultancy services to clients who typically have more than $40 million to invest, along with a desire to build their financial assets across generations.

North Castle is a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on consumer-driven product and service businesses that benefit from two long-term trends: (i) "Healthy Living" or the desire to live healthier, longer and more active lives, and (ii) the "Aging" of the Baby Boomer generation, which is expected to foster strong growth in segments of the consumer industry. These predictable and irreversible trends are fueling consumer interest and significant growth in our target markets. North Castle makes control private equity investments in consumer-driven product and service companies located in North America, with enterprise values ranging from $50 million to $500 million. Our target markets often include industries that are highly fragmented providing opportunities to build market leaders and create value through leveraged buyouts, growth capital infusions and strategic acquisitions.North Castle is a hands-on, value-added investor. We utilize our cumulative knowledge and network, which results from our industry focus, to partner with management and entrepreneurs to create market-leading companies. The strength of our focused approach yields significant benefits to our partners and portfolio companies. North Castle is led by a seasoned team of managing directors, who have spent more than 10 years working together, and are supported by six additional investment professionals. In addition, North Castle has sixteen outside operating advisors that provide relevant experience in North Castle's areas of focus, actively participate in management of the portfolio and supplement North Castle's operating and sourcing capabilities. This unique mix of senior resources differentiates North Castle and gives it a distinct competitive advantage in developing and generating new opportunities for its portfolio companies.

Metro Pacific Investments Corporation operates as an investment and management company in the Philippines. It provides water and sewerage services in the area of West Metro Manila. The company also engages in the operation and maintenance of toll facilities; operation and management of hospitals, nursing schools, medical and chemical clinics, and/or laboratories; distribution and supply of electricity; and development, management, operation, and maintenance of Manila North Harbour. In addition, it involves in real estate investments and property development, as well as provides management services.

RiskMetrics Group, Inc. provides risk management and corporate governance products and services to participants in the global financial markets. It operates in two segments, RiskMetrics and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). The RiskMetrics segment provides multi-asset, position-based risk, and wealth management products and services. Its RiskManager mark-to-market risk system integrates consistently-modeled market data with analytical models and processing capabilities to address its clients’ risk reporting requirements. This segment’s clients license RiskManager as a secure, interactive Web-based application service or as an outsourced risk reporting service. It provides clients with solutions based on credit-event risk through its CreditManager application, as well as solutions for financial advisors at private banks through its WealthBench application. The ISS segment provides corporate governance and specialized financial research and analysis services to institutional investors and corporations. It offers an outsourced proxy research, voting, and vote reporting service to assist clients with their proxy voting responsibilities.

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