Barclays established its investment banking division in 1986; today, Barclays Capital has offices in more than 30 countries around the world. Barclays Capital is the investment banking arm of venerable European bank Barclays. It provides financing and risk management services for corporate, institutional, and government clients around the world. Barclays Capital is one of the world's most prolific underwriters of fixed-income securities; it provides services for all asset classes. Barclays Capital is also active in private equity, typically committing between $10 million and $200 million per transaction; it has invested in more than 350 companies.

iStar Financial Inc. operates as a finance company focusing on the commercial real estate industry. iStar Financial Inc. provides custom-tailored financing to high-end private and corporate owners of real estate. iStar Financial Inc. financing products include senior and mezzanine real estate debt, senior and mezzanine corporate capital, corporate net lease financing, and equity. iStar Financial Inc. also involves in corporate tenant leasing business, which provides capital to corporations and others who control facilities leased primarily to single creditworthy customers. As of December 31, 2008, iStar Financial owned 362 office, industrial, entertainment, hotel, and retail facilities in 39 states. iStar Financial Inc. qualifies as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. As a REIT, it generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. iStar Financial Inc. was founded in 1993 and is based in New York, New York.

Founded in 1985, Domain Associates, L.L.C. is a venture capital firm with an exclusive focus on life sciences. With $2.5 billion of capital under management, Domain is headquartered in Princeton, NJ with a second office in San Diego, CA. Domain’s three major investment segments are pharmaceuticals, specialty pharmaceuticals, and medical devices, while additional areas of interest include biomaterials, bioinstrumentation, and diagnostics. The Partners of Domain have a total of close to 200 person-years of experience among them in the healthcare/venture capital industries and have been involved in the formation and growth of more than 220 life-sciences companies. The highly focused network, experience, and reputation of this team have made it one of the top private-equity groups participating in the healthcare field.

Mackenzie Financial Corporation was founded in 1967 and is based in Toronto, Ontario with an additional office in Vancouver, Canada. Mackenzie Financial Corporation is a privately owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to pooled investment vehicles. It also caters to corporations, high net worth individuals, banking and thrift institutions, investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm manages equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds, segregated funds, pooled funds, pension funds, and labor sponsored funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. For its equity investments, the firm invests in growth and value stocks. It operates as a subsidiary of Mackenzie Inc.

NewStar Financial, Inc., a commercial finance company, provides customized debt financing solutions in the United States. NewStar Financial, Inc. principally focuses on the direct origination of loans and other debt products. NewStar Financial, Inc. provides senior secured and senior subordinated debt products, including revolving warehouse facilities, amortizing loans, term loans, and debt securities secured by various financial assets; second lien; mezzanine and subordinated debt; and equity and equity-linked products primarily to healthcare, manufacturing and industrial, financial services, energy/chemical services, printing/publishing, consumer, retail and restaurants, and business services industries. NewStar Financial, Inc. also offers commercial real estate loans and other debt products primarily through property investors, specialized commercial real estate brokers, regional banks, and other financial intermediaries. NewStar Financial, Inc. commercial real estate loans provide capital for various purposes, including acquisition; lease-up; repositioning and build-out; and refinancing and recapitalization. NewStar Financial, Inc. is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

CalSTRS can teach you a thing or two about saving for retirement. California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) manages and disburses retirement, survivor, and disability benefits for more than 800,000 California public school educators and their families. It also offers survivor and disability benefits. CalSTRS is the largest US teachers' retirement fund and one of the nation's largest public pension funds. It oversees some $150 billion in assets, which it invests in stocks, real estate, private equity, and other investment vehicles. The organization is run by a 12-member board, five of whom are appointed by California's governor.

Cognetas LLP was founded in 1989 and is based in London, United Kingdom with additional offices in Frankfurt, Germany; Milan, Italy; and Paris, France. Cognetas LLP is a private equity firm specializing in management buyouts, buy-ins, public to private transactions, and restructurings of mid-cap mid-market companies. The firm primarily focuses on consumer, industrial, business services, financial services, and healthcare sectors. Within the consumer sector it seeks to invest in the leisure, retail, household and consumer goods, and food and drink sectors. In the industrial sector, the firm’s investments include building materials, automotive, manufacturing, and chemical sectors. Its investment in the financial services sectors includes outsourced financial services, insurance, and financing companies. Within business services sector, the firm prefers to invest in outsourced services, logistics and transportation, facilities management, and other business services. In the healthcare sector, the firm prefers to invest in the healthcare services and equipment sectors.

Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated investment bank serving institutional, corporate, government, and high-net-worth individuals. The company operates in two segments, Institutional Securities and Wealth and Asset Management. The Institutional Securities segment provides financial advisory and capital raising services, and sales and trading for users and suppliers of capital. This segment’s products and services include trading in commodities; credit products, including investment-grade debt securities and credit derivatives; equity securities and equity derivatives; foreign exchange services; fund-linked products; index arbitrage and other program-trading activities; interest rate products; leveraged finance, including high-yield and distressed debt and noninvestment grade loans; life insurance finance and risk solutions; margin lending; market making in securities and options; matched book activities; money market instruments; prime services; proprietary trading; real estate activities; risk arbitrage; securities lending; securities, futures, and options clearing services; and structured products, including asset-backed securities.

Pond Venture Partners, known for its hands-on management style, was founded by chairman Charles Irving (based in Europe) and CEO Richard Irving (based in California). Pond Venture Partners invests in high-tech companies from both sides of the pond. The venture capital firm targets early-stage communications infrastructure companies based in Europe, including the UK. Pond Venture Partners is focused on funding startups developing networking hardware and software, optical components, and wireless products. Its portfolio includes chip technology manufacturer picoChip, digital content management products supplier SealedMedia, and software integrator Transitive Corporation.

Domini Social Investments is an investment firm with a focus on socially and environmentally responsible investments. Through investment vehicles including: the Domini Social Equity Fund, the Domini Social Bond Fund, and the Domini Money Market Account, the firm manages nearly $2 billion in investor capital and invests it in community economic development. Domini also offers investment consultancy and portfolio management assistance. The firm was founded by CEO Amy Domini in 1989 to address a growing number of investors unwilling to invest in certain companies, such as tobacco and defense contractors.

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