Federated Investors, Inc. (Federated), together with its consolidated subsidiaries, is a provider of investment management products and related financial services. The Company sponsors, markets and provides investment-related services to various investment products, including mutual funds and Separate Accounts (which include separately managed accounts, institutional accounts, sub-advised funds and other managed products). Federated provided investment advisory services to 145 Federated-sponsored funds (the Federated Funds) as of December 31, 2009. Federated markets these funds to banks, broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries. Of the 145 Federated Funds, as of December 31, 2009, Federated’s investment advisory subsidiaries managed 50 money market funds totaling $281.5 billion in assets, 47 fixed-income funds with $28.4 billion in assets and 48 equity funds with $21.0 billion in assets.

Burrill & Company is a life sciences merchant bank focused exclusively on companies involved in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, devices, human healthcare and related medical technologies, nutraceuticals and wellness, agricultural biotechnology, and industrial biotechnology (biomaterials/bioprocesses) with over $950 million under management. Burrill's technical and venture investing competence spans the entire spectrum of life sciences. The expertise of the firm's investment team, strategic partners and Advisory Boards is unparalleled in depth and breadth. In addition, Burrill is a leader in life science strategic partnering, an invaluable practice to build value in portfolio companies and to accelerate their growth and development.Burrill is also the sponsor and facilitator of several leading annual industry conferences and publishes the seminal annual report on the state of the biotechnology industry. This combination of resources and capabilities has helped Burrill develop a unique and highly effective platform for finding and making outstanding life science investments.G. Steven Burrill founded Burrill & Company as a logical extension of his 40-year involvement in the growth and prosperity of the biotechnology industry. Mr. Burrill has been an active advisor and catalyst in some of the industry's most notable companies and transactions. Mr. Burrill's close involvement and respected position within the industry has positioned the firm as a prominent deal-maker and facilitator of industry partnerships and alliances, all of which fosters a robust deal flow. Further contributing to this deal flow are: the scientific and business networks of its investment team; the Advisory Boards; the strategic and financial network of its limited partners; and the close relationships developed with numerous life science companies and management as a result of Burrill's visibility, reputation, and the firm's partnering and alliance work.

Communications Equity Associates was founded in 1973 by CEO Rick Michaels. Communications Equity Associates (CEA) provides investment banking, merchant banking, and private equity services to global companies in the communications, entertainment, and media industries. Communications Equity Associates company offers mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, divestment, and fund-raising services from 10 offices in the US and Europe. Its private equity division manages a family of funds with more than $1 billion under management. CEA has completed more than 900 transactions, most of which are cross-border arrangements. Customers have included such big names as AT&T, IBM, EDS, and Siemens.

Questar Capital wants to be a shining example of a financial services provider. Questar Capital Corporation offers a full range of investment products -- including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, annuities, and insurance -- via a network of more than 500 representatives throughout the country. Customers of Questar Capital can choose products from about 90 mutual fund companies, some 70 variable life and annuity companies, and 15 fee-based money managers. Insurance provider Allianz Life acquired Questar Capital in 2005, combined it with USAllianz Securities, and gave the combined entity the Questar Capital name.

Fortune Industries, Inc. company, formerly known as Fortune Diversified Industries, Inc., was incorporated in 1988 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Fortune Industries, Inc. is a holding company, engaged in providing human resources outsourcing services through co-employment relationships with their clients. On November 30, 2008, the Company completed a transaction to sell all of the outstanding shares of common stock of the wholly owned subsidiaries James H Drew Corporation, Nor-Cote International, Inc., Fortune Wireless, Inc. and Commercial Solutions, Inc. On November 30, 2008, the Company sold or discontinued operations in its Wireless Infrastructure, Transportation Infrastructure, Ultraviolet Technologies and Electronics Integration segments. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 (fiscal 2009), the Company’s operating segment was Business Solutions segment.

HM Capital Partners LLC was founded in 1989 and is based in Dallas, Texas. HM Capital Partners LLC is a private equity firm specializing in investments in middle market and mature companies. It seeks to invest in, the acquisition of under-managed, under-capitalized or under-appreciated assets and their transformation into strategically relevant assets; acquisition of divisions or products that have no management; acquisition of divisions or assets of large corporations; acquisition of distressed businesses going either through a restructuring or bankruptcy process; acquisition or recapitalization of privately owned or publicly traded businesses; and growth opportunities. The firm seeks to make control investments in companies operating in the, media sector, with a focus on new media technologies and companies offering multiple exit strategies; consumer products sector; energy sector, with a focus on on-shore United States natural gas value chain (both upstream and downstream) and new capital projects or strategic acquisitions that will generate returns in varying commodity price environments; food and beverages sector, with a focus on undermanaged or no management situations, as in the case of a divestiture of a single brand or product line and businesses that have an inappropriate cost structure with opportunity for savings by rationalizing expenses; financial services sector; information services sector; and niche manufacturing sector.

Prospect Capital Corporation was founded in 1988 and is based in New York, New York. Prospect Capital Corporation (Prospect Capital), formerly Prospect Energy Corporation, is a financial services company that primarily lends to and invests in middle market privately-held companies. The Company is a closed-end investment company. The Company invests primarily in debt and equity of companies, which require capital for acquisitions, divestitures, growth, development, project financing and recapitalization. As of June 30, 2009, the Company had invested in industrial and energy-related companies. The Company’s investment objective is to generate current income and long-term capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. It focuses on making investments in private companies, and many of its investments are in energy companies. Prospect Capital Management LLC is the investment adviser of the Company. In December 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. (Patriot), whereby Patriot merged with and into the Company.

Nuveen Investments was founded in 1898 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. Nuveen Investments, Inc. is a privately owned investment manager. The firm provides its services to public pension funds, university endowments, foundations, insurers, high-net-worth individuals, and institutional investors. It manages closed-end exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, and hedge funds for its clients. The firm also manages equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. The firm primarily invests in growth stocks of large-cap companies and value stocks of multi-cap companies with a focus on large-cap and small-cap companies. It in invests in national and state-specific municipal securities to make its fixed income investments.

Menlo Ventures has the means to keep the American entrepreneurial spirit alive and kicking. The venture capital firm, which was founded in 1976, provides long-term capital and management services primarily to development-stage technology companies in such areas as communications, semiconductors, enterprise software, security, and mobile and Internet services. It has a focus on US companies and typically offers between $5 million and $30 million per transaction. Portfolio companies include Broncus Technologies, Bluesocket, 3Par , and nCircle Network Security. An active investor, Menlo has stakes in more than 80 companies and has some $4 billion under management.

Administradora de Fondos de Pensiones Provida S.A. was founded in 1981. Administradora de Fondos de Pensiones Provida S.A. operates as a private pension fund administrator in the Republic of Chile. The company’s services include the collection and management of contributions made by affiliates; investments of affiliate’s contributions in pension funds; provide life and disability benefits for affiliates; and provide a senior pension for affiliates. Services of collection and management of contributions made by affiliates The services regarding collection and management provided by the company are referred to mandatory contributions, as well as voluntary contributions made by its affiliates. The company collects monthly mandatory contributions that are withheld from the salaries of its affiliates by their employers and those contributions from its self-employed affiliates. Those monthly contributions are credited into each affiliate’s individual capitalization account. In the case of dependent workers, each employer must provide to the company a monthly payroll listing all its employees who are affiliates of it, identifying the payments being made on behalf of each employee for pension contributions, both mandatory and voluntary. Self-employed workers prepare and submit their own payrolls.

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