Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) provides intermediate capital -- as in mezzanine financing (a financing method that combines elements of the more traditional senior debt and equity methods of financing) -- to companies in Europe, North America, and the Asia/Pacific region. Founded in 1989, the firm finances mezzanine deals (generally in the E15 million to E500 million range) for acquisitions, buyouts, refinancing, and pre-IPO situations. ICG also manages a handful of collateralized debt obligation (CDO) funds, which blend senior debt, high-yield, and mezzanine investments. The investment company has more than E11 billion in direct investments and third-party funds under management.

Home BancShares, Inc. (HBI) is a bank holding company. Home BancShares Company is primarily engaged in providing a range of banking services to individual and corporate customers through its wholly owned community bank subsidiary, Centennial Bank (the Bank). Home BancShares Company is engaged in providing a range of commercial and retail banking and related financial services to businesses, real estate developers and investors, individuals and municipalities. The Bank has locations in central Arkansas, north central Arkansas, southern Arkansas, the Florida Keys and southwestern Florida. As of December 31, 2009, it conducted business through 45 Arkansas branches located in central Arkansas, two branches in north central Arkansas, two branches in southern Arkansas, nine branches in the Florida Keys and three branches in southwestern Florida. In March 2010, Home BancShares, Inc. and Centennial Bank announced that the bank has assumed substantially all deposits and purchased certain assets of Key West Bank.

Saratoga Partners is an independent, New York-based merchant banking firm making alternative asset investments in private equity and debt in partnership with management across the industrial manufacturing, business service and information service sectors. Saratoga primarily pursues investments in U.S.-headquartered, middle-market companies that it believes have opportunities for enhanced growth and productivity. Saratoga’s investment strategy includes a special focus on “special situation” middle-market investments involving complexity or inefficiencies – including restructurings – that present attractive value combined with active, “hands-on” post-investment involvement to achieve revenue and productivity enhancements.

Cortera, Inc. provides credit risk management software and services to credit and collections professionals. Cortera's online database allows users to make credit and lending decisions quickly by acessing financial infomation on public and private companies. Cortera, Inc. also allows its users to share feedback and rate their unique payment experiences. Cortera also assists with monitoring portfolio risk, resolving credit disputes, and collecting debts. Cortera, Inc., which has about 20,000 users, targets small businesses and large organizations by offering competitive prices and some free data. Venture capital firm Volition Capital holds stake in Cortera, which was founded in 1993.

CenterPoint Ventures was founded in 1996 and is based in Dallas, Texas with an additional office in Austin, Texas. CenterPoint Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in seed, start up, early stage, mid venture, and late venture investments. It typically invests in privately held companies developing information technology-based products for the firm’s target industries and markets. The firm also invests in communications infrastructure including wireless, enterprise software and business applications, semiconductors, hardware, and Internet-enabled business models. It does not invest in companies engaged in pure-science inventions and in mature markets. The firm seeks to invest in companies based in Texas and Southwest region. It typically invests between $5 million and $10 million with follow-on funding over two to three rounds per company. The firm invests at the first or second-round of venture capital financing and act as lead investor in the initial venture round. It invites co-investment on early-stage deals and syndicates larger, late-stage investments with co-investors and seeks a board seat in its portfolio companies. The firm seeks to exit its investment within five years via an IPO, merger, or acquisition.

Enterprise Ventures Limited is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in investment in high growth unquoted companies. The firm seeks to invest at all stages of investment with a focus on management buy outs, development capital, and early stage technology opportunities. It also considers investments in start up stage. The firm prefers to invest in companies based in England with a focus on the North of England and the Midlands. It typically invests in deal sizes of £5,000 ($9,800) to £2 million ($3.94 million) using a combination of its liquidity and syndication with other private equity and debt providers.

Wexford Capital was founded in 1994 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut. Wexford Capital LLC is an employee owned hedge fund sponsor. The firm provides its services to pooled investment vehicles. It invests in the public equity and hedging markets across the globe. The firm employs an opportunistic approach to make its investments in bankruptcy/distressed companies in the energy/natural resource, real estate, technology/telecommunication, and transportation sectors. It utilizes a multi-strategy approach to make its investments.

The Pioneer Group, Inc., as of December 31, 1999, conducted its operations through Pioneer Investment Management (PIM), Pioneer International Financial Services, and Pioneer Global Investments. PIM included investment management and marketing of the company's 25 U.S. registered investment companies in the Pioneer Family of Mutual Funds, as well as the nine offshore mutual funds; distribution of shares of the Pioneer Family of Mutual Funds; and shareowner servicing for the Pioneer Family of Mutual Funds. Pioneer International Financial Services consisted of investment management and financial services. Pioneer Global Investments included the company's diversified strategic businesses, consisting of U.S. and international venture capital operations, U.S. and international real estate operations, and timber harvesting. As of 10/25/2000, Pioneer Asset Management USA Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Unicredito Italiano.

KBC Private Equity - the investment company of KBC Group - provides development capital and finances buy-outs to medium-sized companies in Belgium and in Central and Eastern Europe, KBC’s home markets. Boasting an experienced team of 29 people, it has more than 60 active investments in portfolio with a market value in excess of EUR 350 million. KBC Private Equity aims to become one of the leading private equity providers on KBC Group’s home markets. As an active shareholder with a long-term perspective, KBC Private Equity is involved in taking strategic decisions and providing support to management teams.

Louis Dreyfus Commodities, one of the world’s leading commodity merchants and processors of agricultural products, has merchandised and traded bulk commodities in international markets since 1851. LDCommodities is ranked number one in world cotton merchandising and is one of the three largest producers of orange juice with a 15-percent share of the global market. The company is also a leader in the grains and oilseeds, sugar, coffee, rice, metals, freight and emerging financial trading markets.

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