Crescent Capital NI was founded in 1995. Venture capital firm Crescent Capital NI manages two funds totalling about £37 million that invest in companies primarily in Northern Ireland. Clients include businesses in the information technology, manufacturing, and life sciences industries, and typical investments range between £250,000 and £1,500,000. In the past, the company has invested in such companies as drug delivery platform provider Gendel Limited, saw miller Balcas, and Amtec Medical, a medical device company.

Founded in 1998, with significant backing from the bank community and from the global logistics industry, Bolero was created as a neutral, trusted third party to develop a comprehensive set of standards that would remove the barriers to global, cross-enterprise business. Bolero implements and enforces these standards in an open platform to enable paperless trading between buyers, sellers, logistics, banks, agencies and customs anywhere in the world, delivering transaction visibility, predictability, speed, accuracy and security.Building on this platform, Bolero delivers applications that enable the merging of the physical and Financial Supply Chains, allowing companies to fundamentally re-engineer the way that business is done and take advantage of electronic trading. Customers and their trade partners are rapidly deploying Bolero solutions delivering significant reductions in cost and working capital, increased visibility and improvements in operating efficiency.

Scotia Capital was founded in 1999. Scotia Capital Inc. provides investment banking services to communications, media, technology, consumer products, real estate, forest products, infrastructure, industrial products, power, mining, and oil and gas sectors. The firm offers mergers and acquisitions advisory, private placement, negotiation assistance, due diligence, and restructuring services. Additionally, it provides research, equity sales and trading, foreign exchange management, merchant banking, short-term funding, investment research, and structured leasing services.

Oxford Technology Management was founded by Lucius Cary, and since 1983 has specialised in making and managing investments in start-up and early stage technology-based businesses with high growth prospects. The OTM team are all scientists or engineers by background, and understanding the technology is the starting point for any investment that we may make. The Investment policy of Oxford Technology Management is to construct a portfolio of investments with the following characteristics: unlisted, UK based, technology businesses, investments typically in the range of £100,000 - £2,000,000, although it can then invest similar amounts in subsequent rounds, in most cases located within easy reach of Oxford to allow a more 'hands on' management strategy. It is expected that approximately half of the funds will be invested in early stage companies (those which have achieved some initial sales) and the balance in start-up companies which are at an earlier stage.

Since our launch in 1981, LDC has completed over 400 investments and supports a portfolio that stands at over 60 businesses across the UK, and is collectively valued in excess of £2billion. Whilst having the Lloyds Banking Group as a parent company pays dividends in strong financial support, it's LDC's unique commitment to making a difference in business that has led to long-term success.LDC's investments are driven at a regional level from a network of offices across the UK, Asia and Europe. Our expert knowledge has secured LDC's place as a national leader in the mid-market, whilst our focus on establishing enjoyable and enduring relationships with those we work with ensures stability and success.As to the future, LDC's strong ownership culture, with every member of the team being actively engaged in the direction of the business suggests that LDC is a company that will continue to lead and make a difference in the private equity mid market.

The London Stock Exchange is at the heart of the global financial market and is home to some of the largest, most successful and dynamic companies in the world. The Exchange has built on a long history of integrity, expertise and market knowledge to become the world's most international stock exchange. In October 2007 the Exchange merged with Borsa Italiana, creating Europe's leading diversified exchange business, London Stock Exchange Group. The LSE includes the main market, the Professional Securities Market (or PSM, listed debt securities), and the Alternative Investment Market (or AIM, which lists new and growing companies). The LSE is also a leader in international IPOs. Borse Dubai owns around 21% of the exchange; Qatar Investment Company owns about 15%.

Edward Jones serves nearly 7 million investors and we have more offices than any other investment firm in America. Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. attribute a great deal of our success to our principles and personal, long-term approach to investing. The principal subsidiary of The Jones Financial Companies, retail brokerage Edward D. Jones & Co. (better known by trade name Edward Jones) operates more than 10,000 branch offices located throughout the US, many in small towns or suburbs; Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. operates another 600 offices in Canada. Edward Jones, which advocates a conservative investment strategy, sells securities and insurance products and distributes mutual funds to more than seven million retail clients. Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. investment banking practice underwrites corporate and municipal bonds.

Alexander David Securities (formerly Griffin Group) looks out for the little guy. Alexander David Securities Group plc provides corporate brokerage services to small and midsized businesses and institutional brokerage services to micro-cap and small-cap fund managers. Alexander David Securities Group plc also conducts research on small companies. Alexander David Securities Group plc offers financial advice and trading of equities, futures, options, and other financial instruments to high-net-worth private clients as well. In early 2009 the former Griffin Group bought UK-based brokerage house Alexander David in a reverse merger and assumed the acquired company's name.

Marine Petroleum Trust ("Marine") is a royalty trust that was created in 1956 under the laws of the State of Texas. Marine was organized for the sole purpose of providing an efficient, orderly and practical means for the administration and liquidation of rights to payments from certain oil and natural gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico, pursuant to license agreements and amendments thereto between Marine's predecessors and Gulf Oil Corporation ("Gulf"). As a result of various transactions that have occurred since 1956, the Gulf interests are now held by Chevron Corporation ("Chevron"), Elf Exploration, Inc. ("Elf") and their assignees. The indenture provides that the term of the Trust will expire on June 1, 2021, unless extended by the vote of the holders of the majority of the outstanding units of beneficial interests.The Trust’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Marine Petroleum Corporation, holds title to interests in properties subject to the Trust’s interest that are situated offshore of Louisiana. Ninety-eight percent of all oil, natural gas, and other mineral royalties collected by Marine Petroleum Corporation, less the cost of receiving and collecting, are paid to the Trust. Approximately 60 percent of Marine’s royalty revenues are attributable to oil and approximately 40 percent are ttributable to natural gas. The royalty revenues received by Marine are affected by a number of factors including the producing capabilities of the wells, seasonal fluctuations in demand, and by changes in the market price for oil and natural gas.

Cavendish Corporate Finance LLP was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Cavendish Corporate Finance Limited (CCFL) provides financial advisory services to private companies, public enterprises, and financial institutions. The firm offers mergers and acquisition, valuation, deal negotiation and structuring, and due diligence advisory services. Additionally, it provides assistance in buyer identification, risk assessment, operational planning, and benchmarking services. The firm caters to construction, consumer and retail, leisure, healthcare, paper and packaging, and telecommunications and media industries. Its clientele includes GET Group plc, YORK Novenco, Hale Hamilton, U-POL Products Limited, JJ Barker Ltd, and Canterbury Foods Group plc.

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