PAI partners is one of the oldest and most experienced private equity firms in Europe with its origins dating back to Paribas Affaires Industrielles, the historical principal investment activity of Paribas, the pan-European merchant bank which merged with BNP in 1999. PAI partners SAS is an independent company, owned by its partners, which manages and advises dedicated private equity funds. The buyout funds include PAI LBO Fund, PAI Europe III, PAI Europe IV and PAI Europe V. PAI partners has offices in Paris, Copenhagen, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Munich. The Europe-wide team is composed of 50 professionals with diverse backgrounds and sectorial expertise.

United Western Bancorp, Inc. (United Western Bancorp) is a unitary thrift holding company. The Company’s operations are conducted primarily through United Western Bank (United Western Bank or the Bank), UW Trust Company (UW Trust), Matrix Financial Services Corporation (Matrix Financial), UWBK Fund Management, Inc., (Fund Management) and UW Investment Services Inc. (UWIS), all of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company. As of December 31, 2009, it had eight full service banking locations in the Colorado Front Range marketplace (downtown Denver, Cherry Creek, Hampden, Centennial, Boulder, Loveland, Fort Collins and Longmont), and a loan production office servicing the Aspen and Roaring Fork Valley market areas.

Three Cities Research, Inc. was founded in 1976. Three Cities Research, Inc. is a private equity firm specializing in acquisitions of medium sized business. The firm seeks to invest in transactions that involve a change of control in unexploited growth situations that can benefit from the infusion of substantial equity capital which can fund growth involving both internal expansion and acquisitions; under performing companies due to poor operating performance, excess leverage, or failed strategies; companies with poor operating management; and complicated transactions including strategic issues, legal complications, capital problems, operating issues, and shareholder or debt holder issues. It seeks to invest in industrial manufacturing, distribution, apparel, publishing, services, and retailing. The firm seeks to invest a minimum of $20 million in companies that have the potential of generating at least $15 million of operating income. It prefers to be an all-cash buyer in transactions of up to $100 million. The firm typically targets transactions that have values up to $200 million. It does not invest in high technology, natural resources, or regulated industries.

ORIX Capital Markets is the trading and asset management branch of ORIX USA Corporation, the US division of Japanese financial services giant ORIX Corporation. ORIX Capital Markets manages the group's securitized assets, bonds, leveraged loans, and other investments. After merging with affiliate ORIX Real Estate Capital, ORIX Capital Markets, LLC also finances, develops, and manages commercial real estate in the US and Canada. ORIX Capital Markets has more than $1 billion in assets under management, including collateralized debt obligations, mortgage-backed securities, and municipal securities.

Welcome to LACERA, the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. The County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 directs us to administer defined retirement plan benefits for the employees of Los Angeles County and outside Districts. LACERA provides retirement, disability, and death benefits, as well as health care coverage for current and retired employees of Los Angeles County. In all, the organization oversees more than $35 billion in assets. Its operations are overseen by two boards, one that manages retirement benefits and one that manages LACERA's investments.

Oak Associates, ltd. is a nationally recognized growth equity investment advisor. From its founding in 1985, Oak Associates has provided quality growth portfolios to national endowments, public pension plans, private clients, and mutual fund investors. A concentration in key growth areas, diligent research and a focus on a long-term performance have been integral to the company’s success.The firm has managed a ‘best-ideas’ portfolio for institutional clients under a large-cap growth approach since its inception in 1985. Oak Associates expanded its institutional strategies to include a small-cap growth portfolio in 2009. The small-cap growth strategy was launched in 2005 and offered to retail investors through Oak’s family of no-load mutual funds. Oak Associates also provides health care and technology sector-specific strategies through subadvisor relationships or direct accounts.

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.

SPARK Ventures is one of the leading early-stage venture capital investors in Europe, providing equity investment to high growth technology, media and healthcare companies in the UK and Europe. SPARK Ventures manages approximately £190 million across several investment vehicles including: two Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs); an AIM listed investment company (SPARK Ventures plc), University Funds on behalf of leading UK universities including Oxford; and a Limited Partnership on behalf of major institutional investors. SPARK Ventures has been investing in early-stage businesses for 12 years and has a wealth of expertise in backing and developing companies from start-up through to eventual trade sale or IPO.SPARK’s core expertise lies in identifying promising early-stage businesses and leading their funding right from the earliest stages. SPARK Ventures’ team is one of the most experienced in the early-stage investment space. It brings its portfolio businesses the necessary capital, combined with strategic and operational management support as well as commercial and marketing expertise to help them succeed. Its founding management team has worked together for more than 10 years, and during that time has helped many entrepreneurs to realise their ambitions.

Acuity Ventures is a Silicon Valley based family of venture capital funds that provides investment capital and strategic and operational guidance to early stage and emerging growth companies. The latest fund, Acuity Ventures III, L.P. is currently investing. The fund provides capital through convertible preferred debt, direct equity investments and other investment participations.Acuity strives to incubate qualified companies with financing facilities and access to important alliances in order to position these companies for profitable growth and liquidity exit. Acuity maintains alliances with other capital sources and its high net worth, as well as strategic consulting and advisory firms that specialize in high-technology startups.

Cohen & Steers, Inc. (CNS), together with its wholly owned subsidiaries, manages income-oriented equity portfolios specializing in United States and international real estate securities, large cap value stocks, listed infrastructure and utilities, and preferred securities. CNS also manages alternative investment strategies, such as hedged real estate securities portfolios and private real estate multimanager strategies for qualified investors. It serves individual and institutional investors through a range of investment vehicles. The Company manages three types of accounts: open-end mutual funds, closed-end mutual funds and institutional separate accounts. The 14 open-end mutual funds, for which it is the investment advisor offer and issue shares continuously as funds are invested and redeem shares when funds are withdrawn.

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