Brainspark plc is a United Kingdom-based investment company. The Company is engaged in creating a portfolio of companies within the leisure, entertainment, interactive media and financial services sectors. The Company carries on its business in three geographical locations: the United Kingdom, Italy and Israel. The Company’s top 10 investment portfolios are Mediapolis (22.09%), Ondaland (20.0%), Indian Restaurant Group plc (29.9%), Bibop (50.5%), Filmmaster TV (10.0%), Geosim (13.0%), Vyke Communications plc (11.56%), Ancona (44.8%), Daniel Stewart & Co plc (5.7%), and Cogeme SET SpA (6.12%). The Company’s subsidiaries include Brainspark Associates Limited, Brainspark Services Limited and Gordons 153 Limited.

Hellman & Friedman LLC was founded in 1984 and is headquartered at San Francisco, California with offices in New York, New York and London, United Kingdom. Hellman & Friedman LLC is a private equity firm specializing in leveraged recapitalizations, acquisitions, buys and builds, traditional buyouts, financial restructurings, growth investments, and numerous types of minority investments. It invests in public and private companies. The firm makes investments in marketing and professional services, asset management and other business and financial services, insurance, energy, healthcare, industrials, vertical software and information services industries, internet, media, and communications. It targets investments in companies based in United States, Europe, and Australia. The firm seeks to invest between $200 million and $750 million in its portfolio companies. It may act as a controlling shareholder and as an influential minority investor. The firm prefers to invest alongside management in companies going through transitions including private or closely held businesses looking to institutionalize, to go public, to de-mutualize, or to undertake public to private transactions.

JAFCO Ventures focuses its attention on the US and invests venture capital in development-stage information technology companies, generally as a secondary investor. Portfolio companies include systems integrator Infinera, online security services provider Voltage Security, broadband wireless services provider Aperto Networks, wireless software designer Devicescape Software, and semiconductor designer Xambala. With the advantages of its parent company, JAFCO Ventures utilizes financial professionals and advisers in Asia to forge relationships and partnerships with potential clients as well.

Exponent is a private equity firm that invests in UK headquartered businesses. We invest in successful companies with an enterprise value of between £75m-£350m. Exponent do this by finding the right companies, identifying their potential and working with great people to develop them. Exponent raised an initial fund of £400m from some of the world’s largest and most respected financial institutions. Having deployed this in nine investments, Exponent raised a second fund of £800m. Exponent currently investing from this second fund.Exponent tightly knit team of private equity experts is both well connected in the market and well funded. Exponent’s strong team ethos and personable style are underpinned by 135 years of collective experience. This allows us to take bold decisions and deliver high returns. Because of Exponent extensive experience and because Exponent understand what it means to be owners, Exponent shrewd providers of capital. Exponent aims are to make excellent returns for Exponent investors and deliver profitable relationships for Exponent managers in a committed and personable way.

River Cities Capital Funds was founded in 1994 and has over $300 million under management. River Cities Capital Funds invests mostly in middle stage companies located in the Midwest and Southeast. River Cities Capital Funds invests venture capital in companies engaged primarily in technology, health care, and consumer and business services in the Midwest and Southeastern US. Portfolio companies include online book distributor Atomic Dog Publishing and software developer Manta Media, and online data recovery provider EVault. Investment partners include Austin Ventures, Fifth Third Bancorp, and Finova.

RFE Investment Partners was founded in 1979. RFE Investment Partners is a private equity firm specializing in acquisition of smaller middle market companies. The firm typically invests in platform and add-on acquisitions, management led buyouts, and recapitalizations. It does not invest in turnaround situations and businesses whose products or services are subject to a substantial risk of rapid technological obsolescence. The firm prefers to invest in business services, niche manufacturing, and healthcare service sectors. It typically makes equity investments between $5 million and $30 million in companies with at least $5 million of annual cash flow. The firm seeks to hold a majority ownership position in the portfolio companies. It prefers to be a lead investor however the firm can also invest in transactions led by another equity group or as part of a syndicate.

With roots going back to 1906, the organization operated for many years under the business names of Credit Bureau Reporting, Credit Bureau Mortgage Reporting and Credit Bureau Collection divisions. Due to corporate growth and acquisitions, FirstPoint, Inc., was formed in 2001 as a holding company designed to maximize operating synergies and technology among the Credit Bureau and its subsidiaries. The new FirstPoint identity provides a unifying umbrella for the various business units- allowing joint marketing and growth opportunities.Today, the FirstPoint family of resources offers businesses a variety of day-to-day operation services that include accounts receivable management and collection through FirstPoint Collection Resources, Inc. Checkfax (check warranty, verification and collection), Insight® pre-employment screening, Equifax credit information products, Rentfacts® tenant screening, FirstPoint Mortgage Resources, and association management through FirstPoint Management Resources.

Gresham offers a helping hand to mid-market businesses around the UK. The private equity investment firm, which is known for its partnership approach, specializes in management buyouts up to £100 million ($160 million). The company particularly focuses on business services, consumer and financial services, industrial products, healthcare, and energy. Past investments include 2e2, stair lift manufacturer Minivator, and building services supplier Warings Contractors. In 2009 Gresham led a £20.8 million ($35.3 million) management buyout of the entertainment and sports management businesses of financial advisory firm Formation Group. Gresham has offices in Birmingham, London, and Manchester.

Bridgepoint Capital Limited was founded in 1996 and is based in London, United Kingdom. Bridgepoint Capital Limited is a private equity firm specializing in buyout, buy-in, growth, middle market, consolidation, and public-to-private transactions. The firm prefers to make investments in all sectors including companies engaged in the consumer, financial services, healthcare, media and technology, support services, industrials, business services, and transport industries. Within the business services sector the firm prefers to invest in professional services and business process outsourcing, property and facility services, testing, inspection and certification, equipment rental and asset outsourcing, and transport services and infrastructure. Within the consumer industry investments are sought in companies engaged in food and drink, travel and hospitality, health and fitness, entertainment, specialist retail, leisure, FMCG, pubs and restaurants, and consumer goods. Additionally, the firm seeks to invest in retail turnaround situations or where a consumer brand is capable of further rollout. It seeks to invest in sub-prime lending, independent financial advisers, insurance broking, fund management, support services, consumer and specialist finance, financial infrastructure, technology and services, and wealth and asset management within the financial services sector.

Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC was founded in 1997 and is based in New York, New York. Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC is private equity firm specializing in leveraged acquisitions, growth financings, and recapitalizations in middle-market companies. It invests in industrial manufacturing, distribution, insurance services, healthcare services, industrial, energy, packaging, safety products, supply chain management, business and financial services, aerospace and defense products and services, rental businesses, and route-based services sectors. The firm seeks majority or control investment in its portfolio companies. It prefers to invest in industries or markets poised to benefit from economic changes, secular trends, regulatory changes or market dislocations. The fund typically invests in companies with EBITDA in the range of $20million to $80million.

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