Summit Partners' dough rises a little later rather than earlier. Summit Partners funds later-stage companies, preferring those that are profitable and growing. It invests in a range of industries, including business and financial services, energy, health care, communications, media, industrial and consumer products, software, and semiconductors. Summit Partners' private equity investments range from $30 million to more than $500 million; venture capital investments range between $5 million to $30 million. Summit Partners also provides mezzanine debt financing. Its current portfolio includes stakes in more than 50 firms in North America, Europe, and Asia.

The UK private banking unit of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Coutts provides private and commercial banking services for well-heeled individuals and families, as well as corporations and charities. The venerable banking group, which in its more than 300 years of operation has served royals and notables such as King George III and William Pitt, now specializes in financial planning for business owners and professionals; it also targets wealthy members of the music industry and sport. Services include investment management, securities dealing, trust planning, pension and tax advice, credit cards, and mortgages. Coutts has more than 20 offices in England and Wales.

Cantor Index Limited, an online financial spread betting company, provides spread bets on equity, commodity, and bond markets. It provides stocks and shares, indices, bonds and commodities, foreign exchanges, interest rates, daily rolling shares, and daily rolling spot FX bets. The company also offers sales and trading, investment banking, asset management, market data, and market commentary services; brokerage services to wholesale market participants; electronic marketplaces and related trading technology developing and deploying services; and professional charting and news services.

Hershey Trust Company was founded in 1905 and is based in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Hershey Trust Company operates as a subsidiary of Milton Hershey School Trust. Hershey Trust Company operates as a trust company. Hershey Trust company provides investment, financial planning, and administrative solutions to individual and institutional investors. Hershey Trust also manages real estate properties, including farmhouses and modern ranch homes in secluded country settings, as well as apartments and Cape Cod style homes in Hershey.

Raymond James is a diversified financial services holding company with subsidiaries engaged primarily in investment and financial planning, in addition to investment banking and asset management. Raymond James & Associates, Inc. performs trade execution, securities processing, equity research, and investment banking services for institutional clients in North America and Europe. The unit also offers clearing services to fellow Raymond James Financial subsidiary, Raymond James Financial Services. Planning Corporation of America, a wholly owned subsidiary of RJA, sells insurance and annuities.

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.

Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Research Division is an equity research firm. It offers fundamental and independent sell side research. The firm typically engages in the research of business services, consumer and retail, energy, financial institutions, healthcare and life sciences, industrial, real estate, and technology industries. It focuses on research of U.S. based companies. The firm provides comprehensive industry and company coverage for both institutional and individual clients.

vFinance Investments, Inc. (the “Company”), a subsidiary of vFinance, Inc. (www.vfinance.com ), is a financial services company which specializes in emerging opportunities, providing investment banking, trading, trend forecasting, and consulting services to micro, small and mid-cap high-growth companies, and to institutional and high net-worth investors seeking above-market returns.vFinance Company possesses an exceptional understanding of small-cap and micro-cap market stocks gained from being a market maker in over 2500 stocks in those categories, from its experienced investment banking team, and from the large number of plans posted or summarized on its website which is ranked as a leading destination for companies seeking capital with over 3 million visitors annually from over 175 countries. Its new Sterling Fixed Income Division has an established reputation for superior yield trend forecasting.The Company offers personalized service through its global financial consultants located in offices in 30 U.S. cities and in Latin America, and through its trading desk. The trading desk offers, among other things, ADR liquidity pools and effective market liquidation strategies. The Company continues to provide new services including EquityStation, which offers its clients electronic direct market access (DMA).

Hong Leong Group Malaysia was founded in 1963 and is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Hong Leong Group Malaysia, a conglomerate, operates in manufacturing, trading and distribution, semiconductor assembly, banking and financial services, insurance, stock broking and investment banking, property development, and hotel and resort sectors. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides banking, investment management, stock and share broking, corporate advisory, fund management, unit trust, share financing, and futures and options broking services, as well as offers life and general insurance products; manufactures and sells ceramic, wall, and flooring tiles; designs, manufactures, assembles, tests, and sells integrated circuits, semiconductor devices, electronic components, and lead frames; and manufactures and assembles motorcycles, scooters, motorcycle engines, and spare parts, as well as distributes motorcycles and motorcycle components. It also manufactures newsprint for newspaper publishers; distributes building material products; develops leasehold condominiums, residential developments, and homes, as well as engages in property investment and development; produces edible oils and fats, and operates flour mills; manufactures asbestos cement sheets and pipe products; manufactures furniture; and operates hotels and resorts.

Liontrust Asset Management PLC (Liontrust) is an investment holding company. Liontrust provides portfolio management services, which are targeted primarily at professional investors and advisers. It manages unit trusts, individual savings accounts, offshore funds, absolute return funds, pooled pension funds, and segregated institutional accounts. The Company’s subsidiaries include Liontrust Investment Funds Limited, Liontrust Investment Services Limited, Liontrust European Investment Services Limited, Liontrust International (Guernsey) Limited, and Liontrust International (North America) Inc.

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