ING Investment Management Americas is all about the Benjamins. The unit of Dutch financial services giant ING Groep administers more than $220 billion for some 500 institutional investors in the US, Canada, and Latin America. Clients include corporations, pension funds, mutual funds, health care organizations, and insurance companies. The company also manages accounts for not-for-profit organizations inlcuding endowments and foundations, and religious institutions. ING Investment Management Americas employs a variety of investment styles such as growth and value equity, core fixed income, multi-asset strategies, and alternative investments including hedge funds and private equity.

Hokanson Associates, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is controlled by president Neil Hokanson. Hokanson Associates company provides financial planning services and manages diversified stock and bond investment portfolios. It primarily serves a clientele of wealthy individuals in the San Diego area; it also serves institutional investors including pension plans, corporations, and not-for-profit organizations. Hokanson Associates has approximately $295 million of client assets under management.

Lupus Capital believes in industrial strength finances. Lupus Capital plc company invests in manufacturing and services firms in the industrial sector. Holdings include Gall Thomson Environmental, which manufactures marine and industrial components for the oil industry; Schlegel Building Products, maker of sealing systems for the building, automotive, and other industries; and Laird Security Systems (LSS), a maker of locks and other security hardware for residential uses.

Nasdaq OMX PHLX (formerly The Philadelphia Stock Exchange and known as the PHLX for short) might think so. Founded in 1790, the exchange claims seniority status over the larger New York Stock Exchange. The PHLX provides electronic and hybrid floor-based trading of equities, options, and futures trading, as well as clearing services. The exchange trades some 7,000 stocks and 2,600 equity options. In 2008 The Nasdaq OMX Group bought the PHLX from a group of investors including Citadel Investment Group, Citigroup, Credit Suisse (USA), Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, and UBS for some $695 million. The exchange is now part of the Nasdaq Transaction Services US Group.

Pacific Venture Group was founded in 1995. Pacific Venture Group is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in early and expansion-stage investments. The firm seeks to invest in companies at all stages of financing from start-up to leveraged buyout, recapitalizations, and consolidations. It typically invests across all segments of healthcare and information systems including healthcare information technology, medical devices, biopharmaceuticals, and healthcare services. Within healthcare information technology, the firm focuses on infrastructure solutions, leverage professional staffing, technology based outsource solutions, and clinical quality improvement. Within medical devices, it focuses on unmet therapeutic needs and disposables, cost effective medical devices, small equipments, and medical devices that enhance quality of life. Within biopharmaceuticals, the firm invests in drug delivery, drug discovery, specialty pharmaceuticals, and in licensing. Within healthcare services, it focuses on new care delivery models, outsourcing, healthcare staffing solutions, and recapitalizations and spinouts from larger companies.

Wall Street Associates was formed in 1987 from the spinoff of California First Bank's investment advisor subsidiary and is now owned by its employees. Wall Street Associates was formed in 1987 from the spinoff of California First Bank's investment advisor subsidiary and is now owned by its employees.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation provides agricultural real estate and rural housing mortgage loans in the secondary market in the United States. Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation engages in purchasing eligible loans directly from lenders; providing advances against eligible loans by purchasing obligations secured by those loans; securitizing assets and guaranteeing securities representing interests in pools of eligible loans; and issuing long-term standby purchase commitments for eligible loans. Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation also purchases portfolios of newly originated and seasoned loans, mortgage loans secured by first liens on agricultural real estate, fixed- and adjustable rate loans, and loans to finance electrification and telecommunications systems in rural areas. Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation was founded in 1987 and is based in Washington, D.C.

Republic Financial Corporation was founded in 1971. Republic Financial Corporation is a principal investment firm specializing in small market buyouts, middle market, and early stage investments. It prefers to invest in aviation and aerospace, manufacturing, security software, banking products, telecommunications, data services, promotional products, corporate staffing, commercial roofing, and construction aggregates. The firm invests through the Aviation and Portfolio Group, Structure Finance Group, and Special Assets Group. Through its Aviation and Portfolio Group, it invests in aircraft, aerospace related assets, and enterprises as well as equipment portfolios. Through the Structured Finance Group, the firm seeks to invest in contract-based construction and permanent financings with development and/or operating partners to leveraged financings for acquisitions of portfolio assets or operating companies. It also invests in bankruptcy, turnarounds, neglected assets, and companies or projects that are capital constrained or in need of restructuring.

Kardan N.V. (Netherlands) is a Netherlands-based investment group listed on Euronext Amsterdam and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. The Company acts as an investment company which is engaged in the development of real estate, insurance and pension, banking and lending, infrastructure projects, infrastructure assets, rental of vehicles and sale of vehicles and others through its subsidiaries, joint ventures and associated companies. The Company is mainly active in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), Common Wealth of Independent States (CIS) and China. It has four directly held subsidiaries located in the Netherlands and Israel and numerous indirectly held subsidiaries located in Bulgaria, Georgia, Turkey, Romania, Ukraine, Albania, China and Germany among others. In addition, Kardan is active in the automotive, consumer goods and communications and technology sectors through its subsidiary Kardan Israel.

First Capital Bancorp, Inc. operates as a holding company for First Capital Bank that offers commercial banking and related financial services to small and medium-sized businesses, professionals, and individuals in Richmond, Virginia. Market Area The company’s primary market is the Richmond, Virginia metropolitan area, which includes Chesterfield County, Henrico County, Hanover County, the Town of Ashland, and the City of Richmond. All of its branches are located in the Richmond metropolitan area. Products and Services The company offers a range of deposit services that include checking accounts, NOW accounts, savings accounts, and other time deposits of various types, ranging from daily money market accounts to longer-term certificates of deposit. In addition, it offers certain retirement account services, such as Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). The company also offers a range of short-to-medium term commercial and consumer loans. Commercial loans include both secured and unsecured loans for working capital (including inventory and receivables), business expansion (including acquisition of real estate and improvements), and purchase of equipment and machinery. Consumer loans include secured (and unsecured loans) for financing automobiles, home improvements, education, and personal investments. Additionally, it originates fixed and floating-rate mortgage and real estate construction and acquisition loans.

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