In-Q-Tel, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. In-Q-Tel, Inc. is a non-profit private equity and venture capital firm specializing in start-ups, early venture, mid venture, late-stage investments. The firm also provides bridge financing. It seeks to invest in research and development programs, emerging and established companies, universities and research labs. The firm makes investments in application software and analytics including software applications for enterprise, departmental, and individual users; software-based analytics to automate and support human analysis; tools to exploit text, multimedia, and geospatial-based data in native language and format; knowledge management and collaboration; search; categorization and publishing; application integration; visualization; translation; geospatial design; and simulation and modeling. Within bio, nano, and chemical technologies, it seeks to invest in the extraction and characterization of trace materials from the environment, the characterization of unknown bulk materials, the on-site determination of individual human traits for IC purposes, point-of-care medical technologies outside of a laboratory or clinical environment, tracking and/or authentication of both individuals and objects, and the enablement of new IC capabilities from advances in material science.

OAM Avatar is owned by Overture Asset Managers. OAM Avatar, LLC company offers investments, analysis, and brokerage services for financial planners, institutions, wrap brokerage sponsors, and private clients. It manages more than $1 billion in assets from a portfolio that includes Microsoft, Bank of America, United Technologies, Target, and Johnson & Johnson. Products include equity and balanced brokerage programs, defensive and core equity, mutual funds, and customized services for private clients.

HM Capital Partners LLC was founded in 1989 and is based in Dallas, Texas. HM Capital Partners LLC is a private equity firm specializing in investments in middle market and mature companies. It seeks to invest in, the acquisition of under-managed, under-capitalized or under-appreciated assets and their transformation into strategically relevant assets; acquisition of divisions or products that have no management; acquisition of divisions or assets of large corporations; acquisition of distressed businesses going either through a restructuring or bankruptcy process; acquisition or recapitalization of privately owned or publicly traded businesses; and growth opportunities. The firm seeks to make control investments in companies operating in the, media sector, with a focus on new media technologies and companies offering multiple exit strategies; consumer products sector; energy sector, with a focus on on-shore United States natural gas value chain (both upstream and downstream) and new capital projects or strategic acquisitions that will generate returns in varying commodity price environments; food and beverages sector, with a focus on undermanaged or no management situations, as in the case of a divestiture of a single brand or product line and businesses that have an inappropriate cost structure with opportunity for savings by rationalizing expenses; financial services sector; information services sector; and niche manufacturing sector.

Ameritrans Capital Corporation was founded in 1979 and is based in New York, New York. Ameritrans Capital Corporation (Ameritrans) is a closed-end investment company, which makes loans and investments with the goal of generating both current income and capital appreciation. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Elk Associates Funding Corporation (Elk), the Company makes loans to finance the acquisition and operation of small businesses as permitted by the United States Small Business Administration (the SBA) Regulation. Elk was organized primarily to provide long-term loans to businesses eligible for investments (Small Business Concerns) by small business investment companies (SBICs). Ameritrans makes loans, which have primarily been secured by real estate mortgages, senior corporate loans and equity investments which have been in income producing real estate properties, or in real estate construction projects. It operates in five segments: Corporate Loans, Commercial Loans, Life Insurance Settlements, Equity Investments and Taxicab Medallion Finance.

Altin was founded in 1996 and it includes more than 30 underlying funds representing 10 diverse investment strategies. Altin began disclosing its portfolio holdings in 2009. The somewhat rare move toward transparency was made in the wake of the the global economic crisis, during which many investors withdrew from hedge funds. Altin is a closed-end investment firm that manages hedge funds. It concentrates on holding a stable portfolio that will reward investors with long-term capital appreciation. The funds it holds are drawn from the Asian, North American, and European markets. It operates through its Altin (Cayman) subsidiary in the Cayman Islands and trades on both the Swiss and London (AIM) exchanges.

TradeWeb LLC operates as an online trading marketplace for fixed income, derivatives, and equities. The company offers trade execution, market data, and trade processing services, as well as a range of post-trade analytical services that enable clients to measure the benefits generated from electronic trading for trading strategies and compliance purposes. Its network connects the institutional clients, dealers, prime brokers, and electronic confirmation vendors for trade processing, as well as provides dealers and buy-side institutions with paperless trade allocations and confirmations. The company’s multi-dealer auction model links the trading desks of the fixed-income dealers with buy-side institutions in North America, Europe, and Asia. Its network also includes AccountNet, a derivatives counterparty management tool, as well as the data warehouse for standing settlement instructions and OTC derivatives legal documentation.

MPM Capital Limited Partnership firm targets biotechnology, specialty pharmaceutical, and medical technology companies. With more than $2 billion of committed capital in four funds, it invests in all stages of a firm's development, typically offering between $5 million and $50 million per transaction, and takes a long-term approach. MPM Capital's portfolio includes about 60 firms, including Affymax, AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Oxagen, and Surface Logix. Most of MPM Capital's investments are in US concerns, but the company also seeks opportunities in Europe, and more recently, Asia and Australia.

Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., L.L.C. ("BRS") is a New York-based private equity investment firm with approximately $1.4 billion in funds under management. Founded in 1995 by former senior executives of Citicorp Venture Capital, Ltd., BRS specializes in management buyouts and recapitalizations of high quality, middle market companies with strong market positions and/or growth potential. BRS's philosophy is to back the management of its portfolio companies, allowing them operational freedom with long-term equity incentives and support. BRS provides expertise to portfolio companies in the areas of financing, acquisitions and strategic long-term planning focused upon realization of value.The founders of BRS have had extensive experience since the mid 1980's in initiating, negotiating, financing, closing and overseeing numerous private equity investments in diverse industries throughout a range of economic cycles and financial market conditions. They have undertaken management buyouts of public companies, private companies, and divisions of larger companies; recapitalizations of closely held companies providing both liquidity and continual ownership to existing owners; build-ups of significant enterprises through acquisitions; and equity investments in growth companies.

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.

Harbinger Group Inc., formerly known as Zapata Corporation, is a holding company which has approximately $148.7 million in cash, cash equivalents and investments as of March 31, 2010, including 98% of Zap.Com Corporation. Harbinger Group Inc. is currently searching for acquisition candidates.Zap.Com is a public shell company which does not have any existing business operations. Zap.Com may search for assets or businesses that it can acquire so that it can become an operating company. Zap.Com may also consider developing a new business suitable for its situation. Zap.Com trades on the OTCBB under the symbol "ZPCM."

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