smac | partners - formerly known as Siemens Acceleration in Communications - is the ICT early stage venture capital investor based in Munich, Germany. smac | partners is one of the few venture capital companies with investment, management and exit experience in the US, China, India, Europe and Israel. Long-term studies show a significantly higher return from early-stage investments than from later-stage investments. Especially the early-stage investments in Europe have attractive valuations.However, early-stage investments require massive management attention and specific sector expertise from the investor. smac | partners has an impressive track record in leading entrepreneurs to success. The global ICT sector is a sizeable market environment in excess of € 2,000 billion and it is steadily growing. Even more important are the smaller innovation segments which allow start-ups to find an appropriate niche often show annual growth rates of 50% and more. The overall impact of the ICT sector on the European economy is substantial, as 50% of economic growth is attributed to it.

Quest Capital seeks investments in first mortgage loans secured by single-family residences, apartments, condominiums, social housing, and nursing and retirement facilities in Canada. Quest Capital Corp. previously was an asset-based lender to companies in the mining and oil and gas industries, but sold those operations in 2007 and converted to a mortgage investment company. Quest Capital Corp., however, halted new loan production the following year as it waited out the rough economy. Some vestiges of Quest Capital's former incarnation remain in its much smaller commercial real estate and natural resource lending activities.

BB BIOTECH AG is a Switzerland-based investment company, which principal activity is to invest in companies active in the biotechnology industry. BB BIOTECH AG invests mainly in companies operating in such sectors as oncology, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases and autoimmune diseases. As of December 31, 2009, the Company’s portfolio comprised 23 companies, including Actelion, Gilead, Celgene, Genentech, Biogen Idec, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Elan, Basilea Pharmaceuticals and Roche Holding GS, among others. The investments are held through its wholly owned subsidiaries, which include Biotech Focus NV, Biotech Invest NV, Biotech Target NV and Biotech Growth NV.

First Physicians Capital Group, Inc. provides financial and managerial services to physicians, physicians groups, and healthcare delivery centers in rural America. The company is building a portfolio of interests in healthcare services operations outside the traditional urban hospital setting. FPCG promotes quality medical care by offering improved access and breadth of services. It unlocks the value of its investments by developing strong, long-term and mutually beneficial relationships with their physicians and the communities they serve.

Remgro Limited (Remgro) is a South African investment holding company. Remgro Company’s interests consist mainly of investments in banking and financial services, printing and packaging, glass products, medical services, mining, petroleum products, food, wine and spirits, media, technology and various other trade mark products. Remgro Company’s activities are concentrated on the management of investments and the provision of support rather than on being involved in the day-to-day management of business units of investees. Remgro Company has eight divisions: tobacco interests, financial services, industrial interests, mining interests, corporate and other, media interests, technology interests and other.

President Joseph Shocken founded Broadmark Capital in 1987; since then the company has advised or invested in more than 150 deals worth some $1 billion. Broadmark Capital makes a big deal out of the little guy. The merchant bank provides financing and advisory services, including private placements of stock and mergers & acquisitions guidance, to emerging companies in the US and Europe. It also makes direct investments in firms. The company's typical deal ranges from $500,000 to more than $60 million. Targeted industries include life sciences and health care, technology, financial services, and communications.

Oppenheimer Holdings specializes in wealth management, asset management, trust, and investment banking services for institutional and wealthy individual clients. (Private-client services -- about $62 billion in assets under management -- make up the bulk of sales.) Offerings include brokerage, annuities, and estate planning. Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. asset management group -- about $17 billion in assets under management -- covers the bases from research to alternative investments. Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. capital markets unit provides equities and debt market products and services. The formerly Toronto-based Canadian company rechartered as a US company in 2009, moving its headquarters to New York.

Rosenthal Collins Group (or "RCG" as Rosenthal are commonly known) is a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the National Futures Association (NFA). Originally established in 1923 as Greene and Collins, Rosenthal Collins Group is one of the largest independently owned FCMs. Through Rosenthal branches, Introducing Brokers and correspondents, Rosenthal offer a wide range of services, such as execution, brokerage, clearing, electronic trading, foreign exchange and managed futures to clients around the globe.Rosenthal recognize the importance of doing your due diligence when choosing the right brokerage firm. From Rosenthal extensive background in the futures industry to Rosenthal rock-solid financials, Rosenthal invite you to see why thousands of clients trust us. Although our headquarters are in Chicago, Rosenthal global trading presence is evident in Europe, South America, Asia, the Middle East, and even Africa and the subcontinent of India.

Global Life Science Ventures was founded in 1996 and is based at München, Germany with an additional office at Zug, Switzerland. Global Life Science Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in early stage investments originating from universities, scientific institutions or industry. The firm also makes selected investments in late stage companies including buyouts. It primarily invests in the life science sector. The firm invests in companies based in United States and Europe with a focus on United Kingdom, Switzerland, and home markets in German speaking countries. It prefers to invest between €2 million ($2.57 million) and €5 million ($6.43 million) in a company per round of financing. The firm invests up to 10 percent of the total volume in a company. In the European home market, it seeks to be a lead investor or an active co-investor but prefers to be co-investor outside the home market. The firm prefers to be a pro-active syndicate partner in its portfolio companies. It also provides follow-on financing and seeks a board seat in its portfolio companies.

Trident Capital, Inc. was founded in 1993. Trident Capital, Inc. is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in investments in early stage growth capital and expansion stage companies and participates in buyout, spinout, recapitalization, and middle market transactions. It focuses its investment on healthcare services, clean tech, Internet, business services, information services, software including technology-leveraged outsourcing and processing for healthcare and insurance, communication and wireless, payment and transaction processing, innovation management, marketing and sales, and enterprise software and services for security, communications, and mobility. Within clean tech sector, the firm seeks to invest in solar, energy storage, fuel cells, green building materials, water, and carbon sequestration.

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