Standish Mellon Asset Management Company was founded in 1933 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. Standish Mellon Asset Management Company LLC (SMAM) primarily provides its services to pension and profit sharing plans. It also manages accounts for pooled investment vehicles, corporations, high net worth individuals, banking or thrift institutions, investment companies, charitable organizations, state or municipal government entities, insurance reserves, nuclear decommissioning trusts, healthcare organizations, insurance companies, other taxable institutions, sub advised and commingled funds, taxable individuals & trusts, unions & Taft Hartley plans, corporate retirement plans, public funds, endowments, and foundations. The firm manages separate client-focused fixed income portfolios. It also manages mutual funds for its clients. Standish Mellon Asset Management Company LLC also manages hedged fixed income portfolios. It invests in the fixed income markets across the globe. The firm selects the debt instruments on the basis of a quantitative and qualitative analysis with a top-down approach to create its debt portfolio mix. It invests in repurchase agreements, commercial papers, certificates of deposits, floating rate notes, treasuries, agencies, bank deposits, asset-backed securities, municipal bonds, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities, money market instruments, Guaranteed Investment Contracts (GICs), government instruments, Yankee bonds, futures, options, and swaps to create its debt portfolio mix.

Berkshire Partners, LLC was founded in 1986 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. Berkshire Partners, LLC is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in investments in private companies, public companies, and special situations. Within private companies, the firm seeks to invest in leveraged buyouts, acquisition; management buyouts; recapitalizations of a business in which management retains significant ownership either as a majority or a minority partner; growth capital; and privatization investments. It invests in companies where founder is seeking liquidity from his or her business for estate purposes; a company owned by another financial buyer seeking a realization on an investment; and a divestiture of a business line or segment from a larger corporation. In public companies, the firm primarily invests in going private transactions and PIPES. It also purchases preferred stock, common stock, and other public or non-public securities issued by public companies. Within special situations, the firm invests in private and public companies experiencing stress from financial or operating issues, requiring growth capital for new initiatives, requiring capital for internal expansion, minority investments in pre-IPO companies, and joint ventures with strategic operating partners.

Global Yatirim Holding Anonim Sirketi was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. Global Yatirim Holding A.S., through its subsidiaries, operates primarily in the fields of finance, energy, infrastructure, real estate, and transportation. The company’s Finance segment provides various financial services. Its Energy segment engages in natural gas distribution and electricity generation activities. The company’s Infrastructure segment involves in cruise and commercial ports operations. Its Real Estate segment invests and trades in real estate properties. The company’s Other segment engages in the media and steel iron production activities. Global Yatirim Holding also engages in the brokerage, portfolio management, financial investments, mining investments, provision of waste disposal systems, mining, tourism investments, publishing, and storage operations, as well as operates as an insurance agent.

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.

Greenlight Capital is a hedge fund firm that invests primarily in publicly traded North American corporate debt offerings and equities. Founded in 1996, the $6 billion Greenlight Capital also manages a fund of funds and a private equity fund through its affiliates, Greenlight Masters and Greenlight Private Equity Partners. It also operates Greenlight Capital Re, a property/casualty reinsurer. The company is led by activist investor David Einhorn, who has made a name for himself both in the boardroom and at the card table (as a finalist in the World Series of Poker).

Bartercard International Limited is proudly Australian and has led from the front through innovating and developing systems. Bartercard International Limited has also enjoyed rapid growth through the development of a sophisticated franchising model that has been efficiently replicated throughout the globe. Bartercard has created an exchange whereby a company solicits business from another company within its network and is paid in in-kind services rather than cash. Bartercard International Limited has business trade exchanges among more than 75,000 members and merchant accounts in nine countries, many of which are located in the Middle East. A private company, Bartercard was founded in 1991 by executive chairman Wayne Sharpe and other directors.

Banca Intermobiliare di Investimenti e Gestioni S.p.A. was founded in 1981 and is based in Turin, Italy. Banca Intermobiliare di Investimenti e Gestioni S.p.A., through its subsidiaries, provides various private banking services in Italy and internationally. It offers a range of asset management services, including discretionary accounts, mutual funds, and SICAVs, as well as alternative investment funds or hedge funds. The company also engages in the trading of Italian and foreign securities, derivatives, and currencies; and securities placing through mandates or participation in underwriting and/or placing syndicates. In addition, Banca Intermobiliare provides personal financial advisory services that offer clients with constant updates on the correspondence of their investment goals and asset allocation; and insurance brokerage services. Further, the company involves in the restructuring of groups, placing assets in management holdings/funds, intellectual property management, and the conveyance and protection of assets through instruments, such as trusts. Its lending services comprise lines of credit for stock market transactions or to provide flexible liquidity; mortgage loans for real-estate investments; loans related to the structuring of corporate debt or aimed at facilitating generational transition; and performance bonds, as well as project financing and syndicated loans.

Westside Acquisitions plc is a UK based venture capital corporation established to acquire companies, or interests in companies, which are believed to have high prospects of returns and substantial growth. These businesses may be at a stage of development where they require the injection of further capital and strategic guidance. They can benefit from the ability and expertise of the dedicated team at Westside before they realise their potential.

Knightsbridge Advisers, Incorporated was founded in 1983 and is based in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Knightsbridge Advisers, Incorporated specializes in direct and fund of funds investments. The firm invests venture capital partnerships that invest in technology-based companies at the seed and early stages. It invests within the United States. The firm is currently investing through its funds KVC VI and Knightsbridge Venture Completion 2005.

KPS Capital Partners, LP was founded in 1997 and is based in New York, New York. KPS Capital Partners, LP is a private equity firm specializing in investments in, turnarounds, financial restructurings, businesses in bankruptcies, follow on acquisitions, employee buyouts, failed acquisitions, corporate divestitures, carve-outs, and spin-offs of middle market companies. In case of turnarounds, the firm seeks to invest in of underperforming or distressed businesses. It targets business facing closure, liquidation, and with a history of operating losses. In case of business in bankruptcies, it seeks to invest in, fund reorganizations of, and create new companies to purchase operating assets of, companies facing bankruptcy or asset sale under Section 363. The firm targets businesses burdened with, insufficient liquidity; excessive debt; operating in default of obligations to creditors; or lacking capital for investment, modernization, or growth, in order to eliminate, reduce or restructure the company's liabilities. The firm also seeks to invest in operating businesses, including divisions, subsidiaries or individual plants of larger companies capable of operating as stand-alone companies.

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