Resource America was founded in 1966 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Resource America, Inc. (Resource America) is a specialized asset management company that uses industry specific expertise to evaluate, originate, service and manage investment opportunities in the commercial finance, real estate and financial fund management sectors. As a specialized asset manager, the Company’s focuses to develop investment funds for outside investors, for which it provides asset management services, under long-term management arrangements either through a contract with, or as the manager or general partner of, the Company’s sponsored investment funds. As of September 30, 2009, the Company’s assets under management were $13.7 billion. The Company has developed and managed public and private investment entities, a real estate investment trust (REIT) and collateralized debt obligation (CDO) issuers.

Second Avenue Partners Seattle-based venture capital firm specializes in early stage, high-tech companies with promise. It also helps if they are located in the Pacific Northwest. The firm's portfolio has about 10 such companies, including data management software provider Bocada, data miner Revenue Science, and broadband services provider Terabeam. Second Avenue Partners was founded by a quartet of high-tech success stories (including former executives from Microsoft and Starwave) in 2000.

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."

Aberdeen Development Capital PLC is an investment trust company. Aberdeen Company’s assets are invested in a diversified portfolio of unlisted securities spread across a range of industries within the United Kingdom. It is the investment policy of the Company to invest no more than 15% of its gross assets in other listed investment companies (including listed investment trusts). Aberdeen Company does not have any investments in other investment companies. As of May 31, 2009, the Company’s top 10 investments included Tennants Consolidated, Pilgrim Systems, Cash Bases, Brookhouse Holdings, IFC Holdings, Transys Projects, PLM Dollar Group, Oliver Kay Holdings, Enpure Holdings and TLA Holdings. Aberdeen Company's investment manager is Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited. In May 2010, Aberdeen Company disposed its two portfolio holdings, Homelux Nenplas Limited and Oliver Kay Holdings Limited. In April 2010, Aberdeen Company announced the disposal of portfolio company, Norson Holdings Limited.

Brown Shipley to make sure it doesn't just float away again. The private bank serves wealthy individuals and institutional investors in the UK. Brown Shipley focuses on investment management, self-directed pension plans, financial planning, and banking services such as foreign currency accounts, money market deposit accounts, and credit cards with travel, insurance, and concierge benefits. The firm is also noted for its IFDS (formerly Solus) family of funds. Brown Shipley is the UK arm of KBC Group's KBL European Private Bankers unit (KBL epb), which provides private banking services in seven other nations.

Principal Financial Group, Inc. (PFG) is a provider of retirement savings, investment and insurance products and services. PFG’s United States and international operations concentrate primarily on asset accumulation and asset management. In addition, it offers a range of individual and group life insurance, group health insurance, individual and group disability insurance and group dental and vision insurance. PFG primarily focus on small and medium-sized businesses providing an array of retirement and employee benefit solutions to meet the needs of the business, the business owner and their employees. PGF has four segments: U.S. Asset Accumulation, Global Asset Management, International Asset Management and Accumulation, and Life and Health Insurance.

Wells Capital Management Incorporated was founded in 1996 and is based in San Francisco, California. Wells Capital Management Incorporated primarily provides its services to corporations and charitable organizations. It also manages accounts for high net worth individuals, investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, state or municipal government entities, and brokerage firms. The firm manages separate client-focused equity and fixed income portfolios. It also manages mutual funds for its clients. The firm invests in public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It invests in growth and value stocks of small-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap equity portfolios for its clients. The firm employs a fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach to create its equity portfolios. It benchmarks the performance of its equity portfolio against the Russell 1000 Value Index, Russell 1000 Growth Index, Russell Mid Cap Growth Index, Russell 2500 Growth Index, Russell 2000 Value Index, and various other Russell Indices.

Aston Hill Financial Inc. (AHF) is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm also provides advisory services to its clients. It primarily provides its services to high net worth individuals and institutional investors. The firm manages equity and fixed income portfolios and advises funds of hedge funds for its clients. It invests in public equity, fixed income, and alternative investments markets across the globe. For its fixed income securities, the firm typically invests in collateralized debt obligations. It primarily makes its alternative investments in private equity and hedge funds. The firm employs a bottom-up stock picking approach to make its investments. It primarily invests in companies operating in the oil and gas, energy, and income trust sectors.

TD Securities Inc. provides capital market products and services to corporate, government, and institutional clients. The company’s business segments include investment banking, debt capital markets, institutional equities, private equity, and foreign exchange. Its services include advising on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, private placement, and risk management; underwriting and distribution of debt and equity issues; securities brokerage; and foreign exchange sales and trading. The company makes private equity investments through TD capital.

Roth Capital Partners, LLC was founded in 1984. Roth Capital Partners, LLC (ROTH) is an investment banking firm that focuses on the small-cap public market. The firm offers IPO underwriting services to small-cap companies; capital raising services for public companies; and placement services of PIPE transactions. Additionally, it provides investment banking services including capital raising, research coverage, trading and market making, merger and acquisition advisory, and investor conferences. ROTH has raised over $10.6 billion for small-cap public companies and over $3 billion through PIPE transactions. The firm has completed transactions totaling more than $2 billion for US-listed Chinese companies. It offers financing services to small-cap Chinese companies.

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