Chairman Ishak Alaton and the late Uzeyir Garih co-founded Alarko in 1954. Alarko Holding AS is a Turkey-based holding company comprised of companies operating under following divisions: Contracting, Industry and Trade, Energy, Tourism, Seafood and Property Development. The Contracting Group companies operate as general contractors, and are engaged in the construction of commercial buildings and industrial plants in Turkey and abroad. The Industry and Trade Group produces and markets heating, ventilation, air conditioning units and pumps, as well as providing after-sale services. The Energy Group produces and distributes electric power and natural gas through its power plants across Turkey, whereas the Tourism Division operates and manages hotels and holiday resorts. Its Seafood Division operates through Alfarm AS, established for breeding and processing various types of fish, particularly salmon. The Property Development Group is involved in the development, design and construction of recreational facilities and residences.

Julius Baer Gruppe AG company provides private banking and investment advisory services to wealthy individuals and asset managers around the world. Operating through key subsidiary Bank Julius Baer and other units, the company is the largest independent private bankers among the traditional Swiss banking guard. Julius Baer has some 40 offices in many of the world's financial centers, from Dubai to Tokyo. In 2009 the company split itself up, separating its private banking and asset management operations. It spun off GAM Holding and its stake in advisory firm Artio Global Investors to focus on its core private banking business.

CITIC Pacific Limited was founded in 1990. CITIC Pacific Limited engages in the special steel manufacturing and iron ore mining operations primarily in Hong Kong and Mainland China. The company’s segments include Special Steel, Iron Ore Mining, Property, Aviation, Power Generation, Civil Infrastructure, Communications, and Marketing and Distribution. Special Steel CITIC Pacific Special Steel operates as a special steel manufacturer in China. Special Steel is used in a range of industries, including auto components, machinery manufacturing, transportation, energy, railways and shipping. The major products are bearing steel, gear steel, spring steel and seamless steel tubes. These are used in a range of different industries, including auto components, machinery manufacturing, oil, petrochemicals, transportation, energy, railways and shipping. The company’s three operating plants, Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel, Xin Yegang Steel and Shijiazhuang Steel, are ideally located to cover the main markets for special steel in eastern, central and northern China. Special steel refers to steel that has added or extra benefits, such as heat resistance, anti corrosion and anti fatigue. Categorised by shape, special steel includes bar steel, plate, strip steel, tube steel and wire steel. Customers: The company’s customers include Jiangsu Zhenda Seamless Tube; Pangang Group Chengdu Iron and Steel; Yangzhou Chengde Steel Tube; Dongfeng Motor; and Jiangxi Hongdu Steelworks. Iron Ore Mining The Sino Iron project is the most advanced magnetite development in Australia. CITIC Pacific has rights to two billion tonnes of resource.

Gemina was established in 1961, under the name of Compagnia Generale Alimentare S.r.l., as a holding company operating in the food sector. During the 1970's, the company took on its current name and started operating as an industrial holding company, and in 1981 was listed on the Milan Stock Exchange. During the '80s, the company launched an investment program in the financial and merchant-banking sectors. In 1996, the company started progressively reducing its financial sector investments, which were no longer considered strategic, and redirected its energies, mainly focusing on the industrial sector. In March 1997, Gemina's partial division, with the establishment of the beneficiary HdP, started gaining effectiveness. Indeed, the shareholdings in the industrial companies present in Gemina's investment portfolio were transferred to HdP. Gemina then concluded the divestment of its financial assets, direct to acquire, by launching, in the second half of 1998, a new investment program:significant quotas of shareholdings in companies, operating in well-established businesses and capable of ensuring a suitable level of soundness to the company portfolio and in medium/small sized companies operating in the production of goods and services and with good development prospects. Starting from 2000 Gemina focuses its activities on directing and controlling its subsidiaries. In the same period Gemina takes part in the privatization of ADR (managing company of Roma’s airports) and develops its core business in the area of airports’ infrastructures. In the meantime Gemina divests its shareholdings in the other subsidiaries and today it holds the 95,76% of ADR shares’ capital that is the most important asset of Gemina’s group.

Cavanagh Group is an independent financial advisor providing investment advice to private clients and businesses. With offices across the UK, the firm provides financial counseling for executives, employee benefit arrangement, pension structure advice, asset management, and development assistance. About a third of its business comes from corporations. Cavanagh has grown its client base and geographic reach through several acquisitions including Ernst & Young Financial Management (EYFM), the independent financial advisory arm of Ernst & Young L.L.P., in 2003, and Scottish corporate adviser JRG Financial Consulting in 2007.

The Options Clearing Corporation was founded in 1973. he Options Clearing Corporation (OCC), the world's largest equity derivatives clearinghouse. The OCC serves some 130 broker-dealers, futures commission merchants, and securities firms in the US and abroad. It is owned by options trading participants NYSE Amex, Chicago Board Options Exchange, International Securities Exchange Holdings, and Nasdaq OMX PHLX. The OCC also manages the Options Industry Council, a not-for-profit organization sponsored by several securities and options exchanges to educate investors and brokers about the options industry.

Fiduciary Trust Company International was founded in 1931 and is based in New York, New York. Fiduciary Trust Company International operates as a subsidiary of Franklin Resources Inc. Fiduciary Trust Company International is a privately owned investment manager. The firm also provides financial planning, trust and estate planning and administration, tax planning, custody, and supporting services. It primarily provides its services to individuals, families, foundations, and institutions. The firm manages separate client-focused equity and fixed income portfolios. It invests in the public equity, fixed income, and alternative markets across the globe. The firm typically makes its equity investments in growth-oriented value stocks of small-cap and large-cap companies. It primarily makes its fixed income investments in municipal bonds. The firm employs a top-down approach to select its sector and currency allocations with a fundamental analysis and a bottom-up approach to create its equity and fixed income portfolios. It makes its alternative investments in hedge funds and publicly trade and private real estate securities. The firm uses in-house research to make its investments.

Woodstock Financial Group offers up financial advice, but just don't expect to hear about hippie stock picks. Woodstock Financial Group, Inc., formerly Raike Financial Group, brokers support services for brokers. Founded in 1995, the company provides licensing, clearing, IT support, education, and various administrative services to a network of independent financial planners, insurance agents, and traditional and discount securities brokers. Woodstock handles a range of investment products, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, annuities, and life insurance. Online trading is offered through its Woodstock Discount Brokerage division. Founder and CEO William Raike owns about 80% of the company.

Union Financiere de France Banque SA Company offers asset management services to nearly 128,000 individuals and nearly 18,000 companies in France. Union Financiere de France Banque SA company employs more than 1,000 advisors throughout the nation. Union Financiere de France Banque has been increasing its marketing efforts toward upper-income individuals: It has employed such slogans as the bank which makes you long to be a capitalist and has used images of Karl Marx and Mao Tse-tung in capitalist garb for its advertising. Life insurer Aviva Vie (part of Aviva) owns more than three-quarters of Union Financiere de France Banque.

YFM Private Equity is a subsidiary of small and midsized business investor YFM Group. YFM Private Equity manages venture capital trusts (including the British Smaller Companies sister funds) that invest in a variety of UK businesses. The trusts provide financing for primarily early-stage technology companies but also more established businesses in other industries. YFM Private Equity typically invests up to £8 million and prefers to see business plans and exit strategies from target firms. YFM Private Equity's portfolio includes stakes in facilities manager Connaught, medical communications firm Fishawack, and gaming machine data manager Brulines.

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