Kinetic Investment Partners specializes in small Australian companies. It performs cash flow analysis to identify undervalued investment prospects. Kinetic Investment Partners company believes that this method can help it avoid accounting irregularities. It also looks at management, business strategy, the industry in which a company operates, and other factors. Formerly HSBC Asset Management (Australia) Limited (AMAU), it was sold by the UK banking goliath to Australian investment firm Challenger Financial Services Group in 2005.

General Finance Corporation was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Pasadena, California. General Finance Corporation (GFN) has two operating subsidiaries, Royal Wolf and Pac-Van, that leases and sells storage container products, modular buildings and mobile offices through 18 customer service centers (CSCs) in Australia, six CSCs in New Zealand and 26 branch locations across 18 states in the United States. As of June 30, 2009, the Company had 28,227 and 11,347 lease fleet units in the Asia-Pacific area and United States, respectively. The Company does business in two distinct, but related industries; modular space and mobile storage. Pac-Van leases and sells modular space products. In October 2008, the Company acquired Pac-Van, Inc., through a merger of Mobile Office Acquisition Corp., the parent company of Pac-Van, and GFN's wholly owned subsidiary GFN North America Corp.

FirstCity Financial Corporation (FirstCity) is a financial services company. The Company engages in two business segments: Portfolio Asset Acquisition and Resolution, and Special Situations Platform. In the Portfolio Asset Acquisition and Resolution business, the Company acquires portfolios of performing and non-performing loans and other assets (Portfolio Assets), at a discount to their legal principal balances or appraised values, and services and resolves such Portfolio Assets. Through its Special Situations Platform, the Company provides investment capital to privately-held middle-market companies through flexible capital structuring arrangements to generate a risk-adjusted return. These capital investments primarily take the form of senior and junior financing arrangements, but also include direct equity investments, common equity warrants, distressed debt transactions, and leveraged buyouts.

Grotech Management Company was founded in 1984 by managing general partner Frank Adams. Grotech Ventures invests in early, expansion, and growth stage technology companies. The company focuses on long-term investments in communications, information technology, software, and Internet businesses. Grotech's portfolio of about 30 companies includes telecommunications equipment provider Aztek Networks, voice-over-IP company BroadSoft, and broadcasting technology developer ibiquity Digital Radio. Investments range from $500,000 to $5 million.

Battery Management, which was founded in 1983, manages more than $3 billion in committed capital; notable past investments include Akamai Technologies, Allegiance Telecom, Focal Communications, and Chordiant Software. Battery Management gives emerging technology companies the juice they need to keep running. A venture capital firm specializing in such high-tech fields as communications, software, and e-commerce, the company has invested in more than 200 businesses around the world. It invests as little as several hundred thousand dollars to seed small ventures on up to $100 million for late-stage expansion; it also takes equity stakes in companies through its private equity operations.

Ecofin is an investment management firm which specialises in the global utility, infrastructure, alternative energy and environmental sectors. The firm, which was founded in 1992, is based in London and has offices in New York, Hong Kong and Geneva. Ecofin is owned by its principals and professional staff. Its principal operating company, Ecofin Limited, is an English company which is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA). Ecofin Limited is also registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an investment adviser.

National Holdings provides securities brokerage services to high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors through subsidiaries National Securities Corporation, vFinance, and EquityStation. National Holdings Corporation also provides investment banking services to micro-, small-, and midcap companies and trades securities. Another subsidiary, National Asset Management, offers investors access to mutual funds, money manager accounts, hedge funds, private equity and venture capital funds, and real estate limited partnerships. With headquarters offices in New York, Seattle, and Boca Raton, Florida, National Holdings has more than 120 retail brokerage locations in the US, Europe, and Latin America.

Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. was founded in April 2004 and is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Sherman Oaks, California. Epoch Holding Corporation (Epoch) is a holding company whose primary line of business is investment advisory and investment management services. The operations of the Company are conducted through its wholly owned subsidiary, Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. (EIP). EIP provides investment advisory and investment management services for retirement plans, mutual funds, endowments, foundations and high net worth individuals. As of June 30, 2009, EIP offered 11 separate investment products to its clients, including U.S. All Cap Value, U.S. Value, U.S. Smid (small/mid) Cap Value, U.S. Small Cap Value, U.S. Choice, International Small Cap, Global Small Cap, Global Choice, Global Absolute Return, Global Equity Shareholder Yield and Balanced Portfolios.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation provides agricultural real estate and rural housing mortgage loans in the secondary market in the United States. Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation engages in purchasing eligible loans directly from lenders; providing advances against eligible loans by purchasing obligations secured by those loans; securitizing assets and guaranteeing securities representing interests in pools of eligible loans; and issuing long-term standby purchase commitments for eligible loans. Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation also purchases portfolios of newly originated and seasoned loans, mortgage loans secured by first liens on agricultural real estate, fixed- and adjustable rate loans, and loans to finance electrification and telecommunications systems in rural areas. Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation was founded in 1987 and is based in Washington, D.C.

Heritage Partners wants to help companies keep their affairs all in the family. The investment firm specializes in acquisitions and equity-based recapitalizations of private family-owned businesses. Heritage Partners generally targets establilshed middle-market companies involved in manufacturing, distribution, health care, business services, and consumer goods with annual sales of at least $30 million. Through its trademarked "Private IPO," Heritage Partners makes a substantial equity investment in a company while allowing its owners to further build their business and maintain control. Portfolio companies include OneSource Distributors, REACH Air Medical Services, and manufacturers Centra and Saunders & Associates.

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