Sequoia Capital nurtures the seeds that grow into the giants of the tech industry. The venture capital firm, which backed little acorns such as Apple, Oracle, Yahoo!, and Cisco Systems, fertilizes some of Silicon Valley's most promising seedlings. Other notable investments have included Web search engine Google, content management software maker Agile, and Internet darling YouTube. Investing up to $50 million per transaction, Sequoia Capital has funded more than 300 companies in the US, China, India, and Israel. Globally it manages nearly $10 billion in funds.

The Jordan Company, L.P. was founded in 1982. The Jordan Company, L.P. is a private equity firm specializing in traditional leverage buyouts, recapitalizations, restructuring, public-to-private transactions, industry consolidation, and growth capital transactions of middle market companies. The firm seeks to invest in a wide range of sectors with a focus on aerospace and defense, automotive aftermarket parts, building products, business services, contract research organizations, electric motors and controls, equipment rental, industrial safety and controls, chemicals, consumer products, distribution, education, energy, financial services, healthcare, industrial products and manufacturing, media and entertainment, insurance, metals, packaging, retail, transportation and logistics, and telecom. It prefers to invest in companies based in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. The firm typically invests between $75 million and $500 million of equity in transactions valued between $75 million and $2 billion. It invests in companies with an enterprise value between $100 million and $2 billion and a minimum EBITDA of $15 million.

SCM Advisors LLC was founded in 1989 and is based in San Francisco, California. SCM Advisors LLC is a privately owned investment manager. The firm provides its services to foundations, endowments, corporations, multi-employer plans, private clients, high net worth individuals, investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, charitable organizations, state or municipal government entities, and structured financial products. It manages separate client-focused equity and fixed income portfolios. The firm also manages mutual funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. The firm invests in the growth stocks of small-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap companies. For its micro-cap equity portfolios, it invests in companies with market capitalization of $500 million and below. For its fixed income investments, the firm invests in tax advantaged bonds, government securities, investment grade corporate bonds, municipal bonds, mortgages, asset-backed securities, high yield securities, and non-U.S. bonds. It employs fundamental analysis with a combination of top down macro-economic analysis and bottom up issue research to create its portfolios.

Palomar Ventures was launched in 1999 by veteran venture capitalists to focus on early stage information technology companies that demonstrate the potential for exceptional growth and market leadership. The founding principle of Palomar is teamwork; we work closely with our portfolio companies to assist them in achieving their objectives. The partners at Palomar have contributed their strategic insight, network of corporate relationships, and recruiting skills to assist in building nearly 50 public companies.Palomar Ventures is currently investing Palomar III, a $225 million fund, bringing total capital under management to over $500 million. A typical investment involves $2 million to $5 million in capital, and we prefer to act as a lead or co-lead investor early in the process of value formation. We believe that beginning early with a company is the best way to utilize our experience in building value rapidly by focusing the company on a small number of key milestones.Given their personal experience in running venture-backed companies, Palomar's partners understand the frustrations of the entrepreneur in dealing with the venture community. Our philosophy includes a commitment to responding rapidly to new ideas and business plans, and to forming partnerships with the goal of creating sustainable companies for the long term.

ZelnickMedia is a partnership of experienced media executives and investors. The firm manages and owns interests in an array of media enterprises, including video games and interactive entertainment, television advertising, wireless network enabling software, business information, tradeshows and media-related business services in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Australia. Current portfolio companies include Take-Two Interactive Software, Airvana, Cannella Response Television, ITN Networks, Arkadium and Naylor Inc. The partnership is currently investing from ZM Capital, its media-focused private equity fund.

Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C was founded in 1990 and is based in Chicago, Illinois with additional offices in New York, New York; and San Francisco, California. Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C is a privately owned investment manager. The firm manages client focused portfolios and hedge funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity, fixed income, and alternative investment markets across the globe. As part of its alternative investments, the firms invests in currency, commodities, and derivatives such as interest-rate swaps, futures, options, repurchase agreements, and reverse repurchase agreements. Its fixed income investments include investments in government bonds and mortgage-backed securities. The firm employs a mix of strategies including credit arbitrage and structured credit strategies to make its investments. It employs a combination of quantitative and fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach to create its investment portfolio. The firm makes its investments in the stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It conducts an in-house research to make its investments.

Avesco Group was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Crawley, the United Kingdom. Avesco Group plc, through its subsidiaries, provides various services to the corporate presentation, entertainment, and broadcast markets. It offers audio visual equipment and services to the live events, broadcast, and entertainment industries. The company also provides technical support for conferences, sports, music, corporate events, and television programmes. In addition, it offers broadcast services supplying broadcast equipment, systems, services, and television studio facilities. Avesco Group enables its clients to improve brand profile, launch products, stage live events, and entertain audiences. It has operations in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia.

The Pioneer Group, Inc., as of December 31, 1999, conducted its operations through Pioneer Investment Management (PIM), Pioneer International Financial Services, and Pioneer Global Investments. PIM included investment management and marketing of the company's 25 U.S. registered investment companies in the Pioneer Family of Mutual Funds, as well as the nine offshore mutual funds; distribution of shares of the Pioneer Family of Mutual Funds; and shareowner servicing for the Pioneer Family of Mutual Funds. Pioneer International Financial Services consisted of investment management and financial services. Pioneer Global Investments included the company's diversified strategic businesses, consisting of U.S. and international venture capital operations, U.S. and international real estate operations, and timber harvesting. As of 10/25/2000, Pioneer Asset Management USA Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Unicredito Italiano.

Spanning over five decades of contributing to the country’s economic growth, Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad (MIDF) today has strengthened its foothold in many segments of the financial services industry. MIDF was incorporated on 30 March 1960 mainly for the purpose of ensuring access to financing for manufacturing-based small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) as part of Malaysia’s strategy to expedite the industrial sector development. From boasting the status as Malaysia’s maiden development finance institution, MIDF has over the years transformed into a diversified group.Following its merger with Amanah Capital Partners Berhad in 2003, the acquisition of Utama Merchant Bank Berhad (UMBB) in 2004, and the establishment of MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Berhad (MIDF Investment) in 2006, the MIDF Group accentuated its ambition to become a leading financial services provider in three core business areas, namely investment banking, asset management and development finance. A subsidiary of Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), MIDF has total assets of over RM9 billion and shareholders’ funds of over RM2 billion.

FCStone Group, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. As of September 30, 2009, FCStone Group, Inc. was acquired by International Assets Holding Corp. FCStone Group, Inc. operates as an integrated commodity risk management company. The company provides risk management consulting and transaction execution services to commercial commodity intermediaries, end-users, and producers. It assists primarily middle market customers in optimizing their profit margins and mitigating their exposure to commodity price risk. The company operates through three segments: Commodity and Risk Management Services, Clearing and Execution Services, and Financial Services. The Commodity and Risk Management Services segment offers commodity services to its customers with an emphasis on risk management using futures, options, and other derivative instruments. The Clearing and Execution Services segment provides clearing and direct execution services to commodities firms, fund operators, commodities traders, and others.

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