BC Partners is a leading private equity firm with advised funds of €10bn. Established in 1986, BC Partners has played an active role in developing the European buy-out market for over 20 years. BC Partners executives operate as an integrated team through offices in Europe and North America, acquiring and developing European or multinational businesses to create value in partnership with management. Since inception, BC Partners has invested in 71 companies with a total enterprise value of €66 billion.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE)，established on 1st December 1990, is a self-regulated legal entity under the supervision of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). Its main functions include providing venue and facility for securities trading, formulating operational rules, arranging securities listing, organizing and supervising securities trading, offering membership supervision and oversight of listed companies, managing and publicizing market information and other capacities permitted by CSRC.SZSE is committed to its mission to develop China’s multi-tier capital market system. It gives full support to development in small and medium businesses and implementation of the national strategy of independent innovation. The SME Board was launched in May 2004. The ChiNext Market was inaugurated in October 2009. And the OTC market began its pilot program in Zhongguancun Science Park in January 2006. Thus SZSE has basically completed its framework for the multi-tier capital market system with coordinated development in the main board, SME board and ChiNext market. SZSE adheres to its basic principle of strict supervision and puts into practice the policy of “Regulation, Innovation, Cultivation and Service”. SZSE spares no effort in fostering an open, fair and just market environment.By 30 June 2010, SZSE was home to 1,012 listed companies, with 485 on the main board, 437 on the SME board and 90 on the ChiNext market. The total market capitalization was valued at 5.6 trillion yuan (US$828.7 billion). A total of 69 companies in Zhongguancun Science Park were quoted on the OTC market. In the first half of 2010, SZSE raised 154.3 billion yuan (US$22.7 billion) in IPO proceeds and recorded a total trading value of 9.73 trillion yuan (US$1.43 trillion). The multi-tier market, witnessing daily progress toward perfection, asserts its role in supporting the real economy and transformation of economic growth model.

The TCW Group, Inc. was founded in 1971 and is based in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in Los Angeles, California; New York City; and Houston, Texas. The TCW Group, Inc. operates as a privately owned investment manager. It provides its services to corporate and public pension plans, financial institutions, endowments, foundations, foreign investors, and high net worth individuals. The firm manages separate client focused equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios. It also manages mutual funds for its clients. The firm invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It invests in the growth and value stocks of small cap, mid cap, and large cap companies while making its equity portfolios. The firm also invests in fixed income securities, including corporate bonds, mortgage backed securities, and floating rate debt obligations. For its alternative investing, it also does mezzanine investing and invests in special situations, energy, and infrastructure sectors.

The Veritas Capital was founded by president Robert McKeon in 1992. The Veritas Capital is a private-equity firm that invests in established companies through buyouts, growth capital investments, and leveraged recapitalizations. The Veritas Capital focuses on public and private middle-market companies in the aerospace and defense, government services, telecommunications, and specialty manufacturing industries. Its current portfolio includes holdings in government contractors McNeil Technologies and Vangent, and electronic components manufacturer Aeroflex, which filed to go public in 2010.

Antarchile SA is a Chile-based investment company primarily engaged in the acquisition of shares in other companies, properties and diversified goods. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, the Company is involved in the forestry, fuel distribution, fishing, mining and energy sectors. The Company owns such subsidiaries as Empresas Copec SA, a holding company active in the energy and natural resources sectors, and Astilleros Arica SA, which specializes in the construction and repair of industrial ships, as well as manufactures equipment for the fishing industry. It also holds interests in Pesquera Iquique-Guanaye SA, Empresa Pesquera Eperva SA, Sigma SA and Servicios Corporativos SerCor SA. In addition, the Company has operations established in Argentina and Brazil. As of December 31, 2009, the Company’s majority shareholder was Inversiones Angelini y Compania Limitada, with 63.4% of its interests.

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.

Eight Peaks seeks out and invests in near start up and small companies that are in sectors exhibiting long term growth. The investments must have the potential and catalysts to generate asymmetric returns. Once invested, Eight Peaks assists the companies to realise their potentials. Returns are generated on exits, which can be IPOs or trade sales. Eight Peaks makes investments in all sectors including technology, energy and natural resources, specifically in businesses and opportunities with the potential for substantial asymmetric capital appreciation. The focus is primarily on high growth companies, although investments may be made in anticipation of receiving dividends.

Sealaska Corporation was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Juneau, Alaska. Sealaska Corporation operates as a landowner with surface lands and subsurface lands in the southeast Alaska. Sealaska Corporation company also engages in harvesting and marketing wood products for hardwood outdoor furniture in the Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest. In addition, it invests in construction and manufacturing aggregates, plastics injection molding, environmental consulting, machining and prototyping, logistics, financial, and information technology markets.

AWD Holding AG was founded in 1988 and is based in Hanover, Germany. AWD Holding AG operates as a subsidiary of Swiss Life Beteiligungs GmbH. AWD Holding AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides independent advice and financial planning services. It primarily advises private customers with various aspects of financial planning and retirement provision. The company’s advisory services cover various product categories, such as unit-linked products, investment funds, life insurance products, mortgages and financing, private health insurance, property and accident insurance, and property and tax-optimized products. It sells its products and services in the United Kingdom, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and central and Eastern Europe. AWD Holding AG was formerly known as Allgemeiner Wirtschaftsdienst.

Nuveen Investments was founded in 1898 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. Nuveen Investments, Inc. is a privately owned investment manager. The firm provides its services to public pension funds, university endowments, foundations, insurers, high-net-worth individuals, and institutional investors. It manages closed-end exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, and hedge funds for its clients. The firm also manages equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. The firm primarily invests in growth stocks of large-cap companies and value stocks of multi-cap companies with a focus on large-cap and small-cap companies. It in invests in national and state-specific municipal securities to make its fixed income investments.

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