Evolution Securities is a leading investment bank specialising in the UK and European equity and debt markets. Evolution Securities services include equity and fixed income research, institutional sales and trading, equity market making, corporate finance and corporate broking. In addition, Evolution Securities is an acknowledged leader in investment banking activities for UK small and mid cap companies and institutional investors.Evolution Securities is a subsidiary of The Evolution Group plc, a FTSE 250 UK listed holding company for UK based financial services companies. Utilising the significant financial strength of the Group and taking advantage of the recent dislocation in capital markets, Evolution Securities has substantially transformed its profile with material increases in the scale of business and range of services offered in both the equity and debt markets in UK and Europe. The core strategic objective is to maintain a balanced business, between equities and fixed income, servicing the needs of institutional and corporate customers in both these product areas. Evolution Securities is committed to providing clients with the highest quality of service based on a deep understanding of their needs, delivering independent ideas and propositions and offering best in class trading and execution.

Unified Financial Services, Inc., a holding company, provides financial products and services in the United States. It offers back-office and shareholder services for the assets of third-party mutual fund families, as well as its affiliated series funds, including mutual fund distribution services. In addition, the fund manages and administers 401(k) and other ERISA-directed assets, and wealth for individuals through portfolio management and a suite of family-office services. As of December 31, 2003, it provided mutual fund services, transfer agency, fund accounting, administration, and distribution services to 31 mutual fund families consisting of 176 portfolios. As of the above date, the fund provided trust and retirement services to approximately 1,800 clients. Unified Financial was organized in 1989 as Unified Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Unified Financial Services, Inc. in 1997. The fund is headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky.

A.B. Watley Group wants you to trade up. Through A.B. Watley Direct, it provides online trading and related services to individual and corporate customers. The firm's institutional sales and trading desk handles anonymous, off-exchange, large-block transactions for mutual and pension funds, insurance companies, banks, corporations, and independent fund managers. A.B. Watley operates through the UltimateTrader (targeting individuals) and WatleyTrader (targeting institutional and large-volume traders). In 2009 former management of now-defunct daytrading subsidiary A.B. Watley, Inc. were convicted of conspiring to violate securities laws.

Cowen Group, Inc. is a publicly owned asset management holding company. Cowen and Company, represents the firm's investment banking and brokerage practice, which mainly entails strategic advisory and corporate finance services for small to midsized companies in the alternative energy, aerospace and defense, consumer goods, health care, media, technology, and real estate industries. Cowen Group, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia with additional offices in Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Dallas, Texas; and San Francisco, California.

Stone Point Capital is a private equity firm that has been making investments in the global financial services industry for more than twenty years. Led by Charles A. Davis, Stephen Friedman, Meryl D. Hartzband and James D. Carey, Stone Point have an extensive track record of investing throughout various financial services industries. Stone Point has raised and managed four private equity funds – the Trident Funds – with aggregate committed capital of $5.4 billion. In addition to the capital invested and committed by the Trident Funds, since 2001 Stone Point have secured approximately $4.5 billion of additional equity co-investments and commitments. Stone Point team of more than thirty investment professionals and senior advisors has a long and successful record of making private equity investments and managing businesses in the financial services industry.

MMC is a venture capital firm that invests growth capital in UK companies. MMC are an active investor and look to work closely and in partnership with impressive management teams. Although MMC approach is generalist, MMC focus on growth leads us to invest particularly in healthcare, financial services, support services and technology, including cleantech and media.MMC have substantial capital available through managed funds and a Syndicate of private investors. MMC offers MMC investors a diversified and tax-efficient portfolio service. When risk is properly calibrated and management teams are well supported venture capital offers superior returns. Since MMC began investing in 2000 MMC has established a strong track record of growing and selling businesses. MMC was named EIS Fund Manager of the Year by the EISA in January 2009. MMC is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and is a member of the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) and Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA).

Astellas Venture Management invests in seed-stage and emerging biotech companies, including drug discovery and development companies. The firm manages four venture funds, and its portfolio includes more than 20 companies. Astellas Venture Management is the venture capital arm of Astellas Pharma, formed from the 2005 merger of Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical and Fujisawa Pharmaceutical. Astellas Venture Management provides its portfolio companies not only with cash, but also access to the scientific expertise, production facilities, and marketing clout of its parent firm.

MTI has been investing since 1983, helping entrepreneurs realise their visions and stakeholders create value. MTI’s hands-on approach ensures that it is a leader in the field of technology venture capital. MTI team, consisting of proven business builders and experienced leaders in the technology sector, are all technically qualified, making sure that MTI all have the knowledge and skill set to help realise latent potential. MTI takes a highly proactive stance towards its portfolio, guiding and assisting companies through all of the challenges that every rapidly growing business faces, at every stage.Headquartered in the UK, and with a US office in Boston, the portfolio of investments includes global companies in the Materials Technology, ITEC and Medical Technology sectors. MTI can invest at any stage of a company’s growth cycle, and across all geographies. Its typical investment over the life of a portfolio company is £5m/$10m, an amount that is multiplied by our ability to lead a syndicate.

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank offers various products and services in capital markets, investment banking, structured finance, corporate banking, and international private banking. Its Coverage and Investment Banking division monitors and develops corporate and financial institutions in France and internationally. This division’s operations comprise advisory services and equity financing operations, including mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets, corporate equity derivatives, and loan syndication, as well as Islamic banking. The company’s Equity Brokerage and Derivatives division involves in the trading, sale, and arbitrage of equity derivatives, index derivatives, simple or complex structured products, warrants, certificates, and indexed products. Its Fixed Income Markets division offers standard and structured market products, including commodities, debt and credit markets, foreign exchange, interest rate derivatives, and treasury for corporate and financial institutions. The company’s Structured Finance division consists of originating, structuring, and financing operations involving large-scale exports and investments in France and internationally, backed by collateral security, as well as complex and structured loans.

IP Group plc was founded in 2001 and is based in London, United Kingdom. IP Group plc is a principal investment firm specializing in commercializing intellectual property. It seeks to invest in the life sciences and physical sciences sectors. IP Group plc provides seed capital financing to spin out companies from the universities. It also provides support for its university partners' intellectual property commercialization activities, as well as in the identification of intellectual property and in return takes equity positions in its portfolio companies.

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