Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick Goldman is a global leader in real estate financial services, providing highly specialized debt structuring, debt and equity placement, hospitality financing and sales, note sales and associated advisory services. As a premier real estate investment banking firm, Cushman & Wakefield specialize in providing integrated capital solutions for all asset classes and are also a recognized industry leader in the financing and sale of hospitality and resort properties.By drawing on our integrated full service global platform C&WSG are able to assess our clients' current property operations and, at the same time, develop repositioning strategies that enhance asset value and maximize appeal to capital sources. With C&WSG focus on both the debt and equity markets, C&WSG clients the depth of insight and expertise needed to deliver creative, customized structuring solutions drawing from both traditional and non-traditional capital sources in a rapidly changing marketplace. Understanding the entire capital stack from equity and preferred equity to permanent, bridge, mezzanine and construction loans, C&WSG finance specialists tailor solutions to achieve optimal proceeds on the most attractive terms. From the conventional to cutting edge innovations, C&WSG long-standing record is unrivalled.

Dollar Financial Corp. provides retail financial services to unbanked and under-banked consumers. Dollar Financial Corp. offers cash checking, single-payment consumer loans, longer-term installment loans, electronic tax filing, bill payment, foreign currency exchange, pawnbroking, debit cards and gift cards, photo ID, prepaid local and long-distance phone services, gold buying services, and legal document processing. Dollar Financial Corp. provides its services through its stores, which operate under the names of Money Mart, The Money Shop, Loan Mart, Insta-Cheques, The Check Cashing Store, American Payday Loans, American Check Casher, Check Casher, Payday Loans, Cash Advance, Cash Advance USA, and We The People. As of June 30, 2009, Dollar Financial Corp. had a network of 1,206 stores, including 1,031 company-operated financial services stores and 175 franchised and agent locations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and Poland. Dollar Financial Corp., formerly known as DFG Holdings, Inc., was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.

Ashmore Group plc (Ashmore) is a United Kingdom-based company engaged in providing investment management services. The Company is a fund manager across six core investment themes, such as external debt, local currency, special situations, equity, corporate high yield and multi-strategy. The external debt theme comprises principally United States dollar and other hard currency denominated instruments, which may include derivatives, investing in mainly sovereign bonds. The local currency investment theme comprises local currency and local currency denominated debt instruments. The special situations theme comprises investments in debt and/or other instruments. The equity investment theme comprises public equity and equity-related securities. The corporate high yield investment theme comprises investments in corporate debt within emerging markets.

International Assets Holding Corporation and subsidiaries operates (INTL) as a financial services group focusing on select international markets, committing its capital and expertise to market-making and trading of financial instruments, currencies and commodities and to asset management. The Company’s activities are divided into five functional areas: international equities market-making, foreign exchange trading, commodities trading, international debt capital markets and asset management. The Company provides these services to a group of wholesale customers, including major investment banks, commercial banks, brokers, institutional investors, corporations, charities, governmental organizations and non-governmental organizations located worldwide. On September 30, 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of FCStone Group, Inc. (FCStone).

The Stephens Group, LLC, is a private, family-owned firm investing in private and public companies with exceptional management teams in growing industries. For more than 70 years, Stephens Group family has partnered with talented managers, entrepreneurs and chief executive officers to help them achieve their strategic visions and build long-term value. Today, Stephens Group provide a select, yet diverse group of companies with an independent source of capital, unbiased advice and access to Stephens Group extensive network of business contacts.

Thinkorswim Group (formerly Investools) gives consumers the hammer and nails for building their financial dream. Specializing in options trading, Thinkorswim Group Inc. provides online trading services, research, and advisory services to retail and individual investors in the US and Canada. Thinkorswim Group Inc. Investools unit provides consumer-oriented investor education and information through seminars, workshops, online and DVD-based home study courses, a subscription-based online Investor Toolbox, and other offerings. Courses cover online investing, portfolio management, and cash flow strategies. In addition, Thinkorswim Group Inc. offers personal coaching sessions via telephone and e-mail. TD AMERITRADE acquired thinkorswim in 2009.

Founded in 1992 by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, Investors Capital Corporation (ICC) is the dually-registered, premier independent broker dealer of publicly-traded Investors Capital Holdings, Ltd. (AMEX: ICH). ICC is a full-service firm that, today, supports the ongoing needs of practically any type of business model: independent registered representative, independent registered investment advisor, or OSJ.Investors Capital Corporation partners with nearly 700 registered representatives nationwide. We take great pride in providing them with the concierge-level service, superior back-office support, full financial planning and brokerage capabilities, practice management and marketing expertise, powerful technology, superb advisory platform, and complete range of financial products and services they need to achieve true independence and help them exceed the expectations of their clients.

Kennet Partners Limited was founded in 1997 and is based in London, United Kingdom with an additional office in Foster City, California. Kennet Partners Limited is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in growth capital, divestitures, take-private transactions, recapitalizations, leveraged buyout, management buy-out, spinouts, management buy-ins, and acquisition financing. It prefers to invest in the technology, services, and digital media sectors. Within technology, the firm invests in enterprise software, information technology services and solutions, communication technologies, and semiconductor products. It typically invests in companies based in Europe and North America. The firm invests between $10 million and $20 million for growth investments and $20 million and $100 million for buyouts in companies with revenues of between $4 million and $50 million. It seeks to be a lead investor in its portfolio companies. The firm also co-invests with other investment partners.

AssetCo is in the thick of things. The integrated services company specializes in providing support for emergency response and homeland security agencies in the UK and some 145 countries around the world. Primarily serving the public-service sector, AssetCo offers an array of services including training, fire reserve, emergency vehicle assembly and management, infrastructure support, equipment supply, and technology and information management. Customers include the London Fire Brigade and all other fire and rescue organizations in Great Britain. AssetCo also has an international office in Abu Dhabi, which specializes in serving the civil defense, emergency services, airport and military sectors.

Since 1976, Harbour Group has acquired more than 160 companies mainly in the consumer and industrial product manufacturing and distribution industries. Its portfolio includes both new and mature businesses that make everything from plastic processing equipment (Plastic Automation Exchange) and LED lighting (Watchfire) to music and entertainment systems (Merit Industries) and kitchen and bath hardware (Top Knobs USA). Harbour Group generally looks to invest in and build market-leading companies valued anywhere from $30 million to $500 million. The Fox family controls Harbour Group.

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