HIFX PLC was founded in 1998 and is based in Windsor, the United Kingdom. It has operations in Europe, North America, and Australasia. HiFX Plc was formerly known as HiFX Limited and changed its name to HiFX Plc in January 2004. HiFX Plc provides foreign exchange advisory services. It offers advisory services on identifying the nature of risks, foreign currency forecasting, and foreign currency exchange rates, as well as provides advisory services for foreign exchange structured products and managing surplus funds. The company also provides online and international money transfer services; news and information on various aspects of the currency markets, foreign exchange, emigrating, and overseas property; overseas property insurance services; and foreign exchange services for property purchase and emigration.

Duchossois Technology Partners (DTEC) is affiliated with the The Duchossois Group (www.duch.com), which represents over 60 years of entrepreneurship and the development of dozens of companies with an aggregate value in excess of three billion dollars. The Duchossois Group (TDG), headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois, is privately held and holds interests in a diversified portfolio of companies, including The Chamberlain Group, Inc. (consumer and commercial access control products), AMX LLC (consumer and commercial advanced control and automation technology), Heath-Zenith LLC (security and lighting products), Milestone AV Technologies (audio visual mounting equipment) and Duchossois Capital Partners (investments). TDG also holds a strategic interest in Churchill Downs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHDN).

U.S. Venture Partners was founded in 1981. U.S. Venture Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage companies. It typically invests in information technology, life science and technologies for adapting to or mitigating climate change with a focus on energy-related products and services, components, software, systems, semiconductors, web-enabled services for businesses and consumers, storage, wireless communication, sustainable agriculture, the Internet version 2.0, biomedical devices, and new drugs with profound social benefits. The firm seeks to invest in markets with revenue potential in excess of $1 billion and rarely invests in companies focusing on a market smaller than $300 million. It prefers to avoid investing in companies that compete directly with each other. The firm prefers to take a board seat in its portfolio companies and typically invests for a period of three to ten years.

Brainspark plc is a United Kingdom-based investment company. The Company is engaged in creating a portfolio of companies within the leisure, entertainment, interactive media and financial services sectors. The Company carries on its business in three geographical locations: the United Kingdom, Italy and Israel. The Company’s top 10 investment portfolios are Mediapolis (22.09%), Ondaland (20.0%), Indian Restaurant Group plc (29.9%), Bibop (50.5%), Filmmaster TV (10.0%), Geosim (13.0%), Vyke Communications plc (11.56%), Ancona (44.8%), Daniel Stewart & Co plc (5.7%), and Cogeme SET SpA (6.12%). The Company’s subsidiaries include Brainspark Associates Limited, Brainspark Services Limited and Gordons 153 Limited.

GFI Energy Ventures, LLC was founded in 1995 and is based in Los Angeles, California. GFI Energy Ventures, LLC is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in acquisitions and buyouts. The firm does not invest in start-up and turnaround situations. It prefers to invest in the energy and power sector with a focus on companies engaged in power quality and power conversion; energy measurement and control; transmission and distribution optimization; information systems and transaction support; and demand management. The firm targets the downstream portion of the market with emphasis on the point of interface among the energy supplier, transporter, marketer, and industrial and commercial end-users. It also does not invest in unproven technologies and companies having an equity investment requirement of less than $30 million. The firm seeks to invest in companies having enterprise values between $50 million and $500 million and minimum revenues of $50 million. It seeks to acquire controlling or significant interests in private companies or business units of public companies. The firm also acquires large equity positions in publicly traded companies under certain circumstances.

Peterson Partners wants to grow its money where other companies are flourishing. The private investment firm invests in profitable small to medium-sized companies that earn more than $10 million in revenue. Targeting companies in the business services, transportation, and manufacturing sectors, Peterson provides capital, offers strategic advice, and installs management team members; it also assists in acquisitions and management-led buyouts. Its investments have included companies like JetBlue, Asurion, Franklin Covey, and Cranium.

New Enterprise Associates was founded in 1978 and is based in Menlo Park, California with additional offices across United States, India, and China. New Enterprise Associates is a venture capital firm specializing in investments in venture growth equity at all points of developments with a 60 percent focus on seed and start-up stage through IPO. The firm prefers to invest in the information technology sector with a focus on consumer internet, consumer mobile, enterprise infrastructure, enterprise services, communications, software and services, and electronics industries; healthcare sector with a focus on biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, healthcare services, and healthcare information technology industries; and energy technology. It invests across the world with a focus on United States, China, and India. The firm initially invests between $200,000 and $40 million in a company and typically sponsors subsequent finance rounds.

Frontenac Company was founded in 1971. Frontenac believes in the power of the people -- powerful people, that is. The private equity firm utilizes an investment strategy dubbed "CEO1ST", in which it matches one of its roster of already successful executives with high-potential companies. The company targets private midsized firms, typically family-owned companies worth up to $250 million. It invests in industries including financial services, business services, health care, publishing, and consumer goods. It participates in MBOs and expansion capital investments and holds its interest stakes for the long term. Frontenac has more than 200 investments under its belt and more than $1 billion in capital under management.

Entrust Capital was founded in 1997 and is based in New York City. Entrust Capital Inc. is an employee owned investment manager with approximately $3.1 billion in assets under management. The firm primarily provides its services to individuals, typically high net worth individuals. It also manage accounts for families, pension and profit sharing plans, non-profit organizations, and corporations. The firm manages equity and fixed income portfolios. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. In addition, the firm also makes alternative hedged investments. It invests in stocks of small-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap companies for its equity investments.

Shore Capital Group Limited is independently owned with its management as substantial shareholders. Its shares are listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange. Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited, Shore Capital and Corporate Limited and Shore Capital Limited are all authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited is also a member of the London Stock Exchange.The emphasis throughout the Group is on a professional and personalised service and Shore Capital seek to offer Shore Capital expertise both responsively and pro-actively. Shore Capital believe that Shore Capital greatest asset is the experience, vigour and commitment of Shore Capital people. Shore Capital management and employees own a significant proportion of the business, and are committed to success.Shore Capital pride Shore Capital selves on Shore Capital network of clients, institutions, companies and high net worth individuals including entrepreneurs, and on Shore Capital esearch capability in the industry sectors where shore capital are expert. Shore Capital marketmaking operation has established a reputation within the broking and institutional community for offering a pro-active and responsive service.Shore Capital has offices in Guernsey, London, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Berlin and an affiliate office in Dubai (Full Circle Investments).

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