Incorporated in 1974, Temasek Holdings is an Asia investment company headquartered in Singapore. Supported by 12 affiliates and offices in Asia and Latin America, Temasek owns a diversified S$186 billion portfolio as at 31 March 2010, concentrated principally in Singapore, Asia and the emerging economies. Temasek's investment themes centre on Transforming Economies, Growing Middle Income Populations, Deepening Comparative Advantages and Emerging Champions. Its portfolio covers a broad spectrum of industries: financial services; telecommunications, media & technology; transportation & industrials; life sciences, consumer & real estate; energy & resources. Total shareholder return for Temasek since its inception in 1974 has been a healthy 17% compounded annually. It has a corporate credit rating of AAA/Aaa by rating agencies Standard & Poor's and Moody's respectively.

Apollo Investment Corporation was incorporated in April 2004, and is based in New York, New York. Apollo Investment Corporation (Apollo Investment) is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company (BDC). Its investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. Apollo Investment invests primarily in middle-market companies in the form of mezzanine and senior secured loans, as well as by making equity investments. It may also invest in the securities of public companies. The Company’s portfolio is comprised primarily of investments in long-term subordinated debt, referred to as mezzanine debt and senior secured loans of private middle-market companies, and from time to time includes equity interests, such as common stock, preferred stock, warrants or options. Apollo Investment Management, L.P. (AIM) is the investment adviser for the Company.

Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is based in San Diego, California. Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc. is an employee owned investment manager. The firm also provides advisory and brokerage services. It provides its services to individuals including high net worth individuals, investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, and other pooled investment vehicles. The firm manages separate client focuses portfolios. It also manages mutual funds for its clients. The firm invests in the public equity, fixed income, and real estate markets across the globe. It conducts in-house research to make investments.

Gelber Group was founded in 1982 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. Gelber Group provides trade execution, clearing, and risk management services for all major global electronic exchanges. The firm also offers market analysis, business operations consulting, facilities and data management services, and asset management for international banks, hedge funds, and independent professional traders in the US, Europe, and Asia. The company's GelberConnect electronic network provides individual and institutional traders with real-time exchange information, trade execution, and clearing services.

School Employees Retirement System of Ohio was formed in 1937 and is based in Columbus, Ohio. School Employees Retirement System of Ohio (SERS) provides pension, survivor, disability, and post-retirement health care benefits active and retired non-teaching public school employees of Ohio. As a limited partner, School Employees Retirement System of Ohio is a public pension fund with $8 billion in assets under management. The fund engages in the following alternative investment strategies: buyouts/corporate finance, international private equity, and venture capital. It has a net internal rate of return target of the S&P 500 + 3%. The fund allocates 1% to 5% of its total assets to alternative investments.

BlueRun Ventures was founded in 1998 and is based in Menlo Park, California with additional offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia. BlueRun Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in seed or start-up and early stage investments. The firm primarily focuses on investments in the technology industry including companies engaged in information technology, consumer electronics, wireless software, internet, digital and new media, gaming, enterprise software, semiconductors and components, consumer internet service, entertainment and knowledge process outsourcing, mobile, wireless, and consumer technology industries. It prefers to make initial investments ranging between $1million and $6 million with additional capital reserved for follow on rounds. It seeks to invest globally.

Torch Energy Royalty Trust (“Trust”) is a grantor trust which provides unit holders with quarterly cash distributions from a 95% net profits interest (“Net Profits Interest”) in proved developed oil and gas properties in Texas, Alabama and Louisiana. The Trust was formed effective October 1, 1993 under the Delaware Business Trust Act pursuant to a trust agreement among Wilmington Trust Company as trustee for the Trust (“Trustee”), Torch Royalty Company (“TRC”), Velasco Gas Company, Ltd. (“Velasco”) and Torch Energy Advisors Incorporated (“TEAI”) as grantor. TRC and Velasco created a Net Profits Interest which burdens certain oil and gas properties (“Underlying Properties”), and conveyed such interest to TEAI. TEAI conveyed the Net Profits Interest to the Trust in exchange for an aggregate of 8.6 million units of beneficial interest (“Units”). Such Units were sold to the public through various underwriters in November 1993. The Units of the Trust are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TRU.The Underlying Properties constitute working interests in the Chalkley field in Louisiana, the Robinsons’ Bend field in the Black Warrior Basin in Alabama, fields that produce from the Cotton Valley formations in Texas and fields that produce from the Austin Chalk formation in Texas. On January 29, 2008, holders of more than 66 2/3% of the outstanding units of beneficial interest in the Trust affirmatively voted for a proposal to terminate the Trust in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement. Accordingly, the Trust is currently in the wind up and liquidation process.

Euroclear Bank SA, together with its subsidiaries, provides clearance and settlement services for domestic and international securities transactions covering bonds, equities, investment funds, and derivatives. Its International Central Securities Depository operates as the settlement platform for international and domestic securities markets. The company’s Central Securities Depositories provide settlement and custody services to Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Euroclear Bank also offers banking services, including cash management, credit management, treasury, and money transfer services; collateral management services; new issues services; securities lending and borrowing services; and tax services. In addition, it provides ClimateSettle, a settlement and safeguarding service for the European Union allowance units and certified emission rights; DerivManager, an over the counter derivatives exposure management service; EquityReach, an equities service that offer direct access to multiple equity markets; FundSettle, a platform for automated fund transaction processing; and LoanReach, a multi-currency post-trade service for loans.

Since 1982, Sierra has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs around the world begin—and grow—successful technology companies. Sierra Ventures capital firm invests in early-stage technology companies, focusing on such sectors as telecommunications, software, semiconductors, security, storage, and Internet-related and mobile applications in North America, Europe, China, and India. Its initial investments typically range between $2 million and $25 million. Financial institutions, university endowments, pension funds, and high net-worth individual investors make up most of Sierra Ventures' investment partners.

Solera Capital was founded in 1999 with an all-female staff led by CEO Molly Ashby. The firm emphsizes its diversity, with 14 of its 17 professionals being women from backgrounds as diverse as Singapore and Ethiopia. Solera Capital is a private equity investment firm that typically invests between $10 million and $40 million in its target companies. Its portfolio includes natural and organic food company Annie's, consumer health care provider The Little Clinic, and publisher Latina Media Ventures.

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