Proventec is a specialist and innovative provider of steam cleaning and coatings technologies. Proventec Company was formed as a result of the reverse takeover of Magma, a fire retardant coatings business and OspreyDeepclean ®, a specialist steam cleaning business, by Flintstone Technologies plc. Proventec provides solutions to a number of markets including the food retail and preparation market, hospitality industries, and healthcare which includes hospitals and suppliers of hospital equipment, transport infrastructure, construction materials and consumer products. The cleanings solutions are designed to target and combat the spread of common food bacteria and HAI (Healthcare Acquired Infections), including MRSA. The coating businesses have an emphasis on preventative environmentally friendly solutions for its clients delivering demonstrable health and/or cost benefits. Proventec also provides coatings solutions such as fire retardants, anti-abrasion and corrosion materials for industrial use. In addition to developing the technology and supplying the products, Proventec also provides training support and financing options to its customers.

Ascendant Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1997. Ascendant Solutions, Inc. ("Ascendant") is a value oriented investment firm focused on making equity investments in underperforming or distressed U.S. lower middle-market businesses. Ascendant is primarily interested in investing or acquiring, in manufacturing, distribution, service, healthcare, finance and retail industries with $20 to $150 million in annual revenues that require access to capital or capital restructuring, and strategic support to improve operational performance. Ascendant currently has approximately $40 million in net operating loss carryforwards, which can be used to shelter future income, thus enhancing free cash flow or debt service capabilities.

International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in New York, New York. As of December 19, 2007, International Securities Exchange Holdings Inc. is a subsidiary of U.S. Exchange Holdings, Inc. International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates and regulates a registered national securities exchange in the United States. It operates an electronic exchange for options, equities, and alternative derivatives. The company’s exchange provides a trading platform in listed equity and index options and related services that are designed to increase the market for options. It also licenses index products and creates proprietary indexes. International Securities Exchange serves market makers, broker-dealers, investors, and institutions.

Gluskin Sheff + Associates was founded in 1984 and is based in Toronto, Canada. Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm also provides wealth management services. It provides its services to high net worth investors, including entrepreneurs, professionals, family trusts, private charitable foundations, pension and profit sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, charitable organizations , corporations, and estates. The firm also manages accounts for institutions. It manages equity and balanced portfolios and mutual funds for its clients. The firm invests in the public equity markets across the globe. It also invests in fixed income and alternative markets. The firm primarily invests in value, income, and growth stocks employing a fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock approach. It also invests in income trusts, hedge funds, and fixed income.

Founded in 1908, Baillie Gifford & Co. is one of the UK's leading investment management firms for individuals and institutions. The company manages a number of investment trusts, including the Monks Investment Trust, the Baillie Gifford Shai Nippon, and the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust. Owned by 30 working partners, the firm's offerings include retirement and pension management services, charitable and family trusts, and other investment and savings plans. It has about $46 billion in assets under management. Its UK pension fund business consistently represents the company's largest segment, bringing in almost 50% of total sales.

The Evolution Group plc operates as a holding company for Evolution Securities Limited; Christows Limited; Evolution Securities China Limited; and Evolution Securities (US) Incorporated. The company operates as a financial service group in United Kingdom. It operates in investment banking, retail stockbroking, asset management and private equity divisions. It also has interests in IP2IPO, a company whose strategy is to exploit intellectual property created by academic institutions. The company's principal operating businesses are: Evolution Securities - Investment Banking and Christows - Private Client Stockbroking & Fund Management. EVOLUTION SECURITIES Evolution Securities is the investment banking business of Evolution Group plc providing equity research, institutional sales and trading and corporate finance advice. Evolution Securities Limited is an independent financial services group comprising investment banking, private client asset management and IP exploitation. The company provides investment banking services, advising a major number of clients across a variety of sectors. It works with entrepreneurs and growing companies to help them to develop their own strategies as businesses.

Quayle Munro Holdings PLC was founded in 1983 and is based in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom. Quayle Munro Holdings PLC provides professional advisory services in the United Kingdom and internationally. Its services comprise corporate finance advice, public finance advice, specialist fund management, and principal investment. The corporate finance advice business consists of providing a range of corporate finance advisory services, including mergers and acquisitions, equity fundraisings, debt fundraisings, corporate restructurings, and public company takeovers; business strategy, employee incentive schemes, and succession planning; and media and technology services. The public finance advice business includes advisory service focusing on projects involving the private finance initiative and public private partnerships; preparation of investment appraisals, value for money studies, and business cases; residence and estates procurement/funding for higher and further education; and strategic and financial reviews for public sector bodies, as well as focusing on various aspects of debt funding, including interest rate risk management. The specialist fund management business comprises the management of funds, as well as financial administration of investment vehicles, primarily special purpose vehicles (SPV) formed to hold capital projects.

The Peak Group was founded in 1998 with equity and debt support from several financial institutions. Peak has the financial backing to bid for companies as large as 2 billion dollars. Peak's primary focus is on acquiring businesses in the United States and western europe. Peak Investments goal is to provide global support for general management, strategic planning, business development and financial management. In the past five years The Peak Group has successfully acquired businesses for its affiliate companies.

Baroda Ventures is a Los Angeles based venture capital firm founded in 1998 by philanthropist and technology entrepreneur David C. Bohnett, the founder of GeoCities, an Internet-based media company, publicly traded on NASDAQ and subsequently acquired by Yahoo! Baroda Ventures focused on early stage venture investments (Seed and Series A) in the consumer internet, SaaS, and digital media industries ranging from $100K to $5M with a particular focus on Los Angeles and Southern California based companies. Baroda Ventures love working side-by-side with scrappy entrepreneurs who are passionate about building lasting businesses. Baroda Ventures love working side-by-side with scrappy entrepreneurs who are passionate about building lasting businesses. Baroda Ventures believe in the power of well designed products.

Franklin Resources, Inc. (Franklin) is an investment management company. The Company is a holding company that, together with its various subsidiaries (collectively, the Company), is referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments, a global investment management organization offering investment choices under the Franklin, Templeton, Mutual Series, Bissett, Fiduciary and Darby brand names. In its primary business and operating segment, investment management and related services, it provides services to investment funds and institutional, high net-worth and separately managed accounts (collectively, its sponsored investment products) in the United States and internationally. In its secondary business and operating segment, banking/finance, it provides clients with select retail banking, private banking and consumer lending services through its bank subsidiaries.

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