Founded in 1976, Bay Partners company has invested in over 200 companies, including Brocade Communications, Placeware, Nuera Communications, and Versata. Currently investing from its 11th venture fund, Bay Partners has more than $1 billion under management. Bay Partners is a venture capital firm that targets early-stage high-tech companies involved in consumer services, energy services, enterprise software, health care, information technology, and software as as service. On top of providing seed money, the company provides strategic consulting and financial planning to its clients. It often acts as a co-investor with other venture capital firms.

Laird Norton Tyee Trust Company (LNTyee) caters to the ultra-wealthy. Laird Norton Tyee Trust company grew out of the private asset management efforts of the Laird and Norton families, northwestern timber-industry pioneers and founders of forest products firms such as General Timber Company and Potlach Lumber. Laird Norton Tyee Trust company (categorized as a multi-family office, or MFO) provides wealth management services, along with such necessities as family governance, financial education, and charitable gift planning. The firm has more than $4 billion in assets under advisement for some 430 clients.

Kleinwort Benson Private Bank Limited and Kleinwort Benson Channel Islands Holdings Limited represent the combined operations of Kleinwort Benson Private Bank Limited and Kleinwort Benson Channel Islands Holdings Limited in their sale to RHJ International SA. As of July 1, 2010, Kleinwort Benson Private Bank Limited and Kleinwort Benson Channel Islands Holdings Limited were acquired by RHJ International S.A. Kleinwort Benson Private Bank Limited provides banking and wealth management service. The company is based in London, United Kingdom. Kleinwort Benson Channel Islands Holdings Limited provides banking and financial service. Kleinwort Benson (Channel Islands) Ltd. company is based in Westbourne, Channel Islands.

Since its founding in 1990, CapStreet has led or co-led investments in 29 portfolio companies, which have completed more than 250 add-on acquisitions. CapStreet is located in Houston, Texas. The CapStreet Group is a lower middle market private equity firm committed to delivering above-market investment returns to its partners. CapStreet typically makes control investments in companies with enterprise values of less than $150 million. CapStreet primarily invests in businesses that were previously owned by entrepreneurs, families or other non-institutional investors. In many cases, the sellers retain an equity stake, and are looking for a partner with the expertise to help them take the business into its next phase of growth. CapStreet also backs experienced management teams with a track record of success within a specific industry.CapStreet targets companies with recurring and growing revenues, high operating margins and proven cash flows, operating in industries with significant barriers to entry or opportunities for consolidation. CapStreet looks for opportunities to partner with a management team to accelerate growth and improve profitability. CapStreet adds value by: Setting strategic direction and financial objectives, Ongoing involvement in operational improvements, Building out experienced management teams and aligning interests, Attracting industry-knowledgeable outside directors, Leading acquisitions and business integration, Developing multiple exit opportunities.

Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides short term, secured, non–banking, commercial loans to small businesses in the United States. Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc. loans are secured by collateral, such as real estate, receivables, and marketable securities, as well as accompanied by personal guarantees from the principals of the businesses. Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc. also develops Nextyellow, a software solution; and Nextyellow.com, a related Web site, which allow retail businesses and other service providers to reach prospective customers and clients for their goods and services. Manhattan Bridge Capital offers its loan products primarily through the company’s officers and independent loan brokers. Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Louis Dreyfus Commodities, one of the world’s leading commodity merchants and processors of agricultural products, has merchandised and traded bulk commodities in international markets since 1851. LDCommodities is ranked number one in world cotton merchandising and is one of the three largest producers of orange juice with a 15-percent share of the global market. The company is also a leader in the grains and oilseeds, sugar, coffee, rice, metals, freight and emerging financial trading markets.

CITIC Pacific Limited was founded in 1990. CITIC Pacific Limited engages in the special steel manufacturing and iron ore mining operations primarily in Hong Kong and Mainland China. The company’s segments include Special Steel, Iron Ore Mining, Property, Aviation, Power Generation, Civil Infrastructure, Communications, and Marketing and Distribution. Special Steel CITIC Pacific Special Steel operates as a special steel manufacturer in China. Special Steel is used in a range of industries, including auto components, machinery manufacturing, transportation, energy, railways and shipping. The major products are bearing steel, gear steel, spring steel and seamless steel tubes. These are used in a range of different industries, including auto components, machinery manufacturing, oil, petrochemicals, transportation, energy, railways and shipping. The company’s three operating plants, Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel, Xin Yegang Steel and Shijiazhuang Steel, are ideally located to cover the main markets for special steel in eastern, central and northern China. Special steel refers to steel that has added or extra benefits, such as heat resistance, anti corrosion and anti fatigue. Categorised by shape, special steel includes bar steel, plate, strip steel, tube steel and wire steel. Customers: The company’s customers include Jiangsu Zhenda Seamless Tube; Pangang Group Chengdu Iron and Steel; Yangzhou Chengde Steel Tube; Dongfeng Motor; and Jiangxi Hongdu Steelworks. Iron Ore Mining The Sino Iron project is the most advanced magnetite development in Australia. CITIC Pacific has rights to two billion tonnes of resource.

Bridgepoint Capital Limited was founded in 1996 and is based in London, United Kingdom. Bridgepoint Capital Limited is a private equity firm specializing in buyout, buy-in, growth, middle market, consolidation, and public-to-private transactions. The firm prefers to make investments in all sectors including companies engaged in the consumer, financial services, healthcare, media and technology, support services, industrials, business services, and transport industries. Within the business services sector the firm prefers to invest in professional services and business process outsourcing, property and facility services, testing, inspection and certification, equipment rental and asset outsourcing, and transport services and infrastructure. Within the consumer industry investments are sought in companies engaged in food and drink, travel and hospitality, health and fitness, entertainment, specialist retail, leisure, FMCG, pubs and restaurants, and consumer goods. Additionally, the firm seeks to invest in retail turnaround situations or where a consumer brand is capable of further rollout. It seeks to invest in sub-prime lending, independent financial advisers, insurance broking, fund management, support services, consumer and specialist finance, financial infrastructure, technology and services, and wealth and asset management within the financial services sector.

BC Partners is a leading private equity firm with advised funds of €10bn. Established in 1986, BC Partners has played an active role in developing the European buy-out market for over 20 years. BC Partners executives operate as an integrated team through offices in Europe and North America, acquiring and developing European or multinational businesses to create value in partnership with management. Since inception, BC Partners has invested in 71 companies with a total enterprise value of €66 billion.

Aberdeen Asset Management plc operates as an international investment management company that manages assets for both institutional and retail clients from offices around the world. Aberdeen Asset Management company offers both traditional and improved products, combined with customer support. Aberdeen Asset Management company also provides asset management services. Aberdeen Asset Management company operates in two segments: investment management division and property asset management division. Aberdeen Asset Management company’s investment management division manages equity and fixed interest securities. Its property asset management division manages direct property portfolios for institutions and pooled vehicles, as well as provides certain ancillary services. Investment Management Division Aberdeen Asset Management company’s investment management division manages equity and fixed interest securities. The fixed interest team covers five principal areas of operation: global, emerging markets, Asia, high yield, and U.K. institutional, which covers both investment grade and government bonds. The investment management division has been expanded by the acquisition and integration of Edinburgh Fund Managers Group plc (EFM), while the scale and focus of the property division was changed the sale of the activities carried on from the U.K. and Amsterdam offices.Aberdeen Asset Management institutional clients are pension funds, life assurance companies, banks, government agencies, charities and other financial institutions. Its institutional sales and client services teams are based primarily in the U.K., U.S., Singapore and Australia. Pooled Funds AAM company’s pooled funds include: U.K. Investment Trusts, U.K. Unit Trusts, OEICs, Dublin based UCITS, Luxembourg based SICAV, and Singapore Select fund. Aberdeen Global is the company’s range of Luxembourg-based funds. Aberdeen Global services clients and institutions in Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and Latin America. Aberdeen Global is an umbrella fund that consists of a number of sub-funds covering investment objectives.

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