Canada Pension Plan Investment Board was founded in December 1997 and is based in Toronto, Ontario. CPP Investment Board is a state owned pension fund sponsor. The firm invests in the public and private markets across Canada. It invests in the public equity, fixed income and alternative markets of Canada. The firm also invests in private equity, real estate and infrastructure projects, and energy and natural resources. It also makes limited partnership investments in venture capital, private equity, and other investment vehicles. The firm is also known as Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

Siparex Croissance has holdings in some 200 French and international companies, including businesses in the food, IT, and medical sectors. Its holdings include such firms as Botanic (consumer garden products), La Grande Récré (major French toy and game retailer), and Martin Belaysoud Expansion (industrial and plumbing supplies). Due to the worldwide slump in technology stocks, Siparex is focusing its new investments on a smaller number of companies with established track records and experienced management. Some of the largest French banks, companies, and institutional investors dominate Siparex's shareholders, owning almost three-quarters of its stock.

The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC traces its roots back to Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company which first opened its doors to the public on June 1, 1875. Today, the firm is a highly-regarded fundamental active equity manager, whose success has been built on the responsibility of each employee to themselves, to their colleagues, and to our valued clients at every opportunity, every single day. The Boston Company Asset Management serve the investment needs of public, corporate, defined benefit and defined contribution plans, as well as Taft-Hartley, endowment/foundation and sub-advised relationships and the retail marketplace.The Boston Company Asset Management research-based culture, which we consider to be among our most valued assets, emphasizes teamwork and collaboration across asset classes, sectors, industries, and investment disciplines in constant pursuit of the best investment ideas. The Boston Company offers a number of incentives designed to attract and retain best-in-class investment professionals. First and foremost is Boston Company's collegial culture. The Boston Company Asset Management have a reputation among employees and clients as a firm where very smart, humble, driven individuals are assembled in an open team atmosphere wherein the free exchange of ideas is encouraged. The Boston Company Asset Management senior management takes particular pride in the attention that has been placed on the creation and management of this unique environment.

Battery Management, which was founded in 1983, manages more than $3 billion in committed capital; notable past investments include Akamai Technologies, Allegiance Telecom, Focal Communications, and Chordiant Software. Battery Management gives emerging technology companies the juice they need to keep running. A venture capital firm specializing in such high-tech fields as communications, software, and e-commerce, the company has invested in more than 200 businesses around the world. It invests as little as several hundred thousand dollars to seed small ventures on up to $100 million for late-stage expansion; it also takes equity stakes in companies through its private equity operations.

Chairman Ishak Alaton and the late Uzeyir Garih co-founded Alarko in 1954. Alarko Holding AS is a Turkey-based holding company comprised of companies operating under following divisions: Contracting, Industry and Trade, Energy, Tourism, Seafood and Property Development. The Contracting Group companies operate as general contractors, and are engaged in the construction of commercial buildings and industrial plants in Turkey and abroad. The Industry and Trade Group produces and markets heating, ventilation, air conditioning units and pumps, as well as providing after-sale services. The Energy Group produces and distributes electric power and natural gas through its power plants across Turkey, whereas the Tourism Division operates and manages hotels and holiday resorts. Its Seafood Division operates through Alfarm AS, established for breeding and processing various types of fish, particularly salmon. The Property Development Group is involved in the development, design and construction of recreational facilities and residences.

Founded in 1965, Greylock has helped build more than 300 companies, nearly half of which have gone on to initial public offerings. Its current portfolio consists of interests in more than 60 companies, including interests in Digg, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pandora, Red Bend Software, Zend, and Zipcar. Greylock Management believes it holds the key to venture capital investing. Also doing business as Greylock Partners, the firm provides funding development-stage companies involved in such sectors as information technology, software, semiconductors, the Internet, clean technology, and consumer services, with a focus on the San Francisco Bay area and Boston, as well as emerging markets China, India, and Israel.

AdMedia Partners is an independent merger and acquisition advisory firm providing M&A advice to digital and traditional media, marketing and information businesses. Founded in 1990 by former advertising, media, and financial executives, the firm focuses on mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, valuations, and strategic consulting. AdMedia has provided transactional services and strategic and financial advice to the world's leading advertising and media companies. The firm's industry knowledge and strong transactional skills provide the best outcomes for both buyers and sellers–the strategic value that AdMedia Partners brings to every assignment.AdMedia's group of managing directors is among the most experienced financial advisors in the media, marketing services, and Internet industries. Their diverse backgrounds as former operating and financial executives, and entrepreneurs provide unique insights into both the strategic and operating issues that surface during mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. Management teams and shareholders benefit from the managing directors' keen and unique perspectives into the current themes and trends within the sectors that AdMedia covers. Most importantly, the managing directors speak the same language and have shared backgrounds with the clients they serve.

RBC Dexia Investor Services, established January 2006, is equally owned by Royal Bank of Canada and Dexia – the first of its kind in the institutional investor services market. RBC Dexia Investor Services Limited provides investor services to institutions. The company’s products and services include global custody, fund and pension administration, shareholder services, distribution support, reconciliation, Canadian sub custody, risk and investment analytics, compliance monitoring and reporting, securities lending and borrowing, Canadian equity execution and sub custody, alternative investments, benefit payments, investment counselor services, and trustee services. It also provides performance measurement and attribution, portfolio risk management, fund fact sheet, third-party lending, cash management, foreign exchange, and treasury services. In addition, the company offers risk disclosure services specifically tailored to help Canadian pension plans meet the risk disclosure requirements of CICA (Canadian institute of chartered accountants) 3862. It serves asset managers and distributors, pensions and institutions, insurance companies, and financial institutions.

ABRY Partners, LLC was co-founded in 1989 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. ABRY Partners, LLC is a private equity firm specializing in late stage; total buy-outs of financial investors, families, publicly-traded or strategic owners; acquisition roll-ups, platform acquisitions; leveraged buyouts; industry consolidations; add-on acquisitions; mezzanine, recapitalizations, turnaround; and growth capital investments. It prefers to invest in media, communication, business services, education, entertainment, healthcare services, information services, and online media industries with a focus on television and radio broadcasting, cable television, business-to-business, magazine publishing, newsletter publishing, conventions/trade shows, for-profit training, couponing, monitoring services, telephone companies, communications towers, consumer magazine publishing, recorded music libraries, proprietary database providers, wireless communications, and in-store advertising. The firm typically invests between $25 million and $150 million of equity in case of the private equity fund or between $15 million and $50 million of mezzanine/senior equity capital in its portfolio companies.

KBC Ancora SCA is a Belgium-based company that holds approximately 23% of the shares in the listed KBC Group and, together with Cera SCRL, Maatschappij voor Roerend Bezit van de Boerenbond SCRL (MRBB) and other permanent shareholders, ensures the shareholder stability and continuity of KBC Group. KBC Group is a Belgian company that specializes in retail banking, insurance and asset management activities, as well as in the provision of services to businesses, principally in Belgium and Central and Eastern Europe. KBC Group is also active in private banking and services to businesses in other countries in Europe.

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