JPMorgan Private Bank likes its upper crust well-buttered. Catering to the wealthiest individuals and families, as well as business owners, executives, endowments, and foundations, the unit of JPMorgan Chase is one of the largest private banks in the world. It performs a range of wealth management services, tailoring its efforts to its clients' needs and taking full advantage of its parent's banking and brokerage prowess. The company's offerings include investing, capital advisory, lines of credit, hedge funds, and trust services, as well as advice on tax and estate planning and philanthropy. JPMorgan Private Bank manages more than $450 billion in client assets.

EQT is a group of leading private equity funds with investments in Northern and Eastern Europe, Asia and the US. Activities focus on buyouts, growth financing and infrastructure. In our view, the funds have a unique industrial approach. EQT has raised approximately EUR 13 billion since its establishment and invested some EUR 8.5 billion in more than 75 companies.EQT’s strategic vision is to provide the most successful investment organization and network of industrialists in those markets in which the funds operate by combining entrepreneurship, industrial thinking and financial discipline. The funds invest in companies in which EQT can act as a catalyst for change and growth and to transform companies into global or regional leaders by making genuine and sustainable improvements.The approach of the Equity, Expansion Capital and Infrastructure funds is to acquire or finance high-quality, market-leading, medium-sized companies in growth industries with a potential for top-line growth and to contribute to their industrial acceleration.All EQT funds are advised by EQT Partners. EQT Partners has more than 200 employees in 11 countries, of which approximately 100 are investment professionals with a broad industrial and financial background. EQT Partners has offices in Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Hong Kong, London, Munich, New York, Oslo, Shanghai, Singapore, Stockholm, Warsaw and Zurich.

Terra Firma Capital Partners Limited was founded in 1994. Terra Firma Capital Partners Limited is a private equity firm specializing in buyouts of large, asset rich, and complex businesses in need of operational and strategic change. It seeks to invest in those companies that are under-performing in some way. The firm typically invests in mature companies based in Europe. It exits its investments by means of sale or listing on a public stock market.

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.

Lightyear Capital and its affiliated investment funds specialize in providing buyout and growth capital to companies across the financial services industry. Founded in 2000, Lightyear Capital has managed approximately $3 billion in committed capital. With its Principals averaging over 25 years of experience across the financial services industry, Lightyear Capital is ideally positioned to respond to the challenges and opportunities of financial services investing. Lightyear Capital has fully invested The Lightyear Fund, L.P. and is currently investing Lightyear Fund II, L.P.

The Yucaipa Companies is a premier investment firm that has established a record of fostering economic value through the growth and responsible development of companies. Founded in 1986 by Ron Burkle, the firm has completed mergers and acquisitions valued at more than $30 billion. As an investor, Yucaipa works with management to strategically reposition businesses and implement operational improvements, resulting in value creation for investors.

Founded in the 1920s to develop hydroelectric power, Power Corporation of Canada now generates cash, not electricity. Power Corporation of Canada is an investment holding company. As of December 31, 2009, the Company held 66.3% interest in Power Financial Corporation (Power Financial). Power Financial holds interests in the financial services industry, through its controlling interests in Great-West Lifeco Inc. (Lifeco) and IGM Financial Inc. (IGM). Power Financial also holds, together with the Frere group of Belgium, an interest in Pargesa Holding SA (Pargesa). As of December 31, 2009, Pargesa’s portfolio was composed of interests in various sectors, including primarily oil, gas and chemicals through Total S.A. (Total); energy and energy services through GDF Suez; water and waste services through Suez Environnement Company (Suez Environnement); industrial minerals through Imerys S.A. (Imerys); cement and building materials through Lafarge S.A. (Lafarge), and wines and spirits through Pernod Ricard S.A. (Pernod Ricard).

Freeman Spogli & Co. was founded in 1983 and is based in Los Angeles, California with an additional office in New York, New York. Freeman Spogli & Co. is a private equity firm specializing in buyouts, and acquisitions of middle market companies. The firm may also invest in add-on acquisition opportunities. It invests in retail, direct marketing, and distribution companies. The firm prefers to invest in companies based in the United States. It typically makes equity investments between $40 million and $150 million in companies with enterprise values between $100 million and $700 million. The firm seeks to take a seat on the board of directors of its portfolio companies.

Cortera, Inc. provides credit risk management software and services to credit and collections professionals. Cortera's online database allows users to make credit and lending decisions quickly by acessing financial infomation on public and private companies. Cortera, Inc. also allows its users to share feedback and rate their unique payment experiences. Cortera also assists with monitoring portfolio risk, resolving credit disputes, and collecting debts. Cortera, Inc., which has about 20,000 users, targets small businesses and large organizations by offering competitive prices and some free data. Venture capital firm Volition Capital holds stake in Cortera, which was founded in 1993.

Nomura Securities International has its eye on fixed income, and we're not talking Social Security. The US-based division of Nomura Holdings, a top Japanese brokerage, provides securities research and trading, asset management, and capital markets services to individual, institutional, corporate, and government clients. Nomura Securities International, Inc. is a leading seller of Japanese equities in the US. Nomura Securities International, Inc. fixed income division underwrites and trades government bonds and derivatives. Nomura Securities International, Inc. ceased trading mortgage-related securities in 2007. Nomura Securities International opened its first US office in New York in 1927, and has expanded its reach to entail all of North and South America.

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