Deutsche Beteiligungs AG was founded in 1965 and is based in Frankfurt, Germany. Deutsche Beteiligungs AG is a public investment firm specializing in management buyout transactions of middle market companies. It does not invest in start-up and early stage companies. The firm prefers to make investments across a broad range of sectors, including automotive supplies; machine and plant construction; printing, media, and packaging; industrial services and logistics; and measuring and automation technology. It primarily invests in mid sized companies based in Germany and in German speaking countries. The firm typically invests between €50 million ($70.42 million) and €250 million ($352.10 million) in companies with revenues between €50 million ($70.42 million) and €500 million ($704.20 million).

First Reserve is a leading investment firm specializing in the energy industry. Throughout its 25-year history, First Reserve has developed an unparalleled franchise by investing exclusively in the energy industry and utilizing its broad base of specialized industry knowledge to the benefit of its portfolio companies and investors. First Reserve believes that strategic diversification across a wide range of energy industry sectors has been a major contributor to the long-term, superior investment record achieved by the First Reserve funds across economic cycles.First Reserve is an independently owned firm whose current management team, in place since 1983, collectively has more than 300 years of energy investment experience. The firm has developed a global platform by investing exclusively in the energy industry, having invested approximately $12.5 billion in equity. First Reserve has invested in over 100 platform acquisitions and First Reserve portfolio companies have completed approximately 300 add-on transactions.First Reserve generally targets investments in global energy companies with enterprise values of up to $10 billion. First Reserve’s investor base is predominately institutional and consists primarily of corporate and public retirement funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and foundations.

ncam (short for innovative capital management) is an asset management firm that acts as a middleman between more than 800 financial planning outfits and individual investors in Germany. Incam's revenue comes from commissions from sales of and referrals to funds managed by such firms as Templeton Global Strategic Services, Pioneer Funds Distributor, Nordea Bank, and AllianceBernstein Holding (formerly Alliance Capital Management). Incam also manages a mutual fund partnership, Fonds Spezial Depot, which allows access to funds with minimum purchase prices that individual investors typically cannot meet.

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.

Capital One Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for the Capital One Bank (USA), National Association and Capital One, National Association, which provide various financial products and services to consumers, small businesses, and commercial clients in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Capital One Financial Corporation offers various deposits products comprising non-interest bearing deposits, NOW accounts, money market deposit accounts, savings accounts, and certificates of deposits. Capital One Financial Corporation also involves in consumer and small business card lending, closed end installment lending, automobile lending, consumer mortgage lending, and servicing activities. In addition, Capital One Financial Corporation offers treasury management services to commercial real estate and middle market customers. Capital One Financial Corporation was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

NEXT Financial Group, Inc. provides independent investment professionals a place to call "work", and the back office support, marketing clout, and technology services of a big investment firm. NEXT Financial company provides a variety of investment services catering to retirees and baby-boomers through its network of broker/dealers. NEXT Financial company is owned by its employees and representitives and is not affiliated with large investment or insurance companies, allowing reps and customers to choose from a variety of investment options.

Greenlight Capital is a hedge fund firm that invests primarily in publicly traded North American corporate debt offerings and equities. Founded in 1996, the $6 billion Greenlight Capital also manages a fund of funds and a private equity fund through its affiliates, Greenlight Masters and Greenlight Private Equity Partners. It also operates Greenlight Capital Re, a property/casualty reinsurer. The company is led by activist investor David Einhorn, who has made a name for himself both in the boardroom and at the card table (as a finalist in the World Series of Poker).

Fiduciary Trust Company International was founded in 1931 and is based in New York, New York. Fiduciary Trust Company International operates as a subsidiary of Franklin Resources Inc. Fiduciary Trust Company International is a privately owned investment manager. The firm also provides financial planning, trust and estate planning and administration, tax planning, custody, and supporting services. It primarily provides its services to individuals, families, foundations, and institutions. The firm manages separate client-focused equity and fixed income portfolios. It invests in the public equity, fixed income, and alternative markets across the globe. The firm typically makes its equity investments in growth-oriented value stocks of small-cap and large-cap companies. It primarily makes its fixed income investments in municipal bonds. The firm employs a top-down approach to select its sector and currency allocations with a fundamental analysis and a bottom-up approach to create its equity and fixed income portfolios. It makes its alternative investments in hedge funds and publicly trade and private real estate securities. The firm uses in-house research to make its investments.

CIBC Mellon was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with additional offices in Calgary, Halifax, London, Montreal, and Vancouver. CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company is a 50-50 joint venture between Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Mellon Canada Holdings Company. CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company provides asset servicing, issuer, multicurrency accounting, information delivery, securities lending, and foreign exchange services in Canada. Its services include safekeeping, cash management and trade settlement, full service investment fund accounting, fund valuation and unit holder record keeping, transition management, pension fund administration and benefit payment, multinational, and securities lending and borrowing. The company also provides transfer agency, corporate trust, corporate actions, and employee share purchase plan services. CIBC Mellon Global Securities serves pension funds, investment funds, insurance companies, foreign insurance trusts, governments, corporations, foundations and endowments, and financial institutions.

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Dallas, Texas. Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (Westwood) manages investment assets and provides services for its clients through its two subsidiaries, Westwood Management Corp. (Westwood Management) and Westwood Trust. Westwood Management provides investment advisory services to corporate retirement plans, public retirement plans, endowments and foundations, a family of mutual funds, which the Company calls the WHG Funds, other mutual funds and clients of Westwood Trust. Westwood Trust provides trust and custodial services and participation in common trust funds that it sponsors to institutions and high net worth individuals. Westwood’s revenues are generally derived from fees based on a percentage of assets under management. On November 16, 2009, Westwood acquired Baxter Financial Corporation.

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