Paris Orleans SA, Private Equity Arm is a private equity arm of Paris Orleans S.A. specializing in leveraged buyouts, growth capital, mezzanine, and middle market investments in medium-sized companies. It invests across all industries, with a focus on real estate, industrial goods and services, manufactured goods, financials, service sectors, transport and consumer goods. The firm invests in companies based in Asia and Europe with a focus on France. It structures its investments in the form of equity and/or in mezzanine debt. The firm invests between €3 million ($4.52 million) and €15 million ($22.63 million) with an average of €5 million ($7.54 million) in its portfolio companies. It seeks to co-invest. The firm makes investments through its balance sheet and acquires minority stakes.

Versant Venture is a leading healthcare-focused venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments in medical devices, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, healthcare services, and healthcare information technology. The firm, founded in 1999, consists of a seasoned team of twelve managing directors with more than 130 years of venture capital investing experience and more than 150 years of operating experience. Versant Ventures currently manages over $1.6 billion in committed capital having recently raised its fourth fund in July 2008, and is currently managing over 75 companies in its portfolio.

Industrivärden was established in 1944; Ericsson was its sole original investment. Industrivärden's roster reads like a who's who of Nordic entrepreneuralism. The holding company invests in midsized and large public Nordic companies with an emphasis on industrial manufacturers and financial services. (Industrivärden is a Swedish word meaning "industrial value".) It owns stakes in companies including financial services group Handelsbanken, telecom company Ericsson, toolmaker Sandvik, and paper products maker Svenska Cellulosa. AB Industrivärden company prefers to take long-term significant stakes in companies in which it can take an active ownership role.

Avanti Capital Plc is a United Kingdom-based company. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 (fiscal 2009), the Company was engaged in private equity and ancillary services. The principal activity of Eclectic Bars Limited, one of the Company’s subsidiaries, was as an operator of bars and night clubs. It has two segments: Investment and ancillary services, which provides management services in respect of the investment market, and bar and night clubs segment, which relates to the United Kingdom late-nights, entertainment-led venues and restaurants. Its subsidiaries include Avanti Holdings plc, Avanti Partners (UK) Limited and Avanti Partners NV.

Pacific Investment Management Company LLC was founded in 1971 and is based in New Port Beach, California with an additional office in New York City. Pacific Investment Management Company LLC is a privately owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to pension and profit sharing plans, investment companies, and foreign clients. It also manages accounts for high net worth individuals, banking or thrift institutions, pooled investment vehicles, charitable organizations, corporations, universities, foundations, endowments, and state or municipal government entities. The firm manages separate client focused equity and fixed income portfolios. It also manages mutual funds for its clients. The firm invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It invests in value stocks of companies. The firm invests in fixed income securities including governments, corporates, mortgages, asset backs, money market, and hedged international bonds while creating its portfolios. It employs fundamental and quantitative analysis with a combination of bottom-up and top-down stock picking approaches while making its investments.

The TCW Group, Inc. was founded in 1971 and is based in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in Los Angeles, California; New York City; and Houston, Texas. The TCW Group, Inc. operates as a privately owned investment manager. It provides its services to corporate and public pension plans, financial institutions, endowments, foundations, foreign investors, and high net worth individuals. The firm manages separate client focused equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios. It also manages mutual funds for its clients. The firm invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It invests in the growth and value stocks of small cap, mid cap, and large cap companies while making its equity portfolios. The firm also invests in fixed income securities, including corporate bonds, mortgage backed securities, and floating rate debt obligations. For its alternative investing, it also does mezzanine investing and invests in special situations, energy, and infrastructure sectors.

Hotung Investment Holdings Ltd, a venture capital firm with operations in Taiwan, the US and China, was incorporated in March 1997 and has been listed on the Main Board of SGX-ST since August 1997. It is the first and only Taiwan venture capital firm listed on the Singapore Exchange. The Group's two business divisions are Venture Capital Investment and Fund Management Operation. In Venture Capital Investment Business, it works through its 3 subsidiaries, Hotung Venture Capital, Daitung Development and Investment and Huitung Investments (BVI) Ltd. In Fund Management Operations, through Hotung International Co Ltd. (“HIC”) one of Taiwan’s largest venture capital investment managers, currently manages and/or advises 8 funds globally and internationally. HIC, a value-added partner to our portfolio of companies, provides management and advisory services in respect of hundreds of investee companies.The Group’s investment portfolio is focused on key industry sectors that include semiconductor, LCD and communications etc. Over 65% of the Group’s portfolio investments are in the greater China region, while the rest is based in the US. Hotung Group was formerly known as Hotung Venture Capital Corp ("Hotung VC"). Hotung VC was founded by Tai Lung Capital Inc. (formally known as Tai Lung Corp.), Daiwa Corporate Investment Co., Ltd. (formally known as Daiwa SMBC Capital Co.,Ltd.) and Mega International Commercial Bank (formally known as Chiao Tung Commercial Bank Co Ltd) in June 1987. In 1997, as part of the restructuring exercise conducted for purposes of the Company's public offering, the venture capital fund management contracts were transferred from Hotung VC to Hotung International Co.,Ltd. and Hotung VC became purely a venture capital fund. Hotung Investment Holdings Ltd was incorporated in Bermuda on 5 March 1997.

Jasper Investments Limited is a holding company listed on the SGX since 1993 which principally invests in the offshore oil and gas drilling and services sector. Jasper’s principal subsidiary, Jasper Offshore, owns and operates oil rigs for deep sea drilling which are contracted out to oil and gas exploration and production companies.The major shareholders of Jasper include certain investment funds managed by Ashmore Investment Management Limited. Ashmore is a leading London-based emerging market fund specialist listed on the London Stock Exchange. Ashmore’s investments include fixed income, equity and special situations (incorporating distressed debt and private equity) and have extensive experience in the oil and gas businesses.

FX Solutions, LLC was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Saddle River, New Jersey. As of February 5, 2008, FX Solutions, LLC operates as a subsidiary of City Index Holdings, Ltd. FX Solutions, LLC operates as an online foreign exchange brokerage company. It offers Global Trading System (GTS), a mobile Forex trading platform that provides trading and risk management services. FX Solutions company offers institutional services, including white label, introducing broker, institutional trading, and API solutions. It serves retail clients, white label partners, and institutional trading partners.

Corporacion Financiera Alba SA is a Spain-based investment holding company. Corporacion Financiera Alba Company is engaged in the real estate sector and its activities include the acquisition, management, promotion and lease of non-residential and commercial properties located in Madrid and Barcelona. As of December 31, 2008, the Company’s properties had a combined floor area of approximately 82,000 square meters. Through its wholly owned subsidiary Alba Participaciones SA, the Company holds interests in such entities as Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (ACS), Acerinox SA, Prosegur Compania de Seguridad SA, Clinica Baviera SA, Antevenio SA and Deya Capital SCR. In addition, the Company is a member of Grupo March.

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