Ariel Capital Management was founded in 1983 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. Ariel Capital Management, LLC (ACM) is an employee owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to high net worth individuals. It also provides its services to investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, charitable and non-profit organizations, corporations, state and municipal government entities, Taft-Hartley plans, and public organizations. The firm manages separate client-focused equity portfolios. It also manages mutual funds for its clients. The firm invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It primarily invests in value stocks of small-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap companies. The firm employs fundamental analysis with bottom-up stock picking approach to make its investments. It obtains external research to complement its in-house research.

Shore Capital Group Limited is independently owned with its management as substantial shareholders. Its shares are listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange. Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited, Shore Capital and Corporate Limited and Shore Capital Limited are all authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited is also a member of the London Stock Exchange.The emphasis throughout the Group is on a professional and personalised service and Shore Capital seek to offer Shore Capital expertise both responsively and pro-actively. Shore Capital believe that Shore Capital greatest asset is the experience, vigour and commitment of Shore Capital people. Shore Capital management and employees own a significant proportion of the business, and are committed to success.Shore Capital pride Shore Capital selves on Shore Capital network of clients, institutions, companies and high net worth individuals including entrepreneurs, and on Shore Capital esearch capability in the industry sectors where shore capital are expert. Shore Capital marketmaking operation has established a reputation within the broking and institutional community for offering a pro-active and responsive service.Shore Capital has offices in Guernsey, London, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Berlin and an affiliate office in Dubai (Full Circle Investments).

Quayle Munro Holdings PLC was founded in 1983 and is based in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom. Quayle Munro Holdings PLC provides professional advisory services in the United Kingdom and internationally. Its services comprise corporate finance advice, public finance advice, specialist fund management, and principal investment. The corporate finance advice business consists of providing a range of corporate finance advisory services, including mergers and acquisitions, equity fundraisings, debt fundraisings, corporate restructurings, and public company takeovers; business strategy, employee incentive schemes, and succession planning; and media and technology services. The public finance advice business includes advisory service focusing on projects involving the private finance initiative and public private partnerships; preparation of investment appraisals, value for money studies, and business cases; residence and estates procurement/funding for higher and further education; and strategic and financial reviews for public sector bodies, as well as focusing on various aspects of debt funding, including interest rate risk management. The specialist fund management business comprises the management of funds, as well as financial administration of investment vehicles, primarily special purpose vehicles (SPV) formed to hold capital projects.

GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Bedminster, New Jersey. GAIN Capital Holdings provides over-the-counter foreign exchange (forex) services to active self-directed retail traders (more than 90% of its client base) and through as financial intermediaries such as broker-dealers and futures commission merchants. GAIN Capital Holdings company's FOREXTrader platform provides online trading tools and educational resources to help individual investors participate in forex trading online. Dealing in more than 40 currencies, GAIN Capital serves clients from more than 140 countries; more than half its customers are outside the US.

The London Stock Exchange is at the heart of the global financial market and is home to some of the largest, most successful and dynamic companies in the world. The Exchange has built on a long history of integrity, expertise and market knowledge to become the world's most international stock exchange. In October 2007 the Exchange merged with Borsa Italiana, creating Europe's leading diversified exchange business, London Stock Exchange Group. The LSE includes the main market, the Professional Securities Market (or PSM, listed debt securities), and the Alternative Investment Market (or AIM, which lists new and growing companies). The LSE is also a leader in international IPOs. Borse Dubai owns around 21% of the exchange; Qatar Investment Company owns about 15%.

Private Equity is the common term used to refer to a specific type of long-term investment activity. Typically private equity firms take a controlling stake in companies with a view to transforming their performance over a number of years such that they can be sold at a premium to the acquisition price. The private equity investor will generally be represented on the board of the company so that they can actively support management in determining the strategic direction of the business.Private equity investments can be sub-divided according to the size of the company acquired, its development stage and the type of financing provided by the private equity firm. The Permira funds are primarily involved in medium to large buy-outs. This means that they tend to acquire sizeable businesses with a long-standing trading history and a strong market position. In addition, private equity firms traditionally finance their acquisitions with a mix of equity, provided by their institutional investors, and debt.Private Equity ownership is recognised to offer a number of benefits, which stem from its long-term investment horizon and a governance structure which fully aligns management’s and shareholders’ interests for the long-term benefit of a company and its employees. For more details on the industry, please visit our 3rd Party Research section.

Palomar Ventures was launched in 1999 by veteran venture capitalists to focus on early stage information technology companies that demonstrate the potential for exceptional growth and market leadership. The founding principle of Palomar is teamwork; we work closely with our portfolio companies to assist them in achieving their objectives. The partners at Palomar have contributed their strategic insight, network of corporate relationships, and recruiting skills to assist in building nearly 50 public companies.Palomar Ventures is currently investing Palomar III, a $225 million fund, bringing total capital under management to over $500 million. A typical investment involves $2 million to $5 million in capital, and we prefer to act as a lead or co-lead investor early in the process of value formation. We believe that beginning early with a company is the best way to utilize our experience in building value rapidly by focusing the company on a small number of key milestones.Given their personal experience in running venture-backed companies, Palomar's partners understand the frustrations of the entrepreneur in dealing with the venture community. Our philosophy includes a commitment to responding rapidly to new ideas and business plans, and to forming partnerships with the goal of creating sustainable companies for the long term.

Barclays Bank Delaware was founded as Juniper Financial in 2000. Barclays Bank Delaware became a part of Barclays in 2004. With co-branded credit cards from Barclays Bank Delaware (also known as Barclaycard US) customers rack up points that can be redeemed for air travel, hotel stays, and other perks. Barclays Bank Delaware, a division of Barclays, issues Visa and MasterCard credit cards, in addition to co-branded credit cards through partnerships with more than 60 companies and institutions, including Best Western, US Airways, Carnival Cruise Lines, L.L. Bean, and Harvard University.

Intrepid Capital is here to help you face the sometimes frightening world of investing. Through subsidiary Intrepid Capital Management the company manages investments for institutional investors such as corporations, labor unions, foundations, and endowments, as well as wealthy individuals and families. Its products include small-cap and multi-cap equity, high-yield fixed-income, and balanced portfolios. The company invests in a variety of sectors including retail stores, consumer products, and sporting facilities. Chairman Forrest Travis founded Intrepid Capital in 1994 along with his son Mark, who is president and CEO of the firm.

Avenir Group invests in small and midsized companies and helps build those companies by providing management services and analysis, as well as business and administrative consulting. The firm prefers to invest in family businesses, threshold companies, and US divestments of international corporations. Avenir's portfolio includes such manufacturing companies as Proline Billiards (billiard tables), Nichols & Stone (wood furniture), and Westminster Ceramics (ceramic tile).

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