First Republic Bank was founded in 1985 as First Republic Bancorp Inc. and changed its name to First Republic Bank in September 1997. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. As of September 21, 2007, First Republic Bank operates as a subsidiary of BofA Merrill Lynch. First Republic Bank provides private banking, private business banking, investment management, brokerage, trust services, and real estate lending services in California, Nevada, and New York. It provides private business banking services to accounting firms, architecture and design, art and antique dealers, business management firms, business partnerships, entertainment/media, family offices, financial services, hedge funds, independent schools, investment firms, law firms, medical firms, non-profit organizations, private equity funds/firms, property management firms, and venture capital firms.First Republic Bank company also provides private wealth management services, including asset allocation, trust administration, custody, asset management, brokerage, private placements, fixed income management, financial and estate planning, alternative investments, socially responsible investing, and multi-cap equity and management services. First Republic Bank also offers residential lending products, such as single family mortgages, vacation home mortgages, co-op and condominium loans, home equity lines of credit, bridge loans, and construction-to-permanent loans; commercial lending, including apartment building, mixed-use building, commercial real estate, and site-acquisition and construction loans; and personal lending, such as stock/bond secured loans, unsecured loans, overdraft lines of credit, letters of credit, partner capital lines, aircraft and yacht financing. The company’s deposit services comprise ATM rebate checking, money market checking, money market savings, passbook savings, and certificates of deposit.

Thinkorswim Group (formerly Investools) gives consumers the hammer and nails for building their financial dream. Specializing in options trading, Thinkorswim Group Inc. provides online trading services, research, and advisory services to retail and individual investors in the US and Canada. Thinkorswim Group Inc. Investools unit provides consumer-oriented investor education and information through seminars, workshops, online and DVD-based home study courses, a subscription-based online Investor Toolbox, and other offerings. Courses cover online investing, portfolio management, and cash flow strategies. In addition, Thinkorswim Group Inc. offers personal coaching sessions via telephone and e-mail. TD AMERITRADE acquired thinkorswim in 2009.

Sabine Royalty Trust (the "Trust") was established as of December 31, 1982 by the Sabine Corporation Royalty Trust Agreement (the "Trust Agreement") between Sabine Corporation and InterFirst Bank Dallas, N.A., as Trustee, and by the transfer from Sabine Corporation to the Trust of certain royalty and mineral interests in producing and proved undeveloped oil and gas properties in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. These royalty interests are the only assets of the Trust, other than cash being held for the payment of expenses and liabilities and for distribution to the Unit holders.Sabine Royalty Trust (the Trust) is an express trust formed to receive Sabine Corporation's royalty and mineral interests, including landowner's royalties, overriding royalty interests, minerals (other than executive rights, bonuses and delay rentals), production payments and any other similar, non-participatory interest, in certain producing and proved undeveloped oil and gas properties located in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas (the Royalty Properties). The conveyances of the Royalty Properties to the Trust were effective with respect to production on January 1, 1983. The current trustee of the Trust is Bank of America, N.A.

Red Rock Ventures is a Palo Alto, California-based venture capital investment partnership specializing in seed and early- stage information technology investments. The general partners, Robert G. Todd, Curtis (Kip) Myers, Peter Dumanian and Laura Brege have extensive backgrounds as operating managers, entrepreneurs, founders and venture capital investors. Their record in successfully founding and/or financing high-technology companies has created substantial market value and investor returns for the past 20 years. Red Rock currently manages $220 million in committed capital.

Ronald A. Chisholm Limited was founded in 1938. Ronald A. Chisholm Limited provides a market place for the buyers and sellers of meat, dairy, and food ingredient raw materials internationally. It provides logistics, finance, and currency options, as well as market opinion, research, and information for producers, importers, exporters, and distributors. The company also acts as an agent and facilitator to employers for hiring foreign workers in Canada. It involves in trading various dairy products, such as cheese, milk powders and blends, milk fats, functional milk proteins and nutraceutical ingredients, whey derivatives, ice cream, and egg products; pork, poultry, and beef products; and dried fruits, nuts and seeds, soya flour, vital wheat gluten, and potato flakes.

Stonehenge Partners, Inc. was founded in August 1999. Stonehenge Partners, Inc. is a private equity arm of Stonehenge Financial Holdings, Inc. specializing in private equity and mezzanine capital transactions. The firm typically invests in management and leveraged buyouts, leveraged acquisition, recapitalizations, and expansion and growth capital of middle market companies. It primarily invests in manufacturing, distribution, business services, and healthcare companies. The firm does not invest in real estate, oil and gas, high technology, and industries that are susceptible to a high degree of cyclicality. It seeks to invest in companies based in the United States with a focus on the Midwest region. The firm seeks to invest in companies with revenues exceeding $10 million and cash flow in excess of $2 million. It seeks to invest between $3 million to $15 million in its portfolio companies. The firm can invest in control and minority equity positions in the form of common stock or preferred stock as well as coupon only mezzanine with or without warrants. It also seeks to make co-investments in the form of mezzanine with common stock.

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings knows the ins and outs of financing heavy construction projects. Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited company (also known as CKI) has interests in transportation, energy, water, and construction materials primarily in Hong Kong and mainland China. Its energy group owns nearly 40% of Hongkong Electric and has stakes in several Chinese power plants. CKI's materials operations include cement and concrete firms. The transportation arm oversees toll roads and bridges in five Chinese provinces. CKI company also has infrastructure investments in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the UK. Through Hutchison Whampoa, real estate investment holding company Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited controls an 85% stake in CKI.

Altin was founded in 1996 and it includes more than 30 underlying funds representing 10 diverse investment strategies. Altin began disclosing its portfolio holdings in 2009. The somewhat rare move toward transparency was made in the wake of the the global economic crisis, during which many investors withdrew from hedge funds. Altin is a closed-end investment firm that manages hedge funds. It concentrates on holding a stable portfolio that will reward investors with long-term capital appreciation. The funds it holds are drawn from the Asian, North American, and European markets. It operates through its Altin (Cayman) subsidiary in the Cayman Islands and trades on both the Swiss and London (AIM) exchanges.

Founded in 1981 as Citicorp's European private equity arm, CVC carried out its own buyout in 1993 and is now owned by its management. It has about 20 offices around the world. CVC Capital Partners is in the business of making other businesses its business. The private equity investor specializes in buyouts of firms in the UK, the US, Western Europe, Asia, and Australia. Its portfolio of more than 50 companies consists mainly of retail, manufacturing, and service firms. Holdings include UK department store chain Debenhams, US-based luggage maker Samsonite, and Japan-based restaurant chain operator Skylark. It acquired a 47.5% stake in Pilot Travel Centers (now Pilot Flying J) in 2008.

Wheeler/Frost Associates is more than happy to roll out all sorts of investment advice. Wheeler/Frost Associates provides a variety of investment planning and management service. Wheeler/Frost Associates' offerings include portfolio management (including active and passive investment strategies), retirement planning, equity compensation consulting, and charitable giving optimization.

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