Fortress Investment Group LLC (Fortress) is a global alternative asset manager that raises, invests and manages private equity funds, liquid hedge funds and hybrid funds. Fund investors provide the capital for these funds, which it invests and manages on their behalf. Fortress earns management fees based on the size of its funds, incentive income based on the performance of its funds. Its offering of alternative investment products includes private equity funds, liquid hedge funds and hybrid funds. Hedge funds allow periodic contributions and redemptions of capital by investors and make relatively shorter-term, more liquid investments. Hybrid funds share certain of the characteristics of both private equity and hedge funds. It refers to these investment products, collectively, as the Fortress Funds. As of December 31, 2009, it managed alternative assets in three core businesses: Private Equity, Liquid Hedge Funds and Hybrid Funds.

Cavanagh Group is an independent financial advisor providing investment advice to private clients and businesses. With offices across the UK, the firm provides financial counseling for executives, employee benefit arrangement, pension structure advice, asset management, and development assistance. About a third of its business comes from corporations. Cavanagh has grown its client base and geographic reach through several acquisitions including Ernst & Young Financial Management (EYFM), the independent financial advisory arm of Ernst & Young L.L.P., in 2003, and Scottish corporate adviser JRG Financial Consulting in 2007.

Founded in 1983, Accel Partners traditionally has made early-stage investments in two sectors, software and networking, and has some $3 billion under management. Accel Partners company's investment history includes a who's who of tech powerhouses such as Macromedia, Riverbed, and Facebook. Based in Silicon Valley, Accel also has offices in China, London, and India. Accel looks to invest in companies that were founded by entrepreneurs but are run by experienced management teams. Accel provides strategic financing, recruiting, and business development, among other services.

Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) provides intermediate capital -- as in mezzanine financing (a financing method that combines elements of the more traditional senior debt and equity methods of financing) -- to companies in Europe, North America, and the Asia/Pacific region. Founded in 1989, the firm finances mezzanine deals (generally in the E15 million to E500 million range) for acquisitions, buyouts, refinancing, and pre-IPO situations. ICG also manages a handful of collateralized debt obligation (CDO) funds, which blend senior debt, high-yield, and mezzanine investments. The investment company has more than E11 billion in direct investments and third-party funds under management.

Investor is a Nordic-based industrial holding company founded almost one hundred years ago by the Wallenberg family. Today we have investment activities in Europe, the United States and Asia. The business concept is to generate long-term attractive returns for our shareholders by owning and developing companies with solid potential for value creation. We are an engaged owner and apply experience, knowledge and a unique network to develop listed and unlisted companies to make them best-in-class.

ABC arbitrage knows the ABC's of arbitrage strategies in the global financial markets. It owns ABC arbitrage Asset Management, its principal subsidiary, which handles the company's trading activities and third-party portfolio management. The company employs quantitative investment techniques to take advantage of market turmoil or inefficiencies, such as when the same asset is traded at various prices on separate exchanges, or when a derivative has different maturity dates or is valued differently than its underlying asset. ABC arbitrage operates on more than 40 financial marketplaces; more than half of its transactions take place in the US, about a quarter in Europe.

Doughty Hanson handsomely manages dough, making private equity investments in middle-market European firms in a range of industries, including media, communications, consumer goods, and building materials. It also invests in and develops real estate and makes venture capital investments in growing technology concerns. Established in 1985, has invested in more than 100 companies. Its current portfolio includes interests in more than a dozen firms. Doughty Hanson closed its fifth private equity fund, worth some E3 billion, in 2007. Institutional investors in the fund include pension funds, banks, and insurance companies. Doughty Hanson has about ten offices throughout Europe.

Derbyshire First Investments Limited was founded in 1987 as the Derbyshire Enterprise Board Limited by the Derbyshire County Council. DFI is a joint owner with the Derby City Council of the Rosehill Business Centre, a small business incubator located in Derby. Derbyshire First Investments (DFI) provides business counseling and consulting to start-up and early-stage businesses. DFI company's investments typically range from £50,000 to £250,000 and are usually used to provide working capital, expenditure on capital equipment, refinance bank debt, or develop and market new products. DFI's investment activities are centered in Derby but extend to surrounding counties.

MLP AG operates as a consulting company for academics and other clients. MLP AG company is an independent financial and investment adviser for academics and other clients. It integrates a multitude of products and services of various banks, insurance, and investment companies to offer a financial concept that is modified to the requirements of each individual client. MLP AG company has approximately 240 branches in Germany advising approximately 730,000 clients. It holds a full banking licence and together with the MLP Group company Feri Finance AG, manages assets in Germany. Segments The Financial services segment consists of consulting services for academics and other clients, particularly with regard to insurance, investments, occupational pension provision schemes, and loans of all kinds, as well as the brokering of contracts concerning these financial services. This segment also includes finance portfolio management, the trustee credit business, and the loan and credit card business. MLP AG company serves approximately 730,000 clients in the various segments. The Financial Services segment, which focuses on the brokerage business, is made up of MLP Finanzdienstleistungen AG, Wiesloch, TPC THE PENSION CONSULTANCY GmbH, Bremen, and the associate MLP Hyp GmbH, Schwetzingen. Feri segment The business operations of the Feri segment cover wealth and investment consulting.

The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited was founded in 1858. The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited provides community, commercial, and private banking services. It offers retail services, such as deposit services, consumer and mortgage lending, credit cards, and personal insurance products through telephone and Internet banking, automated teller machines, and debit cards to individuals and small to medium sized businesses; and corporate services, including commercial lending and mortgages, cash management, payroll services, remote banking, and letters of credit, as well as treasury services, which include money market and foreign exchange services. The company also provides investment management, advisory, and brokerage services; trust, estate, company management, and custody services; wealth management and fiduciary services; and private banking and treasury services, and administered bank services, as well as engages in the real estate business.

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