Taiwan Business Bank was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan Business Bank, Ltd. operates as a financier and provider of banking assistance to small and medium-size businesses primarily in Taiwan. The company offers various deposit products that include demand deposits, including brokerage accounts; savings deposits comprising brokerage accounts and salary transfer accounts; combined savings, including demand deposit accounts, savings deposit accounts, and time deposit accounts; check deposits; certificates of deposit; and negotiable certificates of deposit. It also provides various loan products comprising assisting small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) upgrading loan, traditional industry boost - up loan, SME root establishment project loan, youth business start-up loan, micro-business start-up loan, traditional industry loan with credit guarantee programs, loans for earthquake reconstruction, loan for purchasing automatic machines, loan for purchasing energy-saving machine, low-interest loan for private enterprises to purchase pollution-protecting devices, soft loan for promoting east- area industry development, promoting industry research and development loan, and mortgage loans, including home loans.

RHJ International SA is a Belgium-based diversified holding company focused on creating long-term value for its shareholders by acquiring and operating businesses. The Company’s investments are divided in investments in the financial services sector and older investments in the industries sectors. As of March 31, 2009, the Company had three wholly owned subsidiaries: Kleinwort Benson, Phoenix Seagaia Resort K.K. and KBC Asset Management Limited (Dublin). The Company’s investment portfolio further included stakes in Niles (78%), Asahi Tec Corporation (60%), Honsel AG (51%), Belval Capital and Arecon (both 50%), among others. These investments cover a range of sectors, such as the automotive components, hospitality, nutrition and financial service industries.

Oppenheimer Holdings specializes in wealth management, asset management, trust, and investment banking services for institutional and wealthy individual clients. (Private-client services -- about $62 billion in assets under management -- make up the bulk of sales.) Offerings include brokerage, annuities, and estate planning. Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. asset management group -- about $17 billion in assets under management -- covers the bases from research to alternative investments. Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. capital markets unit provides equities and debt market products and services. The formerly Toronto-based Canadian company rechartered as a US company in 2009, moving its headquarters to New York.

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is the Scottish Government’s economic and community development agency for a diverse region which covers more than half of Scotland. HIE aims to build sustainable economic growth in all parts of the Highlands and Islands. HIE provides advice and grants to new and existing businesses, helping promote all sorts of commercial ventures. Along with Scottish Enterprise, its counterpart for the more populous southern region of Scotland, HIE supports Careers Scotland, a public organization for apprenticeships, job training, and professional development. While most Scots speak English, HIE attempts to accommodate speakers of Gaelic through its Web site, publications, and community outreach efforts.

River Cities Capital Funds was founded in 1994 and has over $300 million under management. River Cities Capital Funds invests mostly in middle stage companies located in the Midwest and Southeast. River Cities Capital Funds invests venture capital in companies engaged primarily in technology, health care, and consumer and business services in the Midwest and Southeastern US. Portfolio companies include online book distributor Atomic Dog Publishing and software developer Manta Media, and online data recovery provider EVault. Investment partners include Austin Ventures, Fifth Third Bancorp, and Finova.

BNP Paribas Asset Management has approximately E250 billion (more than $340 billion) in assets under management in products such as money market investments, equities, bonds and convertible securities, and structured and alternative investments. Institutional investors make up for more than half of the unit's customer base; its retail network and private banking clients account for most of the remainder. BNP Paribas Asset Management also offers its investment products through third-party providers. It has offices in more than two dozen countries, and has been looking to countries such as Brazil and China for growth. The firm is part of BNP Paribas Investment Partners.

Guangdong Investment Limited engages in investment holding, property holding and investment, investing in infrastructure and energy projects, water supply business, highway operations, electric power generation, financing, hotel ownership and operations, property development, toll roads and bridges construction, hotel management, and department stores operation. The company is a subsidiary of GDH Limited. Segments The company’s segments include Property Investment and Development; Toll Roads and Bridges; Water Distribution; Electric Power Generation; Hotel Operations and Management; and Department Stores. Property Investment and Development segment invests in various properties in Hong Kong and Mainland China that are held for rental income purposes, and engages in the development of properties in Mainland China. This segment also provides property management services for certain commercial properties; and rents a shopping mall, including department stores, as well as two tower blocks. Toll Roads and Bridges segment invests in various road and bridge projects in Mainland China. Water Distribution segment operates a water supply project in Mainland China supplying natural water to Hong Kong, Dongguan, and Shenzhen. Electric Power Generation segment operates coal-fire power plants that supply electricity in the Guangdong Province, Mainland China.

Bastogi S.p.A., a holding company, operates in the financing, real estate, transportation, technology, engineering, art, and cold storage industries. Subsidiaries The company’s two main subsidiaries are Brioschi Finanziaria and Open Care-Frigoriferi Milanesi. Brioschi designs and builds large urban complexes for private and commercial uses. Open Care-Frigoriferi Milanesi offers art restoration and transportation services, art consulting, and cold storage of valuables. Bastogi also owns an art school, the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti (NABA), which offers courses in painting, graphic design, and product design.

Olympus Partners was founded in 1988 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut. Olympus Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in financing late stage venture capital, expansion capital, mature and middle market management buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, senior and subordinated debt, growth capital, turnarounds, private financings of public companies, going private transactions, and divestitures. The firm does not invest in seed or early stage. It prefers to invest in business services, healthcare manufacturing and services, logistics and transportation services, consumer products and services, consumer and restaurant, software and information technology services, and financial services. The firm typically invests $20 million for venture capital and growth capital deals to $300 million or more for buyouts. It can either take a controlling stake or a minority ownership position in a company depending on capital and liquidity requirements of the company. The firm seeks to take Board seats in the portfolio companies. It typically holds its investments between three years and seven years.

WestBridge Capital LLP was formed in July 2008 to effect the buyout of WestBridge Fund Managers Ltd (formerly Wales Fund Managers Ltd), an established private equity business. WestBridge invests between £1m and £5m in fast growing, profitable UK SMEs. WestBridge's partners have each been investing in this segment of the market for an average of 20 years, having worked for leading private equity investors, and helping to create many successful and valuable businesses.Wales Fund ulture is that Wales back our investment judgment with Wales own money. The partners have committed a significant cash investment into Wales latest fund, the WestBridge SME Fund, and the deal team will also invest meaningful amounts into each transaction. This creates a genuine alignment of interests with Wales investors and the management teams Wales back. Wales bring more than money to Wales investee companies. Wales fund structure incorporates many entrepreneurs and business angels as well as professional investors. This means that Wales invest "smart money" that potentially opens up a wealth of business contacts to be exploited by investee companies.

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