Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation provides agricultural real estate and rural housing mortgage loans in the secondary market in the United States. Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation engages in purchasing eligible loans directly from lenders; providing advances against eligible loans by purchasing obligations secured by those loans; securitizing assets and guaranteeing securities representing interests in pools of eligible loans; and issuing long-term standby purchase commitments for eligible loans. Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation also purchases portfolios of newly originated and seasoned loans, mortgage loans secured by first liens on agricultural real estate, fixed- and adjustable rate loans, and loans to finance electrification and telecommunications systems in rural areas. Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation was founded in 1987 and is based in Washington, D.C.

Dowgate Capital plc, through its subsidiaries, provides financial advisory and stock broking services to the smaller companies in the United Kingdom. Dowgate Capital company’s services include corporate finance adviser, nominated adviser, PLUS Markets corporate adviser, official list sponsor, takeover code specialist, and corporate finance adviser to smaller quoted companies. Dowgate Capital also provides private client and corporate broking services.

Primerica, Inc. provides financial products and services. It offers term life, auto and home owners, and long term care insurance, as well as pre-paid legal services. Primerica, Inc. also provides debt consolidation loans, mutual fund investments, variable annuities, and home mortgage loans, as well as financial needs analysis. Primerica acts as a distributor for Citigroup products, including debt consolidation loans from Citibank and mortgage loans from CitiMortgage. Primerica, Inc. also sells unaffiliated policies such as annuities from MetLife and mutual fund investments from Legg Mason and AGF. Primerica, Inc. markets its products through a network of more than 100,000 sales representatives. Primerica, Inc. was a subsidiary of Citigroup until it was spun-off in a $320 million IPO in 2010. Primerica, Inc. serves its clients in the United States, Canada, the Puerto Rico, and Spain. Primerica, Inc. was formerly known as American Can Company. Primerica, Inc. was founded in 1901 and is based in Duluth, Georgia.

Cressey & Company LP was founded in 2007 and is based in Chicago, Illinois with an additional office in Nashville, Tennessee. Cressey & Company LP is a private equity firm specializing in buy-and-build, add-on acquisitions, and growth equity investments. It prefers to make control investments, but can also make minority investments in special situations. The firm prefers to invest in healthcare services, facilities, and provider businesses. It also invests in software, education, distribution, financial services and consumer products industries. The firm prefers to invest in the United States healthcare market. It prefers to invest between $10 million and $100 million with an average investment of $50 million in the companies with more than $10 million of EBITDA. The firm prefers to exit its investments between three years and seven years.

Iris Capital was founded in 1986 and is based in Paris, France. Iris Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in startup, early stage, late stage, growth capital, acquisition, and developmental capital investments. It also invests in middle market and mature companies. The firm prefers to invest in special situations such as public-to-private or secondary transactions. It focuses on media and entertainment, communications, electronics, and information technology sectors. Within media and entertainment, the firm invests in TV production and broadcasting, music, video games, cinema, publishing, advertising, and technical services and solutions. In communications, it seeks to invest in value-added service providers, telecoms, fixed and wireless operators, equipment, and software. Within IT, the firm invests in enterprise software, infrastructure and storage, security, IT services and ASPs, new technologies, and Internet Services sectors. It primarily invests in companies based in Europe with a focus on Continental Europe (France, Germany, Benelux, and Switzerland) and North America. It typically invests between €1 million ($1.47 million) and €4 million ($6.36 million) per round and can invest up to €20 million ($31.7 million) over the life of the company.

Pinetree Capital Ltd. was born out of the ingenuity of Sheldon Inwentash, its Founder and current Chairman and CEO. The Company started in 1992 as a public shell that was formed to invest in technology companies. Pinetree raised initial funds of $2 million for its first venture capital investment. Using proceeds from successful early investments, Pinetree built a portfolio of early stage technology companies through the mid-to-late 1990’s. Typically taking a 20% to 40% interest in each company, Pinetree acted as an incubator to these early stage technology start-ups. Pinetree’s investment philosophy during the dot-com era was to select companies with solid business plans and novel and valuable intellectual property. As a result, Pinetree was exposed to, but survived when the technology bubble burst in 2000-2001.Anticipating that global growth would lead to an unprecedented demand for energy and resources, Pinetree switched its focus from technology and biotechnology to the resource sector in 2002. Today, Pinetree’s strategy is to identify companies with good potential properties and reserves and invest heavily in advance of the projects being developed. Due to numerous global economic and political factors, Pinetree expects the prices of resource and energy-related commodities to remain elevated in the future. With a finger on the pulse of the market and a proven track record of anticipating trends, Pinetree consistently invests ahead of the cycle.

TICC Capital Corp. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. TICC Capital Corp. (TICC) is non-diversified, closed-end investment company. TICC is a specialty finance company principally providing capital to primarily non-public, small and medium-sized, technology-related companies. Its investment objective is to maximize its portfolio’s total return, principally by investing in the debt and/or equity securities of technology-related companies. The Company’s primary focus is on seeking current income by investing in non-public debt securities. TICC’s debt investments may include bilateral loans (loans where it holds the entirety of a particular loan) and syndicated loans (those where multiple investors hold portions of that loan). The Company may also seek to provide its stockholders with long-term capital growth through the appreciation in the value of warrants or other equity instruments that it may receive when it makes debt investments, or equity investments. It may also invest in publicly traded debt and/or equity securities.

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. was founded in 1937 and is based in Overland Park, Kansas. Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. conducts business through its subsidiaries. The Company is engaged in providing investment management, investment product underwriting and distribution, and shareholder services administration to mutual funds and institutional and separately managed accounts. The Company operates its business through three distribution channels. Its retail products are distributed through its sales force of registered financial advisors (the Advisors channel) or through third-parties, such as other broker/dealers, registered investment advisors (including the retirement advisors of the Legend group of subsidiaries (Legend)) and various retirement platforms, (collectively, the Wholesale channel). It also markets its investment advisory services to institutional investors, either directly or through consultants (the Institutional channel). On July 15, 2009, the Company sold of its interest in its wholly owned subsidiary, Austin, Calvert & Flavin, Inc. (ACF).

Hokanson Associates, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is controlled by president Neil Hokanson. Hokanson Associates company provides financial planning services and manages diversified stock and bond investment portfolios. It primarily serves a clientele of wealthy individuals in the San Diego area; it also serves institutional investors including pension plans, corporations, and not-for-profit organizations. Hokanson Associates has approximately $295 million of client assets under management.

MMC is a venture capital firm that invests growth capital in UK companies. MMC are an active investor and look to work closely and in partnership with impressive management teams. Although MMC approach is generalist, MMC focus on growth leads us to invest particularly in healthcare, financial services, support services and technology, including cleantech and media.MMC have substantial capital available through managed funds and a Syndicate of private investors. MMC offers MMC investors a diversified and tax-efficient portfolio service. When risk is properly calibrated and management teams are well supported venture capital offers superior returns. Since MMC began investing in 2000 MMC has established a strong track record of growing and selling businesses. MMC was named EIS Fund Manager of the Year by the EISA in January 2009. MMC is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and is a member of the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) and Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA).

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