Cinnabon operates a chain of more than 750 franchised baked goods outlets popular for their cinnamon rolls. The eateries, located mostly in shopping areas, airports, and other high-traffic locations, also serve pecan rolls, finger-friendly Cinnabon Stix, and smaller rolls called Cinnabon Bites, along with a variety of flavored coffee drinks and other beverages. The Cinnabon chain has outposts throughout the US and in more than 40 other countries. It is part of FOCUS Brands, a multi-concept restaurant franchisor and affiliate of private equity firm Roark Capital Group.

Starhotels was founded in 1980 by Ferruccio Fabri and is now headed by his daughter Elisabetta. Starhotels offers an authentic Italian experience, whether you're in Rome, Paris, or New York. The family-owned company owns and operates 20 luxury hotels in Italy, as well as The Michelangelo in New York and the Castille in Paris. Starhotels are located in urban areas and feature regional d�cor and cuisine true to each area of Italy. (The Michelangelo's restaurant, Insieme, and the Castille's restaurant, The Assaggio, both feature popular dishes from all over Italy). Starhotels are tailored for the upscale traveler and business executive. Hotels average about 200 rooms each, and some properties have residences for long-term stays.

Red Hot & Blue Restaurants operates and franchises about 35 barbecue joints in Virginia, Texas, and more than half a dozen other states. Its menu boasts a variety of beef, chicken, and pork dishes, as well as sandwiches and appetizers. Most locations also offer a take-out menu and catering services. Sauces and seasonings are sold through the company's Web site. Founded in 1988, the chain was the brainchild of former congressman Don Sundquist, who later became Tennessee's governor. The company was acquired in 2006 by a private equity group led by CEO John Walker called Dancing Pigs.

The Orchard is a full service marketing and distribution company that specializes in music and video entertainment. The Orchard offer content owners and licensors a suite of custom marketing services, including promotions, analytical tools, business strategies, and the technology that drive content sales across our network of more than 660 digital storefronts and mobile carriers in 75 countries. The Orchard is headquartered in New York and London, with operations in 25 markets around the world. Our proven approach, combined with the power of the largest digital retail network, gives Orchard clients the competitive advantage that helps them achieve their business goals. The Orchard Enterprises Inc. offers V.E.C.T.O.R, a proprietary system that enables the digital encoding of content into multiple formats for distribution to digital entertainment services operating over the Internet, as well as over wireless, cable, and mobile networks.

Aberdeen Football Club owns and operates the Scottish Premier League soccer team known to fans as The Dons. Formed in 1903, Aberdeen FC has won seven Scottish Cups (its last in 1990) and four Scottish League championships. The company, which generates revenue primarily from gate receipts and sponsorships, also owns the team's home pitch at Pittodrie Stad.

CEO Thomas Torgerson is the principal owner of Torgerson Properties, Inc. which was founded as a men's clothing store in 1929 by R. E. Torgerson. Torgerson Properties company operates more than two dozen hotels in Florida and Minnesota under such banners as Comfort Inn, Days Inn, Holiday Inn, and Super 8. Many of its properties are concentrated around the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Torgerson Properties also runs about 10 full-service restaurants under the Green Mill, Harvest Buffet, Otto's Feierhaus & Bierstube, Perkins Family Restaurant, and Torge's Live Sports Pub & Grill brand names.

Luminar lights up the UK dance scene as the country's leading nightclub operator. The company has about 90 clubs catering to a variety of tastes and operating under a small portfolio of brands. Its estate includes Liquid, a chain of discos known for stimulating visual effects, and a multi-roomed concept called Oceana. Luminar also operates Lava & Ignite, a dance club format featuring two differently themed rooms. Other club formats include Life, a pub-style concept designed for smaller markets, and The Jam House, a live music venue developed by musician Jools Holland. In addition, Luminar operates a number of local clubs under a variety of names.

Shangri-La Asia Limited was founded in 1971. Shangri-La Asia Limited, an investment holding company, owns, operates, and manages hotels and associated properties primarily in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Japan, and Thailand. It also provides hotel management, marketing, consultancy, reservation, and related services to third party owners. The company also engages in the ownership and leasing of office, commercial, residential, and serviced apartments; and ownership and operation of a golf club. In addition, Shangri-La Asia involves in the real estate development activities. It operates its hotels primarily under the Shangri-La, Traders, Rasa, Summer Palace, and Shang Palace. As of December 31, 2009, the company had equity interests in 49 operating hotels comprising 24,432 guest rooms. It had 16 management agreements in respect of operating hotels owned by third parties and had agreements for development of 14 new hotels in Doha, Toronto, Seychelles, Bangalore, Mumbai, Macau, Moscow, Chongqing, and Iskandar.

Bally Technologies, Inc. is a diversified, worldwide gaming company that designs, manufactures, distributes, and operates gaming devices and computerized monitoring, accounting and player-tracking systems for gaming devices. In addition to selling gaming devices, the Company also offers customers a wide range of purchase and lease options. It derives revenue from Gaming Equipment (sale of gaming devices and related equipment, parts and conversion kits) and Gaming Operations (operation of linked progressive systems, video lottery and centrally determined systems and the rental of gaming devices and content). The Company’s primary technologies include gaming devices for land-based, riverboat and Native American casinos, video lottery and central determination markets, and specialized system-based hardware and software products. Its specialized system-based hardware and software products provide casinos with a wide range of marketing, data management, accounting, security, and other software applications and tools to more effectively manage their operations.

Hockey Western New York owns and operates the Buffalo Sabres professional hockey franchise, which joined the National Hockey League in 1970 along with the Vancouver Canucks. Buffalo has made two trips to the Stanley Cup finals (its last, a loss to the Dallas Stars, in 1999) but has yet to win a championship title. The team plays host at Buffalo's HSBC Arena. The franchise was first awarded to Seymour Knox III his brother, Northrup Knox. B. Thomas Golisano, founder and chairman of payroll firm Paychex, has owned the Sabres since 2003.

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