NexCen owns and manages seven brands covering Quick Service Restaurants ("QSR") and Retail Footwear and Accessories, generating revenue through the franchising of those brands worldwide. NexCen's franchised brands include five QSR brands: Great American Cookies, MaggieMoo's Ice Cream & Treatery, Marble Slab Creamery, Pretzelmaker and Pretzel Time and two franchised Retail concepts: TAF (The Athlete's Foot) and Shoebox New York. NexCen currently has approximately 1,700 franchised stores across its brands, located in over 35 countries worldwide. NexCen Brands, Inc. strategy is to create value for its stakeholders (including shareholders and franchisees) through the franchising and marketing of its brands. NexCen, through its advertising, marketing and public relations teams, markets its brands to drive greater consumer awareness and brand equity and to grow its presence worldwide through its network of franchised retail outlets. NexCen also recognizes that, as a royalty-based business, its success depends upon the success of its franchisees and through its franchisee support network, advanced information-technology systems, real estate and store opening support teams, continually seeks to provide a turn-key solution and create value for its business partners.

The Ottawa Senators Hockey Club has represented Canada's capital city in the National Hockey League since entering the league as an expansion team in 1992. The Sens reached the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in 2007 but lost the title bid to the Anaheim Ducks. The franchise was first awarded to a group led by real estate developer Bruce Firestone and current team president Cyril Leeder. Toronto pharmaceutical billionaire Eugene Melnyk has owned the Senators club and its arena, Scotiabank Place, since 2003.

SMG, the world leader in venue management, marketing and development, was founded in 1977 with the management of our first facility, the Louisiana Superdome. We soon grew to manage convention centers, exhibition halls and trade centers, arenas, stadiums, performing arts centers, theaters, and specific-use venues such as equestrian centers. SMG's clients benefit from the company’s depth of resources and its unparalleled expertise, leadership, and creative problem-solving. Our successful growth has been built on the many partnerships, relationships, and resources we have developed with our clients — both municipal and private. This unique combination of resources, relationships, and expertise has allowed SMG to define and refine the industry throughout its history. Our ownership and team of dedicated corporate support personnel make us unrivalled in the field of private facility management.

Winter Sports company operates the Whitefish Mountain Resort (formerly Big Mountain) near Glacier National Park in Montana, offering outdoor enthusiasts miles of ski slopes and trails. It includes about a dozen ski lifts serving more than 3,000 acres of land, more than 2,500 acres of which are leased from the U.S. Forest Service under a special permit. Whitefish Mountain also features ski rental and retail shops, lodging, and a skiing school. The ski area, open from November to April, offers visitors shopping, snowmobile riding, sleigh rides, and other activities. Summer guests can hike, sightsee, mountain bike, and go horseback riding.

The Minnesota Vikings Football Club joined the National Football League in 1961 and won its only league championship in 1969; however, the team has been unsuccessful in four attempts to win the Super Bowl. Minnesota's roster has included such Hall of Fame players as Warren Moon, Alan Page, and Fran Tarkenton, as well as former head coach Bud Grant. Vikings fans cheer the trumpeting Gjallarhorn at Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis. The team has been owned since 2005 by a group headed by New Jersey real estate developer Zygmunt (Zygi) Wilf.

Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise company, does, however operate the Pearl River Resort. The property includes the Silver Star Hotel & Casino, the Golden Moon Hotel & Casino, and the Dancing Rabbit Golf Club. Both casinos offer a wide assortment of games and slots, including poker and roulette. In addition, the resort features about 15 restaurants and the Geyser Falls Water Theme Park. Choctaw Resort company is owned and run by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, a federally recognized American Indian tribe living within the State of Mississippi.

This business hardly takes a carefree attitude towards roundball. Cavaliers Operating Company owns and operates the Cleveland Cavaliers professional basketball team and its home court, Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs joined the National Basketball Association in 1970 as part of an expansion that included the Portland Trail Blazers and Buffalo Braves (now the Los Angeles Clippers). While Cleveland has not yet earned an NBA championship, the franchise did reach the final round of the playoffs in 2007 (losing to the San Antonio Spurs). Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert has controlled the team since 2005; the family of original owner Gordon Gund continues to have a minority stake in the Cavs.

Canterbury Park Racetrack and Card Club is Minnesota’s premier entertainment destination. Located in Shakopee, Minnesota, just 25 minutes from downtown Minneapolis & St. Paul. Canterbury Park is home to Live Racing, Simulcast Racing and a 24/7 Card Club featuring Texas Hold’em, Blackjack and more. Along with special events like the Midwest’s largest Craft Show and thrilling snowmobile racing, Canterbury Park truly is home to Fun & Games like no place else. Canterbury Park Holding Corporation conducts pari-mutuel wagering operations and hosts unbanked card games at its Canterbury Park racetrack and card room facility in Shakopee, Minnesota. The company operates in three segments: Horse Racing, Card Room, and Concessions.

President and CEO Gloria Nino-Monacelli founded Nino Corporate Lodging in 1984. Nino Corporate Lodging helps companies house its helpers. The corporate relocation firm offers short and long term fully furnished accommodations nationwide, including condos, town homes, and single-family homes. Nino Corporate Lodging also operates a commercial laundry facility in Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio. Nino Corporate Lodging company started out as an apartment locating and residential leasing company, but has expanded to provide "buyer brokerage" home purchase services in Houston and its surrounding areas through sister firm Nino & Associates.

John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts has several rooms with a view. The hotel development company owns and operates approximately 80 hotels in about 25 states across the US. Most of its properties are upscale, operating under the brands such as Embassy Suites, Holiday Inn, Marriott, Radisson, and Renaissance. John Q. Hammons company targets locations for its hotels near state capitals, universities, airports, corporate headquarters, or office parks in mid-sized and smaller markets. Management services include human resources, sales and marketing, and food and beverage administration. John Q. Hammons company was founded by John Q. Hammons in 1958 with the purchase of 10 Holiday Inn franchises.

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