BDL Management wants to sing you a Scottish lullaby. The Glasgow-based company manages about 20 hotel properties throughout the UK. The hotels operate primarily under the Express by Holiday Inn banner, as well as under the Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, and Ramada Encore brand names. BDL, which touts itself as the "Name behind the Name," develops its own hotels, as well as operates properties under management and joint-venture agreements. The company, formed in 1997, counts the Royal Bank of Scotland and HBOS' Bank of Scotland among its investors and lenders.

The Blackburn Rovers Football & Athlethic owns and operates the Blackburn Rovers Football Club, a professional soccer team that was established in 1890 as a founding member of The Football League. The team last won the league title in 1994, a few months before the launch of the English Premiership. The club also runs a successful Youth Academy.

These Celts go into battle wearing basketball shorts instead of kilts. Boston Basketball Partners owns and operates the Boston Celtics professional basketball team, a storied franchise of the National Basketball Association that has won 17 league titles (its last in 2008). Formed in 1946, the team's roster has included such Hall of Fame players as Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, Bill Russell, and Bill Walton, as well as famed head coach Red Auerbach. Boston Basketball Partners, led by Wycliffe Grousbeck, has owned the team since 2002.

Corporate Fitness Works Company provides consulting services to clients looking to create on-site physical fitness facilities. It also provides services such as design, development, and management training for customers ranging from government agencies to hospitals, office park developers, and retirement centers. Corporate Fitness Works manages some 45 locations for clients throughout the US, in states such as Washington, Maine, Texas, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. The company was founded in 1988 by CEO Sheila Drohan and president Brenda Loube.

You might say this company is cooking up some classics on a daily basis. Grill Concepts operates a chain of more than 20 Daily Grill restaurants offering upscale casual dining in a setting reminiscent of a classic American grill during the 1930s and 1940s. Located primarily in California, the restaurants serve such fare as chicken pot pie, meatloaf, and cobbler, as well as steak, seafood, and pasta. In addition to its company-owned locations, Grill Concepts has a small number of licensed and managed units operating in shopping areas and hotels. The Daily Grill concept is based on the company's half dozen Grill on the Alley fine dining restaurants. CEO Robert Spivak co-founded the Daily Grill chain in 1984.

Prezzo operates a chain of more than 130 restaurants throughout the UK specializing in Italian cuisine. The eateries are known for their rustic pizza, but they also serve such alternatives as pasta, salads, and rotisserie chicken and offer beer, wine, and mixed drinks. In addition to its flagship chain, Prezzo operates a small number of restaurants under such names as Chimichanga, iMMO Cafe, Jonathan's, and The Ultimate Burger. The company is controlled by the Kaye family, who also started the ASK chain of pizza restaurants (now part of Gondola Group).

William Hill is one of the best-known names in the gambling industry, providing gaming and betting services across three channels: online, on the high street and on the phone. William Hill have been listed on the London Stock Exchange (WMH.L) since 2002 and employ over 16,600 people in the UK, Ireland, Israel and Bulgaria. William Hill aim is to give our customers what they want, when they want it, where they want it. William Hill are one of the UK's leading bookmakers, with a trusted high-street brand based on our in-depth knowledge of fixed-odds betting and our unrivalled customer service. With the advent of internet betting and gaming, we have extended our market-leading brand to a new generation of customers around the world.

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Golden Road Motor Inn, Inc. (Golden Road), owns and operates the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, a hotel/casino facility in Reno, Nevada. Monarch’s other wholly owned subsidiaries, High Desert Sunshine, Inc. and Golden North, Inc., each own separate parcels of land located adjacent to the Atlantis. Through Golden Road, it owns and operates the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, which is located approximately three miles south of downtown in the area of Reno, Nevada. The Atlantis features approximately 61,000 square feet of casino space; a hotel and a motor lodge with a combined 973 guest rooms; 10 food outlets; an enclosed year-round pool with waterfall; an outdoor pool; a health spa; two retail outlets offering clothing and resort gift shop merchandise; a full service salon for men and women; an 8,000 square-foot family entertainment center, and approximately 52,000 square feet of banquet, convention and meeting room space.

Manchester City Football Club is one of the oldest soccer teams in the UK Premier League. The club was founded in 1880 as St. Marks and changed its name to Ardwick before settling on Manchester City in 1894. Known to supporters as The Citizens, the team boasts two league championships and four FA Cups. Abu Dhabi United Group, an investment concern owned by the government of the United Arab Emirates, acquired the club in 2008 from Thaksin Shinawatra, formerly the prime minister of Thailand. Shinawatra had acquired control of Manchester City the previous year after being ousted from Thailand in a coup d'etat.

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.

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