Banco di Sardegna operates some 1,300 branches in Sardinia and in 17 regions on the Italian mainland. Banco di Sardegna offers traditional financial products and services, including certificates of deposit; asset management services; finance, including leasing through its Sardaleasing subsidiary; life insurance and other insurance lines; pension management services; and credit and cash cards. The bank also offers a variety of commercial and personal loans. Banco di Sardegna received its charter in 1995, but its roots date back to the 1600s. Banca Popolare dell'Emilia Romagna owns 51% of Banco di Sardegna.

Nara Bank is committed to bringing positive change to the diverse communities we serve, consistent with the requirements of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). When it became apparent that low-income communities and individuals were being overlooked by financial institutions, Congress established CRA in 1977 to encourage banks to meet the needs of the entire communities they serve, including low and moderate-income areas. Nara Bank embraces the spirit and intent of CRA and maintains a "Satisfactory" CRA rating issued by the Federal Reserve Bank.Our business strategy is to promote economic growth and create a positive change within the underserved and low-to-moderate income communities we serve. Nara Bank, designated as a "Preferred Lender" by the Small Business Administration, provides SBA 504 and 7a loans in addition to its own lending programs targeted to small and minority-owned businesses. Investments and grants are extended to meet a variety of needs within our communities, including affordable housing, education, financial literacy, and social services. In 2001 Nara Bank made a $1,000,000 ten year commitment to the Nara Scholarship Foundation, whose mission is to provide scholarships to high school seniors demonstrating financial need as well as academic excellence. Working to be an integral part of our community, Nara Bank employees enthusiastically volunteer their time and expertise at bank-sponsored seminars for small businesses, financial literacy workshops, and other local area events

Vancouver City Savings Credit Union,the largest credit union in Canada, Vancity boasts some 400,000 members and has more than 55 branches in Vancouver, Victoria, and surrounding areas of British Columbia. Actively involved in environmental and community causes, the cooperative credit union offers standard services such as deposit accounts, credit cards, home mortgages, and insurance, in addition to specialized personal loans such as credit for hybrid vehicles and energy-efficient home renovations. Vancity also develops affordable housing.

BancorpSouth, Inc. operates as a financial holding company for BancorpSouth Bank that provides commercial banking and financial services to individuals, and small-to-medium sized businesses in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Missouri, and Illinois. It generates interest bearing and noninterest bearing demand deposits, and saving and time deposits. The company provides various commercial loan services, including term loans, lines of credit, equipment and receivable financing, and agricultural loans, as well as a range of short-to-medium term secured and unsecured commercial loans to businesses for working capital, business expansion, and the purchase of equipment and machinery. Its residential consumer lending activities consist of the origination of fixed and adjustable rate residential mortgage loans secured by owner-occupied property, construction loans, second mortgage loans, and home equity lines of credit; and non-residential consumer lending activities comprise automobile loans, recreation vehicle loans, boat loans, secured and unsecured personal loans, deposit account secured loans, and student loans. BancorpSouth, Inc. also serves as an agent in the sale of title insurance; commercial lines of insurance; and a line of property and casualty, life, health, and employee benefit products and services. In addition, it offers investment services comprising brokerage, investment advisory, and asset management services; and trust services, including personal trust and estate services, and employee benefit accounts and plans, such as individual retirement accounts and corporate trust functions. As of December 31, 2009, BancorpSouth operated approximately 310 commercial banking, trust, and insurance business offices. BancorpSouth, Inc. was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi.

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (BCV) provides a variety of financial services, primarily to customers in the canton of Vaud in southwestern Switzerland. With about 70 retail locations, it offers commercial, corporate, and private banking services, as well as wealth management and securities brokerage. The bank is dedicated to the canton's development and in fact does business with some two-thirds of Vaud's small and midsized enterprises. The Vaud government owns more than half of BCV, which was originally founded in 1845.

Cornerstone Bancshares is the holding company for Cornerstone Community Bank, which operates about five locations in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and surrounding communities, in addition to two loan production offices in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Dalton, Georgia. The bank offers standard retail and commercial services, including checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, and CDs. Its lending activities primarily consist of commercial real estate loans, residential mortgages, real estate construction loans, and business and agricultural loans. Another subsidiary of Cornerstone Bancshares, Eagle Financial, purchases accounts receivable and acts as a conduit lender.

The Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Limited is the country's oldest bank, established by King Rama V in 1906 in response to the proliferation of foreign financial institutions in Thailand. Today the bank offers an array of financial services that include corporate and personal lending, retail and wholesale banking, foreign currency operations, international trade financing, cash management, custodial operations, credit and charge-card operations, and investment banking. Siam Commercial operates through a network of about 950 branches including offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Laos.

Founded in 1993, Gemini is a Massachusetts based private equity firm that provides capital and strategic resources to lower middle market companies. Since its inception, we have invested $350 million in more than 75 companies throughout the U.S., typically investing $3 – $8 million per transaction in either control or minority positions. In 2010, we opened our Texas office to expand Gemini’s presence in the southern region of the country. Gemini offers a flexible investment approach. We provide a wide range of financing structures, which include subordinated debt with warrants, preferred stock, and common equity. We have extensive experience leading transactions, as well as co-investing with other private equity firms and independent sponsors.Currently investing Gemini Investors V, L.P., we are seeking established businesses and experienced management teams that have a solid operating history and significant growth potential. Our target portfolio company has revenues of $10 to $50 million and EBITDA of at least $1 million. We have a diversified approach to investing, with and a proven track record in consumer products and services, healthcare services, manufacturing, distribution, for-profit education, restaurants, waste and recycling, retail, hardware and software technologies, and business services.In 2009, the U.S. Small Business Administration selected Gemini from among 300 current Small Business Investment Companies (SBIC) funds as the inaugural winner of the SBIC of the Year Award. We received this honor during National Small Business Week in Washington, D.C. in May 2009. Over the last fourteen years, Gemini has built an experienced and cohesive team of investment professionals. The firm’s five general partners have all worked together for more than a decade, and collectively bring 120+ years of experience in management, strategy consulting, investment banking, venture capital, and private equity.

Patelco Credit Union has evolved as well. Founded in 1936, it has grown from a five-member organization with $500 in assets serving employees of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph to a nearly 300,000-member credit union serving employees from more than 1,100 organizations, as well as other residents of California who qualify for membership. A telephone company credit union until 1983, Patelco Credit Union now operates about 40 offices in Northern California and one in the Chicago area. It provides deposit, lending, insurance, and investment services, as well as credit cards, debit cards, and online banking.

Farm Bureau Bank FSB is a wholly owned subsidiary of FB BanCorp and organized under federal law as a Federal Savings Bank. The Office of Thrift and Savings (OTS) is the primary federal regulator of Farm Bureau Bank, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has back-up regulatory authority. Farm Bureau Bank has the authority to exercise all powers available to Federal Savings Banks.

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