Merriman Curhan Ford Group, Inc. is a financial services holding company that provides equity research, capital markets services, corporate and venture services, and investment banking through its operating subsidiary, Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. (MCF). MCF is an investment bank and securities broker-dealer focused on fast-growing companies and institutional investors. It provides equity research, brokerage and trading services to institutions, as well as investment banking and advisory services to corporate clients. Its investment bank / broker-dealer segment provides three service offerings: investment banking, brokerage and equity research. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company sold the operating assets of Panel Intelligence, LLC, and discontinued operations of MCF Asset Management, its subsidiary which managed investment products. In January 2009, it sold the primary assets related to the ICD operations.

The TCW Group, Inc. was founded in 1971 and is based in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in Los Angeles, California; New York City; and Houston, Texas. The TCW Group, Inc. operates as a privately owned investment manager. It provides its services to corporate and public pension plans, financial institutions, endowments, foundations, foreign investors, and high net worth individuals. The firm manages separate client focused equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios. It also manages mutual funds for its clients. The firm invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It invests in the growth and value stocks of small cap, mid cap, and large cap companies while making its equity portfolios. The firm also invests in fixed income securities, including corporate bonds, mortgage backed securities, and floating rate debt obligations. For its alternative investing, it also does mezzanine investing and invests in special situations, energy, and infrastructure sectors.

GlobeOp Financial Services S.A. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. GlobeOp Financial Services S.A., through its subsidiaries, provides business process outsourcing, financial technology services, and risk analytics to hedge funds and other targeted sectors of the financial services industry. It offers specialized Web-based financial products supporting middle and back office trade processing, fund administration, complex derivatives, and risk reporting. The company provides middle and back office services, such as daily reconciliation, daily portfolio profit and loss statements, data aggregation and pricing, exposure calculations and reports, over-the-counter (OTC) processing, real time analytics, security master processing, and trade capture; and fund administration services, including fund valuation, investor communications, fund performance reporting, pricing and net asset value calculation, share registry and transfer, and audit support. GlobeOp Financial also offers transaction solutions, including GoOTC, an outsource package for OTC derivative trade processing; and GoMarkets, a multi-asset electronic trading and connectivity platform for asset managers, long/short equity funds, mutual funds, regional and custodial banking institutions, pension funds, and insurance companies.

Gulf International Bank B.S.C. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Manama, Bahrain. Gulf International Bank B.S.C., through its subsidiaries, provides wholesale commercial and investment banking services primarily in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. The company’s Merchant Banking segment engages in the provision of project financing and other credit facilities for corporate and institutional customers in various sectors, including oil and gas, liquefied natural gas, petrochemicals, power and water, infrastructure, and telecom and technology-based projects, as well as asset-based financing for aircrafts and ships. It also offers financial advisory services relating to structured financing, project finance, privatizations, initial public offerings, and mergers and acquisitions. In addition, this segment provides various debt finance products, such as syndicated debt finance, Islamic finance, export credit, and capital markets. Its Treasury segment provides a range of treasury and capital market products and services to corporate and financial institution clients, including deposits and placements, Euro-commercial paper, spot and forward foreign exchange transactions, fixed and floating rate debt securities, structured debt securities, and foreign exchange and interest rate derivatives.

International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in New York, New York. As of December 19, 2007, International Securities Exchange Holdings Inc. is a subsidiary of U.S. Exchange Holdings, Inc. International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates and regulates a registered national securities exchange in the United States. It operates an electronic exchange for options, equities, and alternative derivatives. The company’s exchange provides a trading platform in listed equity and index options and related services that are designed to increase the market for options. It also licenses index products and creates proprietary indexes. International Securities Exchange serves market makers, broker-dealers, investors, and institutions.

The Pioneer Group, Inc., as of December 31, 1999, conducted its operations through Pioneer Investment Management (PIM), Pioneer International Financial Services, and Pioneer Global Investments. PIM included investment management and marketing of the company's 25 U.S. registered investment companies in the Pioneer Family of Mutual Funds, as well as the nine offshore mutual funds; distribution of shares of the Pioneer Family of Mutual Funds; and shareowner servicing for the Pioneer Family of Mutual Funds. Pioneer International Financial Services consisted of investment management and financial services. Pioneer Global Investments included the company's diversified strategic businesses, consisting of U.S. and international venture capital operations, U.S. and international real estate operations, and timber harvesting. As of 10/25/2000, Pioneer Asset Management USA Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Unicredito Italiano.

Bastogi S.p.A., a holding company, operates in the financing, real estate, transportation, technology, engineering, art, and cold storage industries. Subsidiaries The company’s two main subsidiaries are Brioschi Finanziaria and Open Care-Frigoriferi Milanesi. Brioschi designs and builds large urban complexes for private and commercial uses. Open Care-Frigoriferi Milanesi offers art restoration and transportation services, art consulting, and cold storage of valuables. Bastogi also owns an art school, the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti (NABA), which offers courses in painting, graphic design, and product design.

DN Partners LLC was founded in 1995 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. DN Partners is an investment banking and merchant banking firm. It focuses on mergers and acquisition advisory, capital raising projects, and in selected leveraged acquisitions. DN Partners LLC provides strategic advice on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and partnering relationships including joint ventures. DN Partners LLC also performs targeted acquisition programs, reorganizations, restructurings, fairness opinions, defense strategies, and other strategic considerations.

First Reserve is a leading investment firm specializing in the energy industry. Throughout its 25-year history, First Reserve has developed an unparalleled franchise by investing exclusively in the energy industry and utilizing its broad base of specialized industry knowledge to the benefit of its portfolio companies and investors. First Reserve believes that strategic diversification across a wide range of energy industry sectors has been a major contributor to the long-term, superior investment record achieved by the First Reserve funds across economic cycles.First Reserve is an independently owned firm whose current management team, in place since 1983, collectively has more than 300 years of energy investment experience. The firm has developed a global platform by investing exclusively in the energy industry, having invested approximately $12.5 billion in equity. First Reserve has invested in over 100 platform acquisitions and First Reserve portfolio companies have completed approximately 300 add-on transactions.First Reserve generally targets investments in global energy companies with enterprise values of up to $10 billion. First Reserve’s investor base is predominately institutional and consists primarily of corporate and public retirement funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and foundations.

Thompson Street Capital Partners was founded in 2000. Thompson Street Capital Partners is a private equity investment firm specializing in family businesses in transition, growth capital, recapitalizations, management buyouts, corporate divestitures, and take privates investments in middle market companies. The firm does not invest in start-up and early-stage companies. It prefers to make investments in companies engaged in the manufacturing, distribution, and services companies. The firm invests in niche manufacturers and value-added distributors, military and homeland security providers, business-to-business catalog companies, home healthcare distributors, clinical labs, and business process outsourcing providers. It invests in companies based in the North America region. The firm does not invest in the real estate sector. It seeks to invest between $7.5 million and $40 million in companies having revenues between $20 million and $200 million and EBITDA of $5 million and $15 million.

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