President Joseph Shocken founded Broadmark Capital in 1987; since then the company has advised or invested in more than 150 deals worth some $1 billion. Broadmark Capital makes a big deal out of the little guy. The merchant bank provides financing and advisory services, including private placements of stock and mergers & acquisitions guidance, to emerging companies in the US and Europe. It also makes direct investments in firms. The company's typical deal ranges from $500,000 to more than $60 million. Targeted industries include life sciences and health care, technology, financial services, and communications.

Founded in 1993, Woodbridge Group, Inc. also offers capital raising and valuation services. Woodbridge operates in North America, Europe, Asia, Mexico, and Brazil. Woodbridge Group isn't in the construction business, but it does build bridges between commercial buyers and sellers. The mergers and acquisitions firm helps buyers determine strategic fits, search for potential acquisition candidates, extend offers, negotiate prices, and close deals. It helps sellers (typically companies with $5 million to $100 million in revenues) develop marketing collateral, then discreetly market and sell their businesses. It serves clients worldwide in the areas of manufacturing and distribution, services, retail, and technology.

Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides short term, secured, non–banking, commercial loans to small businesses in the United States. Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc. loans are secured by collateral, such as real estate, receivables, and marketable securities, as well as accompanied by personal guarantees from the principals of the businesses. Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc. also develops Nextyellow, a software solution; and Nextyellow.com, a related Web site, which allow retail businesses and other service providers to reach prospective customers and clients for their goods and services. Manhattan Bridge Capital offers its loan products primarily through the company’s officers and independent loan brokers. Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Venrock was founded in 1969. Venrock is a venture capital firm specializing in seed, early stage, and first round investments. The firm may also consider second round investments. It primarily invests in information technology, healthcare, media, and energy sectors and also focuses on biotechnology, nanotechnology, drug discovery and development, life sciences technology, digital media and mobile, Internet, consumer, consumer electronics, enablers, nano, healthcare information technology and services, medical devices, application software, communication, wireless, enterprise software and infrastructure, security, financial services, and semiconductors and components sectors. The firm can invests upto $10 million or more.

Mesirow Financial was founded in 1937 when Norman Mesirow purchased a seat on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Since then, the one-man brokerage firm has become a leading Chicago-based financial services firm and one of the largest independent financial services firms in the Midwest. For the past seven decades Mesirow Financial firm has remained committed to the fundamental principals upon which it was founded: integrity, service and performance. Throughout good times and bad, Mesirow Financial overriding mission is to help Mesirow Financial clients achieve their financial goals. Mesirow Financial do that by building long-term relationships and keeping sight of what's important to our clients. Mesirow Financial is a diversified financial services firm headquartered in Chicago. Mesirow Financial are an employee-owned, private company with more than 1,200 employees in offices across the country and in London.

Barclays established its investment banking division in 1986; today, Barclays Capital has offices in more than 30 countries around the world. Barclays Capital is the investment banking arm of venerable European bank Barclays. It provides financing and risk management services for corporate, institutional, and government clients around the world. Barclays Capital is one of the world's most prolific underwriters of fixed-income securities; it provides services for all asset classes. Barclays Capital is also active in private equity, typically committing between $10 million and $200 million per transaction; it has invested in more than 350 companies.

Dorchester Minerals, L.P. was founded in 1982 and is based in Dallas, Texas. Dorchester Minerals, L.P. (Partnership) is a limited partnership formed on the combination of Dorchester Hugoton, Ltd., Republic Royalty Company, L.P. and Spinnaker Royalty Company, L.P. The Partnership is engaged in the acquisition, ownership and administration of Net Profits Interests and Royalty Properties. The Net Profits Interests represent net profits overriding royalty interests in various properties owned by the operating partnership. The Royalty Properties consist of producing and nonproducing mineral, royalty, overriding royalty, net profits, and leasehold interests located in 574 counties and parishes in 25 states. The Partnership’s general partner is Dorchester Minerals Management LP, which is managed by its general partner, Dorchester Minerals Management GP LLC. Its general partner also controls and owns, directly and indirectly, all of the partnership interests in Dorchester Minerals Operating LP and its general partner.

BlueRun Ventures was founded in 1998 and is based in Menlo Park, California with additional offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia. BlueRun Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in seed or start-up and early stage investments. The firm primarily focuses on investments in the technology industry including companies engaged in information technology, consumer electronics, wireless software, internet, digital and new media, gaming, enterprise software, semiconductors and components, consumer internet service, entertainment and knowledge process outsourcing, mobile, wireless, and consumer technology industries. It prefers to make initial investments ranging between $1million and $6 million with additional capital reserved for follow on rounds. It seeks to invest globally.

H.D. Vest, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas. H.D. Vest, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company. Company Overview H.D. Vest, Inc., doing business as H.D. Vest Financial Services, provides investment and tax advice to individuals and small businesses in the United States. Its solutions and products include mutual funds, brokerage services, and fee planning; insurance services, which include life (term and permanent), long-term care, disability, fixed annuities, equity indexed annuities, and variable annuities. The company also provides education and recommendations concerning appropriate securities investments, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, variable insurance, annuities, trusts, and other investment products. In addition, it offers retirement planning, college savings, and estate planning servic... H.D. Vest, Inc., doing business as H.D. Vest Financial Services, provides investment and tax advice to individuals and small businesses in the United States. Its solutions and products include mutual funds, brokerage services, and fee planning; insurance services, which include life (term and permanent), long-term care, disability, fixed annuities, equity indexed annuities, and variable annuities. The company also provides education and recommendations concerning appropriate securities investments, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, variable insurance, annuities, trusts, and other investment products. In addition, it offers retirement planning, college savings, and estate planning services.

Established in 2000, HgCapital is a leading investor in the European private equity market. It is the successor to Mercury Private Equity (founded in 1985), which was acquired by Merrill Lynch in 1997. In December 2000, Mercury Private Equity staff acquired the business from Merrill Lynch and renamed it HgCapital. HgCapital has funds under management of £2.4 billion. HgCapital services over 200 institutional clients and manages HgCapital Trust plc, an investment trust listed on the London Stock Exchange that participates in all HgCapital's investments. Since 1985, HgCapital have invested and worked with a broad range of companies and managers, successfully tackling a wide array of challenges. These challenges include public-to-private leveraged buy-outs, management buy-ins, turnarounds, operational improvement initiatives and, of course, scaling up for fast growth. HgCapital knowledge and energy is available to all companies in which HgCaptial invest.

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