Founded in 1994, CommerceNet has been a trusted intermediary, conducting research and piloting programs that have advanced the commercial use of the Internet.CommerceNet sees dollar signs. The tech incubator provides seed money and takes stakes in companies that often are just a glimmer in their founders' eyes. It helps its target companies fund their ideas, collaborate with other Internet companies, and in general advance the commercial aspects of the Internet. The organization operates the Open Network for Commerce Exchange (ONCE), a business-to-business trading community. Funded companies include Webify Solutions (health care provider software) and SupplyFrame (supply chain software).

Securities America provides a little financial security for the land of the free and the home of the brave. Operating through various subsidiaries, Securities America Financial Corporation distributes mutual funds and provides retirement planning and wealth management services through a network of nearly 2,000 independent financial advisors, as well as through financial institutions such as banks. Other products offered include stocks, bonds, options, and certificates of deposit. Securities America Financial Corporation also offers insurance and annuities from an array of providers. A subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Securities America has some $13 billion in assets under management; both firms were spun off from American Express in 2005.

Landmark Global Financial Corporation operates as an investment company. The company invests in companies that are participating in potentially high growth markets. Its portfolio includes companies in the fields of health, consumer marketing and media. Portfolio Investments The company, within the Investment Segment, also has an interest in various companies: Serica Energy Corporation is an international oil and gas exploration and production company with projects in various locales such as, Indonesia, the UK North Sea and Spain. Fifth Window Media, Inc. (FWMI) is in the process of developing an internet based advertising product. The company is a party to a letter of intent whereby the company would own a portion of FWMI and would provide management services. MedX Health Corp. is a medical technology company that develops, manufactures and distributes phototherapy devices that are FDA approved. The company also has 8% interest in Salumatics, Inc. Salumatics, Inc.: Salumatics, Inc. provides software and related services to the health care business, primarily in the area of health record management. Salumatics has resale agreements with major providers of Electronic Health Record software and also sells its own internally developed software.

Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) invests mainly in information technology companies focused on the semiconductor, software, and consumer Internet sectors. It typically invests between $10 million to $15 million in start-up or early-stage firms and assists its portfolio companies with executive recruiting, forming strategic alliances, and financial and legal matters. An affiliate of Wells Fargo, NVP closed its 11th fund worth some $1.2 million in late 2009. It is the firm's largest fund to date. NVP has more than $3.7 billion of capital under management and has invested in more than 450 companies.

Atalanta Sosnoff Capital Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Atalanta Sosnoff Capital Corporation (Atalanta Capital), Atalanta Sosnoff Management Corporation (Atalanta Management), and ASCC Corporation, provides discretionary investment advisory, brokerage, and other related services to investment advisory clients. Atalanta Capital is a registered investment advisor that provides investment advisory and management services to institutional clients; and is the general partner and investment advisor of certain investment partnerships and mutual funds. Atalanta Management is also a registered investment advisor and a broker-dealer in securities that owns a seat; and is a member of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. It provides investment advisory and management services to individual and smaller institutional clients, and brokerage services to its clients and some of the clients of Atalanta Capital. ASCC performs investment advisory services for proprietary investment-related activities.

Pond Venture Partners, known for its hands-on management style, was founded by chairman Charles Irving (based in Europe) and CEO Richard Irving (based in California). Pond Venture Partners invests in high-tech companies from both sides of the pond. The venture capital firm targets early-stage communications infrastructure companies based in Europe, including the UK. Pond Venture Partners is focused on funding startups developing networking hardware and software, optical components, and wireless products. Its portfolio includes chip technology manufacturer picoChip, digital content management products supplier SealedMedia, and software integrator Transitive Corporation.

Israel Corp. is Israel's largest holding company and one of the top ten companies listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE: ILCO) in terms of market capitalization.* It is also a global player with 50% of its manufacturing activities and close to 70% of its consolidated revenues derived from worldwide operations. The company's core holdings focus on industries that meet basic human, industrial and economic needs: fertilizers and specialty chemicals, energy, shipping and transportation.Israel Corp. is a long term investor with a strong reinvestment approach that balances the pursuit of economic value with environmental and social responsibility. Over the past forty years, Israel Corp. has played a pivotal role in the privatization of government-owned enterprises, helping their managements to transform them into multi-billion dollar global companies that are among the most innovative, profitable and responsible of their respective peer groups.

HealthCare Ventures LLC was founded in 1985 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts with an additional office at Princeton, New Jersey. HealthCare Ventures LLC is a venture capital firm specializing in early stage, emerging growth, mezzanine, bridge, and PIPE investments. It seeks to invest in privately owned companies in the life science sector with a focus on target-focused cancer, cardiovascular disease, central nervous system disorders, infectious diseases, immunomodulation and immunotherapy, novel manufacturing technologies, and novel lab scale instruments and reagents. The firm typically invests in companies that support a broad array of technology platforms and offer late stage products or novel innovations that can retain their product rights. It also seeks to build companies capable of developing novel products that will change the practice of medicine and improve pharmaceutical product manufacturing.

Hanover Acceptances Group serves as a holding company for four operating companies in the real estate, manufacturing, agribusiness, and venture capital sectors. Its Fresh Capital segment leads the investment capital charge for the group, while the Dorrington branch acts as its chief residential and commercial property development and investment unit, primarily in greater London. Its Gerber unit, along with Gerber's Emig subsidiary, counts as one of Europe's largest juice and juice drinks suppliers. Finally, African Realty Trust operates as a citrus fruit grower in southern Africa.

BNP Paribas Investment Partners (BNPP IP) works in euros, pesos, or dollars. The asset management arm of French banking giant BNP Paribas has some $730 billion of assets under management, almost half of which is for institutional clients. It operates through about 20 specialist investment companies such as hedge fund manager Fauchier Partners, environmental fund manager Impax Group, and multi-manager group FundQuest. Its partners offer mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, money-market funds, equities and fixed-income funds, employee retirement funds, credit, and structured finance. BNPP IP has offices in more than 35 countries across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas.

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