Spanning over five decades of contributing to the country’s economic growth, Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad (MIDF) today has strengthened its foothold in many segments of the financial services industry. MIDF was incorporated on 30 March 1960 mainly for the purpose of ensuring access to financing for manufacturing-based small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) as part of Malaysia’s strategy to expedite the industrial sector development. From boasting the status as Malaysia’s maiden development finance institution, MIDF has over the years transformed into a diversified group.Following its merger with Amanah Capital Partners Berhad in 2003, the acquisition of Utama Merchant Bank Berhad (UMBB) in 2004, and the establishment of MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Berhad (MIDF Investment) in 2006, the MIDF Group accentuated its ambition to become a leading financial services provider in three core business areas, namely investment banking, asset management and development finance. A subsidiary of Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), MIDF has total assets of over RM9 billion and shareholders’ funds of over RM2 billion.

MCG Capital Corporation is a solutions-focused commercial finance company that provides capital and advisory services to middle-market companies throughout the United States. The Company is an internally managed, non-diversified, closed-end investment company. It conducts some of its activities through wholly owned, special-purpose financing subsidiaries. Its investment portfolio is composed primarily of middle-market companies in which it has made up to $75 million of debt and equity investments. Typically, these middle-market companies have $20 million to $200 million in annual revenue. As of December 31, 2009, it had debt and equity investments in 59 portfolio companies. Its diversified investment portfolio spans 30 industries. Approximately 40% of its portfolio is composed of investments in industries that consist less than 5% of its portfolio.

In 1977, Morgan Stanley opened its European headquarters in London, where it now has over 5,000 staff. More than 3,000 further people are located in the firm's other European offices in Amsterdam, Athens, Budapest, Frankfurt, Geneva, Glasgow, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Munich, Paris, Stockholm and Zurich.Both in the UK and in Europe generally, Morgan Stanley is one of the preeminent financial services firms, with longstanding client relationships and a leading role in many landmark transactions. Morgan Stanley offer a full range of services covering mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, fixed income and equity financing, as well as secondary trading, research, foreign exchange, commodities, securities lending, asset management and prime brokerage.

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.

Artio Global Investors, Inc. was founded in 1962. Artio Global Investors, Inc., an asset management company, provides investment management services to institutional and mutual fund clients. It primarily involves in managing and advising Julius Baer Investment Funds. Artio Global Investors Inc company offers various investment strategies, including International Equity strategies, Global High Grade Fixed Income, Global High Yield, Global Equity, and the U.S. Equity. It delivers investment management services to various vehicles, including registered investment management companies, commingled vehicles, and separate accounts. Artio Global Investors distributes its products and services through intermediaries, including investment consultants, broker dealers, RIAs, mutual fund platforms, and sub-advisory relationships.

CITIC Pacific Limited was founded in 1990. CITIC Pacific Limited engages in the special steel manufacturing and iron ore mining operations primarily in Hong Kong and Mainland China. The company’s segments include Special Steel, Iron Ore Mining, Property, Aviation, Power Generation, Civil Infrastructure, Communications, and Marketing and Distribution. Special Steel CITIC Pacific Special Steel operates as a special steel manufacturer in China. Special Steel is used in a range of industries, including auto components, machinery manufacturing, transportation, energy, railways and shipping. The major products are bearing steel, gear steel, spring steel and seamless steel tubes. These are used in a range of different industries, including auto components, machinery manufacturing, oil, petrochemicals, transportation, energy, railways and shipping. The company’s three operating plants, Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel, Xin Yegang Steel and Shijiazhuang Steel, are ideally located to cover the main markets for special steel in eastern, central and northern China. Special steel refers to steel that has added or extra benefits, such as heat resistance, anti corrosion and anti fatigue. Categorised by shape, special steel includes bar steel, plate, strip steel, tube steel and wire steel. Customers: The company’s customers include Jiangsu Zhenda Seamless Tube; Pangang Group Chengdu Iron and Steel; Yangzhou Chengde Steel Tube; Dongfeng Motor; and Jiangxi Hongdu Steelworks. Iron Ore Mining The Sino Iron project is the most advanced magnetite development in Australia. CITIC Pacific has rights to two billion tonnes of resource.

Established in 1990, Aberforth is a private investment firm that invests exclusively in small, UK-quoted companies. The firm manages three mutual funds -- Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASCoT), Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust (AGCiT), and Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund (the Fund). ASCot holds about 125 investments, collectively worth about £480 million. Worth about £81 million, AGCiT encompasses about 100 investments. The Fund, managed by Aberforth subsidiary Aberforth Unit Trust Managers, oversees about 110 companies with a collective worth of some £340 million. Shares for ASCoT and AGCiT are traded on the London Stock Exchange.

Envision Capital Management, Inc. company manages customized short-term bond portfolios for individual investors, specializing in corporate bonds too small to get the attention of large, multi-billion dollar mutual funds. CEO Marilyn Cohen, who controls the company, personally manages investment portfolios for each one of Envision Capital's clients. She also authored "The Bond Bible", writes a column on bond investing for Forbes magazine, and pens a syndicated financial question and answer column.

Private Equity is the common term used to refer to a specific type of long-term investment activity. Typically private equity firms take a controlling stake in companies with a view to transforming their performance over a number of years such that they can be sold at a premium to the acquisition price. The private equity investor will generally be represented on the board of the company so that they can actively support management in determining the strategic direction of the business.Private equity investments can be sub-divided according to the size of the company acquired, its development stage and the type of financing provided by the private equity firm. The Permira funds are primarily involved in medium to large buy-outs. This means that they tend to acquire sizeable businesses with a long-standing trading history and a strong market position. In addition, private equity firms traditionally finance their acquisitions with a mix of equity, provided by their institutional investors, and debt.Private Equity ownership is recognised to offer a number of benefits, which stem from its long-term investment horizon and a governance structure which fully aligns management’s and shareholders’ interests for the long-term benefit of a company and its employees. For more details on the industry, please visit our 3rd Party Research section.

Piper Jaffray Companies is an international investment bank and institutional securities firm, serving the needs of corporations, private equity groups, public entities, non-profit clients and institutional investors. It provides a set of products and services, including equity and debt capital markets products, public finance services, financial advisory services, equity and fixed income institutional brokerage, equity and fixed income research, and asset management services. The Company markets the investment banking and institutional securities business under Piper Jaffray name. It markets the primary asset management business under the name of FAMCO, which is derived from Fiduciary Asset Management, LLC. Piper Jaffray Company operates in four business segments: investment banking, equity and fixed income institutional brokerage, asset management, and other income. In March 2010, the Company acquired Advisory Research, Inc., an asset management firm focused in equity strategies.

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