LaBranche & Co Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a registered broker-dealer. It operates as market-maker in options, futures, and exchange-traded funds (ETF) traded on various exchanges. LaBranche & Co Inc. operates in two segments, Market-Making and Institutional Brokerage. The Market-Making segment operates as a market maker in equity, index and ETF options, ETFs, and futures on the NYSE Amex Exchange, the NYSE Arca Exchange, the New York Board of Trade, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, and the Chicago Board Options Exchange; broker-dealer registered with the United Kingdom’s Financial Securities Authority; market maker for ETFs traded on the London Stock Exchange, and the Euroex and Euronext Exchanges; broker-dealer with Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission; and market maker for ETFs in Hong Kong, as well as engages in hedging transactions in Asia. The Institutional Brokerage segment provides securities execution, fixed income, and professional trading brokerage services to institutional investors and professional traders; and operates as a market maker in over-the-counter, bulletin board, and pink sheet securities. LaBranche & Co Inc. was founded in 1924 and is based in New York, New York.

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.

Aberdeen Development Capital PLC is an investment trust company. Aberdeen Company’s assets are invested in a diversified portfolio of unlisted securities spread across a range of industries within the United Kingdom. It is the investment policy of the Company to invest no more than 15% of its gross assets in other listed investment companies (including listed investment trusts). Aberdeen Company does not have any investments in other investment companies. As of May 31, 2009, the Company’s top 10 investments included Tennants Consolidated, Pilgrim Systems, Cash Bases, Brookhouse Holdings, IFC Holdings, Transys Projects, PLM Dollar Group, Oliver Kay Holdings, Enpure Holdings and TLA Holdings. Aberdeen Company's investment manager is Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited. In May 2010, Aberdeen Company disposed its two portfolio holdings, Homelux Nenplas Limited and Oliver Kay Holdings Limited. In April 2010, Aberdeen Company announced the disposal of portfolio company, Norson Holdings Limited.

Technology Crossover Ventures was founded in 1995. Technology Crossover Ventures is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in investments in public and private internet technology companies. The firm seeks to invest in majority and minority positions by providing capital for, minority growth equity; full or partial recapitalizations for both diversification of capital structure and modifying shareholder equity); acquisition financings to supplement complementary add-on acquisitions; buyouts; later stages of growth capital development; and other majority and public market transactions. It seeks to provide growth and acquisition capital to publicly trading companies in the form of PIPEs and also invests in its portfolio companies at the IPO stage and beyond. The firm seeks to invest in companies operating in the information technology sector, with a focus on, internet; financial technology; infrastructure and communications including equipment and communications businesses; software and services; semiconductors; enterprise software; healthcare IT; e-commerce; financial services; wireless technology; and consumer internet sectors.

Pantheon Ventures Ltd. is a principal investment firm specializing in private equity funds-of-funds investments. It invests in regional primary funds-of-funds; mature global secondary funds; customized separate account programs; creative research; and Pantheon International Participations. The firm typically invests in leveraged buyouts, early-stage or later-stage venture capital, and special situations, such as distressed debt, reorganization or turnaround, and mezzanine funds. It can occasionally invest in subordinated debt funds. The firm makes investments in Europe, United States, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, and Africa. In primary funds, it primarily invests in the United States, Europe, and Asia and in secondary funds, the firm invests globally. The firm seeks to invest in secondary acquisitions ranging from $500,000 in a single fund to over $1.5 billion in a portfolio acquisition.

Scottish Enterprise (SE) provides business consulting services. It offers early stage business growth advisory, financial planning, business strategy development, taxation planning, and market research services. Additionally, the company provides business performance improvement, financial assistance, international networking, recruitment, and work-based training services. It caters to aerospace, chemicals, digital media, electronics, energy, financial services, food and beverage, and life sciences industries.

One Equity Partners LLC was founded in 2001 and is based in the New York, New York with additional offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. One Equity Partners LLC is the private equity arm of OEP Holding Corporation. The firm specializes in investments in management buyouts and growth capital financing, with a particular emphasis on corporate partnerships and divestitures. It typically invests between $50 million to $200 million per transaction. It seeks to invest in defence, chemicals, healthcare, technology, and manufacturing. The firm prefers to be the lead equity investor in its portfolio companies and does not have any time limit for exiting its investments. It only invests permanent capital of JP Morgan Chase & Co.

The Jones Financial Companies is the parent of Edward Jones, an investment brokerage network catering to individual investors. Serving some seven million clients, the "Wal-Mart of Wall Street" has thousands of offices (mainly in rural communities and suburbs) in all 50 states and Canada. Brokers preach a conservative buy-and-hold approach, offering relatively low-risk investment vehicles such as government bonds, blue-chip stocks, high-quality mutual funds, and annuities. The Jones Financial Companies, L.L.L.P. also sells insurance and engages in investment banking, underwriting and making markets for corporate securities and municipal bonds.

Founded in 1959, China Development Financial Holding Corporation ("CDFH" ) has long played a pioneering role in Taiwan's economic development. China Development Financial Holding Corporation is a Taiwan-based company engaged in provision of financial and investment services. The Company operates its businesses through commercial banking, including deposits, loans, securities investment services, foreign exchange trading, corporate financing, investment consulting services, distribution of financial derivatives and venture capital services, among others, as well as security business, including underwriting, broking and trading of securities, short-term bills and futures.

Kline Hawkes & Co. was founded in 1994 and is based in Los Angeles, California. Kline Hawkes & Co. is a private equity firm specializing in investments in middle market and expansion stage companies. It invests in buyouts, growth capital, and change of control situations. The firm prefers to invest in information technology with a focus on telecommunications, information technology infrastructure, hardware infrastructure, enterprise software; healthcare with a focus on healthcare services and home healthcare; and industrial and business services companies with a focus on business process outsourcing including billing, logistics, staffing, aerospace and defense, environmental, and industrial manufacturing. The firm seeks to in companies based in United States with a focus on Southern California. It typically invests in companies with revenues between $2 million and $75 million. The firm invests between $5 million and $10 million, but will consider investments up to $15 million with buyouts or in change of control situations.

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