Martin Capital Advisors was founded in 1989 by managing partner Paul Martin. Martin Capital Advisors company has about $30 million in assets under management. Martin starts with a capital "M," as in money. Martin Capital Advisors capitalizes on asset management, including private and institutional investment portfolios. It offers various portfolio options, including its Flexible Portfolio, which is designed for investors willing to accept short-term volatility, and its ConservativePortfolio, which is designed for investors that want less risk. Some of its major holdings include Cisco Systems, Dell Computer, and Starbucks.

Code Hennessy & Simmons, L.L.C. was founded in 1988 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. Code Hennessy & Simmons, L.L.C. is a private equity firm specializing in acquisitions of middle market companies. The firm also invests in add-on acquisitions of any size for its existing portfolio companies. It does not invest in turnarounds and venture capital. The firm prefers to invest in industrial distribution; infrastructure and industrial products with a focus on companies that manufacture products or provide services with applications in infrastructure-related industries; consumer products with a focus on consumer manufacturing, services, and food companies; and business and consumer services with a focus on specialty rental, healthcare services, information and document management, commercial and industrial services, facilities-based retail and entertainment, and personal care companies in the United States. It also seeks to invest in marketing services, business process outsourcing, education services, and financial services. For its consumer products investments, the firm does not invest in companies where end-market demand is subject to rapid changes in fashion.

Auriga Partners was founded in May, 1998 and is based at Paris, France. Auriga Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in seed and early stage companies. It prefers to invest in the information technology, industrial technology, and life sciences sectors. The firm primarily invests in the European Union, with a minor focus on North America, France, and Israel. It typically invests between €0.5 million ($0.74 million) and €8 million ($11.87 million) in its portfolio companies. For investments outside France, the firm participates in the funding along with its extensive global network of local venture capitalists.

Standard & Poor's is the gold standard of credit reporting, albeit slightly tarnished by the credit crisis of 2008. Standard & Poor's (commonly known as S&P) is a business segment of publishing house McGraw-Hill. With operations in some 20 countries, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC provides the investment community with independent credit ratings on such financial vehicles as stocks, mutual funds, corporate bonds, and municipal bonds. In addition to its credit ratings, risk management, investment research, data, and valuations, Standard & Poor's is known for its indexes, including the S&P 500 index. Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC roots reach back to 1860; S&P was acquired by McGraw-Hill just over a century later.

Sealaska Corporation was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Juneau, Alaska. Sealaska Corporation operates as a landowner with surface lands and subsurface lands in the southeast Alaska. Sealaska Corporation company also engages in harvesting and marketing wood products for hardwood outdoor furniture in the Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest. In addition, it invests in construction and manufacturing aggregates, plastics injection molding, environmental consulting, machining and prototyping, logistics, financial, and information technology markets.

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.

At Schroders, asset management is our business and our goals are completely aligned with those of our clients - the creation of long-term value. Schroders plc manage £167.9 billion (€188.3 billion / $254.7 billion)* on behalf of institutional and retail investors, financial institutions and high net worth clients from around the world, invested in a broad range of asset classes across equities, fixed income and alternatives. SAchroders plc employ 2611 talented people worldwide, operating from 32 offices in 25 countries* across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East, close to the markets in which we invest and close to Schroders plc clients. Schroders has developed under stable ownership for over 200 years and long-term thinking governs Schroders plc approach to investing, building client relationships and growing our business.

Clarion Capital Partners, LLC was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Clarion Capital Partners, LLC is a private equity firm specializing in growth equity investments, recapitalizations, turnarounds, leveraged buyouts, distressed debt, add-on acquisitions, and purchase of debt or equity securities in private or publicly traded companies. It seeks to invest in middle market companies that have long-term growth characteristics, but are temporarily undervalued. Though the firm does not limit itself to any particular industry, it invests in companies that share similar characteristics to those in which it has invested previously. These include the consumer products; business services; healthcare services; specialty financial services; specialty retail; and media and entertainment sectors. The firm does not have any geographic limitations for investing. It seeks to make equity investments between $15 million and $50 million in companies having an enterprise value between $50 million and $200 million. However it targets companies that require $25 million.The firm invests in platform companies with an EBITDA greater than $10 million.

Proventec is a specialist and innovative provider of steam cleaning and coatings technologies. Proventec Company was formed as a result of the reverse takeover of Magma, a fire retardant coatings business and OspreyDeepclean ®, a specialist steam cleaning business, by Flintstone Technologies plc. Proventec provides solutions to a number of markets including the food retail and preparation market, hospitality industries, and healthcare which includes hospitals and suppliers of hospital equipment, transport infrastructure, construction materials and consumer products. The cleanings solutions are designed to target and combat the spread of common food bacteria and HAI (Healthcare Acquired Infections), including MRSA. The coating businesses have an emphasis on preventative environmentally friendly solutions for its clients delivering demonstrable health and/or cost benefits. Proventec also provides coatings solutions such as fire retardants, anti-abrasion and corrosion materials for industrial use. In addition to developing the technology and supplying the products, Proventec also provides training support and financing options to its customers.

Equity Ventures provides investment capital to companies looking to expand and for management buyouts and buyins. The firm acts as an investment advisor to the British Smaller Companies Venture Capital Trust, the British Smaller Technology Companies Venture Capital Trust, and as the fund manager of the HSBC UK Enterprise Fund for the South West. Equity Ventures has invested in a diversified array of customers including trailer manufacturer York Trailer, home builder Admiral Homes, and gaming operator London Clubs.

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