Petroleum & Resources was founded in 1929 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland. Petroleum & Resources Corporation (the Fund) is a non-diversified closed-end investment company. The Fund is an internally managed fund, whose investment objectives are preservation of capital, the attainment of reasonable income from investments and an opportunity for capital appreciation. It focuses on petroleum and other natural resource investments. The Fund invests in common stocks, short-term investments and securities lending collateral.

Experian plc is one of the top credit-reporting agencies in the world, providing information services relating to customer relationship management (CRM), e-commerce, and marketing. Experian Group also helps businesses generate leads by compiling information on more than 130 million households. All told, the company maintains credit information on about 450 million consumers and 35 million businesses in more than 65 countries. Experian serves clients across different markets, including financial services, telecom, auto, retail, and government. Experian plc also offers direct-to-consumer products.

MEAG is a major asset management force in the European financial sector with responsibility for round EUR 198 billion (31 March 2010). We are also the asset manager for the Munich Re Group. We invest in securities, real estate and funds, offering our expertise to both institutional and private investors. MEAG are the ideal partner for both private and institutional investors, bundling extensive know-how in all key asset classes under one roof and ensuring that your money is in good hands. MEAG compile fund, security and real-estate portfolios based on your earnings specifications. MEAG size and the volume of funds under MEAG management enable us to offer you highly competitive conditions for the reinvestment and security of your investments.

Benefit Capital Companies founded in 1984, has participated more than $5 billion worth of transactions. Benefit Capital company provides a variety of investment and merchant banking services, including support for mergers and acquisitions, financial advisory, and private placements. A major focus for the firm is helping companies develop employee stock purchase plans. Target companies are typically worth somewhere between $10 million and $900 million. Benefit Capital also provides equity financing for management and employee buyouts. In addition to its Logandale, Nevada headquarters, Benefit Capital has offices in Irvine and Los Angeles, California; New York; Dallas; and Honolulu.

Hong Leong Group Malaysia was founded in 1963 and is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Hong Leong Group Malaysia, a conglomerate, operates in manufacturing, trading and distribution, semiconductor assembly, banking and financial services, insurance, stock broking and investment banking, property development, and hotel and resort sectors. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides banking, investment management, stock and share broking, corporate advisory, fund management, unit trust, share financing, and futures and options broking services, as well as offers life and general insurance products; manufactures and sells ceramic, wall, and flooring tiles; designs, manufactures, assembles, tests, and sells integrated circuits, semiconductor devices, electronic components, and lead frames; and manufactures and assembles motorcycles, scooters, motorcycle engines, and spare parts, as well as distributes motorcycles and motorcycle components. It also manufactures newsprint for newspaper publishers; distributes building material products; develops leasehold condominiums, residential developments, and homes, as well as engages in property investment and development; produces edible oils and fats, and operates flour mills; manufactures asbestos cement sheets and pipe products; manufactures furniture; and operates hotels and resorts.

Institutional Venture Partners was founded in 1980 and is based in Menlo Park, California with an additional office in San Francisco, California. Institutional Venture Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in investments in later stage companies, small-cap public companies, and growth equity. The firm seeks to invest in industry rollups, founder liquidity, and select public market transactions. It generally invests in information technology and media companies with a focus on internet and digital media, enterprise information technology, travel, communications, wireless, software, infrastructure, and technology-enabled services. The firm invests in companies based in the United States. It invests in private companies having revenues greater than $10 million.

Novacap is one of Canada's leading private equity firms. Since 1981, Novacap partnership approach has helped companies accelerate their growth and maximize their value. At Novacap, it's about more than just an investment; it's about building world-class companies. Novacap highly-experienced, multifunctional team understands the operational and financial challenges faced by today's organizations. Novacapprovide active support, deep operational expertise and growth capital to help companies with strategic competitive advantages realize their full potential.Novacap is the only firm to have won the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association's "Deal of the Year Award" twice. In 2000, we won for our Venture Capital investment in InnoMediaLogic Inc. Then, in 2005, Novacap won again in the Private Equity category for its investment in Santé Naturelle A.G. Ltd.

Barclays Private Equity Ltd. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom with additional offices across Europe. Barclays Private Equity Ltd. is the private equity arm of Barclays Capital specializing in middle market and change of ownership transactions. It invests in management buyout, management buy-in, institutional buyout, equity release, expansion capital, and going private transactions of lower middle market companies. The firm also provides equity funding to privately financed infrastructure projects. It seeks to invest in support services, specialist engineering, financial services, consumer and travel, and other sectors. Within the support services sector, investments are sought in staffing- recruitment of temporary or permanent staff; BPO/FM– outsourcing, facilities management, and property services; asset rental- vehicle or equipment; logistics- supply chain management, freight forwarding, contract logistics, distribution, and haulage; professional and IT services; and other miscellaneous support services companies.

Kleinwort Benson Private Bank offers private banking services to the UK market. The bank's products and services are provided through several affiliated entities. Customized banking products include standard cash deposits and loans, while the bank's wealth management services include portfolio advisement, estate planning, real estate investment, and other investment products. Kleinwort Benson Private Bank was part of the private banking segment of Dresdner Bank, which German insurance giant Allianz sold to Commerzbank in 2008. However, Commerzbank arranged to sell the unit to investment group RHJ International the following year.

Founded in 1932, Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. is unrelated to investment bank Duff & Phelps Corporation. Duff & Phelps Investment Management manages mutual funds, closed-end funds, and institutional accounts with investments real estate investment trusts (REITs) -- its specialty -- global utilities and infrastructure stocks, large-cap equities, and investment-grade fixed-income products. Clients include individual investors, corporations, retirement funds, endowments, and not-for-profits. A subsidiary of Virtus Investment Partners, the company has approximately $6 billion in assets under management. Both Duff & Phelps and Virtus (formerly Phoenix Investment Partners) were spun off from The Phoenix Companies in 2008.

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