Kinetic Ventures is a leading venture capital investor in high growth, industry defining communications, information and power/clean technology companies. For over two decades Kinetic have partnered with outstanding entrepreneurs to build world-class enterprises. Kinetic is gratified to be partners with many remarkable entrepreneurs in the creation of industry defining companies like Ciena, VerticalOne, Corvis, Cerent, Peace Software, Broadware, APX, Calix, Altierre and SmartSynch.Since 1985, Kinetic have organized and managed eight early stage venture funds. Kinetic Ventures first seven funds were corporate venture funds capitalized entirely by Fortune 500 scale U.S. and European Electric and Gas Utilities investing from their balance sheets. During our 23-year history Kinetic have worked closely with the senior executive teams of Kinetic corporate investors in understanding their pressing market problems and how emerging communications, information and power technologies can solve their most vexing business requirements. As a result, Kinetic has deep understanding of Fortune 500 corporate buying behavior and has access, via its Corporate Advisory Board, to senior executives from the Power, Communications and Information Technology fields. Kinetic combines this deep market understanding with seasoned venture capital investing experience. Kinteic Ventures three managing directors have a combined 50 years working together executing Kinetic's early-stage investing model.

DeSilva & Phillips, LLC has completed nearly 200 transactions since it was founded by managing partners Roland DeSilva and Reed Phillips III in 1996. DeSilva & Phillips wants a piece of the media frenzy. The specialty investment banking firm offers advice and expertise about mergers, acquisitions, and strategy; corporate finance; business and property valuations; restructuring; and related services to clients in the media and communications industries. DeSilva & Phillips caters to customers including those involved in consumer and trade magazine publishing, trade show production, medical publishing, and digital media and technology.

Baylake Corp. was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Baylake Corp. is the bank holding company of Baylake Bank (the Bank) and provides a range of banking and related business activities through its bank and its other subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had total assets of approximately $1.0 billion. The Bank is an independent community bank offering a range of financial services primarily to small businesses and individuals located in its market area. The Company conducts its community banking business through 28 financial centers located throughout Northeast Wisconsin, in Brown, Door, Green Lake, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Waupaca, and Waushara Counties. It has eight financial centers in Door County, which is known for its tourism-related services. It has eight financial centers in Brown County, which includes the city of Green Bay. The Company serves a range of service, manufacturing and retail job segments in the Brown County market.

Mayfield Fund was founded in 1969 and is based in Menlo Park, California. Mayfield Fund is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in incubation, seed, series A, early stage, later stage, growth stage, and mid market investments. The firm does not invest in publicly traded companies and in companies that are not technology-based. It seeks to invest in technology companies with a focus on consumer, enterprise, energy tech, healthcare, communication service providers, and semiconductors chips and components sectors. Within enterprise sector, the firm invests in online marketing and advertising, business application, infrastructure, software, and equipment companies. Within semiconductors chips and components sectors, it invests in communications and application-specific devices. Within energy tech sector, the firm focuses on energy efficiency, management, and cleantech opportunities. It also seeks investments in business services, digital media, engineering services, consumer Internet services, interactive entertainment, retail, power ancillary, media, networking components and systems, mobile communications, and business-to-business e-commerce.

Beluga NV is a Belgium-based investment trust that specializes in the acquisition and management of a diversified portfolio of shares with a focus on private equity investment. As per December 31, 2009, the Company’s portfolio consisted entirely of private equity participation in various companies, including Network Global Management, BNLfood Investments, IT-Partners, Lamifil, TRG, PR Pharmaceuticals and Technowledge. As of that same date Beluga had two subsidiaries: Distribution d’Eau de la Troupette (La Troupette), a real-estate investment holding, and Comptoir Houiller Bruxellois, a real-estate society that was wholly owned by La Troupette.

Audiolux luxuriates in Luxembourg-based investments -- including a number that deal in audio. The investment outfit takes minority stakes in media and communications companies, especially those headquartered in its own tiny grand duchy. Audiolux invests in both startups and more advanced companies; it has taken stakes in SES Global, RTL Group, and Utopia, among others. In some cases, Audiolux takes an active advisory role as it helps to build the business of its portfolio companies. Financial firm Luxempart owns more than 70% of Audiolux.

Astaire Group Plc is a United Kingdom-based company. Its principal activities include investment banking, private client stock broking and wealth management. It has two divisions: Investment banking, and Private client and wealth management. Investment banking is engaged in London-based corporate finance, corporate broking and United Kingdom and international equities business. Private client and wealth management is engaged in the London and South West-focused branch network of executives providing personalized stock broking and wealth management services to individuals, charities and pension funds. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company sold its Australian business, Inteq Limited. On July 22, 2009, it has acquired Ruegg & Co Limited and on October 23, 2009 it has acquired Dowgate Capital Plc.

CompuCredit Holdings Corp. provides credit and related financial services and products to underserved consumer credit market, a market represented by credit risks that regulators classify as sub-prime, in the United States. CompuCredit Holdings Corporation operates in five segments: Credit Cards, Investments in Previously Charged-Off Receivables, Retail Micro-Loans, Auto Finance, and Internet Micro-Loans. The Credit Cards segment consists of credit card investment and servicing activities conducted with respect to receivables underlying accounts originated and portfolios purchased by the company. CompuCredit Holdings Corporation was formerly known as CompuCredit Corp. and changed its name to CompuCredit Holdings Corp. in June 2009. CompuCredit Holdings was founded in 1996 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

KBC Ancora SCA is a Belgium-based company that holds approximately 23% of the shares in the listed KBC Group and, together with Cera SCRL, Maatschappij voor Roerend Bezit van de Boerenbond SCRL (MRBB) and other permanent shareholders, ensures the shareholder stability and continuity of KBC Group. KBC Group is a Belgian company that specializes in retail banking, insurance and asset management activities, as well as in the provision of services to businesses, principally in Belgium and Central and Eastern Europe. KBC Group is also active in private banking and services to businesses in other countries in Europe.

ISIS Equity Partners LLP is a private equity firm specializing in replacement capital, management buy-out, secondary buy-out, management buy-in, and development capital in lower mid-market companies. It seeks to invest in business services; consumer markets including retail, consumer products, and leisure; financial services; healthcare and education; and information technology and media. The firm primarily invests in the companies that are based in the British Isles. It typically invests between £2 million ($3.96 million) and £30 million ($59.5 million) in companies valued between £5 million ($9.91 million) and £75 million ($148.69 million). The firm does not invest in start up and early stage investments.

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