Morgan Stanley & Co. (MS&Co.) has their investment banking needs covered. A subsidiary of Morgan Stanley and part of its Global Wealth Management Group, MS&Co. also provides its individual, business, institutional, and government customers with brokerage and investment advice through products such as annuity, insurance, and credit vehicles. After Morgan Stanley merged Morgan Stanley DW into MS&Co. in early 2007, the unit became Morgan Stanley's primary US broker-dealer. The following year MS&Co. merged with government broker Morgan Stanley Market Products.

Frazier & Company was founded in 1991. Frazier & Company provides venture and growth equity capital through its Frazier Healthcare Ventures and Frazier Technology Ventures units. The former provides early-stage capital to companies in the biopharma, medical devices, and healthcare services sectors, while the latter funds companies in such markets as wireless technology, software, and networking. The companies in which Frazier Healthcare primarily invests in major health care hubs in California, Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Washington. Combined, the firms have more than $1.3 billion under management.

Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations was founded in 1816 and is based in Paris, France. Caisse des Depots et Consignations operates as a public financial institution that performs activities on behalf of central, regional, and local governments in France. It administers French savings deposits and retirement savings funds, and private funds that are protected under French law; finances low-income housing and urban development; invests in local development projects; and provides regional development services. The company also manages portfolios of shares in listed companies, private equity investments, and real estate assets; and pay-as-you-go retirement plans for French national and local government employees, and hospital workers. In addition, it provides financial support to development projects; personal insurance; and infrastructure project financing and long-term loans, as well as operates as a long-term institutional and equity investor; and invests in public private partnerships. Further, the company engages in passenger transportation, infrastructure engineering, tourism and leisure resort, and real estate businesses. Additionally, it invests in the areas of research on the carbon economy, market intermediaries, registries and market technologies, and carbon assets.

Fortress Investment Group LLC (Fortress) is a global alternative asset manager that raises, invests and manages private equity funds, liquid hedge funds and hybrid funds. Fund investors provide the capital for these funds, which it invests and manages on their behalf. Fortress earns management fees based on the size of its funds, incentive income based on the performance of its funds. Its offering of alternative investment products includes private equity funds, liquid hedge funds and hybrid funds. Hedge funds allow periodic contributions and redemptions of capital by investors and make relatively shorter-term, more liquid investments. Hybrid funds share certain of the characteristics of both private equity and hedge funds. It refers to these investment products, collectively, as the Fortress Funds. As of December 31, 2009, it managed alternative assets in three core businesses: Private Equity, Liquid Hedge Funds and Hybrid Funds.

McAdams Wright Ragen was formed in 1998 by Brooks Ragen and Scott McAdams, both formerly associated with the regional firm Ragen MacKenzie. McAdams Wright Ragen, Inc., the regional broker-dealer offers equity and fixed-income trading, asset management, and investment banking services such as corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions advice to area companies. McAdams Wright Ragen, Inc. also performs equity research on northwestern and national stocks and acts as a market maker for some 550 community bank stocks. Offering investment management and financial planning services to retail clients, McAdams Wright Ragen, Inc. has some $3 billion in assets under management. Employee-owned MWR was founded in 1999 by Ragen MacKenzie alums Brooks Ragen and president and CEO Scott McAdams.

Lyceum Capital Partners LLP was founded in 1999 and is based in London, United Kingdom. Lyceum Capital Partners LLP is a private equity firm specializing in acquisitions of middle market companies. It seeks to invest in mid-sized businesses. The firm also invests in add-on acquisitions. The firm seeks to invest in business and consumer service industries with a preference for healthcare, education and human capital, business outsourcing and technology, financial services, and media services companies. It selectively also invests in specialist consumer, retail, and industrial services. The firm seeks opportunities in companies based in the United Kingdom. It typically invests between £5 million ($9.76 million) and £40 million ($78.10 million) in companies with enterprise values between £10 million ($19.52 million) and £75 million ($146.44 million). The firm prefers a board seat in its portfolio companies.

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation was founded in 1784 and is headquartered in New York, New York. The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY Mellon) is a global financial services company. The Company’s two principal banks are The Bank of New York Mellon, which houses its institutional businesses, including Asset Servicing, Issuer Services, Treasury Services, Broker-Dealer and Advisor Services and the bank-advised business of Asset Management, and BNY Mellon, National Association (BNY Mellon, N.A.), a nationally chartered bank, which houses its Wealth Management business. Its United States bank subsidiaries engage in trust and custody activities, investment management services, banking services and various securities-related activities. As of December 31, 2009, it had two United States trust companies: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association and BNY Mellon Trust Company of Illinois. The Company operates in seven segments: Asset Management, Wealth Management, Asset Servicing, Issuer Services, Clearing Services, Treasury Services and Other.

Prism Capital Corporation was founded in 1999. Prism Capital Corporation is a private equity firm specializing in growth finance, recapitalizations and buyouts. It is a Small Business Investment Company (SBIC). The firm invests through its funds. The Prism Opportunity Fund, L.P. specializes in expansion capital, mid and late ventures, and acquisition investments. It does not invest in start-ups. The fund primarily invests in information technology, healthcare, specialty manufacturing, and service industries. It seeks to invest in Midwest region including Illinois within the United States. It seeks to make equity investments between $1 million and $3 million in transactions valued between $2 million and $15 million and can also invest in exceptional young companies. Prism Mezzanine Fund SBIC, L.P. specializes in recapitalizations, internal growth, mergers, acquisitions, ownership changes, and subordinated debt financing to private middle market and mature companies. It primarily invests in industrial, healthcare, distribution, and business services industries.

Heritage Partners wants to help companies keep their affairs all in the family. The investment firm specializes in acquisitions and equity-based recapitalizations of private family-owned businesses. Heritage Partners generally targets establilshed middle-market companies involved in manufacturing, distribution, health care, business services, and consumer goods with annual sales of at least $30 million. Through its trademarked "Private IPO," Heritage Partners makes a substantial equity investment in a company while allowing its owners to further build their business and maintain control. Portfolio companies include OneSource Distributors, REACH Air Medical Services, and manufacturers Centra and Saunders & Associates.

Barclays established its investment banking division in 1986; today, Barclays Capital has offices in more than 30 countries around the world. Barclays Capital is the investment banking arm of venerable European bank Barclays. It provides financing and risk management services for corporate, institutional, and government clients around the world. Barclays Capital is one of the world's most prolific underwriters of fixed-income securities; it provides services for all asset classes. Barclays Capital is also active in private equity, typically committing between $10 million and $200 million per transaction; it has invested in more than 350 companies.

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