CalPERS was established in 1932 and is based in Sacramento, California with additional offices in San Francisco, California; Glendale, California; San Bernardino, California; San Diego, California; San Jose, California; Orange, California; and Fresno, California. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is a state owned investment manager. The firm provides a variety of retirement and health benefit programs and services, and administers other programs dedicated to protecting the financial security of its members. It also provides administrative support services; real estate asset management; real estate acquisitions and mortgage management; external management services; corporate relations; and internal research services. The firm provides its services to public employees, retirees, and families. It manages equity, fixed income, alternative portfolios, and hedge funds for its clients. The firm invests in the public equity, private equity, fixed income, and hedging markets of the United States and across the globe. It also invests in cash equivalents and real estate. The firm invests in emerging markets and small-cap companies for its externally and internally managed equity portfolios. It makes its domestic fixed income investments in investment grade securities that are rated at least Baa3 by Moody’s or BBB- by S&P or Fitch Ratings. For its global fixed income investments, the firm invests in securities with a minimum rating of Ba3 by Moody’s or BB- by S&P or Fitch Ratings. It specializes in private equity financing making partnership, direct, and fund-of-funds investments.

Symphony Technology Group (STG) is a strategic private equity firm with the mission of investing in and being a partner in building great software and services companies. In addition to capital, STG provides transformation expertise to enable its portfolio companies to deliver more value to clients to retain and attract the best talent and to achieve best-in-class business performance. All STG portfolio companies are expected to grow through innovation. STG's current portfolio consists of nine global companies with combined revenue of $2.5 Billion and 15,000 employees spread evenly across North America, Europe and Asia.

Trinity Ventures was founded in 1986. Trinity Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in start up and early stage investments. It seeks to invest both consumer and technology sectors with a focus on digital media; Internet services; mobility solutions; infrastructure; business and consumer services; software; software, services and systems; mobile; Internet; enterprise software; consumer enabling technologies; semiconductor; security; and clean tech. The firm seeks to hold a board position in its portfolio companies.

TRS was founded in 1939. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Illinois is a public pension benefit plan that provides retirement, disability, and survivor benefits for Illinois public school teachers, administrators, and personnel. Funded by contributions from members, employers, and the State of Illinois, as well as by investment income, TRS manages approximately $30 billion in assets. The system serves more than 350,000 members from all public schools except those in the city of Chicago. TRS is one of five state-funded retirement systems; the others are the State Universities Retirement System, the State Board of Investments, the State Employees' Retirement System, and the Judges Retirement System.

IDB Holdings Corporation Ltd. (IDB Holding) part of the IDB Group is an Israel-based company engaged in diversified investment, financial and other related operations. IDB Holding Corporation owns a 100% interest in IDB Development Corporation Ltd., which holds and centralizes the Group’s investment activities. Through its interest in IDB Development, IDB Holding’s business interests include insurance through Clal Insurance, financial activities through Credit Suisse and Clal Finance, communications through 013 NetVision and Cellcom Communications, technology through several of its subsidiaries, industry through Makhteshim Agan Industries, Nesher, Taavura and several other companies, real estate development through Property & Building Corp. and Gav-Yam, and retail trade and tourism through Shufersal, Golf & Co. and Clal Tourism.

The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC traces its roots back to Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company which first opened its doors to the public on June 1, 1875. Today, the firm is a highly-regarded fundamental active equity manager, whose success has been built on the responsibility of each employee to themselves, to their colleagues, and to our valued clients at every opportunity, every single day. The Boston Company Asset Management serve the investment needs of public, corporate, defined benefit and defined contribution plans, as well as Taft-Hartley, endowment/foundation and sub-advised relationships and the retail marketplace.The Boston Company Asset Management research-based culture, which we consider to be among our most valued assets, emphasizes teamwork and collaboration across asset classes, sectors, industries, and investment disciplines in constant pursuit of the best investment ideas. The Boston Company offers a number of incentives designed to attract and retain best-in-class investment professionals. First and foremost is Boston Company's collegial culture. The Boston Company Asset Management have a reputation among employees and clients as a firm where very smart, humble, driven individuals are assembled in an open team atmosphere wherein the free exchange of ideas is encouraged. The Boston Company Asset Management senior management takes particular pride in the attention that has been placed on the creation and management of this unique environment.

NEBF, which was established in 1946 as part of an agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), is affiliated with the National Electrical Annuity Plan, or NEAP. National Electrical Benefit Fund (NEBF) wants to put some spark into the retirement nest eggs of those in the electrical industry. One of the largest Taft-Hartley pension plans in the US, the fund manages pension benefits for more than 480,000 current or former electrical workers and has more than $11 billion of assets under management. More than 11,000 employers contribute to the fund.

iD TechVentures Inc., formerly Acer Technology Ventures, is an early stage investor for former Acer executive Stan Shih that focuses on the greater China region. Its portfolio includes high-tech chip manufacturers and software designers, but other holdings include oil well drilling products and media companies. iD TechVentures has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Taiwan, all the better to capitalize on the region's status as a powerhouse of manufacturing and technology innovation. iD TechVentures company has some $955 million in funds under management.

Franklin Resources, Inc. (Franklin) is an investment management company. The Company is a holding company that, together with its various subsidiaries (collectively, the Company), is referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments, a global investment management organization offering investment choices under the Franklin, Templeton, Mutual Series, Bissett, Fiduciary and Darby brand names. In its primary business and operating segment, investment management and related services, it provides services to investment funds and institutional, high net-worth and separately managed accounts (collectively, its sponsored investment products) in the United States and internationally. In its secondary business and operating segment, banking/finance, it provides clients with select retail banking, private banking and consumer lending services through its bank subsidiaries.

Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. was founded in April 2004 and is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Sherman Oaks, California. Epoch Holding Corporation (Epoch) is a holding company whose primary line of business is investment advisory and investment management services. The operations of the Company are conducted through its wholly owned subsidiary, Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. (EIP). EIP provides investment advisory and investment management services for retirement plans, mutual funds, endowments, foundations and high net worth individuals. As of June 30, 2009, EIP offered 11 separate investment products to its clients, including U.S. All Cap Value, U.S. Value, U.S. Smid (small/mid) Cap Value, U.S. Small Cap Value, U.S. Choice, International Small Cap, Global Small Cap, Global Choice, Global Absolute Return, Global Equity Shareholder Yield and Balanced Portfolios.

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