Since 1984, Onex has acquired and built great businesses as a private equity investor. Onex Corporation (Onex) is an investment firm. The Company focuses on investing its active ownership approach of acquiring and building businesses in partnership with management teams. Onex invests through Onex Partners, its private equity platform. Onex also invests through ONCAP, its mid-market private equity platform, Onex Real Estate Partners and Onex Credit Partners. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had invested approximately $7.5 billion. As December 31, 2009, it had completed more than 260 acquisitions. In October 2009, the Company sold its interest in Celestica Inc. In August 2009, it sold its interest in Emergency Medical Services Corporation (EMSC). In April 2009, it also sold its interest in Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company acquired Tropicana Las Vegas Hotel and Casino.

HSBC Private Bank comprises the private banking operations of UK banking bigwig HSBC Holdings. A subsidiary of principal holding company, HSBC Private Banking Holdings (Suisse) and operating through several subsidiaries of its own, the company specializes in private banking and trustee services such as investment advisory and wealth and tax planning for wealthy individuals and families. Banking services include deposit products, debit and credit cards, lines of credit, loans, high-end residential mortgages and home equity loans, and other related services. HSBC Private Bank group also provides specialty advisory services to charities, foundations, media companies, and diamond and jewelry concerns.

Sigma Partners was founded in 1984. Sigma Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in investments in early stage companies. The firm typically invests in the software, communications, semiconductors, storage, mobile computing, electronics, infrastructure, and Internet services sectors. It primarily invests in companies based in the United States. The firm seeks to invest between $2 million and $8 million. It is typically the first venture investor and also takes a board seat in its portfolio companies.

Since 1986, Stonebridge has focused exclusively on meeting the unique investment banking needs of middle market, emerging growth, healthcare and technology clients. During this period, the firm has originated and closed over $3.0 billion in private financings and advised on over 250 M&A and corporate advisory assignments. With one of the largest independent investment banking groups in Boston, Stonebridge is able to offer clients the creativity, technical skills and structuring expertise typically found only in large Wall Street investment banking firms. However, as a boutique firm with specific product and market areas of focus, Stonebridge is able to provide clients with a level of attention and responsiveness that distinguishes us from Stonebridge larger competitors.

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Dallas, Texas. Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (Westwood) manages investment assets and provides services for its clients through its two subsidiaries, Westwood Management Corp. (Westwood Management) and Westwood Trust. Westwood Management provides investment advisory services to corporate retirement plans, public retirement plans, endowments and foundations, a family of mutual funds, which the Company calls the WHG Funds, other mutual funds and clients of Westwood Trust. Westwood Trust provides trust and custodial services and participation in common trust funds that it sponsors to institutions and high net worth individuals. Westwood’s revenues are generally derived from fees based on a percentage of assets under management. On November 16, 2009, Westwood acquired Baxter Financial Corporation.

Since Western Selection P.L.C. is an investment company, it has no employees and out-sources all finance, administration and company secretarial tasks to City Group P.L.C., a company in which it has a 48.6% interest. Western holds substantial stakes in a number of U.K. small-cap growth companies (the strategic portfolio), and maintains a portfolio of U.K. and international blue-chip companies (the general portfolio) to smooth out the performance of small-cap holdings.The directors of Western believe that the company's strategic portfolio has the greatest potential for growth. As the risk associated with these strategic investments is correspondingly greater, the company maintains a general portfolio to generate an increasing income stream, covering overheads and the dividend payment. The composition of the general portfolio is designed to generate a more predictable income stream than that of the strategic portfolio. The general portfolio comprises holdings in blue-chip companies, with investment concentrated in the industry sectors perceived as having the greatest potential for long-term growth. Therefore although the general portfolio can be considered lower risk, via this sector-based or "themed" investment strategy, it has the potential to generate above average returns.

Bajaj Holdings & Investment Limited [(BHIL) – erstwhile Bajaj Auto Limited ] was de-merged as per Order dated 18 December 2007 of the Hon’ble Bombay High Court, whereby its manufacturing undertaking has been transferred to the new Bajaj Auto Limited (BAL) and its strategic business undertaking consisting of wind farm business and financial services business has been vested with Bajaj Finserv Limited (BFS). All the businesses and all properties, assets, investments and liabilities of erstwhile Bajaj auto Ltd, other than the manufacturing undertaking and the strategic business undertaking, now remain with BHIL. (For details of the scheme refer Demerger News). Post-demerger, BHIL holds 30% shares each in BAL and BFS. Going forward, BHIL will focus on new business opportunities. BAL and BFS will be able to tap (on an arm’s length basis) into BHIL’s cash pool to support future growth opportunities. BHIL by having 30% stake in both BAL and BFS will benefit from the future growth of these companies.

Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC ("MDP"), based in Chicago, is one of the most experienced and successful private equity investment firms in the United States. MDP has raised over $18 billion of capital since its formation in 1992. Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in buyouts of private or publicly held companies, or divisions of larger companies; recapitalizations of family-owned or closely held companies; balance sheet restructurings; acquisition financings; and growth capital investments in mature companies. The firm prefers to invest in basic industries, communications, consumer, financial services, healthcare, and real estate sectors. Within the basic industries sectors, it focuses on energy and power, paper, packaging and forest products, chemicals, building products, metals and mining, diversified industrial, natural resources, automotive, food, refining, and general manufacturing industries. In the communications sector, the firm invests in media including broadcast television, radio station groups, and publishing companies; wireless communications sector including mobile telephone operators, paging service providers, high-capacity data and voice transmission service providers, and satellite service providers; and wireline telecommunications including local exchange carriers, rural telephone operators, and cable television system operators.

Global holding company Dubai World focuses on the strategic growth areas of Transport & Logistics, Drydocks & Maritime, Urban Development, Investment & Financial Services. Dubai World portfolio contains some of the world’s leading companies in their industries, including Drydocks World, Economic Zones World, Istithmar World, Nakheel and majority ownership of DP World.Dubai World has embarked on a process to streamline the Group and its core activities. This will allow us to move forward with greater efficiency. Dubai World committed to investment in the long term and generating value for dubai world shareholder, the Government of Dubai, with a corporate philosophy in line with the vision set for Dubai by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, based on sustainability, best ethical practices and integrity.

Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC was founded in 1997 and is based in New York, New York. Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC is private equity firm specializing in leveraged acquisitions, growth financings, and recapitalizations in middle-market companies. It invests in industrial manufacturing, distribution, insurance services, healthcare services, industrial, energy, packaging, safety products, supply chain management, business and financial services, aerospace and defense products and services, rental businesses, and route-based services sectors. The firm seeks majority or control investment in its portfolio companies. It prefers to invest in industries or markets poised to benefit from economic changes, secular trends, regulatory changes or market dislocations. The fund typically invests in companies with EBITDA in the range of $20million to $80million.

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