First Manhattan Co. was founded in 1964 and is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. First Manhattan Co. is a privately owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to high net worth individuals. It also caters to individuals, investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, other pooled investment vehicles, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages separate client-focused portfolios. It also manages mutual funds for its clients. The firm invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. It typically makes its equity investments in value stocks of companies. The firm employs a fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolio. It uses in-house research to make its investments.

Marine Petroleum Trust ("Marine") is a royalty trust that was created in 1956 under the laws of the State of Texas. Marine was organized for the sole purpose of providing an efficient, orderly and practical means for the administration and liquidation of rights to payments from certain oil and natural gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico, pursuant to license agreements and amendments thereto between Marine's predecessors and Gulf Oil Corporation ("Gulf"). As a result of various transactions that have occurred since 1956, the Gulf interests are now held by Chevron Corporation ("Chevron"), Elf Exploration, Inc. ("Elf") and their assignees. The indenture provides that the term of the Trust will expire on June 1, 2021, unless extended by the vote of the holders of the majority of the outstanding units of beneficial interests.The Trust’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Marine Petroleum Corporation, holds title to interests in properties subject to the Trust’s interest that are situated offshore of Louisiana. Ninety-eight percent of all oil, natural gas, and other mineral royalties collected by Marine Petroleum Corporation, less the cost of receiving and collecting, are paid to the Trust. Approximately 60 percent of Marine’s royalty revenues are attributable to oil and approximately 40 percent are ttributable to natural gas. The royalty revenues received by Marine are affected by a number of factors including the producing capabilities of the wells, seasonal fluctuations in demand, and by changes in the market price for oil and natural gas.

Since our launch in 1981, LDC has completed over 400 investments and supports a portfolio that stands at over 60 businesses across the UK, and is collectively valued in excess of £2billion. Whilst having the Lloyds Banking Group as a parent company pays dividends in strong financial support, it's LDC's unique commitment to making a difference in business that has led to long-term success.LDC's investments are driven at a regional level from a network of offices across the UK, Asia and Europe. Our expert knowledge has secured LDC's place as a national leader in the mid-market, whilst our focus on establishing enjoyable and enduring relationships with those we work with ensures stability and success.As to the future, LDC's strong ownership culture, with every member of the team being actively engaged in the direction of the business suggests that LDC is a company that will continue to lead and make a difference in the private equity mid market.

Founded in 1999, Acorn Angels is an affiliate of business incubator Acorn Campus. Acorn Angels helps promising high-tech entrepreneurs spread their wings and fly. A group of Silicon Valley investors that includes CEOs and venture capitalists, Acorn Angels provides capital and business development support to early-stage companies. The group looks for start-ups with strong leadership and viable intellectual property; it also seeks companies formed around new ideas, or what it refers to as disruptive technologies. Target industries include communications, Internet infrastructure, fiber optics, and wireless communications. Investments have included Alliance Fiber Optic Products and CipherMax.

Founded in 1988, Riverside Partners, LLC has completed approximately 210 deals and has more than $3 billion under management in four funds. Riverside Partners (also known as the Riverside Company) is a private equity firm that invests in small and middle-market companies generally valued at less than $150 million. Its holdings include about 70 firms in a variety of industries; Riverside typically closes around 25 to 30 transactions per year, mainly add-ons to its existing portfolio companies. Investors include banks, endowments, insurance companies, and pension funds. Riverside has nearly 20 offices in the US, the Asia/Pacific region, and Europe.

OAM Avatar is owned by Overture Asset Managers. OAM Avatar, LLC company offers investments, analysis, and brokerage services for financial planners, institutions, wrap brokerage sponsors, and private clients. It manages more than $1 billion in assets from a portfolio that includes Microsoft, Bank of America, United Technologies, Target, and Johnson & Johnson. Products include equity and balanced brokerage programs, defensive and core equity, mutual funds, and customized services for private clients.

MVC Capital, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is based in Purchase, New York with an additional office at Chicago, Illinois. MVC Capital, Inc. (MVC Capital) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. MVC Capital provides equity and debt investment capital to fund growth, acquisitions and recapitalizations of small and middle-market companies in a variety of industries primarily located in the United States. MVC Capital investment objective is to seek to maximize total return from capital appreciation and/or income. It focuses on achieving its investment objective by providing equity and debt financing to companies that are, for the most part, privately owned (Portfolio Companies). As of October 31, 2009, its portfolio company investments consisted of common and preferred stock, other forms of equity interests and warrants or rights to acquire equity interests, senior and subordinated loans, and convertible securities. MVC Capital is managed by The Tokarz Group Advisers LLC.

Redpoint Ventures was founded in 1999 by former partners from Brentwood Venture Capital and Institutional Venture Partners. Redpoint Venture capital firm invests in early-stage high-tech companies in the US and China, especially those involved in broadband infrastructure, enterprise systems and software, interactive media, mobile applications, semiconductors, and energy and the environment. The firm has more than $2 billion under management. Current holdings include interests in Azul Systems, Buzz Media, HomeAway, LivePlanet, NextG Networks, and Responsys; notable former investments include MySpace.com, Netflix, Tivo, and Juniper Networks.

Scottish Equity Partners LLP was founded in 1997. Scottish Equity Partners LLP is a venture capital firm specializing in seed, start up, early stage, mid and late venture, and growth capital financing. The firm prefers to invest in information technology, healthcare, life sciences, and energy related sectors. It seeks to invest in information technology sector with a focus on enterprise application software, enterprise network technologies focused on connectivity, security and mobility standards based communication technologies, semiconductors, displays, and novel new materials. In healthcare and life sciences sector, the firm includes enabling diagnostics, medical devices, specialty pharmaceuticals, as well as platform and enabling technologies, new therapeutics, novel research, and development technologies. In energy related sector, it primarily invests in oilfield technology, renewable energy, environmental technologies, and clean and green technology. In the renewable energy sector, the firm includes sources such as wind, wave, tidal, and solar energy. It also seeks to invest in equipment and services, distributed and mobile power technologies such as fuel cells, advanced batteries, energy storage, energy efficiency, and new materials.

Liontrust Asset Management PLC (Liontrust) is an investment holding company. Liontrust provides portfolio management services, which are targeted primarily at professional investors and advisers. It manages unit trusts, individual savings accounts, offshore funds, absolute return funds, pooled pension funds, and segregated institutional accounts. The Company’s subsidiaries include Liontrust Investment Funds Limited, Liontrust Investment Services Limited, Liontrust European Investment Services Limited, Liontrust International (Guernsey) Limited, and Liontrust International (North America) Inc.

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