Founded in 1985, International Monetary Systems (IMS) serves over 17,000 businesses and professional people representing 23,000 cardholders in 50 U.S. markets. The IMS network enables companies to acquire new business, create cost savings, and improve operations by taking advantage of barter opportunities in their business models. Based in New Berlin, WI and managed by seasoned industry veterans, IMS is one of the largest publicly traded barter companies in the world and is continually expanding its network by adding exchange locations. The company's proprietary transaction software, Trade Network Tracking System (TNT), enables businesses and individuals to trade goods and services throughout North America online using an electronic currency known as trade dollars.

Management Limited was founded in 1881 and is based in Edinburgh, Midlothian. Martin Currie Investment Management Limited is an employee owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to financial institutions, charities, foundations, endowments, pension funds, family offices, government agencies, investment trusts, banking or thrift institutions, pooled investment vehicles, and corporations. It manages separate client focused equity portfolios. The firm also manages mutual funds and hedge funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity markets across the globe. The firm invests in growth oriented value stocks employing a thematic investment approach. It employs fundamental analysis with a combination of bottom-up and top-down stock picking approach to create its portfolios. The firm makes use of both internal and external research to make its investments. It operates as a subsidiary of Martin Currie Limited.

Cabot Square Capital was founded in 1996. Cabot Square Capital invests capital in small and mid-sized companies in growing markets in the UK and Western Europe. It also specializes in startup business and companies in a state of expansion or turnaround. The firm currently offers customers its Cabot Square Capital Partners II, with some $200 million ($320 million) of committed capital, and its third fund, CS Capital Partners III, with approximately $300 million ($480 million) of committed capital. The firm typically takes majority control positions in its acquisitions and sees its role as a value-added partner.

Acuity Ventures is a Silicon Valley based family of venture capital funds that provides investment capital and strategic and operational guidance to early stage and emerging growth companies. The latest fund, Acuity Ventures III, L.P. is currently investing. The fund provides capital through convertible preferred debt, direct equity investments and other investment participations.Acuity strives to incubate qualified companies with financing facilities and access to important alliances in order to position these companies for profitable growth and liquidity exit. Acuity maintains alliances with other capital sources and its high net worth, as well as strategic consulting and advisory firms that specialize in high-technology startups.

Criteria CaixaCorp is an investment group with holdings in financial and industrial companies. The company's core shareholder is "la Caixa"; it has been listed on the continuous market of the Spanish stock exchange since October 2007. Criteria has a firm commitment to international growth, active management of its portfolio within a framework of controlled risk, and boosting the growth, development and returns of the companies it invests in.The company is now a consolidated business reality and has set its sights on becoming a European benchmark for investment and development in companies which are leaders in their respective markets with proven capacity to create value and recurrent profitability. Criteria has a significant knowledge of the sectors in which it operates, a proven track record that affords a privileged position as an investment company, and experienced management teams. This is a goal towards which Criteria works day in day out and for which it is constantly identifying, analysing, studying and assessing new business and investment opportunities.

KBC Peel Hunt Ltd. is one of the UK's top mid- and small-cap brokers; it offers a range of services including corporate finance and insurance advising, as well as traditional brokerage activities. KBC Peel Hunt Ltd. client list includes more than 130 small- to mid-sized firms in the UK and abroad. KBC Peel Hunt makes markets in more than 1,200 stocks. KBC Peel Hunt Ltd. holds the #2 spot among market makers in London, and has affiliates in Brussels, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. Charles Peel and Christopher Holdsworth-Hunt founded the firm in 1989. Belgium-based KBC Bank and Insurance (now KBC Group) acquired the firm in 2001.

CalSTRS can teach you a thing or two about saving for retirement. California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) manages and disburses retirement, survivor, and disability benefits for more than 800,000 California public school educators and their families. It also offers survivor and disability benefits. CalSTRS is the largest US teachers' retirement fund and one of the nation's largest public pension funds. It oversees some $150 billion in assets, which it invests in stocks, real estate, private equity, and other investment vehicles. The organization is run by a 12-member board, five of whom are appointed by California's governor.

Duff & Phelps Corporation (D&P) is a provider of independent financial advisory and investment banking services. The Company provides independent advice on issues involving highly technical and complex assessments in the areas of valuation, transactions, financial restructuring, disputes and taxation. Its clients include publicly-traded and privately-held companies, government entities, and investment firms, such as private equity firms and hedge funds. The Company provides its services through three segments: Financial Advisory, Corporate Finance Consulting and Investment Banking. The Company serves a global client base through offices in 23 cities, comprising offices in 17 United States cities, including New York, Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles, and six international offices located in Amsterdam, London, Munich, Paris, Shanghai and Tokyo. In June 2010, it acquired Cole Partners.

Quilvest SA was founded in 1915 and is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg with additional offices in Paris, France; New York, New York; and London, United Kingdom. Quilvest SA is a public investment firm specializing in private equity investments and wealth management. It makes private equity investments through its subsidiary Quilvest Private Equity. The firm offers wealth management services through its subsidiaries Banque Privee Quilvest, Quilvest Switzerland and Quilvest Dubai Ltd.

Founded in 1988 by President Kay Chandler, the firm has some $2 billion under management. Chandler Asset Management is an investment adviser specializing in the management of fixed-income portfolios for institutional investors. The firm offers portfolio management, analysis, and accounting as well as cash flow modeling, compliance reporting, and client training. Its investment strategies include short-term fixed income, core fixed income, and 1-5 year fixed income. Public agencies, healthcare companies, foundations, endowments, and corporations make up Chandler's customer base.

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