SOFTBANK CORP. is a Japan-based company engaged in the telecommunications and Internet business. The Company operates in six business segments. The Mobile Communications segment provides cellular phone services and sells attached cellular phone terminals. The Broadband and Infrastructure segment provides high-speed Internet access services, Internet protocol (IP) phone services and contents. The Fixed Communication segment provides fixed communication service. The Internet Culture segment is engaged in the Internet advertising, the broadband portal and the auction businesses. The Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) segment sells personal computers (PCs), peripheral devices and software for PC use, as well as provides business-to-business and business-to-customer e-commerce services. The Others segment is involved in the provision of technology services, the media marketing and the overseas fund business.

Founded in 1932, Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. is unrelated to investment bank Duff & Phelps Corporation. Duff & Phelps Investment Management manages mutual funds, closed-end funds, and institutional accounts with investments real estate investment trusts (REITs) -- its specialty -- global utilities and infrastructure stocks, large-cap equities, and investment-grade fixed-income products. Clients include individual investors, corporations, retirement funds, endowments, and not-for-profits. A subsidiary of Virtus Investment Partners, the company has approximately $6 billion in assets under management. Both Duff & Phelps and Virtus (formerly Phoenix Investment Partners) were spun off from The Phoenix Companies in 2008.

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Limited was founded in 1996. Shanghai Industrial Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the infrastructure facilities, medicine, consumer products, and real estate businesses. Segments The company conducts its operations through four segments, including Real Estate, Infrastructure Facilities, Medicine, and Consumer Products. Real estate This segment engages in the property development and investment and hotel operation. Infrastructure facilities This segment invests in toll road projects and water-related business. As of December 31, 2008, General Water of China had total assets of RMB5.2 billion, comprising 14 water projects and 19 water supply facilities, 17 sewage treatment facilities, 2 reservoirs and a pipe network of 1,841.27 kilometers. Medicine This segment engages in the manufacture and sale of medicine and health food; and medical equipment. The company produces human urine protein products. The company’s principal products include Kai Li Kang, a State Category I new drug, Ulinastatin, an exclusive brand in the domestic market, as well as certain raw pharmaceuticals for overseas markets.

Guinness Peat Group plc is an investment holding company with a diversified range of strategic interests in a number of businesses, mainly in Europe and Australasia. GPG is listed on the London, Australian and New Zealand Stock Exchanges. As at 31 December 2009, it had a market capitalisation of approximately £584 million. Shareholders’ Funds at the same date were £867 million. GPG’s successful track record spans investments in various sectors including financial services, textiles and thread manufacture, food processing, building services, property development and fruit and produce distribution. GPG’s investment portfolio covers a spread of investments and is widely diversified both geographically and sectorially. GPG has a small but experienced group of prudent and professional executives operating with strong teamwork and close communication, which has been a proven formula for achieving steady growth in the value of shareholders’ funds.

Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management was founded in 1984 and is based in Los Angeles, California. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC is a privately owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to individuals, including high net worth individuals. It also manages accounts for banking or thrift institutions, investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, endowments, foundations, public funds, pooled investment vehicles, charitable organizations, corporations, state or municipal government entities, and Taft-Hartley plans. The firm manages separate client-focused equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios. It also manages mutual funds. The firm invests in the public equity markets across the globe and fixed income markets of the United States. It invests in stocks of small-cap, small/mid-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap companies. The firm invests in high-quality intermediate maturity fixed income government, municipal, and corporate securities. It employs fundamental analysis with bottom-up stock picking approach.

IG Group Holdings plc was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. IG Group Holdings plc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a financial spread betting company. The company operates through two segments, Financial and Sport. The Financial segment offers contracts for difference (CFD), spread bets, and exchange traded futures on equities, equity indices, precious and base metals, soft commodities, exchange rates, interest rates, and other financial markets; and exchange traded options, CFDs, and spread bets on options on certain financial markets. This segment also provides financial binaries, including exchange traded and over the counter binary options, and fixed odds bets, as well as operates North American Derivatives Exchange, a CFTC regulated futures and options exchange. The Sport segment provides spread bets and fixed odds bets on sporting and other events, as well as operates an online casino. IG Group Holdings offers its products and services to retail customers, market professionals, and corporate entities in Europe, the Asia Pacific, and rest of the world.

Partech International was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California with additional offices in Ile-de-France, France and Kfar Shemaryahu, Israel. Partech International is a venture capital firm specializing in seed investments, creation and post creation development in software and Internet, healthcare information technology, energy, chemistry , financial services, media, and communications sector. In the software and Internet sector, the firm seeks to make investments in infrastructure technologies, data management, Internet, electronics, software services, and open source software. In the communications and components sector, it seeks to back start ups and focuses on communications systems; communications software and applications; components; and materials and process technologies. The firm prefers to invest in France, Europe, and North America. It invests between €0.3 million ($0.45 million) to €10 million ($15.1 million) in its portfolio companies.

Thomas Weisel Partners company operates in four segments: investment banking, brokerage, equity research, and asset management. Focusing on the technology, industrial growth, health care, mining, and consumer products and services sectors, the company offers services including mergers and acquisition advisory, institutional sales, and wealth management. The firm also offers venture capital investing and other opportunities to affluent private investors and institutional clients. Thomas Weisel Partners was acquired by Stifel Financial for more than $300 million in 2010. Thomas Weisel is now a subsidiary of Stifel.

Today's offshore investor demands a combination of investment choice, security and quality service. Royal London 360°'s attractive range of products provide flexible solutions and are supported by experienced servicing teams, effective marketing support and strong technical back up, which allow you to plan for the future with confidence and security. Headquartered in the Isle of Man, one of the world's leading offshore financial jurisdictions, Royal London 360° was established through the merger of Scottish Life International Insurance Company Limited and Scottish Provident International Life Assurance Limited. The company has combined industry experience of over 30 years, and funds under management of almost US$2.75 billion*. Royal London 360° is the international division of the Royal London Group. Royal London is the largest mutual life and pensions company in the UK with Group funds under management of £39.1 billion. Group businesses serve around 3.4 million customers and employ 2,890 people*. 360° represents a number of significant advantages; the international nature of our business; the way our employees think and take personal responsibility; and our adaptable approach to meeting your requirements. By choosing Royal London 360° you can be safe in the knowledge that your investment is in the hands of a company that is willing to go further to ensure that your customer experience is superior, and your financial objectives are achieved.

At Schroders, asset management is our business and our goals are completely aligned with those of our clients - the creation of long-term value. Schroders plc manage £167.9 billion (€188.3 billion / $254.7 billion)* on behalf of institutional and retail investors, financial institutions and high net worth clients from around the world, invested in a broad range of asset classes across equities, fixed income and alternatives. SAchroders plc employ 2611 talented people worldwide, operating from 32 offices in 25 countries* across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East, close to the markets in which we invest and close to Schroders plc clients. Schroders has developed under stable ownership for over 200 years and long-term thinking governs Schroders plc approach to investing, building client relationships and growing our business.

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