Petroleum & Resources was founded in 1929 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland. Petroleum & Resources Corporation (the Fund) is a non-diversified closed-end investment company. The Fund is an internally managed fund, whose investment objectives are preservation of capital, the attainment of reasonable income from investments and an opportunity for capital appreciation. It focuses on petroleum and other natural resource investments. The Fund invests in common stocks, short-term investments and securities lending collateral.

Baker Capital, founded in 1995, is a New York-based private equity firm with $ 1.5 billion under management. Baker Capital invests in growth companies at all stages of development in both Europe and North America. The partners of Baker Capital have extensive private equity and operational experience, allowing the firm to provide its portfolio companies with not only capital but also strategic thinking and relationships.

Red Rock Ventures is a Palo Alto, California-based venture capital investment partnership specializing in seed and early- stage information technology investments. The general partners, Robert G. Todd, Curtis (Kip) Myers, Peter Dumanian and Laura Brege have extensive backgrounds as operating managers, entrepreneurs, founders and venture capital investors. Their record in successfully founding and/or financing high-technology companies has created substantial market value and investor returns for the past 20 years. Red Rock currently manages $220 million in committed capital.

Arbuthnot Securities Limited is a boutique investment bank that offers institutional stock broking and financial advisory services. The firm provides mergers and acquisitions, demergers, private placements, capital raising, initial public offerings, and secondary fundraisings advisory services. Additionally, it offers securities valuation, market making, and sales trading services. Arbuthnot caters to leisure, hospitality, aerospace, defense, transport, logistics, construction, information technology, mining, and engineering sectors. The firm, formerly known as Old Mutual Securities Ltd., is based in London, United Kingdom. Arbuthnot Securities operates as a subsidiary of Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC.

Dollar Financial Corp. provides retail financial services to unbanked and under-banked consumers. Dollar Financial Corp. offers cash checking, single-payment consumer loans, longer-term installment loans, electronic tax filing, bill payment, foreign currency exchange, pawnbroking, debit cards and gift cards, photo ID, prepaid local and long-distance phone services, gold buying services, and legal document processing. Dollar Financial Corp. provides its services through its stores, which operate under the names of Money Mart, The Money Shop, Loan Mart, Insta-Cheques, The Check Cashing Store, American Payday Loans, American Check Casher, Check Casher, Payday Loans, Cash Advance, Cash Advance USA, and We The People. As of June 30, 2009, Dollar Financial Corp. had a network of 1,206 stores, including 1,031 company-operated financial services stores and 175 franchised and agent locations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and Poland. Dollar Financial Corp., formerly known as DFG Holdings, Inc., was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.

YFM Private Equity is a subsidiary of small and midsized business investor YFM Group. YFM Private Equity manages venture capital trusts (including the British Smaller Companies sister funds) that invest in a variety of UK businesses. The trusts provide financing for primarily early-stage technology companies but also more established businesses in other industries. YFM Private Equity typically invests up to £8 million and prefers to see business plans and exit strategies from target firms. YFM Private Equity's portfolio includes stakes in facilities manager Connaught, medical communications firm Fishawack, and gaming machine data manager Brulines.

POCKET CARD CO., LTD. is the Tokyo-based financial services. POCKET CARD CO., LTD. provides credit cards, smart cards, loans, leasing, life insurance, and travel services to customers through roughly 200 automated terminals and staffed locations across Japan. POCKET CARD CO., LTD. sells its services through former parent MYCAL Group's SATY and VIVRE fashion and food stores, but is rapidly expanding via non-MYCAL outlets. POCKET CARD CO., LTD. credit cards are accepted at MasterCard locations in Japan and abroad. Sanyo Shinpan Finance Co. owns more than 50% of POCKET CARD's common stock; ITOCHU Finance Corp. is its second largest shareholder.

Boom Securities (H.K.) Ltd. was founded in 1997. BOOM Securities (H.K.) Limited, is a fully licensed Broker / Dealer regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong and headquartered in Hong Kong. Boom Securities (H.K.) Ltd. is the first company to offer online trading in Asia, the Hong Kong-based firm provides access to most major exchanges located throughout the Asia/Pacific region and the US. Its inventory includes stocks, mutual funds, index funds, warrants, equity-linked notes, and currencies. Major investors in Boom Securities include William Hambrecht of WR Hambrecht Co., which is owned by JP Morgan Chase.

Founded in 1908, Baillie Gifford & Co. is one of the UK's leading investment management firms for individuals and institutions. The company manages a number of investment trusts, including the Monks Investment Trust, the Baillie Gifford Shai Nippon, and the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust. Owned by 30 working partners, the firm's offerings include retirement and pension management services, charitable and family trusts, and other investment and savings plans. It has about $46 billion in assets under management. Its UK pension fund business consistently represents the company's largest segment, bringing in almost 50% of total sales.

300 North Capital, LLC was founded in 1951 and is based in Pasadena, California. 300 North Capital, LLC is a privately owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to investment companies, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. It also caters to charitable organizations, corporations, public funds, endowments, Taft-Hartley plans, and foundations. The firm manages separate client-focused equity portfolios. It also manages mutual funds for its clients. The firm invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It invests in growth stocks of small-cap and mid-cap companies to create its equity portfolios. The firm employs a fundamental analysis to make its investments. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolios against the Russell 2000 Growth Index, Russell 2500 Growth Index, Russell Midcap Growth Index, and HFRX Equity Hedge Index.

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