University College London is one of the premier universities in the UK for research and innovation, and is dedicated to harnessing its exceptional research for positive social and economic benefit. To this end it has created UCL Business PLC. A wholly-owned subsidiary of University College London, UCL Business has been formed to help industry and business make the most of UCL innovations. Through licensing technologies & innovations, engaging consultancy services, creating shared-risk joint-venture businesses, and utilising UCL’s specialist Subsidiaries, UCL Business promotes and supports the transfer into industry of expertise and knowledge over a wide range of disciplines.

Asset Acceptance Capital tries to help creditors accept the things they cannot change and to have the courage to pay off the debt they can. Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. buys portfolios of written-off consumer debt (credit cards, consumer loans, utilities) at a deep discount, then attempts to collect on them. About half of the value of its portfolio is made up of Visa, MasterCard, and Discover card receivables. Asset Acceptance Capital focuses on debt in the primary, secondary, and tertiary markets, which means between one and three collection agencies have already had a go at them; these portfolios are often the cheapest to acquire but are the hardest to collect on. Tertiary accounts make up about half of its portfolio.

LMS Capital plc was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom with an additional office in San Francisco, California. LMS Capital plc is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in direct and fund of funds investments. The firm seeks to invest in mid venture, late venture, middle market, mature, turnarounds, and buyouts. It makes balance sheet investments. It typically invests in energy and industrial, applied technology, media and leisure, healthcare and medical sectors, consumer services, software and services, commercial and professional services, and financial services. The firm prefers to invest in companies based in the United States and Canada, United Kingdom, Israel, and European Developed Markets. It invests in public and private companies. The firm seeks to hold a board seat in its portfolio companies and actively manages significant stakes in its portfolio companies. The firm typically invests between £5 million ($9.98 million) and £15 million ($29.93 million) in companies with an enterprise value between £10 million ($19.95 million) and £50 million ($99.77 million), minimum revenue of £5 ($9.98 million), and minimum EBITDA of £1 million ($1.995 million).

Vestar Capital Partners is on a quest to invest. Specializing in management buyouts, growth capital investments, and recapitalizations, the firm targets middle-market firms (valued between $250 million and $3 billion) in the consumer products, financial services, media and communications, health care, and manufacturing sectors. It typically invests up to $700 million per transaction. An active, long-term investor that partners with the management of its portfolio companies, Vestar company oversees some $7 billion of committed equity capital on behalf of financial institutions, endowments, foundations, funds of funds, and public and private pension plans.

Fillmore Capital Partners, LLC ("FCP") is a private real estate equity firm specializing in structured investments in operating intensive sectors. Fillmore Capital current investment portfolio exceeds $5.7 billion and outstanding capital commitments exceed $1.0 billion. FCP serves a growing list of large institutional pension funds and a select group of private investment companies. FCP invests on behalf of its clients in large healthcare, lodging and operating company platforms.The senior managers of FCP have focused, throughout their careers, on both debt and equity transactions in virtually all commercial real estate sectors. For the past two decades their focus has been on real estate sectors dependant on operating company platforms. They have been most active in the lodging and healthcare sectors, which continue to be the primary focus of FCP.Looking forward, FCP will develop investment funds that capitalize on Fillmore Capital operating expertise as a substantial part on the return expectations of future investments. Today, Fillmore Capital iew value creation, in real estate dependent, on better management, a timeless statement. The greater the degree of management dependence, the greater the impact on investment returns. Fillmore Capital therefore continue to focus our investment activity on real estate operating company platforms.

Aberdeen Asset Management plc operates as an international investment management company that manages assets for both institutional and retail clients from offices around the world. Aberdeen Asset Management company offers both traditional and improved products, combined with customer support. Aberdeen Asset Management company also provides asset management services. Aberdeen Asset Management company operates in two segments: investment management division and property asset management division. Aberdeen Asset Management company’s investment management division manages equity and fixed interest securities. Its property asset management division manages direct property portfolios for institutions and pooled vehicles, as well as provides certain ancillary services. Investment Management Division Aberdeen Asset Management company’s investment management division manages equity and fixed interest securities. The fixed interest team covers five principal areas of operation: global, emerging markets, Asia, high yield, and U.K. institutional, which covers both investment grade and government bonds. The investment management division has been expanded by the acquisition and integration of Edinburgh Fund Managers Group plc (EFM), while the scale and focus of the property division was changed the sale of the activities carried on from the U.K. and Amsterdam offices.Aberdeen Asset Management institutional clients are pension funds, life assurance companies, banks, government agencies, charities and other financial institutions. Its institutional sales and client services teams are based primarily in the U.K., U.S., Singapore and Australia. Pooled Funds AAM company’s pooled funds include: U.K. Investment Trusts, U.K. Unit Trusts, OEICs, Dublin based UCITS, Luxembourg based SICAV, and Singapore Select fund. Aberdeen Global is the company’s range of Luxembourg-based funds. Aberdeen Global services clients and institutions in Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and Latin America. Aberdeen Global is an umbrella fund that consists of a number of sub-funds covering investment objectives.

J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC is a boutique investment banking firm that provides financial advisory services. The firm offers merger and acquisition, private placement, acquisition financing, management buyout, and recapitalization advisory services. Additionally, it provides retail brokerage, securities trading, and business valuation and insurance services. The firm, formerly known as J.J.B. Hilliard & Son, was founded in 1854 and is based in Louisville, Kentucky. As of March 31, 2008, J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC operates as a subsidiary of HL Financial Services, LLC.

Mackenzie Financial Corporation was founded in 1967 and is based in Toronto, Ontario with an additional office in Vancouver, Canada. Mackenzie Financial Corporation is a privately owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to pooled investment vehicles. It also caters to corporations, high net worth individuals, banking and thrift institutions, investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm manages equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds, segregated funds, pooled funds, pension funds, and labor sponsored funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. For its equity investments, the firm invests in growth and value stocks. It operates as a subsidiary of Mackenzie Inc.

Exponent is a private equity firm that invests in UK headquartered businesses. We invest in successful companies with an enterprise value of between £75m-£350m. Exponent do this by finding the right companies, identifying their potential and working with great people to develop them. Exponent raised an initial fund of £400m from some of the world’s largest and most respected financial institutions. Having deployed this in nine investments, Exponent raised a second fund of £800m. Exponent currently investing from this second fund.Exponent tightly knit team of private equity experts is both well connected in the market and well funded. Exponent’s strong team ethos and personable style are underpinned by 135 years of collective experience. This allows us to take bold decisions and deliver high returns. Because of Exponent extensive experience and because Exponent understand what it means to be owners, Exponent shrewd providers of capital. Exponent aims are to make excellent returns for Exponent investors and deliver profitable relationships for Exponent managers in a committed and personable way.

Neuberger Berman manages about 30 mutual funds invested in US and international equities, bonds, and tax-exempt money markets for individual and institutional clients. It also offers closed-end municipal bond, real estate securities, and hybrid funds; variable annuity portfolios; separate accounts; and alternative investments; as well as wealth management services for high-net-worth clients. Neuberger Berman operates about two dozen offices in the US, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific region. Employees own a majority of the firm, which has approximately $180 billion of assets under management. Institutional clients account for more than half of that total.

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