Federated Investors, Inc. (Federated), together with its consolidated subsidiaries, is a provider of investment management products and related financial services. The Company sponsors, markets and provides investment-related services to various investment products, including mutual funds and Separate Accounts (which include separately managed accounts, institutional accounts, sub-advised funds and other managed products). Federated provided investment advisory services to 145 Federated-sponsored funds (the Federated Funds) as of December 31, 2009. Federated markets these funds to banks, broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries. Of the 145 Federated Funds, as of December 31, 2009, Federated’s investment advisory subsidiaries managed 50 money market funds totaling $281.5 billion in assets, 47 fixed-income funds with $28.4 billion in assets and 48 equity funds with $21.0 billion in assets.

Sanford C. Bernstein, a unit of AllianceBernstein (formerly Alliance Capital Management), was founded by the late Sanford Bernstein in 1967 to manage the discretionary accounts of the wealthy; it has some $70 billion of assets under management for affluent families, as well as pension funds and corporate investors. Sanford Bernstein's hallmark, however, is the fundamental company and industry research and securities valuation it performs for institutional clients. Sanford C. Bernstein company is active mainly in the US, where it maintains some 20 offices.

Aker ASA is a Norway-based industrial investment company engaged in active ownership. Its interests are concentrated on the areas of energy, environment, fisheries and marine biotechnology, and finance. The Company organizes its business activities in three sectors. The Industrial Holdings sector comprises ownership interests in Aker Solutions, Aker Drilling, Det norske oljeselskap, Aker Clean Carbon, and Aker BioMarine. The Financial Holdings sector comprises Aker Asset Management, which manages the hedge fund AAM Absolute Return Fund, and Converto Capital Management, an investment advisor to Converto Capital Fund. Converto Capital Fund holds interests in Aker Seafoods (65.9%), Aker Floating Production (76.2%), Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (50.3%), Bjorge (indirect 39.9%), and American Shipping Company (19.9%). Converto Capital Fund also controls 100% of Ocean Harvest. The Treasury sector manages Aker’s financial instruments: interest-bearing receivables, cash, and cash equivalents.

Colonial Financial Services, Inc operates as the holding company for Colonial Bank, FSB that provides various banking products and services. It offers various deposit accounts, which include certificates of deposit, savings accounts, NOW accounts, checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, club accounts, and individual retirement accounts, as well as commercial checking accounts for businesses and municipalities. Colonial Bankshares company's loan portfolio comprises one- to four-family residential real estate loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, commercial real estate loans, commercial business loans, construction loans, consumer loans, and multi-family mortgage loans. It has branch offices in Bridgeton, Cedarville, Mantua, Millville, Upper Deerfield, Vineland, and Sewell, New Jersey.

ThinkTank Holdings LLC was founded in 1999 by entrepreneur Scott Blum. ThinkTank is a venture capital firm with investments in about eight companies in entertainment, media, technology, and e-commerce. Among these are electronic retailers Buy.com and Sell.com as well as exercise site Yoga Today, and brand name developer ThinkBig Media. Four of its early investments have been sold. On top of raising capital for portfolio companies, ThinkTank provides merger and acquisitions advice, strategic business partnerships, legal support, business development, and marketing services. It also takes controlling positions in most of its portfolio companies.

Kleinwort Benson Private Bank Limited and Kleinwort Benson Channel Islands Holdings Limited represent the combined operations of Kleinwort Benson Private Bank Limited and Kleinwort Benson Channel Islands Holdings Limited in their sale to RHJ International SA. As of July 1, 2010, Kleinwort Benson Private Bank Limited and Kleinwort Benson Channel Islands Holdings Limited were acquired by RHJ International S.A. Kleinwort Benson Private Bank Limited provides banking and wealth management service. The company is based in London, United Kingdom. Kleinwort Benson Channel Islands Holdings Limited provides banking and financial service. Kleinwort Benson (Channel Islands) Ltd. company is based in Westbourne, Channel Islands.

Fiske Plc is a UK agency brokerage firm serving private clients; Fiske also is seeing growth in its institutional investor business. The company also offers corporate financial advising. In June 2002 the company acquired investment bank Ionian Group Ltd. The unit, which does business as Ionian Investment Management, serves corporate, institutional, and private investment clients. Jove Investment Trust controlled nearly 20% of Fiske, but reduced its stake in 2004.

Grotech Management Company was founded in 1984 by managing general partner Frank Adams. Grotech Ventures invests in early, expansion, and growth stage technology companies. The company focuses on long-term investments in communications, information technology, software, and Internet businesses. Grotech's portfolio of about 30 companies includes telecommunications equipment provider Aztek Networks, voice-over-IP company BroadSoft, and broadcasting technology developer ibiquity Digital Radio. Investments range from $500,000 to $5 million.

Seneca is a New York City based restructuring firm located in midtown Manhattan. The firm was established in 1993 by James W. Harris who served as Managing Director and Head of the Financial Restructuring Group at Lehman Brothers Inc. Seneca is a specialty financial advisory firm focusing exclusively on Financial Restructuring Advisory Services and Litigation Support Services involving complex financial litigation.Seneca Financial Group, Inc. is a merchant banking company. It specializes in the restructuring of public and private companies. The company works with senior management of companies and other stakeholders seeking to improve financial and operational restructuring, refinancing, asset redeployments, divestitures, and acquisitions. It provides advisory services, such as financial performance reviews, liquidity stress tests, financial planning, business planning, industry peer analyses, business valuations, and capital investment planning.

nwest Investments was founded in 1981 by chairman Hassan Khosrowshahi as a holding company for his family's investments. Inwest Investments company has three offices in Canada and two in the US. nwest Investments is a private investment firm with holdings in real estate and financial endeavors in Canada. Inwest Investments company's portfolio includes Wesbild Holdings, a developer of residential real estate and resort communities in British Columbia; DRI Capital, which acquires royalty interests in patented pharmaceuticals; and Reservoir Media Management, which invests in entertainment-related royalties. Inwest Investments also founded Future Shop, one of Canada's largest electronics retailers, which was sold to Best Buy Canada in 2001.

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