Camellia Plc, through its subsidiaries, operates in agriculture and horticulture, engineering, food storage and distribution, insurance, pharmaceuticals, and private banking and financial services businesses. Its agriculture and horticulture business includes production of tea, edible nuts, avocados, rubber, soya, wheat, citrus products, wine grapes, table grapes, and other horticultural produce; and general farming operations. The company’s engineering business comprises the provision of metal finishing, fabrication, precision engineering, and heat treatment services primarily for the aerospace, and oil and gas industries. It has operations in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, India, Kenya, Malawi, Bangladesh, North America, Bermuda, South Africa, and South America.

The London Stock Exchange is at the heart of the global financial market and is home to some of the largest, most successful and dynamic companies in the world. The Exchange has built on a long history of integrity, expertise and market knowledge to become the world's most international stock exchange. In October 2007 the Exchange merged with Borsa Italiana, creating Europe's leading diversified exchange business, London Stock Exchange Group. The LSE includes the main market, the Professional Securities Market (or PSM, listed debt securities), and the Alternative Investment Market (or AIM, which lists new and growing companies). The LSE is also a leader in international IPOs. Borse Dubai owns around 21% of the exchange; Qatar Investment Company owns about 15%.

Insight Investment Management was founded in 2002 and is based in London, United Kingdom. Insight Investment Management Limited operates as a subsidiary of HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Ltd. As of November 2, 2009, Insight Investment Management Limited operates as a subsidiary of BNY Mellon Asset Management International Limited. Insight Investment Management Limited is an asset management company with approximately £92.9 billion ($174 billion) assets under management. The firm primarily provides its services to institutional investors. It manages separate client-focused equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios and hedge funds. The firm invests in public equity, fixed income, and hedging markets and private equity markets across the globe. The firm primarily invests in growth and value stocks employing a fundamental analysis with a top-down and bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolios. It conducts in-house research to make its investments.

As an investment company active since 1957, Cobepa has progressively developed into a well recognized actor in private equity. Cobepa success has been built on cobepa ability to invest in companies with long term growth perspectives and to accompany these companies in a spirit of partnership with their shareholders and efficient cooperation with their management. The quality and experience of cobepa teams, cobepa ability to arrange complex transactions and our aptitude to contribute actively to the definition of strategy, are the key contribution to the strengthening of the companies in which cobepa are shareholders.

Hotung Investment Holdings Ltd, a venture capital firm with operations in Taiwan, the US and China, was incorporated in March 1997 and has been listed on the Main Board of SGX-ST since August 1997. It is the first and only Taiwan venture capital firm listed on the Singapore Exchange. The Group's two business divisions are Venture Capital Investment and Fund Management Operation. In Venture Capital Investment Business, it works through its 3 subsidiaries, Hotung Venture Capital, Daitung Development and Investment and Huitung Investments (BVI) Ltd. In Fund Management Operations, through Hotung International Co Ltd. (“HIC”) one of Taiwan’s largest venture capital investment managers, currently manages and/or advises 8 funds globally and internationally. HIC, a value-added partner to our portfolio of companies, provides management and advisory services in respect of hundreds of investee companies.The Group’s investment portfolio is focused on key industry sectors that include semiconductor, LCD and communications etc. Over 65% of the Group’s portfolio investments are in the greater China region, while the rest is based in the US. Hotung Group was formerly known as Hotung Venture Capital Corp ("Hotung VC"). Hotung VC was founded by Tai Lung Capital Inc. (formally known as Tai Lung Corp.), Daiwa Corporate Investment Co., Ltd. (formally known as Daiwa SMBC Capital Co.,Ltd.) and Mega International Commercial Bank (formally known as Chiao Tung Commercial Bank Co Ltd) in June 1987. In 1997, as part of the restructuring exercise conducted for purposes of the Company's public offering, the venture capital fund management contracts were transferred from Hotung VC to Hotung International Co.,Ltd. and Hotung VC became purely a venture capital fund. Hotung Investment Holdings Ltd was incorporated in Bermuda on 5 March 1997.

Nasdaq OMX PHLX (formerly The Philadelphia Stock Exchange and known as the PHLX for short) might think so. Founded in 1790, the exchange claims seniority status over the larger New York Stock Exchange. The PHLX provides electronic and hybrid floor-based trading of equities, options, and futures trading, as well as clearing services. The exchange trades some 7,000 stocks and 2,600 equity options. In 2008 The Nasdaq OMX Group bought the PHLX from a group of investors including Citadel Investment Group, Citigroup, Credit Suisse (USA), Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, and UBS for some $695 million. The exchange is now part of the Nasdaq Transaction Services US Group.

Oak Hill Capital Partners is a private equity firm specializing in investments in middle-market companies. The firm seeks to invest in basic industries; business and financial services; consumer, retail, and distribution; media and telecom; healthcare; and technology. Within basic industries, it focuses on aerospace and defense; packaging; construction and infrastructure; and transportation and automotive. In business and financial services sector, the firm targets companies in the outsourced global services; logistics and supply chain management; niche insurance and reinsurance; specialty finance; and education and earning services sectors. Within the consumer, retail, and distribution sector, it invests in strong consumer brands; branded and private label strategic suppliers to retail channel; multi-channel direct-to-consumer business models; specialty retailers; and value-added distributors. In media and telecom sector, the firm focuses on cable and satellite television; television, radio broadcasting, and networks; filmed and musical content; publishing; online, interactive content, and gaming; outdoor and other place-based media; and wireless and wireline communications.

Novastar Financial, Inc. was founded in 1996. NovaStar Financial, Inc. holds non-conforming residential mortgage securities. The company's majority owned subsidiary, StreetLinks National Appraisal Services LLC, is a residential mortgage appraisal management company. Advent Financial Services LLC (Advent), a majority owned subsidiary of the company, provides access to tailored banking accounts, small dollar banking products and related services to meet the needs of low and moderate income level individuals. The company’s portfolio of mortgage securities includes interest-only, prepayment penalty, and overcollateralization securities retained from its securitizations of nonconforming, and single-family residential mortgage loans. Its portfolio of mortgage securities also includes subordinated mortgage securities retained from its securitizations and subordinated home equity loan asset-backed securities (ABS) purchased from other ABS issuers.

GIMV NV was founded in 1980 and is based in Antwerp, Belgium with additional offices across the Europe. GIMV NV is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in buyouts, growth capital, and venture capital investments. It prefers to invest in infrastructure and innovative as well as in marketing and communication services companies. Within buyouts and growth capital, the firm seeks to invest in mid-sized established companies in Belgium, France, and Netherlands. In Belgium, it seeks to invest in small and medium sized businesses and typically invests in the following transactions; succession issues in family-owned companies, financial shareholders seeking liquidity, corporate divestitures, and companies in need of financial means to accelerate growth. The firm invests in equity and mezzanine transactions in all sectors. Additionally, it seeks to invest between €5 million ($6.72 million) and €40 million ($53.79 million) in companies with enterprise values up to €150 million ($201.73 million). In France, the firm seeks to invest in small and medium sized businesses and typically invests in the following transactions; succession issues in family-owned companies, financial shareholders seeking liquidity, corporate divestitures, and companies in need of financial means to accelerate growth. It typically invests between €5 million ($6.72 million) and €25 million ($33.62 million) in companies with enterprise values of up to €150 million ($192.46 million).

Duke Street is a private equity firm specializing in acquisition, leveraged buyouts and buyins of established middle market companies, consolidation, turnaround, public to private transition, parent company distress, and buy and build investments. It does not invest in start-ups and early-stage companies. The firm prefers to invest in chemical; distribution; corporate services; business services and outsourcing; retail and consumer; food; industrial; healthcare; leisure; Biotechnology, Medical, Chemistry, New materials, and financial services. Within the business services and outsourcing sector, it focuses on public and private sector facilities management; white-collar engineering consultancy, particularly environmental; testing; outsourcing, particularly third party administration; waste management and recycling; and printing and packaging companies with strong intellectual property and significant service element. In the retail and consumer sector, the firm focuses on specialty retailers, chilled food manufacturers, and niche branded FMCG companies. Within the healthcare sector, it focuses on specialized healthcare service providers, producers of pharmaceuticals, and medical equipment manufacturers. In the leisure sector the firm focuses on health and fitness and sports companies, gaming, Continental European hotel groups, and niche tourism related companies.

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