Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Berkshire) is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities. The most important of these are insurance businesses conducted on both a primary basis and a reinsurance basis. Berkshire also owns and operates a large number of other businesses engaged in a variety of activities. Berkshire’s insurance and reinsurance business activities are conducted through approximately 70 domestic and foreign-based insurance entities. Berkshire’s insurance businesses provide insurance and reinsurance of property and casualty risks world-wide and also reinsure life, accident and health risks world-wide. Berkshire’s insurance underwriting operations are comprised of sub-groups: GEICO and its subsidiaries, General Re and its subsidiaries, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group and Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group. On February 12, 2010, the Company acquired all of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF).

Winterthur Life UK, Ltd. offers wealth management solutions to the high net worth marketplace. It provides focused investment and retirement solutions, and support services distributed through IFAs. The company offers individual pension products, such as the personal pension; the self-invested personal pensions; the section 32 and the self-invested section 32; and the executive pension and the self-invested executive pension. In addition, it provides administration, Internet access, pricing, and investments to a range of defined contribution pension products. Winterthur Life UK also offers group personal pensions, stakeholder, group additional voluntary contribution, and contracted in money purchase products. It offers group personal pensions and single premium personal pensions via advisers.

The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is based in New York, New York. The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc. (JEGI) is a boutique investment bank that provides financial services to media and information companies. The firm offers mergers and acquisition; debt and equity financing; valuation; and strategic consulting services. JEGI caters to media, information technology, marketing, communications, advertising, and publishing sectors. Its clientele include CNET, Dow Jones, Hearst, Jupitermedia, Nielsen Media, Pearson, Reed Elsevier, Thomson Corporation, United Business Media, Abry Partners, Frontenac Company, Housatonic Partners, Pfingsten Partners, Seaport Capital, Warburg Pincus, and Wicks Group of Companies.

H.I.G. Capital was founded in 1993 and is based in Miami, Florida with additional offices across the United States and Europe. H.I.G. Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in seed or startups, early, mid, and late stage; management and leveraged buyouts; add on acquisitions; mature businesses; industry consolidation; corporate divestitures; recapitalization transactions; turnarounds; growth or development capital; distressed credits and shares; and public to private transactions of small and middle market companies. It also invests in underperforming businesses. The firm does not invest in industries that are highly cyclical or capital intensive. It primarily invests in small and medium sized companies in the manufacturing, business services, specialty chemicals, promotional products, plastic molding, consumer products, oil recycling and water filtration, telecommunications, and pharmaceutical manufacturing services sectors. The firm typically makes investments ranging between €2 million ($3 million) to €100 million ($150.27 million). It prefers to invest in companies based in the United States and Europe. The firm seeks to invest in companies with revenues up to $500 million; enterprise value between $50 million and $500 million; and an EBITDA between $5 million and $150 million. It invests in the form of equity and debt.

Catapult Venture Managers Limited was formed in 1999 and is based at Leicester, United Kingdom with an additional office at Birmingham, United Kingdom. Catapult Venture Managers Limited is a priavte equity and venture capital firm specializing in equity investments in all stages of the business lifecycle with a focus on start ups, early stage, development capital, management buy-outs, and management buyins in small and medium sized companies. It invests in healthcare, medical devices, environmental or green propositions, and support services. The firm primarily invests in companies based in the East Midlands region. It typically invests between £200,000 ($292,124) and £2 million ($2.92 million) in its portfolio companies. The firm seeks to exit its investments within three years to five years. It takes a minority stake, can work with other investors, and can lead and be involved with investor syndicates.

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.

Founded in 1985, International Monetary Systems (IMS) serves over 17,000 businesses and professional people representing 23,000 cardholders in 50 U.S. markets. The IMS network enables companies to acquire new business, create cost savings, and improve operations by taking advantage of barter opportunities in their business models. Based in New Berlin, WI and managed by seasoned industry veterans, IMS is one of the largest publicly traded barter companies in the world and is continually expanding its network by adding exchange locations. The company's proprietary transaction software, Trade Network Tracking System (TNT), enables businesses and individuals to trade goods and services throughout North America online using an electronic currency known as trade dollars.

Founded in 1988, Riverside Partners, LLC has completed approximately 210 deals and has more than $3 billion under management in four funds. Riverside Partners (also known as the Riverside Company) is a private equity firm that invests in small and middle-market companies generally valued at less than $150 million. Its holdings include about 70 firms in a variety of industries; Riverside typically closes around 25 to 30 transactions per year, mainly add-ons to its existing portfolio companies. Investors include banks, endowments, insurance companies, and pension funds. Riverside has nearly 20 offices in the US, the Asia/Pacific region, and Europe.

Dorchester Minerals, L.P. was founded in 1982 and is based in Dallas, Texas. Dorchester Minerals, L.P. (Partnership) is a limited partnership formed on the combination of Dorchester Hugoton, Ltd., Republic Royalty Company, L.P. and Spinnaker Royalty Company, L.P. The Partnership is engaged in the acquisition, ownership and administration of Net Profits Interests and Royalty Properties. The Net Profits Interests represent net profits overriding royalty interests in various properties owned by the operating partnership. The Royalty Properties consist of producing and nonproducing mineral, royalty, overriding royalty, net profits, and leasehold interests located in 574 counties and parishes in 25 states. The Partnership’s general partner is Dorchester Minerals Management LP, which is managed by its general partner, Dorchester Minerals Management GP LLC. Its general partner also controls and owns, directly and indirectly, all of the partnership interests in Dorchester Minerals Operating LP and its general partner.

Raymond James Financial, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the underwriting, distribution, trading, and brokerage of equity and debt securities, as well as the sale of mutual funds and other investment products in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Raymond James Financial, Inc. Private Client Group segment provides securities brokerage services, including the sale of equities, mutual funds, fixed income products, and insurance products to their individual clients; and correspondent clearing services to other broker-dealer firms. Raymond James Financial, Inc. Capital Markets segment offers securities brokerage, trading, and research services to institutions with a focus on the sale of U.S. and Canadian equities and fixed income products; and manages participation in underwritings, merger and acquisition services, and public finance activities. Raymond James Financial’s Asset Management segment provides investment portfolio management services, mutual fund management, and trust services, as well as offers fee-based programs for portfolio management services customers.Raymond James Financial, Inc. Stock Loan/Borrow segment involves in borrowing and lending securities from and to other broker-dealers, financial institutions, and other counterparties, primarily as an intermediary. Raymond James Financial’s Proprietary Capital segment consists of principal capital and private equity activities, including various direct and third party private equity and merchant banking investments, short-term special situation mezzanine and bridge investments, and private equity funds. Raymond James Financial, Inc. was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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