vFinance Investments, Inc. (the “Company”), a subsidiary of vFinance, Inc. (www.vfinance.com ), is a financial services company which specializes in emerging opportunities, providing investment banking, trading, trend forecasting, and consulting services to micro, small and mid-cap high-growth companies, and to institutional and high net-worth investors seeking above-market returns.vFinance Company possesses an exceptional understanding of small-cap and micro-cap market stocks gained from being a market maker in over 2500 stocks in those categories, from its experienced investment banking team, and from the large number of plans posted or summarized on its website which is ranked as a leading destination for companies seeking capital with over 3 million visitors annually from over 175 countries. Its new Sterling Fixed Income Division has an established reputation for superior yield trend forecasting.The Company offers personalized service through its global financial consultants located in offices in 30 U.S. cities and in Latin America, and through its trading desk. The trading desk offers, among other things, ADR liquidity pools and effective market liquidation strategies. The Company continues to provide new services including EquityStation, which offers its clients electronic direct market access (DMA).

JAFCO Ventures focuses its attention on the US and invests venture capital in development-stage information technology companies, generally as a secondary investor. Portfolio companies include systems integrator Infinera, online security services provider Voltage Security, broadband wireless services provider Aperto Networks, wireless software designer Devicescape Software, and semiconductor designer Xambala. With the advantages of its parent company, JAFCO Ventures utilizes financial professionals and advisers in Asia to forge relationships and partnerships with potential clients as well.

Weatherly Asset Management provides financial services such as investment advice, insurance, tax planning, and trust services to individual investors and to institutions such as charities, trusts, and pension and profit-sharing plans. It offers a range of investment strategies, including equity management, asset allocation, fixed-income management, and commodity investments. Founded in 1994, Weatherly Asset Management has more than $100 million in client assets under management. President Carolyn Taylor owns a majority of the firm.

Stonington Partners is a New York based private equity firm with more than $1 billion of capital under management on behalf of public and corporate pension funds, private endowments and other financial institutions. Stonington Partners was formed in 1994 out of a desire of its Partners to establish an independent entity following a decade of managing the investment activities of Merrill Lynch Capital Partners, Inc. (MLCP), which had $1.6 billion of equity capital under management.Stonington focuses on identifying attractive investments in middle market companies with values between $50 million and $500 million. Stonington typically invests from $25 million to $150 million of equity per company either at the initial acquisition, or over time through add-on investments. While receptive to opportunities in across industries, Stonington focuses on sectors in which its team has proven expertise.Stonington’s investment professionals have over 90 years of cumulative private equity experience that were gained through Stonington Partners and their prior affiliation with MLCP. These experiences cover the past 20+ years of private equity investing through various market cycles. In addition to their roles with the portfolio investments made through Stonington Partners, stonington investment professionals played direct roles in over 20 investments of MLCP.

ABS Capital Partners was founded in 1990 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland with additional offices in San Francisco, California and Waltham, Massachusetts. ABS Capital Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in expansion financings, management buyouts, and recapitalizations of mid to late stage growth companies. The firm prefers to invest in strong growth companies that have moved beyond the start up phase favored by venture capital firms, but which are not yet on the radar screens of later stage buyout firms. It seeks to invest in the healthcare, technology, business services, software, media, and communication sectors. The firm typically invests between $10 million and $30 million in a company. It typically invests in companies based in the United States. The firm prefers to take a seat on the board of directors of its portfolio companies and leads the financing rounds. It makes both majority and minority stake investments.

U.S. Global Investors was founded in 1968 and is based in San Antonio, Texas.U.S. Global Investors, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to investment companies. It also manages accounts for other pooled investment vehicles, individuals, and corporations. The firm manages family of equity and fixed income mutual funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity, fixed income, gold, and natural resources markets across the globe. The firm invests in growth and core stocks to make its equity investments. For its fixed income securities, the firm invests in short and intermediate municipal debt, and U.S. government money market.

As a pioneering investor in Northern Ireland, Enterprise Equity is one of Northern Ireland's longest established fund managers, with an enviable investment record in both technology businesses such as BCO Technologies Ltd, as well as traditional industries such as Balcas. Enterprise Equity was originally established as an evergreen investment fund in 1987 by the International Fund for Ireland. Since the initial £7 million capitalisation in 1987, £28 million has been invested in 40 companies producing a very attractive return after covering running costs and considerable taxes. In 2008, the Enterprise Equity Team conducted its own management buy-out of the fund management business from the International Fund for Ireland.

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) is a demutualized and integrated securities and derivatives exchange. It has three segments: securities market, which provides listing, trading, clearing, account maintenance, and corporate action and price information services for the securities market; derivatives market, which provides trading, clearing and price information services for the derivatives market, and other operations, which provides other services. Its securities products include bonds, debentures and loan stocks; business trusts; equities; exchange traded funds; global depository receipts; infrastructure funds; real estate investment trusts and warrants. Its derivatives products include short-term and long-term interest rate futures and options on futures; equity index futures and options on futures; structured warrants, and certificates. It operates an over-the-counter clearing facility, SGX AsiaClear. On June 30, 2008, SGX acquired Singapore Commodity Exchange Limited.

Vulcan Inc. firm holds the Microsoft co-founder's remaining stake in the industry-defining juggernaut, as well as stakes in dozens of companies involved in technology, telecommunications, multimedia, energy, and real estate. Portfolio holdings include cable company Charter Communications (which reorganized in 2009 under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection) and privately built spacecraft SpaceShipOne. Allen also owns two professional sports teams, the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers and the NFL's Seattle Seahawks.

Martin Capital Advisors was founded in 1989 by managing partner Paul Martin. Martin Capital Advisors company has about $30 million in assets under management. Martin starts with a capital "M," as in money. Martin Capital Advisors capitalizes on asset management, including private and institutional investment portfolios. It offers various portfolio options, including its Flexible Portfolio, which is designed for investors willing to accept short-term volatility, and its ConservativePortfolio, which is designed for investors that want less risk. Some of its major holdings include Cisco Systems, Dell Computer, and Starbucks.

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