St. James's Place plc, through its subsidiaries, provides financial and wealth management services in the United Kingdom. It offers pensions, protection, and investment products; unit trust investment products, including ISAs and PEPs; and financial products, such as annuities, mortgages, and stakeholder pensions from third party providers. The company, formerly known as St. James's Place Capital plc, was founded in 1977 and changed its name to St. James's Place plc in May 2006. The company is headquartered in Cirencester, the United Kingdom.

HSBC Private Bank comprises the private banking operations of UK banking bigwig HSBC Holdings. A subsidiary of principal holding company, HSBC Private Banking Holdings (Suisse) and operating through several subsidiaries of its own, the company specializes in private banking and trustee services such as investment advisory and wealth and tax planning for wealthy individuals and families. Banking services include deposit products, debit and credit cards, lines of credit, loans, high-end residential mortgages and home equity loans, and other related services. HSBC Private Bank group also provides specialty advisory services to charities, foundations, media companies, and diamond and jewelry concerns.

Eight Peaks seeks out and invests in near start up and small companies that are in sectors exhibiting long term growth. The investments must have the potential and catalysts to generate asymmetric returns. Once invested, Eight Peaks assists the companies to realise their potentials. Returns are generated on exits, which can be IPOs or trade sales. Eight Peaks makes investments in all sectors including technology, energy and natural resources, specifically in businesses and opportunities with the potential for substantial asymmetric capital appreciation. The focus is primarily on high growth companies, although investments may be made in anticipation of receiving dividends.

Baroda Ventures is a Los Angeles based venture capital firm founded in 1998 by philanthropist and technology entrepreneur David C. Bohnett, the founder of GeoCities, an Internet-based media company, publicly traded on NASDAQ and subsequently acquired by Yahoo! Baroda Ventures focused on early stage venture investments (Seed and Series A) in the consumer internet, SaaS, and digital media industries ranging from $100K to $5M with a particular focus on Los Angeles and Southern California based companies. Baroda Ventures love working side-by-side with scrappy entrepreneurs who are passionate about building lasting businesses. Baroda Ventures love working side-by-side with scrappy entrepreneurs who are passionate about building lasting businesses. Baroda Ventures believe in the power of well designed products.

Macquarie Private Wealth (formerly Blackmont Capital) provides equity sales, trading, and research, as well as capital raising and financial advisory services for corporate and institutional clients. Its research division focuses on the technology, media, communications, metals and minerals, energy, real estate, and financial services sectors. Macquarie Private Wealth company's wealth management activities include private client services and support for investment advisors. Products include money market instruments, bonds, public venture capital, retirement plans, and tax-free savings accounts. Australia-based Macquarie Group acquired Blackmont Capital from CI Financial at the end of 2009.

Freeman Spogli & Co. was founded in 1983 and is based in Los Angeles, California with an additional office in New York, New York. Freeman Spogli & Co. is a private equity firm specializing in buyouts, and acquisitions of middle market companies. The firm may also invest in add-on acquisition opportunities. It invests in retail, direct marketing, and distribution companies. The firm prefers to invest in companies based in the United States. It typically makes equity investments between $40 million and $150 million in companies with enterprise values between $100 million and $700 million. The firm seeks to take a seat on the board of directors of its portfolio companies.

Guangdong Investment Limited engages in investment holding, property holding and investment, investing in infrastructure and energy projects, water supply business, highway operations, electric power generation, financing, hotel ownership and operations, property development, toll roads and bridges construction, hotel management, and department stores operation. The company is a subsidiary of GDH Limited. Segments The company’s segments include Property Investment and Development; Toll Roads and Bridges; Water Distribution; Electric Power Generation; Hotel Operations and Management; and Department Stores. Property Investment and Development segment invests in various properties in Hong Kong and Mainland China that are held for rental income purposes, and engages in the development of properties in Mainland China. This segment also provides property management services for certain commercial properties; and rents a shopping mall, including department stores, as well as two tower blocks. Toll Roads and Bridges segment invests in various road and bridge projects in Mainland China. Water Distribution segment operates a water supply project in Mainland China supplying natural water to Hong Kong, Dongguan, and Shenzhen. Electric Power Generation segment operates coal-fire power plants that supply electricity in the Guangdong Province, Mainland China.

Dollar Financial Corp. provides retail financial services to unbanked and under-banked consumers. Dollar Financial Corp. offers cash checking, single-payment consumer loans, longer-term installment loans, electronic tax filing, bill payment, foreign currency exchange, pawnbroking, debit cards and gift cards, photo ID, prepaid local and long-distance phone services, gold buying services, and legal document processing. Dollar Financial Corp. provides its services through its stores, which operate under the names of Money Mart, The Money Shop, Loan Mart, Insta-Cheques, The Check Cashing Store, American Payday Loans, American Check Casher, Check Casher, Payday Loans, Cash Advance, Cash Advance USA, and We The People. As of June 30, 2009, Dollar Financial Corp. had a network of 1,206 stores, including 1,031 company-operated financial services stores and 175 franchised and agent locations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and Poland. Dollar Financial Corp., formerly known as DFG Holdings, Inc., was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.

Davidson Companies offers investment banking, asset management, and travel services through five subsidiaries. Davidson Companies flagship firm, D.A. Davidson & Co., was founded in 1935 and offers investment banking services such as merger and acquisition advisory, capital raising, institutional sales and trading, and fundamental research. Davidson Companies provides brokerage, trust, wealth management, and financial planning services for private clients through Davidson Trust Co. and Davidson Investment Advisors. Davidson Travel is a full-service travel agency. Davidson Companies has more than 50 offices in some 15 states, though it is mainly active in the Northwest.

Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) provides intermediate capital -- as in mezzanine financing (a financing method that combines elements of the more traditional senior debt and equity methods of financing) -- to companies in Europe, North America, and the Asia/Pacific region. Founded in 1989, the firm finances mezzanine deals (generally in the E15 million to E500 million range) for acquisitions, buyouts, refinancing, and pre-IPO situations. ICG also manages a handful of collateralized debt obligation (CDO) funds, which blend senior debt, high-yield, and mezzanine investments. The investment company has more than E11 billion in direct investments and third-party funds under management.

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