GAM Holding isn't afraid to gamble on risky bets. The asset management firm offers private clients, institutional investors, and intermediary clients such investment vehicles as equity, fixed income, private-label funds, and alternative investment funds, as well as portfolio management. GAM Holding was spun off in late 2009 from Swiss private banker Julius Baer. Now its own separate, public entity, GAM Holding comprises GAM, Swiss & Global Asset Management, and a 28% stake in Artio Global Investors. (Swiss & Global focuses on traditional investments, while GAM is known for alternative and absolute-return strategies, such as hedge funds). GAM Holding has assets under management of CHF$124 billion ($119 billion).

Benchmark Capital was founded in 1995 and is based in Menlo Park, California with additional offices in London, United Kingdom and Herzliya Pituach, Israel. Benchmark Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in early stage investments. The firm seeks to invest in technology driven companies in the areas of enterprise software and services, communications and security, semiconductors, mobile computing, consumer services, and financial services. It mainly seeks to invest in companies based in U.S. and Europe. The firm typically seeks to make initial investments between $3 million and $5 million, with investments between $5 million and $15 million over the life of its portfolio companies. Its investments can range between $100,000 and $10 million or $15 million. The firm seeks to be the first investor in the portfolio companies.

Palomar Ventures was launched in 1999 by veteran venture capitalists to focus on early stage information technology companies that demonstrate the potential for exceptional growth and market leadership. The founding principle of Palomar is teamwork; we work closely with our portfolio companies to assist them in achieving their objectives. The partners at Palomar have contributed their strategic insight, network of corporate relationships, and recruiting skills to assist in building nearly 50 public companies.Palomar Ventures is currently investing Palomar III, a $225 million fund, bringing total capital under management to over $500 million. A typical investment involves $2 million to $5 million in capital, and we prefer to act as a lead or co-lead investor early in the process of value formation. We believe that beginning early with a company is the best way to utilize our experience in building value rapidly by focusing the company on a small number of key milestones.Given their personal experience in running venture-backed companies, Palomar's partners understand the frustrations of the entrepreneur in dealing with the venture community. Our philosophy includes a commitment to responding rapidly to new ideas and business plans, and to forming partnerships with the goal of creating sustainable companies for the long term.

Bridgepoint Capital Limited was founded in 1996 and is based in London, United Kingdom. Bridgepoint Capital Limited is a private equity firm specializing in buyout, buy-in, growth, middle market, consolidation, and public-to-private transactions. The firm prefers to make investments in all sectors including companies engaged in the consumer, financial services, healthcare, media and technology, support services, industrials, business services, and transport industries. Within the business services sector the firm prefers to invest in professional services and business process outsourcing, property and facility services, testing, inspection and certification, equipment rental and asset outsourcing, and transport services and infrastructure. Within the consumer industry investments are sought in companies engaged in food and drink, travel and hospitality, health and fitness, entertainment, specialist retail, leisure, FMCG, pubs and restaurants, and consumer goods. Additionally, the firm seeks to invest in retail turnaround situations or where a consumer brand is capable of further rollout. It seeks to invest in sub-prime lending, independent financial advisers, insurance broking, fund management, support services, consumer and specialist finance, financial infrastructure, technology and services, and wealth and asset management within the financial services sector.

SCM Advisors LLC was founded in 1989 and is based in San Francisco, California. SCM Advisors LLC is a privately owned investment manager. The firm provides its services to foundations, endowments, corporations, multi-employer plans, private clients, high net worth individuals, investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, charitable organizations, state or municipal government entities, and structured financial products. It manages separate client-focused equity and fixed income portfolios. The firm also manages mutual funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. The firm invests in the growth stocks of small-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap companies. For its micro-cap equity portfolios, it invests in companies with market capitalization of $500 million and below. For its fixed income investments, the firm invests in tax advantaged bonds, government securities, investment grade corporate bonds, municipal bonds, mortgages, asset-backed securities, high yield securities, and non-U.S. bonds. It employs fundamental analysis with a combination of top down macro-economic analysis and bottom up issue research to create its portfolios.

Capital One Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for the Capital One Bank (USA), National Association and Capital One, National Association, which provide various financial products and services to consumers, small businesses, and commercial clients in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Capital One Financial Corporation offers various deposits products comprising non-interest bearing deposits, NOW accounts, money market deposit accounts, savings accounts, and certificates of deposits. Capital One Financial Corporation also involves in consumer and small business card lending, closed end installment lending, automobile lending, consumer mortgage lending, and servicing activities. In addition, Capital One Financial Corporation offers treasury management services to commercial real estate and middle market customers. Capital One Financial Corporation was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

BNP Paribas Asset Management has approximately E250 billion (more than $340 billion) in assets under management in products such as money market investments, equities, bonds and convertible securities, and structured and alternative investments. Institutional investors make up for more than half of the unit's customer base; its retail network and private banking clients account for most of the remainder. BNP Paribas Asset Management also offers its investment products through third-party providers. It has offices in more than two dozen countries, and has been looking to countries such as Brazil and China for growth. The firm is part of BNP Paribas Investment Partners.

Rensburg Sheppards plc is the holding company of a group of companies operating in the financial services industry. The Company, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the provision of investment management and fund management services. The Company operates in two business segments: investment management and the fund management. The principal activity of the investment management segment is the provision of investment management services to private clients, pension funds and charities. The fund management segment manages unit trusts and segregated mandates. All of the Company’s operations are based in the United Kingdom. The Company’s subsidiaries include Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited and Rensburg Fund Management Limited. In July 2009, the Company announced that the merger of the Rensburg Corporate Bond Trust with the Gartmore Corporate Bond Fund was completed.

Garage has raised more than $400 million in venture capital since 1997 and has expanded to include an affiliate in Canada. Founders include CEO and former Apple "Chief Evangelist" Guy Kawasaki and "Forbes" publisher Rich Karlgaard. Garage Technology Ventures helps get start-up companies on the road. The firm focuses on investing in seed-stage and early-stage emerging technology companies based in California and the western US. The firm also organizes events like its renowned "Art of the Start" and "Launch: Silicon Valley" conferences. Investments usually range from $500,000 to $3 million. Its portfolio of cutting-edge companies develops employment search engines, voice communications software and more.

Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) boasts a global alliance of investment firms. Allianz Global Investors company is the umbrella organization for the worldwide asset management operations of financial services giant Allianz SE. One of the largest investment management firms in the world, the division includes US-based bond manager PIMCO, Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management, and NFJ Investment Group. AllianzGI boasts a broad array of asset management products for more than 60 million retail and institutional clients; its offerings include mutual funds, closed-end funds, hedge funds, and wealth management services. Allianz Global Investors company has more than $1 trillion of assets under management.

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