Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation provides agricultural real estate and rural housing mortgage loans in the secondary market in the United States. Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation engages in purchasing eligible loans directly from lenders; providing advances against eligible loans by purchasing obligations secured by those loans; securitizing assets and guaranteeing securities representing interests in pools of eligible loans; and issuing long-term standby purchase commitments for eligible loans. Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation also purchases portfolios of newly originated and seasoned loans, mortgage loans secured by first liens on agricultural real estate, fixed- and adjustable rate loans, and loans to finance electrification and telecommunications systems in rural areas. Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation was founded in 1987 and is based in Washington, D.C.

Guoco Group Limited, an investment holding company, provides principal investment, property development and investment, hospitality and leisure, and financial services. The company operates as a subsidiary of Guoline Overseas Limited. Principal Investment The company’s principal investment business includes equity and direct investments, as well as treasury operations. Its investment infrastructure includes synergistic analytical tools, risk management system, as well as management information system. Its treasury division focuses on global economic conditions, forex and interest rate trends, and strategic trading ideas. It also manages financial exposures of the company and hedging proposals. Property Development and Investment GuocoLand Limited (GLL) is the company’s property arm and operates in Singapore, China, Malaysia, and Vietnam. As of June 30, 2009, the company developed and sold 29 residential projects in Singapore, producing approximately 8,300 apartments and homes. In China, GLL has a land bank of approximately two million square metres in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, and Tianjin. In Malaysia, GLL has established an embedded property operation through its Malaysia subsidiary, GuocoLand (Malaysia) Berhad, with property development, property investment, as well as hotel and resort holdings business. Hospitality and Leisure Business GuocoLeisure Limited (GL) is the company’s subsidiary in the hospitality and leisure business. GL’s operating assets include the Guoman Hotels group (Guoman) and Clermont Leisure (U.K.) Limited (Clermont Leisure) in the United Kingdom and rights to a royalty stream from the production of oil and gas in the Bass Strait in Australia. Guoman owns, leases, or manages 37 hotels (8,400 rooms) in the United Kingdom under two brands, the international deluxe Guoman brand, which includes four Central London landmark hotels with approximately 2,300 rooms, and the four-star ‘Thistle’ brand in 33 properties with 6,100 rooms in London and the provinces. In the Asia Guoman manages two hotels in Malaysia under the Thistle brand standard. Clermont Leisure is a licensed casino operator in the United Kingdom.

ncam (short for innovative capital management) is an asset management firm that acts as a middleman between more than 800 financial planning outfits and individual investors in Germany. Incam's revenue comes from commissions from sales of and referrals to funds managed by such firms as Templeton Global Strategic Services, Pioneer Funds Distributor, Nordea Bank, and AllianceBernstein Holding (formerly Alliance Capital Management). Incam also manages a mutual fund partnership, Fonds Spezial Depot, which allows access to funds with minimum purchase prices that individual investors typically cannot meet.

Olympus Partners was founded in 1988 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut. Olympus Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in financing late stage venture capital, expansion capital, mature and middle market management buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, senior and subordinated debt, growth capital, turnarounds, private financings of public companies, going private transactions, and divestitures. The firm does not invest in seed or early stage. It prefers to invest in business services, healthcare manufacturing and services, logistics and transportation services, consumer products and services, consumer and restaurant, software and information technology services, and financial services. The firm typically invests $20 million for venture capital and growth capital deals to $300 million or more for buyouts. It can either take a controlling stake or a minority ownership position in a company depending on capital and liquidity requirements of the company. The firm seeks to take Board seats in the portfolio companies. It typically holds its investments between three years and seven years.

Innovium Media Properties Corp. invests in early stage opportunities, having proprietary/patented ideas or technologies, having completed basic research and development, and is approaching commercialization. It invests in opportunities that are intended to capitalize on growth sectors of the economy. The company invests in media opportunities and its venture investment portfolio is focused upon Seed Media Group, LLC. As of December 31, 2006, the company had investments in Voice on the Go, Inc.; First Person Plural, Inc.; Seed Media Group LLC; RxRite.com, Inc.; Atlantis; and Fly America Furniture, Inc. Investments Voice on the Go Inc. is a private software company engaged in developing broadband and wireless applications. Voice on the Go provides mobile subscribers with access to email, contacts, calendar and other content by voice at any time, on any cell phone, Blackberry smartphone, or other PDA. First Person Plural, Inc. is a private company based in Montreal, Quebec.

GAMCO Investors, Inc., (GBL) is a provider of investment advisory services to mutual funds, institutional and private wealth management investors, and investment partnerships, principally in the United States. Through Gabelli & Company, Inc. (Gabelli & Company), it provides institutional research services to institutional clients and investment partnerships. It generally manages assets on a discretionary basis and invests in a variety of United States and international securities through various investment styles. Its revenues are based primarily on the firm’s levels of assets under management (AUM) and to a lesser extent, incentive fees associated with its various investment products. It also offers a series of investment partnership (performance fee-based) vehicles that provide a series of long-short investment opportunities, both market and sector specific opportunities, including offerings of non-market correlated investments in merger arbitrage, as well as a fixed income strategy.

Aeon Credit Service (Asia) was the first non-bank credit card issuer in Hong Kong, and today it is one of its largest. Aeon Credit Service (Asia) Company Limited provides about 850,000 cardholders with more than 30 different house, affinity, and corporate cards under the American Express, JCB International, MasterCard, Visa, and UnionPay brands. Aeon Credit Service (Asia) Company Limited also offers personal loans, cash advances, and insurance, but credit cards account for about 70% of its total revenues. Aeon Credit Service (Asia) operates in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Aeon Credit Service (Asia) Company Limited is part of Japanese retail and financial giant AEON CO.

ThinkTank Holdings LLC was founded in 1999 by entrepreneur Scott Blum. ThinkTank is a venture capital firm with investments in about eight companies in entertainment, media, technology, and e-commerce. Among these are electronic retailers Buy.com and Sell.com as well as exercise site Yoga Today, and brand name developer ThinkBig Media. Four of its early investments have been sold. On top of raising capital for portfolio companies, ThinkTank provides merger and acquisitions advice, strategic business partnerships, legal support, business development, and marketing services. It also takes controlling positions in most of its portfolio companies.

FAF Advisors, Inc. is an asset management arm of U.S. Bank National Association. The firm provides its services to high net worth individuals, banking or thrift institutions, investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, charitable organizations, corporations, state or municipal government entities, and Taft-Hartley plans. It also manages separate client-focused equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios. The firm manages mutual funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity, fixed income, and alternative markets across the globe. The firm primarily invests in value and growth stocks of small-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap companies. It employs a fundamental and quantitative analysis to make its investments. The firm was formerly known as U.S. Bancorp Asset Management, Inc. FAF Advisors, Inc. is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Named after a 17th century war ship, Brigantine Advisors wants to help its clients navigate the vast investment world. The firm provides investment research and advisory services to corporations, venture capitalists, private equity firms, and a variety of funds (i.e. mutual, hedge, bonds). It conducts research and analysis of technology, retail, and energy companies on behalf of its clients, focusing on market analysis, mergers and acquisitions, product development, financing, and investor relations. In addition, the firm provides trading services through a partnership with a third-party company. Brigantine Advisors operates offices in New York, Boston, and San Francisco.

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