Sigma Capital Group plc (Sigma), together with its subsidiaries is a specialist asset management and advisory company focused on venture capital, property and the commercialization of university intellectual property (IP). The Company’s property activities are carried out through its wholly owned subsidiary, Strategic Investment Management Holdings Ltd (SIMH) and its subsidiary companies, which establish and operate limited partnerships investing in commercial property in the United Kingdom. As of December 31, 2009, the Company manages, and is an investor in four venture funds and two university funds, the Sigma Technology Venture Fund (the Venture Fund), the Sigma Innovation Fund (East of Scotland) (the Innovation Fund), the Sigma Sustainable Energies Fund (the Sustainable Energies Fund), the Sigma Sustainable Energy Fund II (the Sustainable Energy Fund II), the RGU Ventures Investment Fund (the RGU Fund), and the University of Dundee Venture Fund (the Dundee Fund).

Brewin Dolphin Holdings owns Brewin Dolphin Limited (formerly Brewin Dolphin Securities), which is one of the UK's largest investment and brokerage firms. Founded in the 18th century, Brewin Dolphin serves more than 130,000 private, corporate, and institutional clients and has more than 1,100 representatives. The company's primary services include discretionary or representative investing, tax efficiency savings accounts, financial planning, and advisory services. Brewin Dolphin has nearly 40 offices around the UK and manages more than $33 billion for its clients.

iD TechVentures Inc., formerly Acer Technology Ventures, is an early stage investor for former Acer executive Stan Shih that focuses on the greater China region. Its portfolio includes high-tech chip manufacturers and software designers, but other holdings include oil well drilling products and media companies. iD TechVentures has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Taiwan, all the better to capitalize on the region's status as a powerhouse of manufacturing and technology innovation. iD TechVentures company has some $955 million in funds under management.

Gartmore Investment Limited is privately owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to other pooled investment vehicles. It also caters to banking or thrift institutions, charitable organizations and corporations. The firm manages mutual funds for its clients. It invests in public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. The firm operates as a subsidiary of Gartmore Investment Management Ltd. Gartmore Investment Limited is based in London, United Kingdom.

Established in 1890, Suomi Mutual Life Assurance Company is the second oldest life insurance company in Finland. Suomi Mutual administers its customers' life insurance portfolio and related investments for the benefit of policyholders. Suomi Mutual has 300 000 owner customers. Suomi Mutual's insurance portfolio consists of insurance policies taken out before July 1, 1997. The portfolio also includes certain newer policies, such as group pension insurance, and capital redemption contracts for companies and corporations. Part of insurance portfolio transferred to Pohjola. At the beginning of 2005, an over EUR 1 billion insurance portfolio and around 135 000 insurance customers were transferred to Pohjola. Now Pohjola is part of the OP-Pohjola Group, the largest financial services group in Finland. The OP-Pohjola Group is Suomi Mutual's main cooperation partner.

McAdams Wright Ragen was formed in 1998 by Brooks Ragen and Scott McAdams, both formerly associated with the regional firm Ragen MacKenzie. McAdams Wright Ragen, Inc., the regional broker-dealer offers equity and fixed-income trading, asset management, and investment banking services such as corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions advice to area companies. McAdams Wright Ragen, Inc. also performs equity research on northwestern and national stocks and acts as a market maker for some 550 community bank stocks. Offering investment management and financial planning services to retail clients, McAdams Wright Ragen, Inc. has some $3 billion in assets under management. Employee-owned MWR was founded in 1999 by Ragen MacKenzie alums Brooks Ragen and president and CEO Scott McAdams.

Blue Planet Investment Management Ltd is a Malta based investment management company which specialises in managing investments in financial companies. Its corporate philosophy is that consistent out-performance is more likely to be achieved by specialisation than it is from the generalist approach, which currently prevails across most of the fund management industry. Stock markets comprise of many sectors and at any point in time a number of these sectors will be in economic decline and will produce below average returns to investors. The financial sector is not immune to these cycles. However, financial companies, and in particular banks, play a crucial and central role in free market economies. Money transmission is perhaps the single most important function performed in any free market economy and it is the banks’ dominance of this function that gives them tremendous economic muscle. This role will ensure that banks endure whilst other sectors come and go. Blue Planet believes that investors should only invest in those sectors that have superior long-term economic prospects and, crucially, which are undervalued. It believes that the World’s financial sector is one such sector.

Pzena Investment Management, Inc., incorporated on May 8, 2007, operates its business through Pzena Investment Management, LLC. Pzena Investment Management, LLC is an investment management company. As of December 31, 2009, it managed assets in 13 investment strategies across a range of market capitalizations in both United States and non-United States capital markets. The Company constructs concentrated portfolios selected through a fundamental research process similar to the approach of a private equity investor. Its assets under management (AUM) were $14.3 billion at December 31, 2009. It managed money on behalf of institutions and high-net-worth individuals and acted as sub-investment adviser to a range of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-registered mutual funds and offshore funds.

Progress Investment Management Company was founded in 1990 and was under the wings of Bank of America for a time, but is independent after a management buyout. Progress Investment Management specializes in the management of emerging-markets managers, particularly those run by minorities or women; clients include such pension funds as CalPERS, whose manager-development program it manages. Progress Investment Management has approximately $6.4 billion in assets under management.

FirstCity Financial Corporation (FirstCity) is a financial services company. The Company engages in two business segments: Portfolio Asset Acquisition and Resolution, and Special Situations Platform. In the Portfolio Asset Acquisition and Resolution business, the Company acquires portfolios of performing and non-performing loans and other assets (Portfolio Assets), at a discount to their legal principal balances or appraised values, and services and resolves such Portfolio Assets. Through its Special Situations Platform, the Company provides investment capital to privately-held middle-market companies through flexible capital structuring arrangements to generate a risk-adjusted return. These capital investments primarily take the form of senior and junior financing arrangements, but also include direct equity investments, common equity warrants, distressed debt transactions, and leveraged buyouts.

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