Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides short term, secured, non–banking, commercial loans to small businesses in the United States. Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc. loans are secured by collateral, such as real estate, receivables, and marketable securities, as well as accompanied by personal guarantees from the principals of the businesses. Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc. also develops Nextyellow, a software solution; and Nextyellow.com, a related Web site, which allow retail businesses and other service providers to reach prospective customers and clients for their goods and services. Manhattan Bridge Capital offers its loan products primarily through the company’s officers and independent loan brokers. Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Novak Biddle Venture Partners was established in 1997 to provide equity financing and assistance to the management of young, information technology companies. NBVP is backed by a number of the country’s most prestigious limited partners, and has over $580 million under management. Novak Biddle Venture seek investment opportunities where the combination of ideas, dollars, experience, and relationships can create long-term, sustainable value. While Novak believe that the vast majority of business plans Novak receive have many of the makings of viable companies, Novak are looking for additional key features in the businesses in which Novak invest.

Quilvest SA was founded in 1915 and is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg with additional offices in Paris, France; New York, New York; and London, United Kingdom. Quilvest SA is a public investment firm specializing in private equity investments and wealth management. It makes private equity investments through its subsidiary Quilvest Private Equity. The firm offers wealth management services through its subsidiaries Banque Privee Quilvest, Quilvest Switzerland and Quilvest Dubai Ltd.

Arlington Asset Investment (formerly Friedman, Billings, Ramsey) is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, invests mostly in residential mortgage-backed securities (MBS). Prior to 2009, Arlington Asset Investment Corporation operated as a real estate investment trust, but it dropped that status in order to gain more flexibility to acquire assets and retain earnings. About one-fourth of its MBS holdings are through agencies such as Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, with the rest being private-label funds. Arlington also manages merchant bank holdings, including interest in equity securities, mezzanine debt, and senior loans. Arlington Asset Investment Corporation changed its name in 2009 to Arlington Asset Investment Corporation.

POCKET CARD CO., LTD. is the Tokyo-based financial services. POCKET CARD CO., LTD. provides credit cards, smart cards, loans, leasing, life insurance, and travel services to customers through roughly 200 automated terminals and staffed locations across Japan. POCKET CARD CO., LTD. sells its services through former parent MYCAL Group's SATY and VIVRE fashion and food stores, but is rapidly expanding via non-MYCAL outlets. POCKET CARD CO., LTD. credit cards are accepted at MasterCard locations in Japan and abroad. Sanyo Shinpan Finance Co. owns more than 50% of POCKET CARD's common stock; ITOCHU Finance Corp. is its second largest shareholder.

IFG Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the provision of financial services, and corporate and trustee services. The Company operates in three segments: International, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Its subsidiaries include IFG Holdings Limited, IFG Securities Limited, IFG Investment and Mortgage Services Limited, IFG Quigley Limited, IFG Mortgage and Assurance Services Limited and IFG Pensco Limited. On March 10, 2010, the Company acquired James Hay Holdings Limited, a provider of self invested personal pensions (SIPPs) in the United Kingdom. On February 17, 2009, the Company acquired 26% interest in Simply Mortgages Holdings Limited.

Wilh. Werhahn KG engages in extracting and producing aggregates and asphalt construction materials for the construction industry. It also involves in producing ready-mixed concrete and gravel, recycling secondary materials, and land filling inert excavated soil, as well as supplying slate for roofing and siding applications. In addition, the company manufactures knives, scissors, pots, and utensils for kitchen; cutlery; beauty products, such as manicure and pedicure items; and baking products, such as industrial and bakery flours, baking convenience products, and retail-brand products. Further, it finances a range of mobile business assets, including vehicles, machinery, furnishings, telecommunications and information technology equipment, exercise gear, and tanning systems, as well as provides factoring services for small and medium-sized businesses; and manages and optimizes commercial property holdings, as well as offers consulting in corporate real estate management.

Augen Capital Corp., a merchant bank, specializes in financing of early-stage resource companies, as well as provision of tax-advantaged flow-through investments in resource sectors in Canada. Segments The company operates under two segments: Managed Products and Merchant Banking. The Managed Products (MP) segment consists of annual resource flow-through limited partnership offerings, and the Augen Resource Strategy mutual fund. The Merchant Banking (MB) segment consists of an investment portfolio of primarily emerging resource stocks. The MB segment provides financing and strategic management support to resource investee companies. Augen Resource Strategy Fund Augen Resource Strategy Fund, Inc. is a mutual fund corporation. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide long-term capital growth, by investing primarily in equity securities of senior and emerging Canadian resource companies. The Fund is also permitted to invest in fixed income and money market instruments. Merchant Banking Portfolios The company holds merchant banking portfolios directly in Augen Capital Corp. (Augen) and indirectly through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Aumerco Limited, which primarily consist of listed Canadian resource companies whose principal business is resource exploration and development. Polar Bear Project: Augen established Polar Bear Exploration, Inc. (PBE), a private company, to acquire claims in the Hudson Bay/James Bay area of northern Ontario, south east of the coastal town of Pewanuck and south west of Polar Bear Provincial Park.

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. operates as a global asset management company, with a primary focus on property, power and infrastructure assets. Business areas The company operates and manages assets in the following areas: its property operations include core office properties in North America, the U.K. and Brazil, residential home building in North America and Brazil, as well as associated development activities and property services. The company’s power generation business is concentrated on hydroelectric power generation in North America and Brazil, with co-generation and wind energy facilities. The company’s timberland operations own and manage two million acres of private timberlands in North America and Brazil. The company’s transmission infrastructure business includes electricity transmission systems in Canada and Chile. The company’s specialty funds business develops, invests and manages funds and investments on behalf of institutional and related investors that co-invest in the same types of assets which the company owns, including bridge lending, restructuring, real estate finance and fixed income and real estate securities. The company also owns direct interests in various investments, collectively referred to as Private Equity Investments. PROPERTY OPERATIONS The company conducts a range of property operations in North America as well as in Europe and South America. Core Office Properties The company owns and manages a core office portfolio and focuses on major financial, energy and government centre cities in North America and Europe. The company owns interests in 133 commercial properties totalling approximately 85 million square feet of rentable area, as well as 18 development sites with 22.6 million square feet of potential developable area.

Founded in 1992 by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, Investors Capital Corporation (ICC) is the dually-registered, premier independent broker dealer of publicly-traded Investors Capital Holdings, Ltd. (AMEX: ICH). ICC is a full-service firm that, today, supports the ongoing needs of practically any type of business model: independent registered representative, independent registered investment advisor, or OSJ.Investors Capital Corporation partners with nearly 700 registered representatives nationwide. We take great pride in providing them with the concierge-level service, superior back-office support, full financial planning and brokerage capabilities, practice management and marketing expertise, powerful technology, superb advisory platform, and complete range of financial products and services they need to achieve true independence and help them exceed the expectations of their clients.

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