Industrivärden was established in 1944; Ericsson was its sole original investment. Industrivärden's roster reads like a who's who of Nordic entrepreneuralism. The holding company invests in midsized and large public Nordic companies with an emphasis on industrial manufacturers and financial services. (Industrivärden is a Swedish word meaning "industrial value".) It owns stakes in companies including financial services group Handelsbanken, telecom company Ericsson, toolmaker Sandvik, and paper products maker Svenska Cellulosa. AB Industrivärden company prefers to take long-term significant stakes in companies in which it can take an active ownership role.

Wind Point Partners is a private equity investment firm that acquires middle market businesses with growth potential and a clear path to value creation. Wind Point manages $2 billion in commitments from pension funds, endowments and individuals and has invested in more than 80 companies since 1984. Wind Point identifies and invests in partnerships with top caliber CEOs and executives who have a record of success within their industry and the vision to build a market-leading enterprises via acquisition and organic growth. Wind Point align Wind economic interests closely with those of company management teams through significant equity participation.

Established in 2000, HgCapital is a leading investor in the European private equity market. It is the successor to Mercury Private Equity (founded in 1985), which was acquired by Merrill Lynch in 1997. In December 2000, Mercury Private Equity staff acquired the business from Merrill Lynch and renamed it HgCapital. HgCapital has funds under management of £2.4 billion. HgCapital services over 200 institutional clients and manages HgCapital Trust plc, an investment trust listed on the London Stock Exchange that participates in all HgCapital's investments. Since 1985, HgCapital have invested and worked with a broad range of companies and managers, successfully tackling a wide array of challenges. These challenges include public-to-private leveraged buy-outs, management buy-ins, turnarounds, operational improvement initiatives and, of course, scaling up for fast growth. HgCapital knowledge and energy is available to all companies in which HgCaptial invest.

smac | partners - formerly known as Siemens Acceleration in Communications - is the ICT early stage venture capital investor based in Munich, Germany. smac | partners is one of the few venture capital companies with investment, management and exit experience in the US, China, India, Europe and Israel. Long-term studies show a significantly higher return from early-stage investments than from later-stage investments. Especially the early-stage investments in Europe have attractive valuations.However, early-stage investments require massive management attention and specific sector expertise from the investor. smac | partners has an impressive track record in leading entrepreneurs to success. The global ICT sector is a sizeable market environment in excess of € 2,000 billion and it is steadily growing. Even more important are the smaller innovation segments which allow start-ups to find an appropriate niche often show annual growth rates of 50% and more. The overall impact of the ICT sector on the European economy is substantial, as 50% of economic growth is attributed to it.

Gelber Group was founded in 1982 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. Gelber Group provides trade execution, clearing, and risk management services for all major global electronic exchanges. The firm also offers market analysis, business operations consulting, facilities and data management services, and asset management for international banks, hedge funds, and independent professional traders in the US, Europe, and Asia. The company's GelberConnect electronic network provides individual and institutional traders with real-time exchange information, trade execution, and clearing services.

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.

OAM Avatar is owned by Overture Asset Managers. OAM Avatar, LLC company offers investments, analysis, and brokerage services for financial planners, institutions, wrap brokerage sponsors, and private clients. It manages more than $1 billion in assets from a portfolio that includes Microsoft, Bank of America, United Technologies, Target, and Johnson & Johnson. Products include equity and balanced brokerage programs, defensive and core equity, mutual funds, and customized services for private clients.

Westar Capital LLC is a private investment firm established in 1987 that provides capital to acquire established growth companies in partnership with management. In special situations, Westar also provides equity financing for corporate expansion, restructurings or acquisitions and will purchase significant equity positions from large shareholders seeking liquidity.Westar collaborates with existing management to grow promising middle market companies into industry leaders over a five-to-ten year period. In all cases, we arrange for management to own a significant share of the equity. At Westar we believe superior investment performance is best achieved when a company is jointly owned by its managers and experienced investors who have the financial resources, long-term perspective and expertise to build highly successful businesses.

Established in 2001, Sovereign Capital is the UK's private equity Buy & Build specialist. Sovereign Capital have a significant track record and specific expertise in the defined UK service sectors of healthcare, education & training and outsourced business support services. As an independent private equity house with £650m under management, sovereign invest up to £40m in proven management teams who are committed to growing their businesses. Sovereign have developed a strong reputation for successfully building investee companies' scale: through geographic expansion and / or service diversification.

Golden Gate Capital was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Golden Gate Capital is a private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, corporate extractions, distressed, bankruptcy acquisitions, public-to-private transactions, consolidations, build-ups, and growth equity investments. The firm seeks to invest in technology sectors with a focus on semiconductors, electronics, software, information technology services, financial services, security, media, consumer products, and retail. Within semiconductors, it focuses on specialty device and semiconductor equipment businesses. In electronics, the firm invests in hardware and electronics manufacturing and related services. Within financial services, it focuses on specialty finance, insurance, and outsourcing businesses. In consumer and retail, the firm prefers to invest in consumer products, specialty retail, direct marketing, and restaurants.

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