North Castle is a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on consumer-driven product and service businesses that benefit from two long-term trends: (i) "Healthy Living" or the desire to live healthier, longer and more active lives, and (ii) the "Aging" of the Baby Boomer generation, which is expected to foster strong growth in segments of the consumer industry. These predictable and irreversible trends are fueling consumer interest and significant growth in our target markets. North Castle makes control private equity investments in consumer-driven product and service companies located in North America, with enterprise values ranging from $50 million to $500 million. Our target markets often include industries that are highly fragmented providing opportunities to build market leaders and create value through leveraged buyouts, growth capital infusions and strategic acquisitions.North Castle is a hands-on, value-added investor. We utilize our cumulative knowledge and network, which results from our industry focus, to partner with management and entrepreneurs to create market-leading companies. The strength of our focused approach yields significant benefits to our partners and portfolio companies. North Castle is led by a seasoned team of managing directors, who have spent more than 10 years working together, and are supported by six additional investment professionals. In addition, North Castle has sixteen outside operating advisors that provide relevant experience in North Castle's areas of focus, actively participate in management of the portfolio and supplement North Castle's operating and sourcing capabilities. This unique mix of senior resources differentiates North Castle and gives it a distinct competitive advantage in developing and generating new opportunities for its portfolio companies.

Established in 2008, the Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) is a specialist investment company mandated to focus primarily on the global advanced technology sector. ATIC's sole shareholder is the Government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. To deliver superior financial returns to our shareholder by responsibly and sustainably investing in, and building, leading technology companies around the world. ATIC approach is fundamentally different to that of other technology-focused investment organizations. Recognizing that real change takes time, and that value creation is more about sustainable wealth generation than short-term profit creation, we are committed to a long-term investment horizon. This patient capital approach ensures that our investments are strategic and transformational rather than tactical and opportunistic and, as a result, can deliver superior returns to both our portfolio companies and our shareholder. Initially focused on the semiconductor industry, ATIC's potential scope is global and will focus on leading technology companies and centers in Europe, the U.S. and Asia.

Henderson Investment Limited, through its subsidiaries, primarily invests in infrastructure projects in Hong Kong and Mainland China. The company is a subsidiary of Henderson Development Limited. Infrastructure The company's infrastructure business mainly comprises interests in Hangzhou Qianjiang Third Bridge and a highway in Maanshan City, Anhui Province. They are both located in the Yangtze River Delta. Associated Company - The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited: The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited supplies piped gas in Hong Kong. Its core businesses comprise production and distribution of gas, marketing of gas and gas appliances, and after-sales services. It serves approximately 1.6 million local customers throughout Hong Kong, Kowloon peninsula, some new towns in the New Territories, as well as North Lantau Island including the Hong Kong International Airport. It also operates water supply projects in Wujiang, Jiangsu province and in Wuhu, Anhui province, and manages an integrated water supply and wastewater joint venture in Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu province. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, the ECO Energy Company Limited, Hong Kong and China Gas has diversified into various green businesses including Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) vehicle filling stations and the utilization of landfill gas. ECO is operating a total of five LPG filling stations, which are strategically located in Chai Wan, Mei Foo, Tuen Mun, West Kowloon and Wan Chai.

Eurovestech Plc was founded in 2000 and is based in London, United Kingdom. Eurovestech plc is an investment company, which focuses on technology businesses. Eurovestech plc's subsidiaries include ToLuna plc (ToLuna), Knowledge Support Systems Limited (KSS Ltd) and KSS Retail Limited (KSS Retail). ToLuna is European provider of online panels and services to the market research industry. ToLuna operates and builds online panels, and designs and operates application services that enable research to be undertaken online. KSS Ltd is a provider of price optimization technology and services to the oil and gas sectors. KSS Retail is a provider of price optimization technology and services to the convenience store, grocery and chain drug sectors. Its other investments include Magenta Corporation Limited, D-Pharm Limited, ARKeX Limited, MIST Technologies SA and LogNet Information Systems plc. On June 18, 2008, the Company’s subsidiary ToLuna purchased the entire issued share capital of Common Knowledge Inc.

Sigma Partners was founded in 1984. Sigma Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in investments in early stage companies. The firm typically invests in the software, communications, semiconductors, storage, mobile computing, electronics, infrastructure, and Internet services sectors. It primarily invests in companies based in the United States. The firm seeks to invest between $2 million and $8 million. It is typically the first venture investor and also takes a board seat in its portfolio companies.

Freeman Spogli & Co. was founded in 1983 and is based in Los Angeles, California with an additional office in New York, New York. Freeman Spogli & Co. is a private equity firm specializing in buyouts, and acquisitions of middle market companies. The firm may also invest in add-on acquisition opportunities. It invests in retail, direct marketing, and distribution companies. The firm prefers to invest in companies based in the United States. It typically makes equity investments between $40 million and $150 million in companies with enterprise values between $100 million and $700 million. The firm seeks to take a seat on the board of directors of its portfolio companies.

The Parkmead Group tries to smooth the path with its corporate finance and investment services. (The Parkmead, through its Quayside Corporate Services unit, also provides a variety of business turnaround services.) Formerly known as Interregnum, the Parkmead Group has invested in such companies as software architecture designer Adaptive, content management provider Open Text, multimedia messaging supplier Yospace, and software security provider KeCrypt. In 2009, the firm bought energy consultant Aupec Ltd. in a cash and stock deal. The Parkmead assists businesses with mergers and acquisitions, buyouts, and other related transactions.

Astaire Group Plc is a United Kingdom-based company. Its principal activities include investment banking, private client stock broking and wealth management. It has two divisions: Investment banking, and Private client and wealth management. Investment banking is engaged in London-based corporate finance, corporate broking and United Kingdom and international equities business. Private client and wealth management is engaged in the London and South West-focused branch network of executives providing personalized stock broking and wealth management services to individuals, charities and pension funds. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company sold its Australian business, Inteq Limited. On July 22, 2009, it has acquired Ruegg & Co Limited and on October 23, 2009 it has acquired Dowgate Capital Plc.

TICC Capital Corp. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. TICC Capital Corp. (TICC) is non-diversified, closed-end investment company. TICC is a specialty finance company principally providing capital to primarily non-public, small and medium-sized, technology-related companies. Its investment objective is to maximize its portfolio’s total return, principally by investing in the debt and/or equity securities of technology-related companies. The Company’s primary focus is on seeking current income by investing in non-public debt securities. TICC’s debt investments may include bilateral loans (loans where it holds the entirety of a particular loan) and syndicated loans (those where multiple investors hold portions of that loan). The Company may also seek to provide its stockholders with long-term capital growth through the appreciation in the value of warrants or other equity instruments that it may receive when it makes debt investments, or equity investments. It may also invest in publicly traded debt and/or equity securities.

FBR Capital Markets Corporation is a full-service investment banking, institutional brokerage and asset management company. In addition, it makes principal investments, including merchant banking investments. The Company’s subsidiaries are FBR Capital Markets & Co. (FBR & Co.), FBR Capital Markets International, Ltd. (FBRIL), Financial Services Authority (FSA), and FBR Fund Advisers, Inc. (FBR Fund Advisers). Its segments include capital markets, which include investment banking and institutional brokerage and research; asset management, and principal investing, which includes merchant banking. The Company’s capital markets business is conducted by its investment banking and institutional brokerage professionals through its United States and United Kingdom broker-dealer subsidiaries. The Company’s investment adviser subsidiaries principally manage a family of mutual funds. On August 31, 2009, the Company acquired Watch Hill Partners LLC.

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