Calamos Asset Management, Inc. (CAM) provides investment advisory services to individuals and institutional investors through open-end funds (the Funds), closed-end funds (the Closed-End Funds), separate accounts, offshore funds and partnerships. CAM operates and controls all of the business and affairs of Calamos Holdings LLC (Holdings). The Company’s clients include institutional and individual clients with long-term investment horizons. The Company makes its range of investment strategies and services available to its clients, directly and through intermediaries, by offering a range of investment products designed to suit their investment needs. The Company markets its investment strategies to its clients through a range of products designed to suit their individual investment needs. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company offered four types of investment products that fall into the categories of mutual funds and separate accounts.

Bajaj Holdings & Investment Limited [(BHIL) – erstwhile Bajaj Auto Limited ] was de-merged as per Order dated 18 December 2007 of the Hon’ble Bombay High Court, whereby its manufacturing undertaking has been transferred to the new Bajaj Auto Limited (BAL) and its strategic business undertaking consisting of wind farm business and financial services business has been vested with Bajaj Finserv Limited (BFS). All the businesses and all properties, assets, investments and liabilities of erstwhile Bajaj auto Ltd, other than the manufacturing undertaking and the strategic business undertaking, now remain with BHIL. (For details of the scheme refer Demerger News). Post-demerger, BHIL holds 30% shares each in BAL and BFS. Going forward, BHIL will focus on new business opportunities. BAL and BFS will be able to tap (on an arm’s length basis) into BHIL’s cash pool to support future growth opportunities. BHIL by having 30% stake in both BAL and BFS will benefit from the future growth of these companies.

Kardan N.V. (Netherlands) is a Netherlands-based investment group listed on Euronext Amsterdam and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. The Company acts as an investment company which is engaged in the development of real estate, insurance and pension, banking and lending, infrastructure projects, infrastructure assets, rental of vehicles and sale of vehicles and others through its subsidiaries, joint ventures and associated companies. The Company is mainly active in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), Common Wealth of Independent States (CIS) and China. It has four directly held subsidiaries located in the Netherlands and Israel and numerous indirectly held subsidiaries located in Bulgaria, Georgia, Turkey, Romania, Ukraine, Albania, China and Germany among others. In addition, Kardan is active in the automotive, consumer goods and communications and technology sectors through its subsidiary Kardan Israel.

Argent Trading, Inc. was founded in 1958 and is based in New York, New York with additional offices in Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Columbia, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Argent Trading Inc., a corporate trading company, purchases underperforming assets using its trading currency, Asset Purchase Credits (APC's) in the United States and internationally. The company provides trading solutions, including real estate and remarketing solutions, as well as helps clients to use trade credits in various media vehicles. Its client companies use their APC's towards the purchase of budgeted goods and services, including media, manufacturing materials, capital equipment, packaging, transportation, distribution, and sales and administrative expenses.

Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides investment banking, equity research, institutional sales and trading, independent brokerage, advisory, and asset management services in the United States. Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. offers general investment banking and corporate finance consulting services; underwriting of public equity and debt offerings, including specified purpose acquisition companies underwriting; placement of private debt and equity offerings; merger, acquisition, and divestiture advisory services; rendering fairness and solvency opinions; and financial valuations. Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. also provides investment consulting services, private investment management, retirement plan sponsor services, alternative investments, and architect program, as well as an asset management program, which provides centralized management of mutual fund and exchange-traded fund portfolios based on asset allocation models. In addition, Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. offers broker-dealer and investment advisory services to the independent registered representative community. Further, Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. reviews and analyzes general market conditions and other industry groups; issues written reports on companies, with recommendations on specific actions to buy, sell, or hold; furnishes information to retail and institutional customers; and responds to inquires from customers and account executives. Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. serves middle market and emerging growth companies, and high net worth individuals. Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. was founded in 1876 and is based in Miami, Florida.

Susquehanna International Group, LLP was founded in 1987. Susquehanna International Group just like the Pennsylvania river with which it shares a name. Susquehanna company is a market-maker for approximately 5,000 NASDAQ-listed securities, in addition to commodities, exchange-traded funds, and about 600 equity options and 45 index options. It trades municipal and corporate bonds and energy derivatives as well. Susquehanna also makes private equity and venture capital investments, performs institutional brokerage services, and conducts equity research on more than 130 companies.

YFM Private Equity is a subsidiary of small and midsized business investor YFM Group. YFM Private Equity manages venture capital trusts (including the British Smaller Companies sister funds) that invest in a variety of UK businesses. The trusts provide financing for primarily early-stage technology companies but also more established businesses in other industries. YFM Private Equity typically invests up to £8 million and prefers to see business plans and exit strategies from target firms. YFM Private Equity's portfolio includes stakes in facilities manager Connaught, medical communications firm Fishawack, and gaming machine data manager Brulines.

Eight Peaks seeks out and invests in near start up and small companies that are in sectors exhibiting long term growth. The investments must have the potential and catalysts to generate asymmetric returns. Once invested, Eight Peaks assists the companies to realise their potentials. Returns are generated on exits, which can be IPOs or trade sales. Eight Peaks makes investments in all sectors including technology, energy and natural resources, specifically in businesses and opportunities with the potential for substantial asymmetric capital appreciation. The focus is primarily on high growth companies, although investments may be made in anticipation of receiving dividends.

ACOM Co., Ltd. provides a variety of financial services, namely consumer loans, credit cards, installment sales financing, and loan guarantee products. ACOM Co., Ltd. subsidiaries include investment firm AC Ventures and unsecured loan provider EASY BUY in Thailand. ACOM expanded upon its long relationship with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) in 2008 when it became a consolidated subsidiary of MUFG. The move was a way for ACOM to strengthen is consumer loan and guarantee business. As a result of the merger ACOM dissolved its RELATES call center subsidiary.

Clarion Capital Partners, LLC was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Clarion Capital Partners, LLC is a private equity firm specializing in growth equity investments, recapitalizations, turnarounds, leveraged buyouts, distressed debt, add-on acquisitions, and purchase of debt or equity securities in private or publicly traded companies. It seeks to invest in middle market companies that have long-term growth characteristics, but are temporarily undervalued. Though the firm does not limit itself to any particular industry, it invests in companies that share similar characteristics to those in which it has invested previously. These include the consumer products; business services; healthcare services; specialty financial services; specialty retail; and media and entertainment sectors. The firm does not have any geographic limitations for investing. It seeks to make equity investments between $15 million and $50 million in companies having an enterprise value between $50 million and $200 million. However it targets companies that require $25 million.The firm invests in platform companies with an EBITDA greater than $10 million.

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