Henderson Group plc is engaged in the provision of investment management services. Henderson Global Investors (Henderson) is an investment manager, operating throughout Europe and with operations in North America and Asia. It manages a range of actively managed investment products for institutional and retail investors, across multiple asset classes, including equities, fixed income, property and private equity. Its subsidiaries include Henderson Global Group Limited, Henderson Administration Limited, Henderson Alternative Investment Advisor Limited, Henderson Equity Partners Limited, Henderson Fund Management Plc and Henderson Holdings Limited. On 9 April 2009, the Company acquired New Star Asset Management Group PLC.

Top Technology Ventures is a UK-based venture capital company which specialises in providing equity funding for early stage technology based growth companies. Founded in 1986, Top Technology Ventures has a strong track record and has earned a reputation for significant expertise in the early stage UK technology sector. In June 2004 Top Technology Ventures became part of IP Group plc (www.ipgroupplc.com).The investment team manages funds totalling approximately £49 million. Top Technology Ventures have a straightforward, open and collaborative approach to investment. Top Technology add value to portfolio companies through Top Technology experience, support on strategic and corporate finance issues and extensive contact network.

H.I.G. Capital was founded in 1993 and is based in Miami, Florida with additional offices across the United States and Europe. H.I.G. Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in seed or startups, early, mid, and late stage; management and leveraged buyouts; add on acquisitions; mature businesses; industry consolidation; corporate divestitures; recapitalization transactions; turnarounds; growth or development capital; distressed credits and shares; and public to private transactions of small and middle market companies. It also invests in underperforming businesses. The firm does not invest in industries that are highly cyclical or capital intensive. It primarily invests in small and medium sized companies in the manufacturing, business services, specialty chemicals, promotional products, plastic molding, consumer products, oil recycling and water filtration, telecommunications, and pharmaceutical manufacturing services sectors. The firm typically makes investments ranging between €2 million ($3 million) to €100 million ($150.27 million). It prefers to invest in companies based in the United States and Europe. The firm seeks to invest in companies with revenues up to $500 million; enterprise value between $50 million and $500 million; and an EBITDA between $5 million and $150 million. It invests in the form of equity and debt.

The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC traces its roots back to Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company which first opened its doors to the public on June 1, 1875. Today, the firm is a highly-regarded fundamental active equity manager, whose success has been built on the responsibility of each employee to themselves, to their colleagues, and to our valued clients at every opportunity, every single day. The Boston Company Asset Management serve the investment needs of public, corporate, defined benefit and defined contribution plans, as well as Taft-Hartley, endowment/foundation and sub-advised relationships and the retail marketplace.The Boston Company Asset Management research-based culture, which we consider to be among our most valued assets, emphasizes teamwork and collaboration across asset classes, sectors, industries, and investment disciplines in constant pursuit of the best investment ideas. The Boston Company offers a number of incentives designed to attract and retain best-in-class investment professionals. First and foremost is Boston Company's collegial culture. The Boston Company Asset Management have a reputation among employees and clients as a firm where very smart, humble, driven individuals are assembled in an open team atmosphere wherein the free exchange of ideas is encouraged. The Boston Company Asset Management senior management takes particular pride in the attention that has been placed on the creation and management of this unique environment.

Mission Venture Management ministers to early-stage technology companies involved in software, information technology, enterprise applications, and infrastructure. The firm invests primarily in emerging companies in Southern California, providing them with capital and counsel. It usually serves as the lead investor and often takes a seat on the boards of the companies in which it invests, helping them to develop their management teams and to establish professional relationships. Typical initial investments range between $2 million and $10 million. Mission Ventures has some $500 million in capital under management. Portfolio companies have included Akonix Systems, CalAmp, and Entropic Communications.

Vestar Capital Partners is on a quest to invest. Specializing in management buyouts, growth capital investments, and recapitalizations, the firm targets middle-market firms (valued between $250 million and $3 billion) in the consumer products, financial services, media and communications, health care, and manufacturing sectors. It typically invests up to $700 million per transaction. An active, long-term investor that partners with the management of its portfolio companies, Vestar company oversees some $7 billion of committed equity capital on behalf of financial institutions, endowments, foundations, funds of funds, and public and private pension plans.

Growth Capital Partners, L.P. was founded in 1992 and is based in Houston, Texas with additional offices in Greenwich, Connecticut and Dallas and Austin, Texas. Growth Capital Partners, L.P. (GCP) is a boutique investment bank that offers financial advisory and merchant banking services to private and public middle market companies. The firm provides mergers and acquisitions, pre-IPO advisory, private placement, strategic advisory, management-led buyouts, recapitalization, restructuring, and strategic advisory services. The firm’s clientele include Roofing Supply Group, Silver Eagle Distributors, The SCOOTER Store, Critieria Labs, Ambion, Rennhack Marketing Services, American Central Gas Technologies, and Standard Fruit and Vegetable Co. GCP caters to energy, consumer and retail, business services, technology and software, healthcare, and manufacturing and distribution industries.

First Republic Bank was founded in 1985 as First Republic Bancorp Inc. and changed its name to First Republic Bank in September 1997. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. As of September 21, 2007, First Republic Bank operates as a subsidiary of BofA Merrill Lynch. First Republic Bank provides private banking, private business banking, investment management, brokerage, trust services, and real estate lending services in California, Nevada, and New York. It provides private business banking services to accounting firms, architecture and design, art and antique dealers, business management firms, business partnerships, entertainment/media, family offices, financial services, hedge funds, independent schools, investment firms, law firms, medical firms, non-profit organizations, private equity funds/firms, property management firms, and venture capital firms.First Republic Bank company also provides private wealth management services, including asset allocation, trust administration, custody, asset management, brokerage, private placements, fixed income management, financial and estate planning, alternative investments, socially responsible investing, and multi-cap equity and management services. First Republic Bank also offers residential lending products, such as single family mortgages, vacation home mortgages, co-op and condominium loans, home equity lines of credit, bridge loans, and construction-to-permanent loans; commercial lending, including apartment building, mixed-use building, commercial real estate, and site-acquisition and construction loans; and personal lending, such as stock/bond secured loans, unsecured loans, overdraft lines of credit, letters of credit, partner capital lines, aircraft and yacht financing. The company’s deposit services comprise ATM rebate checking, money market checking, money market savings, passbook savings, and certificates of deposit.

WH Ireland is aiming at providing financial services to more countries than just Ireland or the UK. WH Ireland Group PLC offers customers stockbroker services, investment management consulting, and corporate financial planning products. WH Ireland Group PLC corporate finance segment assists businesses with a wide array of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, flotations, and fund raisings, while the company's Fitel Nominees Ltd subsidiary holds stocks and shares for the customer inside a safe depository. With $1.5 billion under management, WH Ireland owns and operates facilities throughout the UK and Australia.

LMS Capital plc was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom with an additional office in San Francisco, California. LMS Capital plc is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in direct and fund of funds investments. The firm seeks to invest in mid venture, late venture, middle market, mature, turnarounds, and buyouts. It makes balance sheet investments. It typically invests in energy and industrial, applied technology, media and leisure, healthcare and medical sectors, consumer services, software and services, commercial and professional services, and financial services. The firm prefers to invest in companies based in the United States and Canada, United Kingdom, Israel, and European Developed Markets. It invests in public and private companies. The firm seeks to hold a board seat in its portfolio companies and actively manages significant stakes in its portfolio companies. The firm typically invests between £5 million ($9.98 million) and £15 million ($29.93 million) in companies with an enterprise value between £10 million ($19.95 million) and £50 million ($99.77 million), minimum revenue of £5 ($9.98 million), and minimum EBITDA of £1 million ($1.995 million).

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