Barclays established its investment banking division in 1986; today, Barclays Capital has offices in more than 30 countries around the world. Barclays Capital is the investment banking arm of venerable European bank Barclays. It provides financing and risk management services for corporate, institutional, and government clients around the world. Barclays Capital is one of the world's most prolific underwriters of fixed-income securities; it provides services for all asset classes. Barclays Capital is also active in private equity, typically committing between $10 million and $200 million per transaction; it has invested in more than 350 companies.

Newedge Group provides brokerage, execution, and clearing services on more than 85 securities and derivatives exchanges worldwide. Newedge Group SA specializes in financial futures and options, equity derivatives, fixed income securities, foreign exchange, agricultural and soft commodities, and metals. Newedge Group SA also performs prime brokerage and research services. Clients include financial institutions, asset managers, hedge funds, professional traders, and corporations. Newedge has offices in more than 25 major cities around the globe.

RHJ International SA is a Belgium-based diversified holding company focused on creating long-term value for its shareholders by acquiring and operating businesses. The Company’s investments are divided in investments in the financial services sector and older investments in the industries sectors. As of March 31, 2009, the Company had three wholly owned subsidiaries: Kleinwort Benson, Phoenix Seagaia Resort K.K. and KBC Asset Management Limited (Dublin). The Company’s investment portfolio further included stakes in Niles (78%), Asahi Tec Corporation (60%), Honsel AG (51%), Belval Capital and Arecon (both 50%), among others. These investments cover a range of sectors, such as the automotive components, hospitality, nutrition and financial service industries.

Saratoga Partners is an independent, New York-based merchant banking firm making alternative asset investments in private equity and debt in partnership with management across the industrial manufacturing, business service and information service sectors. Saratoga primarily pursues investments in U.S.-headquartered, middle-market companies that it believes have opportunities for enhanced growth and productivity. Saratoga’s investment strategy includes a special focus on “special situation” middle-market investments involving complexity or inefficiencies – including restructurings – that present attractive value combined with active, “hands-on” post-investment involvement to achieve revenue and productivity enhancements.

Neuberger Berman manages about 30 mutual funds invested in US and international equities, bonds, and tax-exempt money markets for individual and institutional clients. It also offers closed-end municipal bond, real estate securities, and hybrid funds; variable annuity portfolios; separate accounts; and alternative investments; as well as wealth management services for high-net-worth clients. Neuberger Berman operates about two dozen offices in the US, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific region. Employees own a majority of the firm, which has approximately $180 billion of assets under management. Institutional clients account for more than half of that total.

Guinness Peat Group plc is an investment holding company with a diversified range of strategic interests in a number of businesses, mainly in Europe and Australasia. GPG is listed on the London, Australian and New Zealand Stock Exchanges. As at 31 December 2009, it had a market capitalisation of approximately £584 million. Shareholders’ Funds at the same date were £867 million. GPG’s successful track record spans investments in various sectors including financial services, textiles and thread manufacture, food processing, building services, property development and fruit and produce distribution. GPG’s investment portfolio covers a spread of investments and is widely diversified both geographically and sectorially. GPG has a small but experienced group of prudent and professional executives operating with strong teamwork and close communication, which has been a proven formula for achieving steady growth in the value of shareholders’ funds.

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.

Founded in 2001, the firm focuses on middle-market management buyouts, buyins, and expansion capital transactions. Phoenix is a hands-on investor and often advises its portfolio companies. The firm seeks investments in consumer, health care, financial services, leisure and retail, media, and industrial sectors. Current and past portfolio companies include Vivid Imaginations, NFT Distribution, Covenant Healthcare and the Gaucho Grill restaurant. Phoenix Equity Partners manages private equity funds and invests in privately held UK-based companies valued at up to £200 million ($290 million).

Volvere plc was founded in 2002 and is based in London, United Kingdom. Volvere plc is a private equity firm specializing in investments in acquisitions and turnarounds. Volvere firm prefers to invest in public and private companies that are in distress and prefers undervalued or under-performing assets. Volvere firm invests in the security solutions and online marketing and data segements. It invests across the world. Volvere firm prefers companies that fit strategically with an existing portfolio investment.

Suffolk Life Group plc was founded in 1971 and is based in Ipswich, the United Kingdom. As of May 6, 2008, Suffolk Life Group Plc operates as a subsidiary of Legal & General Retail Investments (Holdings) Ltd. Suffolk Life Group Plc provides and administrates specialist pension products in the United Kingdom. It offers various self invested personal pensions (SIPPs), including deed poll SIPPs and trust based SIPPs. The company deals in various assets with specialization in the purchase and management of various properties, such as football stadiums, zoos, airfields, gyms, fishing lakes, and town squares as part of the SIPP portfolio. It also provides pensions and investment administration services.

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