SEI Investments Company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Oaks, Pennsylvania. SEI Investments Company (SEI) is a provider of investment processing, fund processing and investment management business outsourcing solutions, which help corporations, financial institutions, financial advisors, and families create and manage wealth. The Company’s wealth management business solutions include investment processing and investment operations outsourcing solutions for banks, trust companies, independent wealth advisors and investment managers; investment management programs to affluent individual investors and for institutional investors, including retirement plan sponsors and not-for-profit organizations, and fund processing solutions for banks, investment management firms and investment companies that sponsor and distribute mutual funds, hedge funds and alternative investments. It operates through six segments: Private Banks, Investment Advisors, Institutional Investors, Investment Managers, Investments in New Businesses and LSV Asset Management.

GC-Global Capital Corp. was founded in 2005 and is based in Toronto, Canada. GC-Global Capital Corp. provides merchant banking services to micro-cap and small-cap companies in public and private markets in North America. It offers bridge loan services to companies in oil and gas, mining, real estate, manufacturing, retail, financial services, technology, and biotechnology industries. The company also provides services, which include equity financing, developing mergers and acquisitions, operational management support, and structuring and negotiating debt and equity placements. In addition, it offers debtor-in-possession financing services; and scientific research experimental development, a tax credit program, which is used as collateral in loans.

The Blackstone Group, L.P. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in New York, New York. The Blackstone Group L.P. (Blackstone) is a manager of private capital and provider of financial advisory services. The Company is an independent manager of private capital with assets under management of $98.2 billion, as of December 31, 2009. Blackstone provides a range of financial advisory services, including corporate and mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and reorganization and fund placement services. The Company operates in four segments: Private Equity, Real Estate, Credit and Marketable Alternatives, which consists of its management of funds of hedge funds, credit-oriented funds and separately managed accounts, CLOs and publicly-traded closed-end mutual funds, and Financial Advisory, which consists of its corporate and mergers and acquisitions advisory services, restructuring and reorganization advisory services and Park Hill Group, which provides fund placement services for alternative investment funds.

Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Research Division is an equity research firm. It offers fundamental and independent sell side research. The firm typically engages in the research of business services, consumer and retail, energy, financial institutions, healthcare and life sciences, industrial, real estate, and technology industries. It focuses on research of U.S. based companies. The firm provides comprehensive industry and company coverage for both institutional and individual clients.

Aurora Capital Partners (also known as Aurora Capital Group) focuses on buyouts of midsized industrial manufacturers, distributors, and service businesses. It typically invests between $150 million and $1.5 billion in companies in various industries. Employing a buy-and-build strategy, the private equity firm works with existing management to create organic growth, then adds on other purchases to increase the value of its portfolio companies. Holdings include United Plastics Group, Impaxx, Mitchell International, and ADCO Global. Aurora Capital, which is investing its third private equity fund, has some $2 billion of assets under management.

Ares Capital Corporation was founded in 2004 and is based in New York, New York with additional offices in Los Angeles, California; Chicago, Illinois; and Atlanta, Georgia. Ares Capital Corporation (Ares Capital) is a specialty finance company, which is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. Ares Capital's investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. It invests in United States middle-market companies. It invests primarily in first and second lien senior loans and mezzanine debt, which in some cases includes an equity component like warrants. First and second lien senior loans generally are senior debt instruments that rank ahead of subordinated debt of a given portfolio company. Its investments have ranged between $10 million and $100 million each, although the investment sizes may be more or less than the targeted range. The Company’s investment adviser is Ares Capital Management LLC. In April 2010, Ares Capital Corporation completed its merger with Allied Capital Corporation.

Since its inception in 1975, Samsung C&T America Inc.’s philosophy of creative marketing, determined self-development, and entrepreneurship has enabled its remarkable growth and success as a global trading and investment company. Attuned to the pulse of the transforming economy and the changing needs of its customers, SCTA continues to venture away from traditional methods but remains committed to service and quality.Samsung C&T America Inc. (SCTA), is a global trading and investment company that functions as an independent American subsidiary of the Korean conglomerate Samsung C&T Corporation, one of the Samsung Group companies. SCTA is divided into three modes of operation: international commodities trading, product marketing and distribution, and new business development. In trade, SCTA specializes in a variety of commodities such as chemicals and steel. SCTA's strength lies in its expertise in dealing with foreign markets. Sharing Samsung C&T Corp.'s international network spanning 82 offices in 55 countries, SCTA is able to operate both as a major trading intermediary and as a conduit for an immense volume of information. In 2008, Samsung C&T America’s total revenue was $331 million.

Piper Private Equity invests in UK companies valued up to £25 million through management buyouts, management buyins, and other transactions, typically putting in £2 million to £10 million per deal. Piper Private Equity company invests primarily in businesses residing in the retail, leisure, consumer products, and travel markets. Several of its portfolio companies are targeted at female consumers, such as the Pitcher & Piano pub chain. Piper Private Equity has also invested in the Las Iguanas and Tootsies casual-dining restaurant chains, partnering with Phoenix Equity Partners on the Tootsies deal. It sold its stake in Tootsies in 2005.

The UK private banking unit of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Coutts provides private and commercial banking services for well-heeled individuals and families, as well as corporations and charities. The venerable banking group, which in its more than 300 years of operation has served royals and notables such as King George III and William Pitt, now specializes in financial planning for business owners and professionals; it also targets wealthy members of the music industry and sport. Services include investment management, securities dealing, trust planning, pension and tax advice, credit cards, and mortgages. Coutts has more than 20 offices in England and Wales.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board was founded in December 1997 and is based in Toronto, Ontario. CPP Investment Board is a state owned pension fund sponsor. The firm invests in the public and private markets across Canada. It invests in the public equity, fixed income and alternative markets of Canada. The firm also invests in private equity, real estate and infrastructure projects, and energy and natural resources. It also makes limited partnership investments in venture capital, private equity, and other investment vehicles. The firm is also known as Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

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