Ameritrans Capital Corporation was founded in 1979 and is based in New York, New York. Ameritrans Capital Corporation (Ameritrans) is a closed-end investment company, which makes loans and investments with the goal of generating both current income and capital appreciation. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Elk Associates Funding Corporation (Elk), the Company makes loans to finance the acquisition and operation of small businesses as permitted by the United States Small Business Administration (the SBA) Regulation. Elk was organized primarily to provide long-term loans to businesses eligible for investments (Small Business Concerns) by small business investment companies (SBICs). Ameritrans makes loans, which have primarily been secured by real estate mortgages, senior corporate loans and equity investments which have been in income producing real estate properties, or in real estate construction projects. It operates in five segments: Corporate Loans, Commercial Loans, Life Insurance Settlements, Equity Investments and Taxicab Medallion Finance.

Nomura Holdings is the parent company of Nomura Securities, Japan's leading investment bank and brokerage house. Nomura Holdings, Inc. performs trading, equity and bond underwriting, research, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services. Nomura Holdings, Inc. also makes private equity and venture capital investments. Nomura's largest segment is domestic retail, which provides investment consulting and brokerage services to consumers in its home market. Nomura Holdings, Inc. asset management segment manages more than �25 trillion (more than $225 billion) on behalf of its clients. Nomura Holdings has operations in more than 30 countries. Nomura Securities International is the company's US trading and investment banking unit.

Ansbacher was founded in 1894 and acquired by QNB in 2004. Ansbacher Group channels money through the right channels. Operating as Ansbacher Banking Group, the company is the wealth management and private banking arm of Qatar National Bank (QNB). The group offers a wealth of financial services options, including specialist and private banking, financial and estate planning, and fiduciary and trust services. It also has a unit that facilitates corporate yacht ownership and yacht registration. The company operates in Switzerland, the Bahamas, the Channel Islands, and the United Arab Emirates; it pulled out of the UK in 2009.

As a pioneering investor in Northern Ireland, Enterprise Equity is one of Northern Ireland's longest established fund managers, with an enviable investment record in both technology businesses such as BCO Technologies Ltd, as well as traditional industries such as Balcas. Enterprise Equity was originally established as an evergreen investment fund in 1987 by the International Fund for Ireland. Since the initial £7 million capitalisation in 1987, £28 million has been invested in 40 companies producing a very attractive return after covering running costs and considerable taxes. In 2008, the Enterprise Equity Team conducted its own management buy-out of the fund management business from the International Fund for Ireland.

Javelin Ventures was founded in 2002 by chairman Janis Anderson and chief executive Valerie Jolliffe. Javelin Ventures provides venture capital funding for early stage technology companies. Javelin Ventures also provides consulting and business mentoring services. Javelin Ventures company manages the Kinetique Biomedical Seed Fund, which funds biomedical science companies that are engaged in the development of pharmaceuticals, therapeutics, medical devices, and biomaterials. The Heptagon Fund, a fund for translating early business ideas and concepts into licensing details and investment funding, is also managed by the company.

Evergreen Investment Management was founded in 1932 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices in Atlanta, Georgia; Charlotte, North Carolina; Dallas, Texas; Jacksonville, Florida; Malvern, Pennsylvania; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Richmond, Virginia. Evergreen Investment Management Co., LLC is an asset management arm of Wachovia Bank, NA. The firm provides its services to investment companies; corporations; pension and profit sharing plans; state and municipal government entities; individuals, including high net worth individuals; banking and thrift institutions; pooled investment vehicles; and charitable organizations. It manages separate client-focused equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios. The firm also manages a family of mutual funds, hedge funds, and variable annuities for its clients. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. The firm also invests in the alternative investments markets, typically limiting such investments to private equity, private real estate, commodities markets, and managed futures. For its equity investments, it typically invests in growth and value stocks of all-cap companies, including small-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap companies. For its small/mid cap growth portfolio, the firm makes investments in companies with market capitalizations below $6 billion. It benchmarks the performance of its enhanced index portfolio against the S&P 500 index.

GIP was founded in 2006 as a joint venture between Credit Suisse and General Electric. It is owned and managed by affiliates of the two companies. Global Infrastructure Management gives its investments the power to grow. Doing business as Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), the company is a private equity firm that makes infrastructure-focused investments in the power and utilities, energy, air transport, water/wastewater, and transportation sectors. Its portfolio consists of about a dozen companies, most of which are located in North America and the UK. The firm typically makes long-term investments; its partners sit on the boards of, and work with management at, its portfolio companies.

AXA Rosenberg Group LLC is the specialist active global equity investment management firm within the AXA Investment Managers group. As of March 2010, the firm manages more than $62 billion in assets globally. The firm was founded in Orinda, California, in 1985 as Rosenberg Institutional Equity Management by Dr. Barr Rosenberg and a small team of colleagues who were confident that investment insights could be gained by combining statistical methods with detailed knowledge of company fundamentals. Quickly expanding globally, the firm opened offices in Tokyo, London and Singapore in the years that followed. The original Rosenberg group joined with AXA Investment Managers in 1999, becoming AXA Rosenberg. The company has continued to expand its presence in major financial markets globally and now has offices in Hong Kong, Toronto, Greenwich, and Sydney. AXA Rosenberg is a fundamental manager devoted to the rigorous, dispassionate analysis of data. The cornerstone of our investment philosophy is simple: investors can profit by purchasing stocks that have a distinct earnings advantage relative to their peers.

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE) is an operator of regulated futures exchange and over-the-counter (OTC) markets and derivatives clearing houses. ICE operates electronic futures and OTC marketplaces for trading an array of energy and agricultural commodities, credit default swaps (CDS), currencies and equity index products. It offers an integrated electronic trading platform for side-by-side trading of products in both futures and OTC markets, together with clearing, post-trade and market data services. Through its electronic marketplace, ICE brings together buyers and sellers of derivative and physical commodities and financial contracts, and offers a range of services to support its participants’ risk management needs. The Company has three segments: futures segment, global OTC segment and market data segment. In July 2010, IntercontinentalExchange Inc. acquired Climate Exchange plc.

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.

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