Citi has had a presence in the United Kingdom since 1902. Smith Barney opened its first office in London in 1968, and Salomon Brothers established its U.K. headquarters in London in 1971. In 1997, Smith Barney merged with Salomon Inc. to form Salomon Smith Barney. Citigroup Global Markets Limited is an investment banking and securities brokerage firm providing investment banking services to supranationals, governments, financial institutions and large- and mid-capitalization corporate clients. The company was founded in 2000, and is headquartered in London with additional offices in Amsterdam, Budapest, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Lisbon, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Paris, Warsaw and Zurich. Citigroup acquired Schroders' Investment Banking business. As a result of this acquisition this unit is known as Schroders Salomon Smith Barney. As of 05/01/2000, Citigroup Global Markets Limited was a subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc. It now operates as a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Europe Limited.

Technology Crossover Ventures was founded in 1995. Technology Crossover Ventures is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in investments in public and private internet technology companies. The firm seeks to invest in majority and minority positions by providing capital for, minority growth equity; full or partial recapitalizations for both diversification of capital structure and modifying shareholder equity); acquisition financings to supplement complementary add-on acquisitions; buyouts; later stages of growth capital development; and other majority and public market transactions. It seeks to provide growth and acquisition capital to publicly trading companies in the form of PIPEs and also invests in its portfolio companies at the IPO stage and beyond. The firm seeks to invest in companies operating in the information technology sector, with a focus on, internet; financial technology; infrastructure and communications including equipment and communications businesses; software and services; semiconductors; enterprise software; healthcare IT; e-commerce; financial services; wireless technology; and consumer internet sectors.

Questar Capital wants to be a shining example of a financial services provider. Questar Capital Corporation offers a full range of investment products -- including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, annuities, and insurance -- via a network of more than 500 representatives throughout the country. Customers of Questar Capital can choose products from about 90 mutual fund companies, some 70 variable life and annuity companies, and 15 fee-based money managers. Insurance provider Allianz Life acquired Questar Capital in 2005, combined it with USAllianz Securities, and gave the combined entity the Questar Capital name.

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.

Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California with additional offices in Shanghai, China and Beijing, China. Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers is a venture capital firm specializing in investments in incubation and early stage companies. The firm seeks to invest in green technology innovation, information technology, pandemic and bio-defense, and life sciences. In information technology sector, it prefers to invest in consumer, enterprise, semiconductor, security, wireless, and communication sectors. Within pandemic and bio-defense, the firm invests in surveillance, diagnostics, vaccines, antiviral drugs, and technologies enabling large-scale manufacturing. In life science sector, it invests in medical devices, drugs, vaccines, personalized medicine, diagnostics, and healthcare information technology and services.

Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., L.L.C. ("BRS") is a New York-based private equity investment firm with approximately $1.4 billion in funds under management. Founded in 1995 by former senior executives of Citicorp Venture Capital, Ltd., BRS specializes in management buyouts and recapitalizations of high quality, middle market companies with strong market positions and/or growth potential. BRS's philosophy is to back the management of its portfolio companies, allowing them operational freedom with long-term equity incentives and support. BRS provides expertise to portfolio companies in the areas of financing, acquisitions and strategic long-term planning focused upon realization of value.The founders of BRS have had extensive experience since the mid 1980's in initiating, negotiating, financing, closing and overseeing numerous private equity investments in diverse industries throughout a range of economic cycles and financial market conditions. They have undertaken management buyouts of public companies, private companies, and divisions of larger companies; recapitalizations of closely held companies providing both liquidity and continual ownership to existing owners; build-ups of significant enterprises through acquisitions; and equity investments in growth companies.

Dunedin Capital Partners Limited was founded in 1983 and is based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom with an additional office in London, United Kingdom. Dunedin Capital Partners Limited is a private equity firm specializing in mid-market buyouts. It seeks to invest in management buyouts and buyins; institutional and secondary buyouts; and funding for acquisitions. The firm prefers to invest in industry sectors with a focus on construction and building materials, consumer products and services, financial services, healthcare, leisure and hotels, specialist manufacturing, oil and gas, TMT, and support services. It typically invests in companies based in the United Kingdom. The firm invests between £5 million ($9.82 million) and £50 million ($98.21 million) in transactions with size between £10 million ($19.64 million) and £75 million ($147.3 million). It seeks to hold a board seat in its portfolio companies.

Bain Capital was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices across the United States, Asia, and Europe. Bain Capital, LLC is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in seed, start up, early to late stage, growth capital, emerging growth, corporate divestitures, spin offs, management buyouts, industry consolidations, and family/founder situations. It focuses its investments in information technology, including information data, software, hardware, and Internet; communications, including telecommunications, broadcasting, and media; healthcare, including devices and equipment, distribution and information, providers, and other medical products; industrial and manufacturing including, automotive, steel and non-ferrous metals, industrial equipment, engineered components, and business services. The firm also seeks to invest in retail and consumer products including, traditional retailers, on-line merchandising, consumer products, food and restaurants, and consumer services and finance including banking, credit cards, insurance, mortgage, brokerage, exchanges, transaction processing infrastructure and software, and information.

Founded in 1976, Bay Partners company has invested in over 200 companies, including Brocade Communications, Placeware, Nuera Communications, and Versata. Currently investing from its 11th venture fund, Bay Partners has more than $1 billion under management. Bay Partners is a venture capital firm that targets early-stage high-tech companies involved in consumer services, energy services, enterprise software, health care, information technology, and software as as service. On top of providing seed money, the company provides strategic consulting and financial planning to its clients. It often acts as a co-investor with other venture capital firms.

Sand Aire was created in 1996 to manage the assets of Sir James Scott's family, earned upon the sale of Provincial Insurance, a company he founded in 1903. Then in 2006, Sand Aire merged with Northbridge, another UK wealth management firm. Today Sand Aire is jointly owned by its founding family, employees, and the founding shareholders of Northbridge. Sand Aire specializes in strategic wealth management primarily for families, trusts, and charities. It offers investment, wealth administration, and consultancy services to clients who typically have more than $40 million to invest, along with a desire to build their financial assets across generations.

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