Foresight, which was founded in 1984 by Bernard Fairman and Peter English, manages four capital trusts and owns more than £90 million under management. Foresight Group, formerly Foresight Venture Partners, provides venture capital primarily to technology companies. Its portfolio includes companies involved in manufacturing, IT services, environmental, retail, and communications. The group's investments include nanoscale engineering company Oxonica, retail payment systems designer Nomad, generator services provider Ozone, investment bank software designer BlueCurve, and telephone and energy services supplier Telecom plus.

The Patriarch platform is a vertically integrated distressed private equity firm with robust in-house operational turnaround expertise. Patriarch Partners, LLC ("Patriarch"), founded in 2000, was built upon a proprietary patented financial model designed to manage and monetize the distressed portfolios of financial institutions. Patriarch has since evolved into a global investment firm that concentrates on direct investments in distressed businesses, managing funds with over $7 billion of equity and secured loan assets with equity investments in more than 70 companies, and controlling interests in approximately two-thirds of these.Patriarch focuses on the acquisition of undervalued companies where time, capital and sound strategy can rescue a business and restore value, preserving jobs in America and around the world while simultaneously providing demonstrated returns to investors. Patriarch believes that making money and making the world a better place are not mutually exclusive concepts. The firm offers a peerless approach that combines innovative financial models, restructuring techniques and the operational expertise necessary to rebuild businesses facing complex circumstances.Challenging conditions often mean the need to improve operations from the ground up; the situations require equal concentration and adeptness between financial engineering and operational execution. An expanded global reach is critical and Patriarch has acquired manufacturing facilities in nations where lower labor costs can help U.S. companies compete in the competitive global economy, Patriarch Partners Management Group, established in 2005, is a team of seasoned and connected global professionals strategically placed among portfolio companies to fortify management and to unearth and implement necessary efficiencies, new technologies and unique strategies.

Highland Capital Management, L.P. is a SEC-registered investment adviser with approximately $24 billion of assets under management. It is one of the largest global alternative fixed income managers, specializing in bank loans, high yield credit, distressed debt, structured products, real assets, and long-short equities, with a global geographic reach. Highland's diversified client base includes public pension plans, foundations and endowments, corporations, financial institutions, fund of funds, governments, high net worth individuals, and mutual fund investors. To best meet the different goals of these investors, Highland offers a variety of product types, including credit funds, private equity-style funds, managed separate accounts, hedge funds, retail mutual funds, and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs). Highland Capital is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and maintains offices in New York, London and Singapore.

The Pioneer Group, Inc., as of December 31, 1999, conducted its operations through Pioneer Investment Management (PIM), Pioneer International Financial Services, and Pioneer Global Investments. PIM included investment management and marketing of the company's 25 U.S. registered investment companies in the Pioneer Family of Mutual Funds, as well as the nine offshore mutual funds; distribution of shares of the Pioneer Family of Mutual Funds; and shareowner servicing for the Pioneer Family of Mutual Funds. Pioneer International Financial Services consisted of investment management and financial services. Pioneer Global Investments included the company's diversified strategic businesses, consisting of U.S. and international venture capital operations, U.S. and international real estate operations, and timber harvesting. As of 10/25/2000, Pioneer Asset Management USA Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Unicredito Italiano.

Beluga NV is a Belgium-based investment trust that specializes in the acquisition and management of a diversified portfolio of shares with a focus on private equity investment. As per December 31, 2009, the Company’s portfolio consisted entirely of private equity participation in various companies, including Network Global Management, BNLfood Investments, IT-Partners, Lamifil, TRG, PR Pharmaceuticals and Technowledge. As of that same date Beluga had two subsidiaries: Distribution d’Eau de la Troupette (La Troupette), a real-estate investment holding, and Comptoir Houiller Bruxellois, a real-estate society that was wholly owned by La Troupette.

In 1980, GTCR pioneered and investment thesis founded on the principle of growth through committed relationships with management partners. GTCR manages more than $8 billion in equity and mezzanine capital invested in a wide range of companies and industries. The firm principally invests in high-growth industries, including financial services and technology, healthcare, and information services and technology. Growth strategies are driven by industry dynamics and generally include a combination of acquisitions and internal growth.Capital under management is primarily provided by pension funds, endowments, and foundations. Portfolio company executives and the principals of GTCR have made significant investments in each of GTCR's funds. The firm's principals have invested in more than 100 companies, and are recognized for their ability to create value consistently throughout the investment life cycle.

City Capital Corporation operates as a professional management and diversified holding company. It manages various assets and holdings, including real estate developments; self-enrichment companies; and the buying, selling, and drilling of oil and gas properties. City Capital Corporation company owns an apartment building in Cleveland, Ohio. It was formerly known as Synthetic Turf Corporation and changed its name to City Capital Corporation in December 2006.

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (Virtus) is a provider of investment management products and services to individuals and institutions. It operates a multi-manager investment management business, comprised of affiliated managers, each having its own distinct investment style, autonomous investment process and brand. Virtus provide the products in a number of forms and through multiple distribution channels. The retail products include open-end mutual funds, closed-end funds and separately managed accounts. The fund family of open-end funds is distributed primarily through intermediaries. Retail separately managed accounts are comprised of intermediary programs, sponsored and distributed by unaffiliated brokerage firms, and private client accounts, which are offerings to the high net-worth clients of the affiliated managers. The Company also manages institutional accounts for corporations, multi-employer retirement funds and foundations, endowments and special purpose funds.

HSBC Private Bank comprises the private banking operations of UK banking bigwig HSBC Holdings. A subsidiary of principal holding company, HSBC Private Banking Holdings (Suisse) and operating through several subsidiaries of its own, the company specializes in private banking and trustee services such as investment advisory and wealth and tax planning for wealthy individuals and families. Banking services include deposit products, debit and credit cards, lines of credit, loans, high-end residential mortgages and home equity loans, and other related services. HSBC Private Bank group also provides specialty advisory services to charities, foundations, media companies, and diamond and jewelry concerns.

Managing partners Alan E. Goldberg and Robert D. Lindsay founded Lindsay Goldberg in 2001. Currently, the firm has about 80 companies in its portfolio. Growing businesses that want to bring in additional capital may choose to add Goldberg Lindsay & Co. (Lindsay Goldberg) to their ownership rosters. The private equity firm targets family-owned businesses and entrepreneurships in various industries for long-term investment. Often remaining in investments for 10 to 20 years, Lindsay Goldberg typically partners with management by installing board members at companies its invests in. Through various affiliates, the firm has a national presence in the US, as well as in Germany and Norway.

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