Beate Uhse AG is Europe's largest porn retailer, selling erotic lingerie, sex toys, and videos through its mail-order catalog (PABO by Beate Uhse) and its chain of nearly 300 sex shops in about 10 countries. In addition, Beate Uhse offers adult content through its Web site operations, telephone sex network, and 49%-owned Beate-Uhse.TV in Germany. Beate Uhse AG also has a wholesale manufacturing business with two latex products plants in Germany and the Netherlands, and it owns 30% of Content Group (formerly erotic media), a film licensing operation with a portfolio of some 6,000 erotic films.

Loews Hotels Holding Corporation company operates about 20 upscale hotels located in prime business and travel locations in the US and Canada. In addition to offering amenities such as fine dining options, spas, and golf courses, the properties also feature facilities for weddings, meetings, and other events. Loews' hotels include The Regency in New York City, The Santa Monica Beach Hotel in California, and Quebec City's Le Concorde. Loews Hotels Holding company also has resort locations and hotels operated in conjunction with such tourist destination brands as Hard Rock Cafe and Universal Studios' theme parks. Loews Hotels is a subsidiary of diversified holding company Loews Corporation.

D'Amico & Partners, Inc. trades on the partnership between Italian cuisine and upscale locations. D'Amico & Partners is a leading fine dining operator in Minneapolis with its flagship D'Amico Cucina offering world-class cooking in the city's historic Butler Square district since 1987. The company also operates Cafe & Bar Lurcat (pronounced "lur-swah") locations in Minneapolis and Naples, Florida. In addition to fine dining, D'Amico & Partners offers casual contemporary cuisine at its handful of Campiello and D'Amico & Sons locations, as well as catering services. The family-owned business was started by brothers Richard and Larry D'Amico.

Club de hockey Canadien owns and operates the Montreal Canadiens, one of the oldest and most storied franchises in the National Hockey League. Since its formation in 1909, the team has won a record 24 Stanley Cup championships, second only to the New York Yankees as the most successful sports team in North America. The Canadiens play host at Montreal's Bell Center. Canada's Molson family, led by brothers Geoff, Andrew, and Justin Molson, acquired the team from American businessman George Gillett, Jr., in 2009.

The Cleveland Browns Football Company owns and operates the Cleveland Browns, one of the more storied franchises in the National Football League. Started in 1944 by Arthur McBride as part of the All-American Football Conference, the club joined the NFL in 1949 and boasts four championship titles, its last in 1964. The present team was awarded to the late Alfred Lerner and former 49ers president Carmen Policy after Art Modell relocated the original Browns to Baltimore in 1996. (A deal struck with the NFL allowed Cleveland to retain the team name, colors, and history.) Lerner's family, led by son Randy, continues to control the team.

The Detroit Lions is one of the older franchises in the National Football League, being founded in 1930 as the Portsmouth (Ohio) Spartans. The team moved to Detroit and changed its name in 1934 and went on to win four championship titles, its last in 1957. More recently, however, Detroit fans have been disappointed most seasons by losing records and failed attempts to reach the post-season. The team plays host at Detroit's Ford Field. William Clay Ford Sr., descendant of automobile pioneer Henry Ford, has controlled the Lions since 1964.

Preferred Hotels & Resorts knows a thing or two about top of the line accommodations. The company offers hotel management services to more more than 180 independent luxury hotels and resorts worldwide. The exclusive group performs a rigorous quality assurance inspection (its "Standards of Excellence") before it allows a hotel to join. Properties include the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado; The Peabody Orlando (part of Peabody Management); and The Hard Rock Hotel, Chicago (owned by Hard Rock Cafe International). Preferred Hotels & Resorts is a part of the Preferred Hotel Group.

Bally Technologies, Inc. is a diversified, worldwide gaming company that designs, manufactures, distributes, and operates gaming devices and computerized monitoring, accounting and player-tracking systems for gaming devices. In addition to selling gaming devices, the Company also offers customers a wide range of purchase and lease options. It derives revenue from Gaming Equipment (sale of gaming devices and related equipment, parts and conversion kits) and Gaming Operations (operation of linked progressive systems, video lottery and centrally determined systems and the rental of gaming devices and content). The Company’s primary technologies include gaming devices for land-based, riverboat and Native American casinos, video lottery and central determination markets, and specialized system-based hardware and software products. Its specialized system-based hardware and software products provide casinos with a wide range of marketing, data management, accounting, security, and other software applications and tools to more effectively manage their operations.

Simworx Ltd. creates simulation systems for entertainment, educational, and promotion purposes. Its products include capsule simulators, motion theatres, and 3D/4D effects theatres which have seats that move in sync with the action on screen, as well as spray audiences with water, smoke, and bubbles. Simworx systems are used at venues such as theme parks, zoos, museums, and schools. Simworx Ltd. also has library of live action and computer-animated content in 2D and 3D.

On March 27, 1985, attorneys Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax traded in the courtroom for the dining room. Having always wanted to get into the restaurant business, they pitched their legal pads to serve hearth-baked pizzas. They introduced flavors and tastes from around the world, from Thai to Jamaican Jerk...all on a pizza. All of our innovative pizzas are creatively designed on a delicious crust, and hearth-baked to perfection. Also served are creative salads, made-to-order pastas, soups, sandwiches, appetizers and desserts.

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