Manchester City Football Club is one of the oldest soccer teams in the UK Premier League. The club was founded in 1880 as St. Marks and changed its name to Ardwick before settling on Manchester City in 1894. Known to supporters as The Citizens, the team boasts two league championships and four FA Cups. Abu Dhabi United Group, an investment concern owned by the government of the United Arab Emirates, acquired the club in 2008 from Thaksin Shinawatra, formerly the prime minister of Thailand. Shinawatra had acquired control of Manchester City the previous year after being ousted from Thailand in a coup d'etat.

Prodrive is a real pro in the motorsport and automotive technology industries. Prodrive has managed Formula One, World Rallying, touring, and sports-car racing teams for such companies as Subaru, BMW, Ferrari, Ford, and Honda. The company also develops, designs, manufactures, and sells high-performance vehicle components, including engines, powertrains, chassis, brakes, and body styling products. Prodrive's consulting services include brand, product, and marketing strategy. Investment firm Apax Partners owns about half of Prodrive, which has operations in Australia, Germany, Thailand, the UK, and the US.

Dreamgate opens doors for those who fantasize about hitting really big jackpots. Dreamgate Corporation Bhd. makes and distributes casino gaming machines and related equipment, including tokens and chips, roulette wheels, displays, and cash boxes. Its RGBGames brand specializes in progressive slot machines -- games that are linked together in groups in order to offer larger jackpots. Dreamgate also refurbishes and leases slot machines, operates casino concessions, and distributes equipment from third-party manufacturers, including WMS, Atronic, and CashCode. Co-founders (and brothers) Chuah Kim Seah and Chuah Kim Chiew together own about 40% of Dreamgate.

Colony Resorts LVH Acquisition, LLC was founded in 2003. Colony Resorts LVH Acquisitions, LLC owns and operates the Las Vegas Hilton, a casino resort located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Las Vegas Hilton has approximately 2,950 hotel rooms and suites; 74,000 square feet casino with approximately 48 table games and 1,296 slot machines; a race and sports book; 14 restaurants; 4,800 parking spaces; 200,000 square feet of meeting/convention space; a 1,600-seat showroom; a 300 seat cabaret theater; retail outlets; a wedding chapel; an outdoor pool; and a spa and health club.

Inch Kenneth Kajang Rubber Public Limited Company, an investment holding company, engages in growing oil palm in Selangor, Malaysia. Inch Kenneth Kajang Rubber company operates in four segments: Plantations, Manufacturing, Tourism, and Others. The Plantations segment engages in growing and selling fresh fruit bunches. Its Manufacturing segment involves in producing and trading constant viscosity rubber blocks. The Tourism segment engages in the operation of two tourist resorts and a motel, as well as sale of food and beverages. Inch Kenneth Kajang Rubber company’s Others segment engages in the development and sale of land and properties, and leasing of buildings; trading of building materials; and holding of equity interests in quoted shares. It has operations in the Malaysia and Thailand.

Texas has the more adventurous Schlitterbahn (German for "slippery road"). Waterpark Management, doing business as Schlitterbahn Waterparks, operates one of the largest water parks in the US: The Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort in New Braunfels, Texas. The 65-acre park contains three miles of snaking tubular waterslides, as well as wave pools, raft and tubing rides, spring-fed pools, and other amusements, as well as an adjacent 230-room hotel. Waterpark Management, Inc. operates additional waterparks in South Padre Island, Texas; Galveston Island, Texas; and Kansas City, Kansas. Waterpark Management, Inc. is owned by the family of Gary Henry, who launched the flagship New Braunfels park in 1979.

Founded in 1981 by E.L. "Bert" Pooser, with two hotels, IMIC has developed into an award winning hotel and management company. Made up of exuberant employees, with a range of capabilities and experience, IMIC specializes in operations, human resources, sales, marketing, design, development, finance and accounting. Investors, partners, employees, and guests alike can be assured that every aspect will be approached with integrity and expertise. IMIC currently owns and/or manages 15 hotels, suites, and inns covering the southeast. The properties now in operation consist of Hampton Inns, Wingate by Wyndhams, Quality Inns & Suites, Comfort Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, and The Inn at USC, a historic boutique hotel located on the campus of the University of South Carolina.

Carlson Companies began in 1938 as the Gold Bond Stamp Company, but has evolved into a leisure services juggernaut. Carlson Companies, Inc. owns 55% of travel giant Carlson Wagonlit. Its Carlson Hotels Worldwide owns and operates more than 1,000 hotels in some 70 countries under brands such as Radisson, Country Inns & Suites By Carlson, and Park Plaza. In addition, its Carlson Restaurants Worldwide includes the T.G.I. Friday's and Pick Up Stix chains. Chairman Marilyn Carlson Nelson and director Barbara Carlson Gage, daughters of founder Curtis Carlson, each own half of the company.

Starbucks Corporation engages in the purchase, roasting, and sale of whole bean coffees worldwide. It offers brewed coffees, Italian-style espresso beverages, cold blended beverages, various complementary food items, and a selection of premium teas, as well as beverage-related accessories and equipment, through its retail stores. Starbucks Corp. also licenses its trademark through other channels, such as licensed retail stores, as well as through certain of its licensees and equity investees. In addition, Starbucks Corporation produces and sells ready-to-drink beverages, which include bottled beverages, espresso drinks, chilled cup coffees, and ice creams.

Shake's Frozen Custard, Inc. operates more than 25 (mostly franchised) 1950s rock-n-roll themed Shake's Frozen Custard locations in eight central and southern US states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Of course shakes and malts are on the menu, but you also can find sundaes, cones, and fruit drinks. Founded in 1991 in Joplin, Missouri by Don and Bebbie Osborne, the company began franchising in 1999.

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