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HSBC Bank Plc provides commercial banking and financial services. It operates in four businesses: Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Commercial Banking, Global Banking and Markets, and Global Private Banking. The Retail Banking and Wealth Management business offers personal banking, mortgages, loans, credit cards, savings and investments and insurance services. The Commercial Banking business offers financial products and services to enable them to operate efficiently and meet their business aspirations. The Global Banking and Markets business offers capital financing, transaction and advisory banking services, trade, research, securities services and global liquidity and cash management. The Global Private Banking business offers investment management, incorporating advisory, discretionary and brokerage, private wealth solutions, comprising trusts and estate planning services. The company was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Nantero, Inc. develops and manufactures semiconductor devices. It develops a new generation of memory called NRAM (non-volatile random access memory) that can enable a variety of exciting new features and products in both consumer and enterprise electronics. The company was founded by Thomas Rueckes and Greg Schmergel in March 2001 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

Swiss Life Private Equity Partners AG is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Swiss Life Asset Management AG with headquarters in Zurich, which is part of Swiss Life Holding AG (SWX:SLHN). Founded in 1857, the parent firm is a provider of life insurance and long-term savings and protection. Since 2004, SLPEP no longer manages private equity investments for third-parties.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

TBIF Financial Services BV provides financial services. It focuses on retail banking, lending and Asset management. It products portfolio are banking, consumer finance, leasing, mortgages and asset management. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Schroder Adveq Management AG (Schroder Adveq Management) is a private equity subsidiary of Schroders Plc. The firm was founded by Bruno Raschle in 1997 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Part of SO Holding AG, Horizon21 AG is a Swiss company that provides private equity services. The company is based in Pfäffikon, Switzerland. The company was founded by Rainer-Marc Frey, Adrian Gut.

Part of Ernst & Young Global Ltd., Ernst & Young AG is a Swiss company that provides accounting services. The company is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

DemirBank ASC provides commercial banking services. Its services include cash calculating services, deposits, consumer and mortgage credits, opening of credits and issuance of bank guarantees, leasing services, clearing services, plastic card issuance, express money orders, cashing of checks, rental of safe cells, distance services Internet-banking, SMS-banking and telephone-banking. The firm also cooperates on crediting and trade financing programs with international financial institutions. The company was founded by Rahman Hajiyev on October 6, 1989 and is headquartered in Baku, Azerbaijan.

New York State Bar Association is a non-profit organization, which provides legal services and offers a membership program for lawyers. It also publishes an array of books, bar journals, law digest, and State Bar news. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Alban, NY.

PricewaterhouseCoopers AG provides assurance, tax and advisory services. The company is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (Private Eqty) is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of European Bank for Reconstruction & Development founded in 1991 with headquartered in London.

Actano Holding AG engages in the development and distribution of software for the planning and management of complex business projects. Its software solutions includes RPLAN Connect, RPLAN Enterprise, RPLAN Workstreams, IPO.Log, IPO.Rack, RPLAN Resources, and allex DRIVE. The company was founded on July 29, 2010 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Montana Capital Partners AG (MCP), a subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc, is a private equity firm headquartered in Zug, Switzerland. The firm was founded by Christian Diller and Marco Wulff in 2011.

Banco Itaú (Suisse) SA provides private banking services. It offers custody, credit, trading, wealth planning, and asset allocation consultancy. The company was founded on September 6, 2010 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG engages in the operation of a bank. Its services include all types of banking, financing, asset management and financial advisory services. The company was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Evolution Equity Partners LLC (Evolution Equity Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Richard Seewald and Dennis Smith. The firm is headquartered in New York.