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Claire's Stores, Inc. engages in the retail of jewelry and accessories under the Claires and Icing brands. It operates through the North America and Europe segment. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Pembroke Pines, FL.

Biometrics Security Technology, Inc. develops and distributes fiber optic printed circuit boards in the publishing and printing markets. In 1994, the company began phasing out the fiber optic operations and began the transition into a systems integration and engineering consulting business. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

VPGI Corp. is a development stage company. As of June 30, 2006, the Company had no operations. The company previously offered digital media solutions, as well as contact centre customer service solutions through CIMphonyT, a suite of computer telephony integration software products and services. The company was founded on July 13, 1984 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Spectrum Brands Corp. provides services and products for personal, corporate, and governmental security.

Nexsan Corp. develops disk-based storage systems designed for the long-term storage of digital information. It offers Unity that sets the standard for hyper-unified Storage. It enables consumers to mix-and-match high-performance flash with hard disks and to mix block storage for VMware, databases or exchange with file storage for home directories and sharing. The firm also provides back-up and recovery, digital video surveillance, and disaster recovery. The company was founded by Gary Watson and James Molenda in 1999 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

The Kiley Group, Inc. provides acquisition, advisory services, investor relations and corporate finance consulting services to microcap issuers. The company was founded on March 6, 1997 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Appel Associates provides management consulting services. The private company is based in Fort Worth, TX.

Phoenix BioPharm, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company, which engages in marketing of therapeutics for the treatment of central nervous system, cardiovascular diseases, and specialty products. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Woodbridge, Canada.

Star Brite, Inc. manufactures and supplies a range of products for the automotive industry, including polishes, cleaners, teak finishes, motor oils, and fuel additives. The private company is based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Peter G. Dornau has been the CEO of the company since 1972.

AllCells LLC provides source of blood-derived cells and services for immuno-and cell therapy development. It assays and tests on freshly collected cells to be screened and qualified for biomedical applications. The company was founded by Jay Tong in 1998 and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.

Part of Tacora Capital Management LP, TME GmbH is a German company that supplies electronic components. The company is based in Neuss, Germany. The CEO of the company is Danny Zheng.