Geoffrey Ooborne Vero

Numis Securities Ltd. is an institutional brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1988 and is a subsidiary of Numis Corp. Plc in (LON: NUM). Numis Securities serves as a corporate broker to several clients across all their sectors, ranging from FTSE 100 to FTSE small-cap companies and AIM-listed companies.

EPE Special Opportunities Ltd invests in small and middle size companies located in the United kingdom. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of consumer, retail, financial services, manufacturing, education, healthcare, and business services. It provides financing for growth capital, buy-out opportunities, special situations and distressed transactions with an investment ranging from GBP 2 to GBP 30 million. The company was founded on July 25, 2003 and is headquartered in St. Helier, the United Kingdom.

Numis Corp. Plc is holding company, which engages in the provision of advisory and stock broking services. It specializes in research, sales and trading, investment companies, and venture broking. The company was founded by Oliver Alexander Hemsley on April 24, 1989 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Crown Place VCT PLC, a traded fund, invests in public and private small companies located in the UK. The fund targets companies across a broad range of sectors. It provides financing in equity and debt for early and later stage transactions.

Albion Development VCT Plc is a evergreen fund invests in public and private companies located in the UK. The fund targets companies operating in technology and consumer services. It provides financing in equity and debt for early, small and later stage companies.

Akers Biosciences, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and supply of screening and testing products. Its products include clinical diagnostics and safety tests. The company was founded by Raymond Francis Akers, Jr. and Raymond F. Akers, Sr. on March 8, 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ABN AMRO Private Equity (AAPE) is a private equity firm located in Chicago. The firm is a subsidiary of ABM AMRO Asset Management Holdings, Inc., itself a subsidiary of ABN AMRO Holding NV (NYSE: ABN)

Westcane Ltd. provides management services to its subsidiaries. The private company is based in Eastleigh, UK. and has subsidiaries in United Kingdom.