Gamble Jones Investment Counsel

Kenneth J. Gerbino & Company follows and studies the Canadian and North American, as well as the Australian, mining industries. The company reviews and researches more than 100 mining companies per year. In addition to its in-house expertise, the company has an extensive network of mining people, including engineers, geologists and consultants, to refer to when researching a company. The company manages private equity accounts, as well as the Gerbino Gold Group, a private fund that invests in metal mining stocks. To protect assets from political, economic and monetary uncertainty and instability, including inflation or deflation and the repercussions of excessive government debt or currency depreciation Kenneth J. Gerbino & Company offers its Gold Mining Stock Account.

Leonard Green & Partners is a private equity firm with more than $3 billion in equity capital under management. Founded in 1989, the firm has invested in more than 30 companies with aggregate value of more than $18 billion. Located in Los Angeles, LG&P invests in established companies that are leaders in their markets. It works with investment bankers, business brokers and other intermediaries to source investment opportunities. It also partners with management through operational improvements, acquisitions, financial engineering and other strategic initiatives. The company structures transactions to meet the needs of all parties involved. Types of investments that it has completed in the past include public-to-private transactions, recapitalizations of privately held businesses, growth capital, equity capital to facilitate acquisitions, turnarounds and restructuring investments and acquisitions of divisions and assets from large corporations.