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Barclay's Capital is the investment banking division of Barclays Bank, which offers a range of financial services. Barclays Capital provides a variety of investment solutions for corporate, government and institutional clients. Its solutions include bonds, commodities, credit products, and fund-linked and equity derivatives. The firm also offers electronic trading, equity origination and restructuring services. It is one of the leading credit traders in the United States. Barclays Capital also provides financial advisory, capital raising, financing and risk management services to various corporations. Additionally, it deals in securitization services. The firm s private equity provides a range of buyout and infrastructure capabilities.

Leucadia National Corporation is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, engages in telecommunications, health care services, manufacturing, banking and lending, real estate and winery businesses. As of August 2005, Leucadia was valued at more than 4 billion dollars. The company s highest profile move to-date was a bid in 2004 to acquire 50 percent of telecommunications company MCI's common stock. Leucadia National Corporation is headquartered in New York, but has additional offices in Salt Lake City.

Established in 1981, Harvest Partners is a private equity investment firm that specializes in leveraged buyouts and growth financings in the general industrial, business services and consumer/ retail sectors. Located in New York, N.Y., the company targets equity investments in management buyouts, recapitalizations and growth financings of leading middle-market companies. Harvest Partners portfolio include Green Bancorp Inc., Insight Global Inc., Regency Energy Partners LP, Seminole Energy Services, LLC and SJB Bank Corporation, among others. The company has sub-sector expertise in numerous industries, such as healthy living, multi-level marketing, specialty retail, building products and industrial services.