Nigel Beer

Northern Venture Trust PLC is a venture capital trust. The firm principal activity includes making long-term equity and loan investments, Primarily it invests in unquoted companies in the United Kingdom manufacturing and service businesses. Its objective is to provide high long-term tax-free returns to investors through a combination of dividend yield and capital growth. The portfolio of investment includes various sectors such as Technology, media, and telecommunications, Business services, Healthcare, Oil and gas, Leisure, Consumer, and Industrials. The company was founded on August 11, 1995 and headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, the United Kingdom.

Somerset Capital Ltd. (Somerset) is an independent private equity firm which was founded by Gary Robins in 2002 as Hotbed Ltd. to provide experienced private investors the opportunity to make direct investments in unlisted companies and commercial real estate. Located in Milton Keynes and London, Somerset sources investment opportunities through relationships their team has developed with other professionals throughout the UK. The firm's investment opportunities, available only to Hotbed Investor Members, are accessed through individual, corporate or multiple vehicle memberships.

Community Health Partnerships Ltd. provides professional property management services. It offers strategic estate planning, public private partnerships, commercial solutions and corporate efficiency. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.