James D. Holmes

DEO Petroleum Plc was an independent oil company, committed to maximizing shareholder value through the progression of undeveloped discoveries, predominantly in the Central North Sea. The company was founded on November 24, 1999 and headquartered in Aberdeen, the United Kingdom.

MotionPoster Plc engages in the provision of advertising services. The company is headquartered in Faringon, the United Kingdom.

Merchant House Group Plc operates as holding company with interest in providing financial and securities brokerage services. Its trading activities include providing corporate finance, investment advisory services and stock broking services. The company was incorporated on July 17, 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Hollywood Media Services Plc provides facilities and catering services to the television and film industries. The company has become a holding company with the strategy of building, organically and by acquisition, a group of businesses focused on the provision of services into the media and events sectors.

Commodity Growth Plc provides investment services. It offers investments in rare commodities used in the clean technology, and the energy and environment sector in China. The company focuses molybdenum related business, investing in, holding, selling, and transacting in physical molybdenum. Commodity Growth is located in London, UK.

Merchant Capital Ltd. (Investment Management) (Merchant Capital-IM) is the investment advisory division of Merchant Capital Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Merchant House Group plc (LSE: MHG) in Great Britain. Established in 2003, the firm is based in London and focuses on small- to medium-sized companies. They manage Merchant Funds plc, a Dublin-based, UCITS III umbrella fund and distribute the Nomura Global Emerging Markets III Fund, a protected UCITS III-compliant Fund that provides exposure via the Nomura Global Emerging Markets Index to mutual funds.