Bain & Company is one of the world's leading global business consulting firms, serving clients across six continents and across a wide range of industries, from corporate clients to private equity. It was founded in 1973 on the principle that consultants must measure their success in terms of their clients' financial results. Bain's clients have outperformed the stock market 4 to 1. With offices in all major cities, Bain has worked with over 3,900 major multinational and other corporations from every economic sector, in every region of the world.

Baring Private Equity Partners (BPEP) invests via four regional fund groups with local investment teams in Russia, Asia, India and Spain.  With approximately $3.4 billion in funds under management, BPEP has one of the most extensive on-the-ground networks of any international private equity provider. Its network provides the resources and investment expertise to help entrepreneurs around the world build world-class businesses.  BPEP finalized its MBO from parent company ING Group in August, 2004. Under the terms of the agreement, the investment teams managing the regional funds have acquired ownership of their respective management companies and operate under the Baring Private Equity International brand. 

As the pre-eminent global financial services company, Citi boasts over 200 million diverse clients – including some of the most influential names in the business world. The proportion of Citi’s businesses places it in a unique and eminent position. Over 200 years, Citi has brought together some of the world’s most successful and diverse financial companies to form one Citi with unparalleled strength across over 100 countries in four regions: North America, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Afirca), Asia-Pacific and Latin America.

McKinsey & Company is a management-consulting firm that works with its clients to help them make lasting and substantial improvements in their performance. It works with its clients' chief executive officer and senior management team to focus in the issues and opportunities that it determines to be most important to each client's performance. The Company is organized into industry and functional practices, which develop business knowledge and insights that are designed to create a critical mass of expertise to improve service to its clients. 

Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm that, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides its products and services to a group of clients and customers, including corporations, governments, financial institutions and individuals. Morgan Stanley’s business segments include Institutional Securities, Global Wealth Management Group and Asset Management. Morgan Stanley conducts its business from its headquarters in and around New York City, its regional offices and branches throughout the United States and its principal offices in London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and other world financial centers. 

This league has the inside moves to score big with hoops fans. The National Basketball Association is one of the four major professional sports leagues in the US, with 30 teams representing 28 US markets and one in Canada. The NBA oversees the rules of the game and officiating, markets its teams and players, and regulates franchise ownership. It also licenses broadcasting rights and collects revenue from corporate sponsorships. In addition, the NBA operates the WNBA, a 14-team women's league; the NBA Development League for up-and-coming players; and NBA TV, a cable TV channel offering news, original programming, and live game broadcasts.  

Temasek Holdings is a sovereign wealth fund, Singapore government-owned holding company with investments in the financial services, telecommunications, media, transportation, real estate, and energy sectors. Temasek Holdings is set up as a corporation whose primary shareholder is Singapore's Ministry of Finance. It has had success with domestic companies such as Singapore Airlines and SingTel, and lately is looking to China, India, Latin America, and Russia for new opportunities. Temasek Holdings was founded in 1974, nine years after Singapore became an independent country.