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Part of Primary Capital Partners LLP, Maru Group Holdings Ltd. is a group of insights companies founded in 2015. The company is based in Manchester, UK. Maru Group is seeking to enhance the role of technology in market research and insight generation. Maru Group offers flexible market research services that help businesses connect with their customers and make informed decisions. The British company's comprehensive and world-class insights solutions suite is led by their Innovations leadership group and reflects deep method and industry expertise. Maru Group believes that understanding the intersection between behavior and emotion is critical to drive better business results. The company provides data connections with expertly profiled known respondents for agencies, brands, healthcare, and market research to gain reliable insights.

Alida, Inc. develops cloud-based customer intelligence platform. Its services include insight community planning, community management, and community research. The company was founded by Andrew Iain Reid in 2000 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

IPSX Group Ltd. provides financial intermediary services. The company was founded in 2014 by Anthony Gahan, Cyril Théret and Ian Axe and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Borders Group, Inc. owns and operates bookstores and music stores. It operates through its subsidiaries, Borders, Inc. and Walden Book Company, Inc., which operates stores selling books, music and movie superstores and mall-based bookstores. The company operates a proprietary e-commerce Web site www.borders.com. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Part of Primary Capital III (Nominees) Ltd., Paperchase Worldwide Holdings Ltd. is a British company that operates stationery stores. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2010.

Follett Corp. provides educational support services. It offers educational services and products to colleges, schools, and libraries. The firm's higher education group operates bookstores on college campuses and is a wholesaler of used college textbooks. The company was founded by Charles M. Barnes in 1873 and is headquartered in Westchester, IL.

Part of Primary Capital Partners LLP, Maru Group Finance Ltd. is a financing services provider. The company is based in Manchester, UK. Founded in 2015, Maru Group Finance offers financing solutions to its clients.

Gordon Brothers Group LLC engages in the provision of advisory, restructuring, and investment solutions. The firm?s services include evaluations, dispositions, operations and investments. The company was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Wyvern Partners Ltd. operates as a finance advisory firm. It specializes in mergers and acquisitions and debt and management advisory. The company is headquartered in Mayfair, the United Kingdom.

Mundo Media, Inc. provides online marketing and advertising services. The private company is based in Richmond Hill, Canada.

Part of Ipsos SA, Angus Reid Group, Inc. is a Canadian market research company that offers a variety of research solutions to organizations across Canada. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The company's services include data collection through a suite of tools utilizing the latest technologies, including the Angus Reid Forum, an opinion community consisting of engaged residents across the country who answer surveys on topical issues that matter to everyone. The company also has a highly engaged community of B2B professionals comprised of decision makers in the financial sector, IT professionals, education, trades, and other B2B sectors, called the Business Advisory Network. This community delivers reliable business intelligence for organizations' biggest decisions. The company also offers consumer research solutions through the #1 trusted resource for opinion data and advisory, and reaches people through text polling within 48 hours. The company was founded by Angus Reid, who has been the CEO since incorporation. Angus Reid Group was acquired by Ipsos SA on March 01, 2000 for $69.04 million.

Maru/Matchbox provides research consulting services. It offers customer intelligence, insight communities and market research services. The firm provides services to consumer retail and shopper insights, media and entertainment, financial services, public affairs, agency, technology and healthcare industries. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Galyans Trading Co., Inc. operates camera & photographic supply, apparel, footwear, outdoor and athletic equipment stores. The company was founded by Patrick W. Galyan and is located in Plainfield, IN.

Guitar Center, Inc. distributes musical instruments. It offers musical lessons, repairs, and rentals. The company was founded by Wayne Mitchell in 1959 and is headquartered in Westlake Village, CA.

Nashua Corp. manufactures and markets imaging products and services to industrial and commercial customers to meet various print application needs. The firm specializes in Label (Industrial, Barcode, RFID), Transaction Supplies (POS, Financial, Kiosk, Mobile), Coated Products, Prime Labels. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.