1. The NorthStar Group
North Star Group is a veteran owned professional
services firm offering project
management, system engineering, acquisition
management and IT systems solutions for the
commercial, government and not-for-profit
sectors.North Star Group is a hands-on, full
service project management company with
experienced consultants in areas such as:
Department of Defense, Federal Aviation
Administration, U.S.
Congress, telecommunications and key national
security agencies.Inc. magazine has ranked North
Star Group, LLC on its 30th annual Inc. 500, an
exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing
private companies. The list represents the most
comprehensive look at the most important
segment of the economy - America's independent
entrepreneurs. Companies such as
Microsoft, Zappos, Intuit, Jamba Juice, Zipcar, Clif
Bar, Vizio, Oracle, and many other well-known
names gained early exposure as members of the
Inc. 500.

2. BAUER MEDIA GROUP
Bauer Media Group is a large German publishing company based in
Hamburg, which operates in 15 countries worldwide. Since the
company was founded in 1875, it has been privately-owned and under
management by the Bauer family. It was formerly called Heinrich
Bauer Verlag KG, abbreviated to HBV and usually shortened to H.
Bauer. Bauer Verlagsgruppe has been managed by four generations of
the Bauer family. Originally a small printing house, The Bauer
Publishing Group has grown into a worldwide publishing and media
company. The Bauer Publishing Group comprises 282 magazines
worldwide in 15 countries, as well as TV and radio stations. Bauer
started in the UK with the launch of Bella magazine in 1987 and as H
Bauer Publishing became Britain's third largest publisher. Bauer
further expanded in the UK with the purchase of Emap Consumer
Media and Emap Radio in 2008 to become the UK's biggest publishing
group. The companies continue to trade as H Bauer Publishing - MD
David Goodchild, and Bauer Consumer Media - CE Paul Keenan.

3. Vibe is a music and entertainment magazine founded by
producer Quincy Jones. The publication predominantly features
R&B and hip-hop music artists, actors and other entertainers.
After shutting down production in Summer 2009, Vibe was
purchased by the private equity investment fund InterMedia
Partners and is now issued quarterly with double covers, with a
larger online presence, aided by the Vibe LifeStyle Network, a
group of entertainment/music websites under the Vibe brand.
The magazine's target demographic is predominantly
young, urban followers of hip-hop culture.The magazine owed its
success to featuring a broader range of interests than its closest
competitors The Source and XXL which focus more narrowly on
rap music, or the rock & pop-centric Rolling Stone and Spin. As of
2007, Vibe had a circulation of approximately 800,000.
Advertisers ran the gamut from record labels to fashion houses
to various cognac brands.
InterMedia Advisors, LLC, also known as InterMedia Advisors is a
private equity investment firm focused on leveraged buyout and
growth capital investments in the media sector.The firm, which
was founded in 2005 by notable private equity investor Leo
Hindery,[citation needed] is based on the 48th floor of the
Chrysler Building in Midtown Manhattan, New York
City.[1][2]Among the firm's most notable investments are
Thomas Nelson, Universal Sports, @Home Network, InterMedia
Outdoors, Vibe Lifestyle Network, and Puerto Rican station
WAPA-TV.