James S. Rosenthal

Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc (Bear Stearns) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of The Bear Stearns Cos LLC founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in the US.

Paradigm Capital Management, Inc. (Paradigm) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Albany, New York. The firm was founded by Candace Weir in 1994 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Paradigm Capital Holdings, Inc. Paradigm offers investment advisory services primarily to corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, individuals, investment funds, trusts and individuals (which include high net-worth individuals), other separate accounts, and pooled investment vehicles such as private investment limited partnerships.

Digital Island, Inc. provides network services for e-business applications. The company is based in San Francisco, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Nufern, Inc. manufactures and develops optical fibers. Its products and services include optical fibers, fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers, defense technology, coil winding services, educational components and test services. The company was founded in March 2000 and is headquartered in East Granby, CT.

Frictionless Commerce, Inc. provides supplier relationship management (SRM) software solutions. It enables large and mid-size enterprises to perform spend analysis, supplier profiling and performance management, sourcing, and contract management. The company was founded on June 11, 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1876 and offers a full suite of capital markets products and services, including proprietary equity research and a fixed-income trading desk. For institutional asset management clients, the firm provides liquidity, execution, high-quality idea-generating research, and access to corporate management teams. Their institutional coverage includes relationships with over asset management companies all over the world. To corporate clients, they bring access to investor capital, broad distribution capabilities and financial markets advisory. Ladenburg Thalmann is a leader in financing growing middle-market public companies across various industry verticals, including Healthcare & Life Sciences, Yield-Oriented Securities (BDCs, REITs, MLPs), Energy, Power & Infrastructure, and Telecom, Media & Technology.

Founded in 2008, Odeon Capital Group LLC is an independent full-service broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides advice and execution on fundamental value and catalyst-driven situations through sales and trading, research, investment banking and asset management services. Odeon Capital Group provides services related to fixed-income securities including corporate securities, ABS, RMBS, Auction Rate securities and other structured products. The firm serves institutional clients. Odeon Capital Group is a member of FINRA, the SIPC and the MSRB. Odeon Capital Group has expertise in both traditional and esoteric assets. The firm has placed both large and small volume transactions in every asset class. They seek to maximize value for their clients through in-depth analyses of sectors, asset classes and individual securities that are hard to value or trade. The firm's Structured Products and Corporate Groups focus on institutional sales, trading and analytics of secondary structured products, esoteric assets and special situations.

Cassel Salpeter & Co. LLC operates as an independent investment banking firm that provides advice services. It offers mergers and acquisitions, valuations, fairness & solvency, re-structuring, advisory services and capital raising services to the banks and commercial finance companies. The company was founded by James S. Cassel and Scott E. Salpeter in 2010 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

The Vertical Group LP (TVG) is a venture capital firm founded in 1988 by Richard B. Emmitt. The firm is headquartered in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey.

Needham & Co. LLC (Needham) is a registered investment advisor and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of The Needham Group, Inc. Needham provides corporate and institutional clients with high quality research, corporate access, capital markets and trading execution services in both the public and private markets, with an emphasis on growth companies.

Headquartered in New York City, Griffin Securities, Inc. is a research-driven investment banking firm providing corporate finance, merger & acquisitions, brokerage and investment opportunities for institutional, corporate and private clients. Orders can be entered on major U.S. exchanges and most international exchanges. Positions can be held in multiple currencies. Griffin's research focuses on delivering objective, value-added research and winning ideas in several industries including healthcare/biotechnology, technology and telecommunications. They are a member of the NASD and the SIPC. Griffin Securities was founded in 1997.

Raymond James Ltd. (Broker) (Raymond James-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Raymond James Ltd., a diversified financial services firm headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm was founded in 1962 and is ultimately owned by Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a US-based diversified holding company. Raymond James-Broker provides a full array of investment services to corporate and institutional clients.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Part of Citigroup, Inc., Shearson Lehman Bros Brokerage Unit is a securities brokerage. The company is based in NY. Shearson Lehman Bros Brokerage Unit was acquired by Primerica Corp. from American Express Co. on August 02, 1993 for $975 million.

Lazard Asset Management LLC (LAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1970 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, ultimately held by Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ). LAM manages investment portfolios and provides investment advice to institutional and individual investors around the world.

Founded in 2000, Rafferty Capital Markets LLC (RCM) is a diversified broker/dealer that specializes in institutional securities. The firm is located in Garden City, New York and also has offices in New York City and Los Angeles. RCM provides brokerage services in a variety of products including U.S. Treasury debt, U.S. Agency debt, corporate debt, equities and municipal debt. The firm also provides distributor services to the mutual fund industry. RCM's US Treasury/Agency brokerage services are based on a voice brokering platform that focuses on providing fixed-income traders with the ability to buy and sell large blocks of U.S. Treasury securities at a single price either through outright purchases/sales or through intra market yield curve swaps. The firm's customers include almost all of the primary dealers and banks. RCM's corporate bond coverage includes investment grade, crossover and high yield corporate bonds. The firm provides market quotes and execution in all maturities and all sectors, throughout the entire yield curve. The firm also participates in the repurchase agreement market. RCM's penetration into the repo market includes Treasury and Agency O/N, term, mortgage, corporate and specials trading. RCM's equity trading desk specializes in executing institutional orders on all of the primary exchanges and ECNs. The firm also provides traditional prime brokerage services to hedge funds, trading groups, money managers and investment advisors through their RCM Prime division. RCM provides distribution services to mutual fund families with a broad array of investment portfolios. The firm provides access to the FundServ System as a member of NSCC in coordination with a fund's Transfer Agent/Custodian. They underwrite mutual fund shares in all 50 states. RCM also executes broker/dealer selling agreements, provides registered principal review of fund marketing materials, files marketing materials with the NASD and assists with the registration of funds and/or investor advisor registered representatives under the firm's broker/dealer license.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Lake Street Capital LLC (Lake Street Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2003. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

CollPlant Ltd. specializes in the development and commercialization of medical products. It develops and commercialize tissue repair products for orthobiologics and advanced wound care markets. The company was founded by Tsafrir Feigin Yehuda and Oded Shoseyov in 2004 and is headquartered in Ness Ziona, Israel.