August Capital was founded in 1995 by Dave Marquardt and John Johnston. Seasoned veterans of the venture capital industry, Marquardt and Johnston formed August Capital to invest in companies differentiated by technical innovation and entrepreneurial excellence. Today, August Capital's six partners -- Marquardt, Johnston, Andy Rappaport, David Hornik, Vivek Mehra and Howard Hartenbaum -- have more than a century of combined venture and operational experience. Together they manage $1.3 billion and have invested in more than 75 companies across the technology spectrum.From its inception, August Capital has funded an extraordinary group of entrepreneurs who have built significant, long-term value across the full range of information technologies. The companies that August Capital's partners have backed represent an aggregate market capitalization of well over $250 billion, generate in excess of $75 billion in annual revenue and employ a quarter of a million people around the world. This success is a testament to the entrepreneurs themselves, as well as the fundamental technologies they have created. We are proud to have supported these entrepreneurs and their companies as they have grown and prospered.

The United Mine Workers of America Health and Retirement Funds (the "Funds") is a group of five multi employer plans that provide health and pension benefits to retired coal miners and their eligible dependents. The Funds has been in existence since 1946. The Funds is headquartered in Washington D.C. and has Field Service Offices located in the coalfield areas of Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia. The Funds has approximately 200 employees, most of whom are located in the Washington, D.C. office. The Funds is separate and distinct from the United Mine Workers of America (“UMWA”) and the Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association, Inc. (“BCOA”).

AAC Capital Partners was founded in 1982 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands with additional offices in London, United Kingdom and Stockholm, Sweden. AAC Capital Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing specializes in investments in buyouts and management buyouts of middle market companies. It does not invest in property development, financial services, and defense. The firm seeks to invest in the consumer, industrial and services sectors with a focus on healthcare, retail, food and consumer products, printed media and leisure, transport and logistics, industrial engineering, support services, information technology, media and telecom, and life sciences. It prefers to invest in companies based in the Netherlands, Nordic region, and the United Kingdom. The firm typically invests in companies with an enterprise value ranging between €50 million ($66.70 million) and €500 million ($667.01 million). It seeks majority stakes and prefers to take a board seat in its portfolio companies.

The First Marblehead Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides outsourcing services for designing and implementing private education loan programs to national and regional financial institutions, and educational institutions in the United States. The First Marblehead Corporation offers program design, marketing support, loan origination, and loan securitization, as well as stand-alone loan origination services and portfolio management services on a fee-for-service basis. The First Marblehead Corporation primarily focuses on private education loan programs for undergraduate and graduate students. In addition, The First Marblehead Corporation, through Union Federal Savings Bank, a federally chartered thrift, offers residential and commercial mortgage loans, retail savings products, time deposit products, and money market accounts. The First Marblehead Corporation was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices in Medford, Massachusetts; and North Providence, Rhode Island.

Toyo Cotton (Japan), originally established in 1920, has been a part of Toyota Tsusho Corporation since 2007 when that company acquired TOMEN Corporation, a Japanese general trading company. Toyo Cotton (Japan) Co. is a supplier of cotton to cotton gins, spinning mills, and cotton producers located primarily in Japan and Southeast Asia. Its Dallas, Texas-based Toyo Cotton subsidiary is a supplier of cotton to mills in the US. Toyo Cotton (Japan) also has operations throughout Asia and in South America.

Pond Venture Partners, known for its hands-on management style, was founded by chairman Charles Irving (based in Europe) and CEO Richard Irving (based in California). Pond Venture Partners invests in high-tech companies from both sides of the pond. The venture capital firm targets early-stage communications infrastructure companies based in Europe, including the UK. Pond Venture Partners is focused on funding startups developing networking hardware and software, optical components, and wireless products. Its portfolio includes chip technology manufacturer picoChip, digital content management products supplier SealedMedia, and software integrator Transitive Corporation.

David Stockman, who co-founded Heartland Industrial Partners in 1999, is a former Michigan congressman and was director of the Office of Management and Budget during the Reagan administration. He was also chairman and CEO of one of Heartland Industrial's former portfolio companies, auto fabrics company Collins & Aikman, but was ousted in 2005. Heartland Industrial Partners is an investment firm that primarily targets industrial and auto parts companies. Heartland Industrial Partners company's holdings include a more than 40% stake in vehicle component maker TriMas. It sold auto parts maker Metaldyne to an affiliate of Ripplewood Holdings in early 2007.

DeSilva & Phillips, LLC has completed nearly 200 transactions since it was founded by managing partners Roland DeSilva and Reed Phillips III in 1996. DeSilva & Phillips wants a piece of the media frenzy. The specialty investment banking firm offers advice and expertise about mergers, acquisitions, and strategy; corporate finance; business and property valuations; restructuring; and related services to clients in the media and communications industries. DeSilva & Phillips caters to customers including those involved in consumer and trade magazine publishing, trade show production, medical publishing, and digital media and technology.

Acuity Ventures is a Silicon Valley based family of venture capital funds that provides investment capital and strategic and operational guidance to early stage and emerging growth companies. The latest fund, Acuity Ventures III, L.P. is currently investing. The fund provides capital through convertible preferred debt, direct equity investments and other investment participations.Acuity strives to incubate qualified companies with financing facilities and access to important alliances in order to position these companies for profitable growth and liquidity exit. Acuity maintains alliances with other capital sources and its high net worth, as well as strategic consulting and advisory firms that specialize in high-technology startups.

Ascendant Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1997. Ascendant Solutions, Inc. ("Ascendant") is a value oriented investment firm focused on making equity investments in underperforming or distressed U.S. lower middle-market businesses. Ascendant is primarily interested in investing or acquiring, in manufacturing, distribution, service, healthcare, finance and retail industries with $20 to $150 million in annual revenues that require access to capital or capital restructuring, and strategic support to improve operational performance. Ascendant currently has approximately $40 million in net operating loss carryforwards, which can be used to shelter future income, thus enhancing free cash flow or debt service capabilities.

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