IP Group plc was founded in 2001 and is based in London, United Kingdom. IP Group plc is a principal investment firm specializing in commercializing intellectual property. It seeks to invest in the life sciences and physical sciences sectors. IP Group plc provides seed capital financing to spin out companies from the universities. It also provides support for its university partners' intellectual property commercialization activities, as well as in the identification of intellectual property and in return takes equity positions in its portfolio companies.

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”).

300 North Capital, LLC was founded in 1951 and is based in Pasadena, California. 300 North Capital, LLC is a privately owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to investment companies, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. It also caters to charitable organizations, corporations, public funds, endowments, Taft-Hartley plans, and foundations. The firm manages separate client-focused equity portfolios. It also manages mutual funds for its clients. The firm invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It invests in growth stocks of small-cap and mid-cap companies to create its equity portfolios. The firm employs a fundamental analysis to make its investments. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolios against the Russell 2000 Growth Index, Russell 2500 Growth Index, Russell Midcap Growth Index, and HFRX Equity Hedge Index.

smac | partners - formerly known as Siemens Acceleration in Communications - is the ICT early stage venture capital investor based in Munich, Germany. smac | partners is one of the few venture capital companies with investment, management and exit experience in the US, China, India, Europe and Israel. Long-term studies show a significantly higher return from early-stage investments than from later-stage investments. Especially the early-stage investments in Europe have attractive valuations.However, early-stage investments require massive management attention and specific sector expertise from the investor. smac | partners has an impressive track record in leading entrepreneurs to success. The global ICT sector is a sizeable market environment in excess of € 2,000 billion and it is steadily growing. Even more important are the smaller innovation segments which allow start-ups to find an appropriate niche often show annual growth rates of 50% and more. The overall impact of the ICT sector on the European economy is substantial, as 50% of economic growth is attributed to it.

As an investment company active since 1957, Cobepa has progressively developed into a well recognized actor in private equity. Cobepa success has been built on cobepa ability to invest in companies with long term growth perspectives and to accompany these companies in a spirit of partnership with their shareholders and efficient cooperation with their management. The quality and experience of cobepa teams, cobepa ability to arrange complex transactions and our aptitude to contribute actively to the definition of strategy, are the key contribution to the strengthening of the companies in which cobepa are shareholders.

Scottish Health Innovations Ltd works in partnership with NHS Scotland to protect and develop new innovations that come from healthcare professionals. By developing these ideas, SHIL creates new products and technologies that will improve patient care and generate income for NHS Scotland. SHIL services include: Project management, Market Research, Sourcing of funding, Intellectual property protection, Sourcing of development partners & Spinout set up. SHIL was set up in 2002 by NHS Scotland and Scottish Enterprise to provide this support to NHS innovation. It was recognised that there was a wealth of potential in the knowledge of NHS employees in terms of how to improve care and that there was no means of support out there to make the most of this. Since SHIL came in to existence they have successfully developed many ideas and projects that have come from NHS staff. These vary from basic ideas to more complicated research projects. If you work in healthcare and you have an idea for a new product SHIL wants to hear from you.

Oak Associates, ltd. is a nationally recognized growth equity investment advisor. From its founding in 1985, Oak Associates has provided quality growth portfolios to national endowments, public pension plans, private clients, and mutual fund investors. A concentration in key growth areas, diligent research and a focus on a long-term performance have been integral to the company’s success.The firm has managed a ‘best-ideas’ portfolio for institutional clients under a large-cap growth approach since its inception in 1985. Oak Associates expanded its institutional strategies to include a small-cap growth portfolio in 2009. The small-cap growth strategy was launched in 2005 and offered to retail investors through Oak’s family of no-load mutual funds. Oak Associates also provides health care and technology sector-specific strategies through subadvisor relationships or direct accounts.

Fimalac has stepped away from its manufacturing businesses in favor of financial services after selling Facom, a manufacturer of hand tools and garage equipment, to what is now Stanley Black & Decker for more than $485 million in 2006. Fimalac now provides risk management and international credit ratings through its majority-held subsidiaries Algorithmics and Fitch Ratings. Fimalac focus on financial services has shifted its revenue base from Europe to North America. A shareholders' group led by Fimalac president Marc Ladreit de Lacharriere owns about 80% of the company and controls about 80% of its voting rights.

Allied Group Limited Company is primarily an investment holding company, with a stated strategy of focusing its management and financial resources on its core businesses of property investment and development together with financial services. The Company's interests in property investment and development in Hong Kong are mainly held through its 74.36% holding in Allied Properties (H.K.) Limited ("Allied Properties") and in respect of property investment and development in The People's Republic of China, through Tian An China Investments Company Limited, being an associate held by Sun Hung Kai & Co. Limited ("Sun Hung Kai"). The Company's financial services business is mainly conducted through Allied Properties' 62.31% holding in Sun Hung Kai as well as Sun Hung Kai's effective 58.18% holding in United Asia Finance Limited ("UAF"). Quality HealthCare Asia Limited ("QHA"), a 64.16% subsidiary of Allied Properties, is engaged in the business of provision of healthcare services. SHK Hong Kong Industries Limited, which became a subsidiary of the Company in 2009, is engaged in investments in listed and unlisted securities.

VenCap® was founded in 1987, and has over 20 years of experience of selecting and participating in investment vehicles launched by top tier venture capital firms. As a result, we are one of the longest-established and most experienced fund-of-funds managers in the private equity industry today. In addition, due to our long-term presence in the private equity industry, we have many long-term relationships with highly regarded US venture capital firms that have helped to generate strong returns over the past 20 years.VenCap® is supported by a select group of high-quality institutional investors that includes leading endowments, pension funds and insurance companies from across the globe. We currently have US$2.0 billion in funds under management, spread across twelve fund-of-funds, the most recent of which was a US$450 million investment vehicle raised in 2007.VenCap® is based in a single office location in Oxford, United Kingdom. Our team, which has over 196 years of private equity experience, is led by Michael Ashall, who founded the firm in 1987. Our six-strong investment team is led by Tim Cruttenden, who has been active in the venture capital market for over fifteen years.

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