John Jacques

Strategic Value Partners(Private Equity) (Strategic Value Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Midwood LP founded in 2001 by Victor Khosla. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

RA Capital Management LP (RA Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Peter Kolchinsky in 2004. RA Capital provides discretionary investment advisory services to Healthcare Funds and the Nexus Funds which are open only to certain financially sophisticated and high net-worth individuals and entities.

Abrams Capital Management LP is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by David Abrams in 1999 as Pamet Capital Management LLC. Abrams Capital provides investment management services exclusively to privately-offered alternative investment funds.

Lincoln Peak Capital Management LLC (Lincoln Peak Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Seth W. Brennan and Anthony H. Leness. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) is a private equity firm founded in 1979 by Patrick Welsh, Russ Carson and Bruce Anderson. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

York Capital Management Global Advisors LLC, dba York Capital Management (York), is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by James Dinan in 1991 as JGD Management Corp. York provides investment advice to a variety of private investment partnerships and offshore investment funds. The funds are comprised of various types of investors, including high net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, business entities, endowments, and foreign sovereign wealth funds.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

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.

Ridgemont Partners Management LLC (Ridgemont Partners Management) is a private equity firm founded in 1993 by Travis Hain, George E. Morgan, and Walker L. Poole. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Amalgamated Gadget LP (does business as Q Investments) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. The firm was founded by Geoffrey Raynor in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Acme Widget LP. They provide investment advice on a discretionary basis to private investment vehicles that are part of the Q Investments family of funds.