W. Dean Waters

Capitol First Corp is a real estate development and finance company which through a wholly owned subsidiary currently has residential & commercial land holdings. The firm is currently seeking to expand its transaction base focuses primarily on real estate, funding and related business opportunities in high-growth markets. The Company operates through who wholly owned subsidiaries Capitol Development of Arkansas, Inc. and Capitol Homes, Inc. The company was founded on August 21, 1995 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

Founded in 2001, American Capital Partners LLC (ACP) is a broker/dealer located in Hauppauge, New York. The firm has affiliated offices in New York City, Baldwin, New York, East Meadow, New York, Fairfield, Connecticut, Farmingdale, New York, Huntington, New York, Medford, New York and Scottsdale, Arizona. ACP serves the needs of experienced investors and traders who are willing and able to incur higher degrees of risk. They generally recommend securities listed on the NYSE and NASDAQ but they may also recommend other investments such as mutual funds and short sale and/or options strategies. ACP provides independent research. They are generalists that are opportunistic and employ a long/short investment philosophy. On the long side, ACP utilizes bottom-up, fundamental research to identify undervalued and under-followed companies without regard for market-cap or sector. In general, the firm does not invest in biotechnology or biopharmaceuticals. When recommending a long position, ACP looks for companies with low p/e, low price/cash flow, low price/book value and strong balance sheets, which generate cash and are profitable or will generate profit in the near term. On the short side, they position portfolios in order to hedge against economic or market downturns. In this instance, ACP looks for companies with high p/e or cash flow multiples, deteriorating business model or franchise value, poor or weakening cash flow and earnings and/or a change that undermines the business model.

Metabolic Testing Services Corp. provides medical diagnostics services. Its product MET-test represents the culmination in the understanding of cardiopulmonary diseases and information technology. The company was founded by William S. Woulfin, Sundeep Chaudhry and Rajesh D. Patel in 2003 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Progress Equity Partners LLC (Progress Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

ASCIO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical products. It specializes in gastroenterology, oncology, and urology. The company is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

Conisus LLC provides medical education services to the pharmaceutical industry. It offers online services such as archived webcasts, newsletters, case-based learning programs, and monographs to oncology and hematology physicians, pharmacists and nurses. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Tikvah Therapeutics, Inc. acquires, develops and commercializes therapeutics addressing medical needs relating to the central nervous system. Its products include TIK-101 (dCS) and TIK-201(NaPB). The company was founded in April 2006 and is located in Atlanta, GA.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

National Cancer Institute provides healthcare services. It specializes in different cancer treatment such as adrenocortical carcinoma, anal cancer, appendix cancer, skin cancer, breast cancer, cardiac tumors, endometrial cancer, and gallbladder cancer. The company was founded in March 1937 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Revolution Microelectronics (America), Inc. manufactures and distributes aerospace grade horticultural lighting and controls engineered products. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. The organization has approximately 270,000 members in more than 14,200 clubs across 148 countries. Since 1924, Toastmasters International has helped people from diverse backgrounds become more confident speakers, communicators, and leaders. The American company is headquartered in an undisclosed location.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

REACH Health, Inc. provides telemedicine software solutions for hospitals. It specializes in developing and providing interactive physician-to-patient access. The firm offers clinical and administrative solutions including clinical widgets, workflow, care settings, performance analytics and professional services. The company was founded by Grant Kohler and David C. Hess in 2003 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

Transition Capital Partners Ltd. (Transition Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1993 by Dan Patterson and Mark E. Evans. The firm is headquartered in Southlake, Texas.