Symphony Technology Group (STG) is a strategic private equity firm with the mission of investing in and being a partner in building great software and services companies. In addition to capital, STG provides transformation expertise to enable its portfolio companies to deliver more value to clients to retain and attract the best talent and to achieve best-in-class business performance. All STG portfolio companies are expected to grow through innovation. STG's current portfolio consists of nine global companies with combined revenue of $2.5 Billion and 15,000 employees spread evenly across North America, Europe and Asia.

Oxford Bioscience Partners (OBP), established in 1992, is a venture capital firm that provides equity financing and management assistance to emerging, entrepreneurial-driven companies within the life sciences and healthcare sectors. Experienced partners, who bring together deep domain knowledge in life sciences, have established a proven track record of identifying, validating and backing emerging trends and technologies. While willing to consider an investment in a company at almost any stage, OBP brings unique value and expertise to early-stage situations. With approximately $1B of committed capital under management, OBP has invested in over 140 life science companies worldwide, and has successfully leveraged the extensive research, operating, and financial expertise and experience of its team of investment professionals.

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc., a specialty finance company, engages in purchasing and serving retail automobile contracts originated primarily by franchised automobile dealers and select independent dealers of new and used automobiles, light trucks, and passenger vans in the United States. Consumer Portfolio Services, through its automobile contract purchases, provides indirect financing to the sub-prime customers of dealers, who have limited credit histories, low incomes, or past credit problems. Consumer Portfolio Services serves as an alternative source of financing for dealers, facilitating sales to customers who might not be able to obtain financing from traditional sources. Consumer Portfolio Services also provides services for the automobile contracts from its servicing branches in Virginia, Florida, and Illinois. Consumer Portfolio Services was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

BlackRock, Inc. (BlackRock) is an investment management firm. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had 3.346 trillion of assets under management (AUM). The Company offers an array of equity, fixed income, multi-asset class, alternative investment and cash management products, as well as its BlackRock Solutions investment systems, risk management and advisory services. It offers its investment products directly and through intermediaries in a variety of vehicles, including open-end and closed-end mutual funds, iShares exchange-traded funds1 (ETFs), collective investment trusts and separate accounts. Its clients include taxable, tax-exempt and official institutions, high net worth individuals and retail investors. It offers a spectrum of investment management and risk management products and services. Investment management offerings include single- and multi-asset class portfolios. On December 1, 2009, BlackRock acquired Barclays Global Investors (BGI) from Barclays Bank PLC (Barclays).

Founded in 1959, China Development Financial Holding Corporation ("CDFH" ) has long played a pioneering role in Taiwan's economic development. China Development Financial Holding Corporation is a Taiwan-based company engaged in provision of financial and investment services. The Company operates its businesses through commercial banking, including deposits, loans, securities investment services, foreign exchange trading, corporate financing, investment consulting services, distribution of financial derivatives and venture capital services, among others, as well as security business, including underwriting, broking and trading of securities, short-term bills and futures.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. was established in 1978 and is based in New York, New York with additional offices in George Town, Cayman Islands and London, United Kingdom. Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. is a private equity firm specializing in buyouts, acquisitions, and growth capital financings of mature and underperforming companies. The firm does not invest in middle market. It invests in the manufacturing, services, and information technology sectors. The firm invests in companies based in United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy. It also identifies and evaluates potential opportunities in France and the Benelux countries. The firm focuses on non-core divisions of large corporations.

AXA Financial, Inc. is a subsidiary of AXA S.A. AXA Financial, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides financial advisory, insurance, and investment management products and services. It operates in two segments, Financial Advisory/Insurance and Investment Management. The Financial Advisory/Insurance segment offers variable and interest-sensitive life insurance products, variable and fixed-interest annuity products, mutual funds and other investment products, asset management services, and financial planning and other services principally to individuals, small and medium-size businesses, and professional and trade associations. This segment provides its products on a retail and wholesale basis in 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico through financial professionals, national and regional securities firms, independent financial planning and other broker-dealers, banks, and brokerage general agencies. The Investment Management segment offers investment products and services, such as separately managed accounts, subadvisory relationships, structured products, collective investment trusts, mutual funds, hedge funds, and other investment vehicles to its institutional clients.

Since its inception in 1975, Samsung C&T America Inc.’s philosophy of creative marketing, determined self-development, and entrepreneurship has enabled its remarkable growth and success as a global trading and investment company. Attuned to the pulse of the transforming economy and the changing needs of its customers, SCTA continues to venture away from traditional methods but remains committed to service and quality.Samsung C&T America Inc. (SCTA), is a global trading and investment company that functions as an independent American subsidiary of the Korean conglomerate Samsung C&T Corporation, one of the Samsung Group companies. SCTA is divided into three modes of operation: international commodities trading, product marketing and distribution, and new business development. In trade, SCTA specializes in a variety of commodities such as chemicals and steel. SCTA's strength lies in its expertise in dealing with foreign markets. Sharing Samsung C&T Corp.'s international network spanning 82 offices in 55 countries, SCTA is able to operate both as a major trading intermediary and as a conduit for an immense volume of information. In 2008, Samsung C&T America’s total revenue was $331 million.

OppenheimerFunds Inc. was founded in 1960 and is based in New York, New York with additional offices in Rochester, New York and Centennial, Colorado. OppenheimerFunds, Inc. is a privately owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to individuals, corporations and institutions. It also provides sub-advisory investment-management services. The firm manages separate client focused equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds for its clients. The firm also manages mutual funds and hedge funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. The firm operates as a subsidiary of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.

Polaris Venture Partners, Inc. was founded in 1996. Polaris Venture Partners, Inc. is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in seed, early stage, and first round investments. The firm also participates in recapitalization, liquidity, leveraged buyouts, and minority growth equity investments in middle market companies. It makes early stage investments in companies engaged in the information technology and life sciences sectors. Investments in the middle market comprise of companies engaged in technology, healthcare, digital media, ecommerce, consumer products and services, and business service sectors. The firm prefers to invest in portfolio companies based in the United States and can selectively invest in Asia and Europe. It typically invests between $10 million and $60 million in portfolio companies with a maximum EBITDA of $25 million. The firm generally acts as a lead or co-lead investor.

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