Anand Vankawala

Loomis, Sayles & Co. LP (Loomis Sayles) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Robert H. Loomis and Ralph T. Sayles in 1926. They are a direct subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LLC, ultimately owned by BPCE SA in France. Loomis Sayles provides investment advisory or sub advisory services to institutional clients through its separate account management services. In addition, the firm provides investment advisory or sub advisory services to a variety of investment funds.

Avondale Partners LLC is an independent broker/dealer headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded by Robert Shepherd and Philip Krebs in 2001. Avondale Partners provides financial advisory services as well as equity and fixed income underwriting and private placement services to public and private companies throughout the US, Canada and Europe. They focus on middle-market companies in the healthcare sector.

INC Research, Inc. provides therapeutically focused drug development services. It managing programs for pharmaceutical and biotech companies developing drugs in the complex areas of neurology, psychiatry, pain and cancer research. The firm also offer specialized pediatric drug development expertise across all therapeutic areas. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Founded in 1992 by Allan Fulkerson, Century Capital Management LLC is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager located in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm provides investment advisory services to investment companies and other institutional investors. Clients generally include investment companies, corporate pension plans and employee benefit plans, state and municipal government entities, foundations and endowments, corporations and health care organizations. Century does not provide investment advisory services to individual investors. provides investment management services to individuals and institutions. Century has two distinct business units: the Public Securities Group and the Private Equity Group.