Paul Pittman

Tower US Holdings, Inc. provides process technologies for the manufacturing of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor devices. The firm's process technologies include advanced analog, radio frequency, high voltage, bipolar and silicon germanium bipolar complementary metal oxide semiconductor processes. Its customer's analog and mixed-signal semiconductor devices are used in cellular phones, wireless local area networking devices, digital TVs, set-top boxes, gaming devices, switches, routers and broadband modems. The company was founded on August 12, 2005 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.

Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. engages in the manufacture of semiconductor products. It focuses on specialty process technologies for the manufacture of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor devices. The company was founded by Shu Li in March 2002 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.

HomeSphere LLC develops and manages homebuilding services with digital solutions. It offers its solutions for home builders, manufacturers, and distributors. The company was founded by James H. Waldrop in 1999 and is headquartered in Lakewood, CO.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP provides legal services. It specializes in the areas of corporate law, securities, corporate, litigation, mergers, real estate, pro bono, investment management and taxation. Their clients include industrial, commercial, financial, private funds, governmental, educational, charitable and cultural enterprises and entities. The company was founded by Algernon Sydney Sullivan and William Nelson Cromwell in 1879 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in New York City, Minneapolis, Chicago and Boston, ThinkEquity Partners is a broker/dealer. The firm offers targeted research and investment banking services for institutional investors and corporate clients. They specialize in identifying, analyzing and understanding the technological, macroeconomic and cultural trends that impact key growth verticals, with a particular concentration on healthcare, technology, media/education and business/consumer services. The firm starts with a top-down analysis approach and then allocates resources based on a long-range research roadmap.