Robert Yedid

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

The Medicines Co. is a biopharmaceutical company, which focuses on saving lives, alleviating suffering and contributing to the economics of healthcare by focusing on acute and intensive care hospitals worldwide. The firm markets its brands Angiomax, Cleviprex, injectable emulsion, Ionsys, Kengreal, Minocin for injection, and Orbactiv. The company was founded by Clive A. Meanwell, Helmut Giersiefen, John W. Villiger and T. Scott Johnson on July 31, 1996 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

Principled Capital Management LLC is a hedge fund manager located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Principled Asset Administration LLC. They manage the Expressway Partners Ltd., the Highway Partners LP and the Thruway Partners LP

Eurand SpA is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes enhanced pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products based on its proprietary drug formulation technologies. With integrated manufacturing and R&D facilities in the U.S. and Europe, the company has partnered with pharmaceutical companies licensing its four primary technology platforms: Customized Drug Release, Bioavailability Enhancement, Taste Masking or Oral Disintegrating Tablets, and Drug Conjugation. The company is headquartered in Pessano con Bornago, Italy.

Warburg Pincus & Company US LLC engages in the provision of investment services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

ICR LLC provides public relations and financial communications consulting services. Its practice areas include investor relations, corporate communications, transactions and special situations, crisis and issue management and capital advisory. The firm serves aerospace, defense and intelligence, building materials and home-builders, clean technology, energy, financial services and investment management, food and beverage, healthcare, professional services, restaurants, and technology sectors. The company was founded by Chad A. Jacobs and Thomas M. Ryan in 1998 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Part of Hillhouse Capital Group Ltd., Hillhouse Capital Management LLC is a private company that provides investment management services. The company is based in New York, NY.