Scott B. Patten

Capstone Partners LLC provides investment banking services. Its services include mergers & acquistions, corporate restructuring and private placements. The firm also offers transaction and financial advisory and strategic advisory services. The company was founded by Kirk Johnson, John D. Harkey, Jr., John Ferrara and Leonard A. Potter in 1996 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

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.

United BioSource Corp. is a scientific and medical affairs organization that partners with life science companies to develop and commercialize their products. The company is involved in pre- and post-approval product development; pricing, coverage, reimbursement, and access strategies; and medical publication and communications. United BioSource Corp. was founded by Ethan D. Leder and Mark P. Cleinin in 2003 and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD.

Excellere Capital Management LLC (Excellere Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by David L. Kessenich and Rob A. Martin. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Newport Securities Corp. provides investment advice. The private company is based in Temecula, CA.

The Pacific Lumber Co. supplies forest products. Its products include Redwood and Douglas-fir lumber. The company provides services in Northern California. It was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Scotia, CA.

Founded in 2009, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (MSSB) is a registered investment adviser, a registered broker-dealer, a registered futures commission merchant, and a member of the New York Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Purchase, New York, MSSB is one of the largest financial services firms in the US with branch offices in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The firm was initially owned by a joint venture company which was indirectly owned 65% by Morgan Stanley and 35% by Citigroup, Inc. On June 28, 2013, Morgan Stanley purchased Citi’s 35% interest in MSSB. As such, the firm is now a direct subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Holdings LLC and they are a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS).

Rochester Institute of Technology is a privately endowed, coeducational university with ten colleges emphasizing career education and experiential learning. It was founded in 1829 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

HSC Acquisitions LLC provides pharmaceutical marketing solutions. Its services include advertising, branding, content development and management, digital media, direct marketing, exhibit design, healthcare education, logistics support, marketing programs, market research, media relations and planning, national advisories, private satellite broadcasting, promotional events, publication planning, relationship management, sample order validation and management, speaker bureau management, video animation, and Web broadcasting. The company was founded by Jerry Brager in 1998 and is headquartered in Mahwah, NJ.