Nancy G. Pierce

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Feenex, Inc. manufactures and markets rechargeable thin-film micro-energy storage devices. It offers services to the wireless sensor, powered smart card, medical device, consumer electronics, automotive, civil, military and aerospace markets. The company was founded on January 25, 2001 and is headquartered in Littleton, CO.

Part of Liberty Global Ltd., Cignal Global Communications, Inc. is an internet service provider. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company was founded by Neal C. Isaacson, Andrew Perlman. Cignal Global Communications was acquired by United Pan-Europe Communications NV on April 01, 2000.

Part of Cisco Systems, Inc., Octocom Systems, Inc. is a company that manufactures network access products. The company is based in Chelmsford, MA. Octocom Systems was acquired by Telebit Corp. on June 08, 1993 for $31.09 million.

Segway, Inc. develops, manufactures, distributes, and markets self-balancing and zero-emissions light electric transportation devices. It also provides zero-emissions personal transporters for indoor, sidewalk, cross-terrain, and patrol use, and PT accessories, such as cargo, lighting, parking, infokey, mats, travel, batteries, and apparel and collectibles. The company was founded by Dean L. Kamen in 1999 and is headquartered in Bedford, NH.

Teknos Associates LLC provides financial advisory services. The private company is based in Palo Alto, CA.

Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. The private company is based in Buffalo, NY and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The company was founded by Thomas W. Ostrander.

Torch Energy Advisors, Inc. offers oil and gas exploration, production, and other upstream and midstream services. The company was founded by James Perry Bryan on May 11, 1988 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Redwood Technology Ventures (Redwood Technology Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Redwood Partners Ltd. founded in 1994 by Michael Flannery. The firm is headquartered in New York.

WaveSplitter Technologies, Inc. is an independent provider of high-performance optical components and modules for system manufacturers worldwide seeking flexible, scalable technology platforms, advanced design capabilities, and extensive production capacity. The company develops, manufactures, and distributes fused fiber and planar lightguide circuit products, including pump laser combiners, optical channel interleavers, arrayed waveguide gratings, couplers, WDMs, and add/drop thin-film filters. Its technology platforms are designed to enable optical systems manufacturers and service providers to increase the capacity and reliability of their optical networks, extend the reach of optical signals in core networks and build flexible, scalable, and cost-effective metropolitan area networks. WaveSplitter was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Fremont, California with offices and manufacturing facilities in Taipei, Taiwan, and Shenzhen, China.

Pagemill Partners serves the global technology market, with as many as 1/3 of their transactions in a given year occurring on a cross-border basis. The company's strategic relationships built through years of active dialog have resulted in more than 160 closed transactions since 2005. Pagemill Partners is among the most active investment banks in the market. Pagemill Partners is a premier investment bank located in the heart of Silicon Valley, with a solid track record of completing successful transactions for technology and media companies. Specializing in merger and acquisition advisory, they have closed more than 160 transactions since 2005. The Pagemill Partners team works in close partnership with its clients to consistently achieve extraordinary outcomes through a combination of transaction experience, domain expertise, and personal commitment to the success and objectives of their clients and their shareholders. The company's bankers are highly experienced in Enterprise, infrastructure and application software, Semiconductors, Internet and media, Communications, Storage, Security, Technology-enabled services And many other technology sub-segments. The Pagemill Partners team is composed of a distinguished set of individuals and deal makers who have demonstrated excellence and leadership throughout their professional careers. The number and quality of their completed transactions speaks volumes about our experience, excellence and expertise.

DSM Pharmaceuticals, Inc. provides contract manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. It offers manufacturing services in the areas of sterile, and orals & topical, including dose form manufacturing, scheduled drugs, clinical manufacturing, fill finish manufacturing, aseptic filling, terminal sterilization, cold storage, ampoules, vials, and lyophilization. The company is headquartered in Greenville, NC.

Transamerica Corp. provides financial planning and insurance services. It offers life insurance, long term care, dental insurance, medicare solutions, commercial lending, retirement planning, leasing, annuities, and real estate services. The company was founded by Amadeo P. Giannini in 1904 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Maxygen, Inc. is a biotechnology company. It is focused on the potential further development of its MAXY-G34 product, a next-generation pegylated, granulocyte colony stimulating factor, G-CSF, for the treatment of chemotherapy induced neutropenia and acute radiation syndrome. G-CSF is a natural protein that functions by stimulating the body's bone marrow to produce more white blood cells. The company was founded on May 7, 1996 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Ioxus, Inc. manufactures ultra capacitor technology for transportation, alternative energy, medical, industrial and consumer product markets. It designs and manufactures smaller, lighter weight iMOD modules and the new iMOD X-Series family of module systems. The firm also provides individual cells, pre-packaged modules, and system integration services. The company was founded by Chad Hall, Michael Pentaris and Thor Eilertsen in 2006 and is headquartered in Oneonta, NY.

LiquidPiston, Inc. develops rotary internal combustion engines. The firm's technology has applicability in various markets and applications, and can be designed to run on various fuel types, including ethanol, bio-diesel, and hydrogen. The company was founded by Alexander C. Shkolnik and Nikolay Shkolnik in 2003 and is headquartered in Bloomfield, CT.

Part of DXC Technology Co., GTE Information Systems LLC is an American company that provides integrated telecommunications services and information technology solutions to governments. The company is based in VA. GTE Information Systems was acquired by DynCorp from GTE Corp. on December 13, 1999 for $165 million.

Part of Peraton Corp., EDS Customer Relationship Management, Inc. is a relationship marketing agency specializing in loyalty marketing. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN.

Part of CBay Systems Ltd., EDS Pvt Ltd. is an Indian company that provides medical transcription services. The company is based in New Delhi, India. The company was founded in 1997. EDS was acquired by CKAR Systems Pvt Ltd. on February 24, 2004.

Experian Information Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of customer relationship management solutions. It offers services relating to business home, customer acquisition, customer management, risk management, fraud management, debt recovery, consulting services, and regulatory compliance. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA.

Part of Function(x), Inc., Oaktree Systems, Inc. provides database development, consolidation, and management services. The company is based in Calverton, NY. Oaktree Systems was acquired by Gateway Industries, Inc. on March 21, 2000 for $4.23 million.

Part of Mode Transportation LLC, Equifax Services, Inc. is an American company that provides data processing services. Equifax Services was acquired by SunteckTTS, Inc., a subsidiary of Mode Transportation LLC from Equifax, Inc. on April 19, 1994.

Samsung Austin Semiconductor LLC produces dynamic random access memory chips and semiconductor fabrications for personal computers, workstations, and servers. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Labs, Inc. provides laboratory services specialized for transplantation and biomedical applications. The firm offers Microbiology, immunogenetics and infectious disease services. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Centennial, CO.