Scott L. Kauffman

MDC Partners, Inc. engages in the provision of marketing, advertising, activation, communications and strategic consulting solutions. It operates through the following business segments: Integrated Networks-Group A, Integrated Networks-Group B, Media & Data Network, and All Other. The Integrated Networks-Group A and Integrated Networks-Group B segments provide a range of services for its clients, primarily including strategy, creative and production for advertising campaigns across a variety of platforms, which includes print, digital, social media, television broadcast, as well as public relations and communications services, experiential, social media and influencer marketing. The Media & Data Network segment is comprised of a single operating segment that combines media buying and planning across a range of platforms with technology and data capabilities. The All Other segment provides a range of services including advertising, public relations and marketing communication services. The Corporate segment consists of corporate office expenses incurred in connection with the strategic resources. The company was founded on December 19, 1986 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

LookSmart Ltd. is a digital advertising solutions company that provides relevant solutions for search and display advertising customers. It organized along five lines of business: Clickable, LookSmart AdCenter, Novatech.io, ShopWiki and web searches. It operates in a large online search advertising ecosystem serving ads that target user queries on partner sites. The company offers search advertising customers targeted, search via a monitored search advertising distribution network using the company's AdCenter platform technology. LookSmart was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

v2 Ventures Group LLC provides on-line advertising services. It offers ad formats, data analysis, targeting algorithms and creative approaches, providing advertisers with leads from hard-to-reach places on the web across multiple channels, including social networks, display, games, mobile, apps and email. The company was founded by David E. Zinman, Thi Thumasathit and Scott W. Lynn in 1999 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Time Warner, Inc. engaged in the provision of cable network, filmed entertainment, and publishing services. It operated through the following segments: Turner, Home Box Office, and Warner Bros. The Turner segment created and programed branded news, entertainment, sports and kids multi-platform content for consumers around the world. The Home Box Office segment operated the HBO and Cinemax multichannel premium pay television services. The Warner Bros. segment produced and distributed television shows, feature films, and games. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Zinio Systems, Inc. provides digital publishing products and services. The company provides production services that convert print magazines into digital and interactive versions. It allows readers to access titles such as BusinessWeek, PC Magazine, and Seventeen on the computer desktop via the Internet. Zinio Systems was founded by John Kelleher and Richard A. Maggiotto in March 2000 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA

Vindicia, Inc. provides payment management services to online merchants. Its services include subscription billing, microtransactions, digital content, chargebacks, marketing, one time payments and austomer acquisition. Vindicia was founded by Gene Hoffman and Mark Elrod in 2003 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Zango provided consumers free access to a large catalog of free, sought-after online videos, games, music, tools and utilities. Much like television, this content was funded by advertising and is therefore free to the consumer. Zango had developed a unique solution to this economic dilemma. Through what Zango calls its 'Content Economy,' advertisers, web publishers and content creators are able to use Zango to earn income through the sales of products and distribution of web content and tools. With the Content Economy model, consumers are able to access and enjoy web content and entertainment for free, because when they search or browse online for products and services, they see ads from Zango advertisers. Zango delivers ads that were relevant at the time someone is shopping for that specific product. Because of this unique method of 'time-shifted' advertising, Zango advertisers earn industry-leading return on investment for their marketing dollars. Zango had millions of opt-in users and tens of thousands of new consumers opt-in every day to enjoy entertaining and useful online content. Zango was committed to safe and ethical Best Practices and offers desktop advertising product lines under the brands Zango, Hotbar, SmartShopper, ShopperReports and Spam Blocker Utility.

Lotame Solutions, Inc. operates as a data management platform for publishers and marketers. Its solutions include audience optimizer, cross device, data exchange, data stream, insights, smart TV audiences and syndicate. The company was founded by Andrew Monfried in 2006 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.