Neil Thakur

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.