Derek Woodward

Founded in 2008, New Castle Funds LLC is a hedge fund manager located in White Plains, New York with an additional office in New York City. They manage the New Castle Partners (Offshore) LLC, the New Castle Partners (US) LP, the New Castle Market Neutral Offshore Fund Ltd., the New Castle Market Neutral Fund (US) LP, the New Castle Fallen Angels (Offshore) Fund Ltd., the New Castle Fallen Angels (US) LP, the New Castle Millennium LP and the New Castle Millennium II LP.

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc (Bear Stearns) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of The Bear Stearns Cos LLC founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in the US.

Merck Capital Ventures LLC (Merck Capital Ventures) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Merck & Co, Inc. founded in 2002. The firm is headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.

Boehringer Ingelheim Corp. develops, manufactures and markets health care products. It focuses in the therapeutic areas of cardiovascular disease, respiratory diseases, diseases of the central nervous system, metabolic diseases, virological diseases and oncology. The company was founded on December 8, 1986 and is headquartered in Ridgefield, CT.