Jeffrey C. Johnson

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

IntegraMed America, Inc. engages in developing, marketing, and managing specialty outpatient healthcare facilities. It offers a suite of management support and infrastructure such as clinical and business information systems, sales and marketing, facilities and operations management, finance and accounting, human resources, legal, risk management, and quality assurance. The company was founded by Vicki Baldwin and is headquartered in Purchase, NY.

Part of Deloitte LLP (New York), Braxton Associates is a management consulting company. The company is based in Boston, MA. Braxton Associates provides management consulting services.

ClearBridge Investments LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). The firm was founded in 2005 as ClearBridge Advisors, which operated through Citigroup Asset Management NA, and was acquired by Legg Mason that year. They changed their name to ClearBridge Investments LLC in 2012. ClearBridge Investments manages separate accounts for both institutional and retail clients. The firm also acts as adviser or sub-adviser to the ClearBridge Funds which are part of the Legg Mason family of mutual funds.

Founded in 2006 by Andrew Moloff, Greg Sawers, Gail Landis and Margot Nones, Evercore Asset Management is a registered investment advisor located in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Evercore Group LLC and their ultimate parent is Evercore Partners, Inc. (NYSE: EVR), a New York City-based investment banking firm. Evercore Asset Management manages the Evercore Capital Partners LP, the Evercore Capital Partners II LP, the Evercore Venture Partners LP, the EAM Value Fund I LP and the Harbor SMID Value Fund.

Vein Clinics of America, Inc. operates as a medical clinics. It specializes in treatment for varicose veins and spider veins. The firm offers treatment for spider and large ropey varicose veins diseases, venous leg ulcers, leg and hand veins diseases and facial veins diseases. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Downers Grove, IL.

Sagard Capital Partners Management Corp. (Sagard Capital) is a hedge fund management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Daniel M. Friedberg in 2005 and is a subsidiary of Power Corp. of Canada (TSX: POW; OTCMKTS: PWCDF) in Canada. Sagard Capital identifies and builds great businesses with investors and portfolio companies.

Citigroup Asset Management is a registered investment advisor located in New York City with an additional office in Washington, DC. The firm is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C)