Lionel N. Sterling

i-STAT Corp. is used to develope, manufacture and market medical diagnostic products for blood analysis that provide healthcare professionals critical diagnostic information accurately and immediately at the point of patient care. Founded in 1983 by Imants Lauks, i-STAT was headquartered in East Windsor, NJ.

Specialty Chemical Resources, Inc. develops pressurized specialty chemical products. The company mixes chemicals into formulas and packages them primarily in aerosol cans, quart, gallon, 5-gallon and 55-gallon drums. These chemical products are then sold into the automotive service, manufacturing plant maintenance and cleaning service markets. The company develops a formula; it retains the right to sell that formula to any of its customers. The company produces and sells over 850 different formulas

Spectrum Brands, Inc. engages in the manufacture and market alkaline, zinc carbon and hearing aid batteries, herbicides, insecticides and repellants and specialty pet supplies. It operates through the following segments: Global batteries and Appliance; Global Pet Supplies; and Home and Garden. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Middleton, WI.

Third Wave Technologies, Inc. developed DNA and RNA detection technology. It provided molecular solutions for clinical, research, and agricultural customers. The company was founded in February 1993 and was headquartered in Madison, WI.

Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in developing and commercializing innovative molecular imaging pharmaceuticals and targeted radiotherapeutics to diagnose and treat disease. The company was founded in 1997 and the company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Credit Suisse (USA), Inc. provides investment services. It offers securities underwriting and trading, mergers & acquisitions advice, research, private equity investment & derivative, and risk management services. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Aseko, Inc. develops network-based systems for glycemic management. The company was founded by Richard Lee Grounsell in March 2006 and is headquartered in Greenville, SC.

ITT Corporation is involved in hotel and casino business. The company has been acquired by Starwood Lodging Trust in 1998. The combination will create the world's largest hotel company, with 650 hotels in 70 countries and combined revenues exceeding $10 billion.