Richard E. Fearon

Allied Capital Corp, a business development company, invests in private middle market companies located in the US. The fund target companies across a broad range of sectors with an EBITDA of $5 - $150 million. It provides debt and equity financing for buyout transactions and also makes minority equity co-investments. It also invests in private equity and debt funds.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.

Nutrastar International, Inc. engages in the production and supply of traditional Chinese medicine consumer products. It operates through the following business segments: Cordyceps Militaris; Organic & Specialty Food Products; and Beverages. The Cordyceps Militaris segment consists of the growing and sale of Cordyceps Militaris. The Beverages segment includes the manufacture of functional health beverages. The Organic & Specialty Food Products segment involves in the sale of rice, flour, silage corn, and other agricultural products. The company was founded by Lian Yun Han on December 12, 2002 and is headquartered in Harbin, China.

Part of Accretive Holdings LLC, Accretive Capital Management LLC is a company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Madison, CT.