Y. Zohar

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Bayer Corp. manufactures and markets pharmaceutical, healthcare, nutrition and materials products. The firm offers consumer care, diagnostics, diabetes and animal health products. It also provides material science products, which include coating, adhesive and sealant raw materials polycarbonates polyurethanes and thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Whippany, NJ.

Silgan Containers Corp. manufactures and distributes steel and aluminum containers. Its products are used by processors and packagers for food products to package vegetables, soup, meat, tomato based products, coffee, seafood, adult nutritional drinks, and other miscellaneous food products. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA.

Apax Partners AB (AP-SE) is a private equity firm located in Stockholm, Sweden. AP-SE is a subsidiary of London-based Apax Partners Holdings Ltd. with the ultimate parent firm being UK-based Apax Partners Worldwide LLP which can trace their history to 1972. In 1972, Ronald Cohen and Maurice Tchenio co-founded the Multinational Management Group (MMG). In 1976, the Alan Patricof Associates firm joined forces with MMG to form Apax Partners. In 2002, the European and the US operating firms merged to become Apax Partners Worldwide LLP, headquartered in London. They also operate through offices in New York, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Paris, Tel Aviv, Mumbai and Hong Kong. AP-SE generally raises funds through investors such as financial institutions, foundations and endowments, banks and insurance companies in addition to pension funds. AP-SE's management typically invests a significant proportion of their own capital in the firms' investments. In 2005, the Apax Foundation was established for the group's charitable donations. The foundation supports entrepreneurial endeavors, social investment and educational initiatives aimed at alleviating poverty worldwide.