Jerry I. Treppel

Akorn, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of generic and prescription pharmaceuticals, and animal and consumer health products. It manufactures and markets branded and generic products including ophthalmic, injectable, oral liquids, topical, inhalants, and nasal sprays. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, IL.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

New York City-based Sloate, Weisman, Murray & Co., Inc. (SWM) is a registered investment advisor.

Cangene Corp. developed, manufactured and sold biopharmaceutical drugs. The company was founded on February 22, 1984 and was headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Banc of America Securities (BAS) is the investment banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC). The firm provides both the domestic and international equity and investment banking markets, and pursues a strategy pioneered by Citigroup that combines corporate lending with investment banking advice and services. They provide high-yield debt underwriting and leveraged finance, in addition to industry coverage groups such as healthcare, media and telecom, financial institutions, real estate and gaming. BAS also does a significant amount of work for Financial Sponsors, or private equity firms, often financing leveraged transactions. Following the strategy of Goldman Sachs, the firm lacks a standalone mergers and acquisitions department, instead employing mergers and acquisitions senior bankers throughout the industry coverage groups. The firm is registered as a broker/dealer with the SEC, is a member of the NYSE, and the NASD. The use of Banc in the BAS's name is indicative of the fact that the company is not a bank, and their deposits and other holdings are not insured by the FDIC.