John A. Cimaroli

Merit Capital Partners (Merit Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1993. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Price Associates) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded by Thomas Rowe Price, Jr. in 1937. They are a subsidiary of the T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TROW), which was formed in 2000 as the publicly traded parent holding company of Price Associates and their affiliated entities. Price Associates offers a variety of mutual funds, sub-advisory services and separate account management for individual and institutional investors, retirement plans and financial intermediaries.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Rail-Splitter Capital Management LLC (Rail-Splitter) is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by John W. Croghan and Richard M. Fradin in 2002. They are a subsidiary of RMB Capital Management LLC, which is owned by RMB Capital Holdings LLC. Rail-Splitter manages long only and long/short equity strategies for high net worth and institutional investors.