Eric S. Swartz

Roswell Capital Partners LLC(Roswell Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1994 by Eric Swartz and Mike Kendrick. The firm is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Avid Bioservices, Inc. provides specialized cell cultures for biotechnology testing. Its services include cell line optimization, cell culture and purification process development, protein characterization, process optimization, scale-up and validation, cGMP clinical and commercial manufacturing, bulk filling, aseptic filling, analytical assay development, method qualification and validation, QC release and stability testing and regulatory strategy and submission. The company was founded by Steven W. King in 2001 and is headquartered in Tustin, CA.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. It also offers investment banking and advice to high net worth investors, individuals, businesses and institutions. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.