Ray E. Newton

Evercore Capital Partners (Evercore Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Evercore Group LLC founded in 1996 by Roger C. Altman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Cardiac Science Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets Powerheart automated external defibrillators. Its offers power heart AED G5, G5 trainer, G3 plus, G3 Pro, G3 trainer, and rescue ready services. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Waukesha, WI.

Founded in 1995, Perseus LLC(Perseus) is a merchant banking and private equity fund management firm located in Bethesda, Maryland.

Cardiac has developed RHYTHMx ECD, technology that continuously monitors a patient's heart rhythm and provided defibrillation to help the organ keep a steady beat. Cardiac Science has used the technology to develop an external cardiac defibrillator, the Powerheart, which is used in hospitals. The firm also sold patient monitors and emergency defibrillators, and has developed a small portable defibrillator that can be used by patients in the hospital or at home. Cardiac Science markets its products in more than 50 countries worldwide.

J. H. Whitney & Co. LLC operates as an alternative investment manager. The firm provides private equity capital to small and middle market companies. The company was founded by John Hay Whitney in 1946 and is headquartered in New Canaan, CT.