Scott Scharfman

Bear Stearns FOF Asset Management (Bear Stearns FoF Asset Management) is a private equity subsidiary of Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc. founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Mill Road Capital Management LLC (Mill Road Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Thomas Lynch. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Galaxy Nutritional Foods, Inc. manufactures cheese alternatives. The firm’s products include lactose intolerants, healthy lifestyle, gluten intolerants/celiac, soy allergies, lactose intolerants, healthy lifestyle, gluten intolerants/celiac, dairy allergies/sensitivities, vegans, lactose intolerants, healthy lifestyle, heart smarts and gluten intolerants/celiac. The company was founded by Angelo S. Morini in 1980 and is headquartered in North Kingstown, RI.

The Blackstone Group, Inc. provides marketing research services. It provides custom market research services for clients in industries as consumer packaged goods, financial services, healthcare and technology. The firm's clients include eBay, Harris Bank and Pfizer. The company was founded by Ashref A. Hashim in 1987 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

PRT Growing Services Ltd. engages in the production and distribution of container grown forest seedlings. It offers cold storage services, seedling management, seed orchards and seed sales, seed services, woody crops, and seed zone maps. The company was founded by Charlie Johnson and Ev Van Eerden in 1988 and is headquartered in Victoria, Canada.

Mercata, Inc. engaged in an e-commerce business. It offered products in categories such as appliances, baby products, electronics, gifts and gadgets, home and kitchen items, lawn and garden products, luggage, sporting goods, tools, and watches and jewelry. The company was founded in May 1999 and was headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

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.