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Andrew M. Paul
apaul@enhancedequity.com
Mr. Paul is a founder and Managing General Partner of Enhanced Equity Fund, L.P. ("EEF") and has been actively engaged in private equity and venture capital investing for over 23 years, primarily focused on healthcare, and information & business services. Prior to creating EEF, Mr. Paul spent 16 years at Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe ("WCAS") where he was a General Partner. After retiring from WCAS in 2000, Mr. Paul focused his energies on investing in small capitalization companies and in 2005, he co-founded EEF. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Regency Hospice, Correctional Healthcare Management, Inc., Guardian Healthcare Holdings, Inc. and PrePak Systems, Inc. Mr. Paul received a Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.



David Y. Howe
dhowe@enhancedequity.com
Mr. Howe is a founder and Managing General Partner of Enhanced Equity Fund, L.P. ("EEF") and has been actively engaged in private equity and venture capital investing for over 16 years. Prior to creating EEF, Mr. Howe served as a partner at both Citicorp Venture Capital Ltd. ("CVC") and Lightyear Capital ("Lightyear") for the past 12 years. While at CVC and Lightyear, Mr. Howe focused on equity investments of $5 million to $35 million per transaction primarily in information technology and business services. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Integrated Mobile, Inc., Fitness Together, Inc., Layered Technologies, Inc. and Triton Technologies. Mr. Howe received a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.



Malcolm T. Kostuchenko
mkostuchenko@enhancedequity.com
Mr. Kostuchenko joined Enhanced Equity Fund, L.P. ("EEF") at its inception and is a General Partner. Prior to EEF, Mr. Kostuchenko was a member of MTS Health Partners, LP where he focused on growth equity investments and lower-middle-market buyouts. Prior to MTS, Mr. Kostuchenko was a member of KPS Kapital, LLC, a boutique merchant bank, and prior to KPS, he worked in the investment banking division at Salomon Brothers. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Guardian Healthcare Holdings, Inc., Fitness Together, Inc., Triton Technologies and Correctional Healthcare Management, Inc. Mr. Kostuchenko received a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University.


Brett A. Fliegler
bfliegler@enhancedequity.com
Mr. Fliegler is a General Partner of Enhanced Equity Fund, L.P. ("EEF"). Prior to EEF, Mr. Fliegler was a member of Sunrise Capital Partners, L.P. where he focused on distressed investments in the middle market. Prior to Sunrise, Mr. Fliegler was a member of MSD Capital, L.P., and prior to MSD, he worked in the investment banking division at Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of PrePak Systems, Inc. and Layered Technologies, Inc. Mr. Fliegler received a BS in Economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the University of Michigan.



Thomas P. Auth
Tauth@enhancedequity.com
Mr. Auth is a General Partner of Enhanced Equity Fund, L.P. ("EEF"). Prior to joining EEF in January of 2008, Mr. Auth was a member of ACI Capital Co., LLC., a generalist middle market private equity fund focused on value-oriented buyouts and growth investments across industries. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Auth was a member of One Equity Partners ("OEP"), the private equity arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co. While at OEP, Mr. Auth focused on buyouts and growth investments in the business services and healthcare industries. Prior to OEP, Mr. Auth was an associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in the mergers and acquisitions practice group. In 1999, Mr. Auth co-founded Concordant Rater Systems, a services company focused on improving efficiencies in clinical trials. Mr. Auth is a member of the Junior Board of the Cancer Research Institute and is the Chairman of Row New York, a charitable organization focused on exposing inner city kids to rowing. Mr. Auth graduated from Columbia University in 1990 and Harvard Law School in 1994. Mr. Auth was a member of the U.S. Olympic Rowing Teams in 1996 and 2000.



Navid Farzad
nfarzad@enhancedequity.com
Mr. Farzad is an Associate of Enhanced Equity Fund, L.P. ("EEF"). Mr. Farzad joined EEF in July 2008. Mr. Farzad most recently served as a Summer Associate in the Healthcare Investment Banking Division of Lehman Brothers focusing on mergers and acquisitions. From 2002 to 2006, Mr. Farzad was a member of Ernst & Young LLP's Transaction Advisory Services group where he focused on financial due diligence on acquisition targets for private equity sponsors. Prior to Ernst & Young, Mr. Farzad worked in the healthcare audit practice of Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr. Farzad received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Loyola College and an MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business. Mr. Farzad is a Certified Public Accountant.