Front Row Partners LLC

TA Associates is one of the oldest and largest private equity firms in the world. It invests in private companies and helps more than 400 portfolio companies. The company serves the technology, financial and business services, health care, Internet infrastructure, electronics and software industries. Equipped with over $5 billion capital base, TA Associates offers financial support, strategic guidance and a network of contracts. It handles transactions ranging between $30 million and $300 million. The company maintains a client list that includes Asurion, Circle Graphics, Florida Career College, Jupiter Investment Management Group, Thomson Advisory Group, Clayton Holdings, and Youth and Family Centered Services.

Formerly known as Millennium Pharmaceuticals

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is a global biotechnology company engaged in the discovery and development of breakthrough small molecule drugs for serious diseases. The company commercializes its products independently and in collaboration with major pharmaceutical companies. Vertex s product line includes drugs for viral diseases, inflammation, autoimmune diseases and cancer. Vertex is developing treatments for cancer, HIV and AIDS and pain through collaborations with some of the leading pharmaceutical companies. The company has collaborations with Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, GlaxoSmithKline, Kissei Pharmaceutical, Merck & Co., Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation and Novartis Pharma. Vertex co-promotes the HIV and AIDS protease inhibitor, Lexiva, with GlaxoSmithKline. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is located in Cambridge, Mass.