UIB Capital relies on the US private equity experience of our professionals:

Tariq Malhance President Tariq Malhance has overall management responsibility for UIB Capital's principal investment advisory activities in North America. In addition, he is responsible for UIB Capital's developing and advancing Unicorn Investment Bank's complementary service offerings such as commercial and investment banking, municipal and corporate debt offerings, and other Shariah-compliant financial services. Malhance serves as director of UIB Capital portfolio company Precision Time, Inc. and also serves as an executive committee member of our portfolio company Ellington, LLC. Malhance brings to UIB Capital his extensive experience and relationships developed over the past 25 years in a series of positions of increasing responsibility with the City of Chicago, including as City Comptroller, three years as the City's First Deputy City Treasurer, as Managing Deputy Comptroller for Debt and Asset Management, and as Deputy Comptroller for Financial Policy. During his career with the City, Malhance was tasked with managing its cash flow, debt, and credit activities, and was responsible for overseeing the issuance of approximately $40 billion in bonds to support various City projects. Recently, he led the $1.8 billion securitization of the seven-mile Chicago Skyway tollway to Macquarie Bank of Australia and Cintra of Spain. This transaction was the first of its kind in the U.S. He was also an active trustee member of four of the City's pension funds, which together controlled about $13 billion. Malhance received his B.S. in Commerce at the University of Karachi, Pakistan, and subsequently received a B.S.B.A. in Finance from Roosevelt University in Chicago. He also earned an M.B.A. from Roosevelt, and went on to earn an M.A. in Economics from the University of Illinois, Chicago. He has also completed his post-graduate coursework for the Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis at the University of Illinois, Chicago.

Ross Christianson Principal Ross Christianson joined UIB Capital in 2008, bringing to the firm a 20-year record of success in private equity investing and corporate finance. With broad industry experience, he has completed transactions in a range of industries including business services, healthcare, marketing services, consulting, oil-field services, manufacturing, and outsourcing. Prior to joining UIB Capital, Christianson served as Director with Lake Capital, a Chicago-based private equity group with $1.3 billion under management. While there, he led or was involved with more than 20 investments deploying nearly $500 million of equity capital, and was responsible for sourcing and evaluating investments, structuring transactions, coordinating and managing due diligence, negotiating both transaction and financing agreements, and monitoring portfolio company performance. Additionally, Christianson managed Lake Capital's relationships with lenders and mezzanine investors and developed unique financing vehicles to optimize return on investment while mitigating risk. Before joining Lake Capital, Christianson spent eight years at GE Capital's merchant banking group, where he sourced, closed and managed leveraged debt and equity co-investments totaling over $500 million. He began his career with GE Fanuc Automation as a financial analyst. He earned his B.B.A. at the University of Iowa and his M.B.A. from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Tariq Al-Rifai Vice President Tariq Al-Rifai has extensive experience in Islamic investment and retail banking, Islamic equity funds, and Shariah-compliant structuring. He has worked with financial service companies in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East. He was in Dubai in 2006 to help establish UIB Capital LLC, a regulated financial services firm, in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Prior to joining UIB Capital, Al-Rifai was Vice President of Islamic banking at HSBC Bank in New York, where he was responsible for developing and distributing the bank's Shariah-compliant product offering. Previously, he was a partner in the London office of The International Investor, a Kuwait-based investment bank, where he was responsible for building distribution relationships with financial institutions in Europe and the Middle East. Early in his career he established Failaka International, Inc., a financial research and consulting firm specializing in Islamic fund research. Al-Rifai earned his B.S. in International Finance at St. Cloud State University and an M.B.A. in International Management from DePaul University. Toni Pelaez Vice President Toni Pelaez has completed transactions in the healthcare, consumer products, and retail industries. A director of UIB Capital portfolio company Ellington, LLC and of portfolio company Precision Time, Inc., Pelaez also works closely with our first portfolio investment, The Gardens, LLC. Toni's industry experience includes energy, consumer products, building products, and technology. Prior to joining UIB Capital, Pelaez was a Vice President in Ernst & Young's Corporate Finance group (now Giuliani Partners). Previously, she was a consultant with Booz Allen & Hamilton. Prior to that, she worked in Credit and Business Development roles at Heller Financial. Pelaez has a B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois - Champaign/Urbana and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School. She also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Troy Monthye Vice President Troy Monthye has experience in private equity investing, investment banking, and management consulting, and has worked with companies operating in diverse industries - technology, healthcare, energy, branded consumer products, and financial services. Monthye is responsible for originating and managing UIB's portfolio investments, serving on the boards of Open-Silicon, Sun Well Service and Ellington Leather. Before joining UIB, Monthye worked in the corporate finance divisions of American Express and Navigant Capital Advisors, providing middle-market investment banking services to clients involved in merger and acquisition activities, capital restructurings and debt workouts. Previously, he worked in KPMG's Management Consulting practice. He began his career as an analyst with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Advisors in New York. Monthye earned his B.S. from Arizona State University and his M.B.A. from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Christopher E. Freeburg Vice President Chris Freeburg has a professional background in private equity, strategy consulting, investment banking, and executive search. His transaction experience includes investing in and advising companies in the healthcare, technology, business services, and consumer products industries. Prior to joining UIB, Freeburg served as Vice President with Healthios, Inc., a merchant banking boutique focused exclusively on healthcare, where he was involved with over 20 projects totaling $3 billion in enterprise value and $1 billion of equity capital. Before joining Healthios, Freeburg was at TA Associates, a leading private equity firm with $10 billion of capital under management. Over $120 million of capital was deployed in the transactions he was involved in and he invested in more than 30 deals while at TA. Prior to joining TA Associates, he worked in Corporate Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions with the investment bank of Robertson Stephens & Company. While at Robertson Stephens, Freeburg worked as a critical team member responsible for the firm's largest client at the time, helping to raise over $1 billion of capital for the company in 24 months. In total, he participated in more than 20 closed transactions during his tenure at Robertson Stephens. Freeburg earned his B.A. at Stanford University and his M.B.A. from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Sachin Gupta Vice President Sachin Gupta has a background in private equity, operations, and consulting. He has worked on investment transactions in North America and globally, including in Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Gupta also has worked on the sell-side, having conducted M&A advisory and consulting work for various Fortune 500 clients. Prior to joining UIB, Gupta was an Investment Associate at Toucan Capital, a leading U.S.-based investor in biotechnology and healthcare services, where he worked on new growth equity and follow-on investments as well as in portfolio monitoring. While at Toucan Capital, he led efforts in emerging markets such as India and Thailand, and assisted portfolio companies with several cross-border business development initiatives. Previously, Gupta served as an investment professional at VentureEast in Hyderabad, India, and at IllinoisVENTURES in Chicago, IL. He also spent time in the neurological group at Medtronic Inc. The co-founder of PhysiSense LLC, a medical device company focused on post-stroke rehabilitation, he is also co-founder of Uronistic Technologies, a diagnostic product company focused on the elderly market. Gupta earned his M.B.A. from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern, his M.S. in Bioengineering from the University of Illinois, and his B.A. in Economics from University of Michigan.

Sam Habbas Director Sam Habbas has served as a member of UIB Capital's Board of Directors since its incorporation in July of 2004. He is presently a partner at Al-Sarraf & Al-Ruwayeh, the largest law firm in Kuwait and one of the largest in the Middle East. Habbas manages the firm's International department, which is the largest such department in Kuwait. Habbas's practice is focused primarily on corporate and commercial matters, and he acts as legal counsel for several large multinational companies. He has also acted as an arbitrator on a number of multinational arbitrations. Habbas received his B.A. with honors at the University of Santa Clara and earned his J.D. at Boston College.

Aamir Khan Director Aamir Khan joined UIB Capital as its Director in 2004, and is now Managing Director of Unicorn Investment Bank's global private equity group. Khan has over 15 years of experience in merchant banking, principal investing, private equity, and risk management. Prior to joining Unicorn, he was an executive at ABN AMRO's private equity group, where he was responsible for over $500 million in assets under management. While at ABN, he was responsible for the financial management of a Sears Roebuck & Co.'s pension plan, a portfolio of over 50 venture capital, buyouts, and distressed debt partnerships. Previously, Khan was a finance manager at Siemens Group in Dubai, and a senior specialist at Enron's Structured Finance/Risk Management group. Khan earned his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Houston and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Graduate School Of Business. He is a Certified Public Accountant.