European Equity Partners

David Kauffmann
Hans Blomberg
Neil Boughton

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David Kauffmann
david@eeplp.com

David is a general partner of EEP, the chairman of CMC Biologics. Until the merger with SGS in January 2006, he also held the position of Chairman of the Management Board of Aster Cephac. Prior to EEP, from 1990, David was a partner of CAI, a North American US$150 million private equity investment fund with offices in New York, Montreal, London and Paris, investing in US$30 million plus situations. In 1992 he started CAI's European investment activities. Since then David has invested in early-stage, development and replacement capital within the healthcare, telecommunications and light manufacturing industries. David is particularly interested in and has worked with a number of R&D service companies in the pharmaceutical industry. Prior to CAI, David worked for the American Express Bank in London, New York and Copenhagen, in acquisitions and trade finance. He holds an MBA from IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland, and a BSc from the Copenhagen School of Economics and Business Administration.

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Hans Blomberg
hans@eeplp.com

Hans is a general partner of EEP and currently serves on the board of Directors of PacketFront, Prenax and Transmode. Prior to EEP, Hans actively invested in technology-related growth companies as a private investor. Between 1987 and 1992, Hans served as Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions at Merrill Lynch International, responsible for transactions in the telecommunications and service industries. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MSc in Electrical Engineering from Linkoping Institute of Technology. Prior to Harvard, Hans worked for Booz, Allen & Hamilton.

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Neil Boughton
neil@eeplp.com

Neil is a partner and the Chief Financial Officer of EEP. He is also responsible for investor communication, financial due diligence and monitoring the financial performance of the portfolio companies. Prior to EEP, Neil was a Senior Manager for the Entrepreneurial Services Group at Ernst & Young in London and Chicago where he was responsible for working with Entrepreneurial Growth Companies: co-ordinating audits, acquisitions and floatations. Neil is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds a Masters Degree in Engineering and Management from Birmingham University.