Our healthcare related advisory transactions have included:

Pharma/wHealth Fund (Luxembourg Stock Exchange)

• » In conjunction with Bank Sal Oppenheim jr. & Cie. structured this open-end healthcare fund. Obtained initial $60 million in 1993. The Fund has ranged in size from $200 million to $600 million during the last 5 years and has generated annualized 13% since inception 14 years ago. We continue to provide advice regarding strategy, portfolio management and reporting;
  
• » Board of Directors
  

Centerpulse (Swiss Stock Exchange)

• » Helped negotiate settlement with U.S. plaintiffs on behalf of Swiss shareholders.
• » Advised in selecting the optimal banking team and the structuring and execution of $850 million global debt and equity financing.
• » Advised in the sale of Centerpulse to Zimmer for CHF 4.8 billion in 2003.
• » Sale resulted from first ever successful hostile takeover bid in Switzerland.
• » Transaction was named "The 2003 Healthcare Deal of the Year" by Investment Dealers Digest.
  

Frankel Group, Inc. (N.Y. and Cambridge, MA - Private)

• » Advised this Life Science Strategy Consultancy on ownership options resulting in recommendation not to sell.
  

Medical Device Company (European - Private)

• » Advised on global commercial and technology license arrangements.
  

Medical Device Company (European - Private)

• » Advised on the sale of family owned business.
  

Physicians' Weekly (U.S. - Private)

• » Initiated, negotiated and closed sale to Healthway Communications International.
  

Private Equity Vehicle (European - Private)

• » Structured off-shore biotechnology private equity investment vehicle for wealthy family.
• » Board of Directors.
  

The healthcare related private equity investment activities by our clients, our affiliates and us include:

• » Pharma/wHealth - Europe
  
• » Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - U.S.
  
• » Axxima Pharmaceuticals AG - Europe
  
• » Biota Holdings Limited - Australia
  
• » Cadus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.- U.S.
  
• » Caliper Life Sciences - U.S.
  
• » Conceptis Technologies Inc. - U.S.
  
• » Geneprot Inc. - U.S.
  
• » Health Hero Network, Inc. - U.S.
  
• » Lynx Therapeutics, Inc. - U.S.
  
• » Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp. - U.S.
  
• » Ontogeny, Inc. - U.S.
  
• » Orchid BioSciences, Inc. - U.S.
  
• » Peptimmune, Inc. - U.S.
  
• » Physiome Sciences, Inc. - U.S.
  
• » PrediX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Israel
  
• » Precept Inc. - U.S.
  
• » Signal Pharmaceuticals Inc. - U.S.
  
• » Structural Genomix, Inc. - U.S.
  
• » SWITCH Biotech AG - Europe
  
• » Tularik Inc. - U.S.
  
• » Valentis lnc. - U.S.