Axium Healthcare Pharmacy, Inc.

Chief Executive Officer at Panacea Biomatx, Inc.

Ares Capital Management (ACM) focuses on investments in leading middle-market companies that are undercapitalized and have a catalyst that may lead to growth. The firm seeks investments in North American-based companies with: with: (1) experienced management teams (2) demonstrated competitive advantages (3) entrenched positions and customers (4) stable cash flows and attractive growth profiles (5) high returns on invested capital and (6) identifiable growth prospects that can generate significant free cash flow. ACM invests primarily in the basic and growth manufacturing, business services, consumer products, healthcare products/services and information technology services sectors. To a lesser extent, they may also invest in the restaurant, retail, oil and gas and technology sectors.ACM targets companies with EBITDA of $5 million to $100 million. Investments range from $10 million to $100 million. The firm invests capital in a variety of structures including common equity, preferred equity, convertible equity/debt and debt. They make both majority and shared-control investments with a focus on growth, rescue and deleveraging situations. ACM usually serves as the lead investor in the transactions in which they participate.Through the Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund, ACM provides junior capital to middle-market companies for growth, strategic initiatives and the resolution of capital structure issues. The firm participates in refinancings, recapitalizations, balance sheet restructurings, growth capital financings, acquisitions, MBOs, going-private transactions and post-reorganization equity investments. Transactions may be structured as common stock, convertible stock/redeemable preferred stock, subordinated debt with warrants and other structured securities. ACM invests in both control and non-control situations.

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