Cornell Yorkville Clients

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Yorkville Advisors' Healthcare Group

(The companies in this group's Portfolio explain why I was seeing filings like the recent SB-2/A for WaferGen Biosystems Inc. Yorkville is taking "long only" positions in several HealthCare-related companies.

At least a portion of their Healthcare Group portfolio can be seen in the link at the bottom of this post.

I think it's interesting that they use that phrase "long only" in the below. That, combined with the dearth of "anti-shorting" verbiage in Yorkville-related filings, tells an interesting little story IMHO.)

http://www.yorkvilleadvisors.com/Healthcare_Group/index.asp?Section=7,0,0

"Healthcare Group Profile

The Yorkville Advisors Healthcare Group utilizes a fundamental investment focus platform within Yorkville Advisors, a firm with more than $800 million in assets under management.

Established as a long only portfolio within Yorkville Advisors, the Group focuses solely on healthcare companies who are positioned for superior fundamental growth. The Healthcare Group is co-managed by Dr. David Reese and Jeffrey Sledge, who have a combined 37+ years of healthcare and investment expertise.

The Group's main focus is early to mid stage healthcare companies with clear fundamental drivers as well as strong management teams. In particular, the Group seeks to leverage its deep domain experience within the healthcare industry to make quality investments in the Specialty Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, Healthcare Services and Biotechnology industries.

The Group's objective is to identify investment opportunities within the healthcare sector that are undervalued due to endogenous or exogenous factors so as to provide attractive investment returns while minimizing downside risks. Where appropriate, the Group will leverage Yorkville Advisors financial structuring expertise to help companies grow their businesses and offset further financing risks."

http://www.yorkvilleadvisors.com/Healthcare_Group/Investment_Portfolio/index.asp?Section=7,2,0