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EFTA02726425

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Fund Investment Overview The following represents existing ideas about the deployment of the first $250mm in an activist growth fund focused primarily on the disruptive intersection of technology and media Company Specific Pipeline Estimated Equity Company Sector Status Description Investment (S hi mm) Purchase stake of existing investor in growing and Vesta Corp Payment Solutions Active highly profitable micropayment processing company 90 (N Invest with consortium to take this public ValueClick Ad network Exploratory company private SO Content Related, Ad Invest with consort) um to take this public Yahoo Network Exploratory company private 50 Selectively creating our own startups that would Content Realted, Mobile, benefit from the group's experience and industry Incubator Co Search, Social Media, Exploratory knowledge in terms of trends and market 35 Special Opportunity opportunities Zynga Video Games Upcoming round, Secondary market Social network game developer representing one of the internet's fastest growing companies. Long- standing relationship with founders and executives. 35 Ticket Factor Event Ticketing Active Capital raise for ticket factoring business 30 Franchise Potential to co-invest in a fund specializing in Devco Special Opportunity Active franchise financing 25 Autumn Games Video Games Upcoming round Invest in institutional round for this innovative, global video game publisher 25 Bump Angel investor in rapidly growing company Technologies Mobile Upcoming round specializing in mobile apps 12 Blekko Search Upcoming round Angel investor in this cutting-edge alternative search engine 12 Howcast Mobi le, Content Related, Ad Networks Active Series B Investment in online video company 10 Endgame P & A Potential to co-invest in a Promotional and General M&E Active 10 Fund Advertising (P&A) fund for the film industry Angel investor in this social, stock micro-blogging StockTvnts Social Media Upcoming round service 7 Financing for spin out of existing marketing Marketing Co Special Opportunity Active company specializing in globally recognized brands 5 Uncommon Media Content Related Active Funding for next generation publishing company focused on internet/mobile content 5 Total Pipeline 401 Median Investment Size 25 Avg Investment Size 27 (A) Investment could represent a large allocation percentage of the fund. However, we believe the attractiveness of the sector and opportunity with the specific company warrant consideration of a large allocation. 1 Confidential Draft 11/16/10 EFTA_R1_02214161 EFTA02726425 Sector Descriptions Ad Networks — Advertisers are shifting rapidly from traditional media over to online, video and mobile. In the first six months of 2010, they spent $627 million on video ads, up 31% from the same period in 2009, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau. Online and mobile advertising will continue to proliferate as more advertising dollars are spent on the web, and as new technologies are developed to deploy, target and track ads. We believe the investment opportunities in this sector are substantial. Content Related - User engagement via the mobile Internet will increasingly be driven by firms that succeed at making it easier to cope with the problem of exploding content (e.g. websites, services, Apps, commerce, etc.). Opportunities in this arena will be both horizontal and vertical. As mainstream users spend more time interacting with online media, monetization through advertising, direct marketing, subscriptions & commerce will create a $100 billion-plus marketplace over the next 5-10 years. Video content and related distribution platforms in particular present a wide range of opportunities. While legal downloading of video only started in 2008, PWC estimates that by 2014, 15% of all TV viewing will be Video on Demand. This will force media firms to develop new revenue models employing new technologies as content is delivered via broadband (wired and wireless), to TVs, computers and mobile devices. Event & Ticketing - The market for mobile ticketing transactions will double by 2012 to an estimated $100 billion worldwide, according to Juniper Research. The main drivers of this blistering growth are travel, entertainment and sporting events. We believe firms developing new technologies and business models in this sector can offer attractive returns for investors. General M&E —This sector represents investments in more traditional business models in the media and entertainment space. With our collective sector experience and expertise, we have superior access to the best new and existing media and entertainment companies. Our team members are immersed in the game-changing trends that are shaping the future of this still highly profitable sector. Mobile - The mobile Internet is poised to vastly expand user engagement through a wide range of new services. The breakout potential for new software applications & services is huge, especially in video entertainment, gaming, shopping, health care, travel, education & location-based social networking. Morgan Stanley predicts mobile Internet will grow to double the size of the desktop Internet in 6 years, with accelerating array of monetization opportunities. Payment Solutions — Almost overnight, digital goods have become a $16 billion-a-year business. The micropayment industry supporting this new form of commerce will grow substantially as media companies and traditional industries revamp their business models and mobile devices transform into digital wallets. In 2009, PayPal alone processed $2 billion in micropayment transactions. Social Media - The remarkable social media phenomenon continues to build, with estimated advertising revenues for the sector expected to reach $3.3 billion in 2010 — up 31% from just a year ago. Shares of Facebook trading on the secondary market indicate a company valuation of more than $30 billion. A 2 Confidential Draft 11/16/10 EFTA_R1_02214162 EFTA02726426 large network of specialty and targeted social media sites will proliferate as this sector continues its staggering growth. Search - While Search continues to be one of the web's biggest growth categories — dominated by Google — it remains an area of dynamic change and opportunity. Meanwhile, underlying technologies continue to drive new use patterns. As hundreds of millions of users shift from PCs to mobile, their activities and interests are creating new opportunities for entrepreneurs to redefine and reinvent the search process. Our team's intimate involvement with many of the leading companies in every phase of Search over the last 15 years means we will have access to some of the sector's best, new investment opportunities going forward...opportunities such as Blekko. Video Games - Americans bought an astonishing $21.33 billion worth of video game systems, software & accessories in 2008. Video and computer games now outpace the movie industry in annual revenues. Videogames are on pace to be the entertainment industry's fastest-growing segment over the next 3-5 years. The potential both for traditional game "publishers" and Internet-based gaming companies remains vast and investment opportunities will be significant. Special Opportunities — We will selectively take on special opportunities that will be symbiotic to the core media/technology focus of the fund. Status Active — We are in active discussions with companies about current financing needs Exploratory — Preliminary investment thesis for further exploration with leverage of fund in place Upcoming round — We are in active discussions with the Company and are reviewing possible participation in an upcoming equity financing round Secondary market — As new media and online companies mature and achieve substantial valuations, there is a growing market to purchase equity of founding members and employees in the secondary market prior to anticipated IPOs Longer-Term Capital Deployment Strategy (the next 12-24 months) Our team has a wide network of top-line relationships spanning the worlds of business, technology, academia, philanthropy and government. This, combined with our innovative approach of forming strategic investment partnerships with leading firms in fast-growth sectors, positions us to deploy capital efficiently and profitably over the next 24 months. Our approach, along with the team's extensive management and turnaround experience, will enable us to maximize returns and minimize risks going forward. A partial listing of the strategic relationships/networks that we will leverage in our investment work includes: • Jerry Yang & David Filo (Yahoo!) • Pierre Omidyar & Meg Whitman (eBay) 3 Confidential Draft 11/16/10 EFTA_R1_02214163 EFTA02726427 • Marc Andreessen (Netscape, Andreessen Horowitz) • Steve Case (AOL, Revolution) • Eric Schmidt (Google) • Sheryl Sandberg (Facebook) • Marc Pincus (Zynga) • John Doerr (Kleiner Perkins) • Mike Moritz (Sequoia) • Danny Rimer (Index) • Ron Conway (SV Angel) • Josh Koppelman (First Round) • Donald Graham (Washington Post, Kaplan Inc.) • Hank Greenberg (CV Starr) • David Rockefeller • Mort Zuckerman (Boston Properties) • James Tisch (Loews Corp.) • Ken Langone (Home Depot) • Michael Bloomberg (Bloomberg LP, City of New York) • Dick Parsons (CitiGroup) • Randi Weingarten (American Federation of Teachers) • Benno Schmidt (Yale University) • Rudy Giuliani (Bracewell & Giuliani) • Vernon Jordan (Akin Gump) • Ken Feinberg (Feinberg Rozen & Obama Admin) • Robert Morgenthau (Wachtel Lipton) • Katherine Lapp (Harvard University) • Bruce Ratner (Forest City Ratner) • David Boies (Boies Schiller) • Stephen Berger (Odyssey Partners) • Chris Flowers (JC Flowers & Co.) • John Catsimatidis (Red Apple Group) • Bruce Gelb (Bristol Myers) • Roger Hertog (Alliance•Bernstein) • William Bratton (Altegrity) • Randy Levine (NY Yankees) • Carl Icahn • Michael Benavente (Gucci USA) • Carl Schramm (Kauffman Foundation) • Florence Davis (Starr Foundation) • Matthew Goldstein (City University of NY) • John Sexton (NYU) • Jerry Speyer (Tisman Speyer) • Gerald McEntee (AFSCME) • Bruce Reed & Al From (Democratic Leadership Council) • Companies: Microsoft, Apple, RIMM, Nokia, Motorola, Twitter, Rediff (India), Reuters, New York Times, Comcast, TimeWarner. 4 Confidential Draft 11/16/10 EFTA_R1_02214164 EFTA02726428

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