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AboveNet Inc.



http://www.abovenet.com

AboveNet was a leader of corporate optical fiber connection solutions and owned a worldwide network of 1.5 million miles of optical fibers. It was acquired by Metromedia Fiber in 1999.  

Ctrip



http://www.ctrip.com.cn

Founded in 1999, Ctrip has become the leading travel website in China. It offers services for hotel room reservation, purchase of airline tickets and vacation packages. Morningside invested in Ctrip in 2000 and the company was on NASDAQ in 2003 (NASDAQ: CTRP). 

eAccess Ltd.



http://www.eaccess.net

eAccess was founded in 1999 to provider broadband connection services in Japan. Morningside invested in eAccess in 2000.  The company was successfully listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2003 (Code: 9472).

FrontBridge Technologies



http://www.frontbridge.com

Morningside invested in 2001 in the predecessor of Frontbridge, a provider of antivirus protection solutions for corporate e-mail systems. Frontbridge was acquired by Microsoft in 2005.

PayPal



http://www.paypal.com

Paypal was founded in 1998 and operates an online payment system. It was acquired by eBay in 2002.

Sohu.com



http://www.sohu.com

Founded in 1996, Sohu has become China’s leading internet portal. Morningside invested in Sohu in 1998 and the company was successfully listed on NASDAQ in 2000 (NASDAQ:SOHU).

The9.com



http://www.the9.com  

Morningside was an investor from the inception of The9.com. The company has since grown to become a leading provider of internet games in China with as many as four hundred thousand simultaneous players online. The company was listed on NASDAQ in 2004 (NASDAQ: NCTY).

Media Partners International (“MPI”)



http://www.mpil.com

Morningside invested in this fledgling outdoor signage company in Hong Kong in 1990, brought the business into Mainland China in 1994 and built a media network of over 50,000 sites including unipoles, street furniture, and media in subway and bus systems. The company was listed in the Hong Kong Growth Enterprise Market in 2002 and was acquired by JCDecaux in 2005.

Avid Inc.



http://www.avid.com  

Morningside invested in Avid in 1991. The company has grown to become a leading supplier of professional digital production tools for making movies, video, music, animation, video games and broadcasting. The company was listed on NASDAQ in 1994 (NASDAQ: AVID). 

Target Media



http://www.targetmedia.com.cn 

Morningside invested in Target Media in 2005 . The company’s network of visual media in office buildings covered thirty major cities in China In 2006, the company was acquired by Focus Media.

Cell Therapeutics



http://www.cticseattle.com

Cell Therapeutics is an oncology company in which Morningside invested in 1993. The company was listed on NASDAQ in 1996 (NASDAQ:CTIC). 

CV Therapeutics



http://www.cvt.com

CV Therapeutics is a world-class biological therapeutic company focuses on researching, developing and marketing of novel small molecules used for treatments for cardiovascular diseases.  It has been listed on NASDAQ since 1996 (NASDAQ:CVTX).  Morningside invested in the company in 1994.

Dendreon



http://www.dendreon.com

Dendreon develops innovative immuno-therapy for prostate cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer and colon cancer. Morningside invested in Dendreon in 1997 and the company was listed on NASDAQ in 2000 (NASDAQ:DNDN). 

UroCor Labs



http://www.urocor.com 

UroCor Labs is a leading provider of integrated diagnostic service for prostate cancer, bladder cancer, kidney stone and other complex urinary disorders.  It was acquired by Dianon in 2001.  Morningside invested in the company in 1994.

Fen.com



http://www.fen.com

Morningside invested in Family Education Network in 1993. The company provided content on the internet for parents, teachers and school children AOL became a shareholders in 1998.  Fen.com was acquired by Pearson PLC in 2000.