VS&A Communications Partners III, LP James Rutherfurd heads the Investment Banking Group of Veronis Suhler Stevenson, is an Executive Vice President and Managing Director of VSS and a Senior Principal of the Fund. Mr. Rutherfurd is also a member of the VSS Executive Committee. Mr. Rutherfurd manages the VSS Focus Program with a mandate to originate transactions for the Fund, the Equity Funds and the investment bank by leveraging firm-wide resources. Mr. Rutherfurd joined VSS in January 1999 from JP Morgan & Co., where he served as a Managing Director in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group and Co-Head of JP Morgan's Media Group. He was previously a Director in The First Boston Corporation's Media Group.

Mr. Rutherfurd has closed more than $28 billion in Media industry transactions including advisory engagements, equity and debt underwritings, equity swaps and syndicated bank loans. His clients range across many segments of the Media industry, including newspapers, television, cable, magazines, radio, information services, Internet services and entertainment. Mr. Rutherfurd holds a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law and a BA from Princeton University.y.

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