Bill D'Onofrio

Talisman Capital Management Inc (Talisman Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2000 by Matt D. Walter. The firm is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

Founded in 1995 by Tim Collins, Ripplewood Investments LLC is a New York-based private equity company with an additional office in Tokyo

D&M Holdings, Inc. designs, manufactures and supplies audio, video and media equipment. Its products include speakers, amplifiers, DVD players, DLP projectors, table radios, hi-fi products, tuners, and digital video recorders. Its brands include DENON, HEOS, Maratz, and Boston Acoustics. The company was founded on May 14, 2002 and is headquartered in Kawasaki, Japan.