Paul Travers

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.

The Chase Manhattan Bank NA operates a commercial banking. It provides financial products, services, and advice, planning and treasury management services. The company is located in New York, NY.

Part of BlackRock, Inc., Merrill Lynch Investment Managers LP is a private company that provides investment advisory services. The company is based in Plainsboro, NJ.

Crédit Agricole Indosuez was the corporate and investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group. The company was into the capital markets and investment banking, financing and private banking. It has offices worldwide. The company was founded in 1997 and was headquartered in La Défense, France

DA Capital LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Jack DiMaio and Nasser Ahmad in 2004 as DiMaio Ahmad Capital LLC. They are owned by DA Management LP, which is owned by DA Companies LP. DA Capital provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis primarily to US domestic and non-US collective investment vehicles sponsored by the firm or its affiliates.

Onex Credit Partners LLC (Onex Credit) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The firm was founded by Michael Gelblat and Stuart Kovensky in 2006 as GK Capital. They are a subsidiary of OMI Partnership Holdings Ltd., which is owned by Onex Corp. (TSE: ONEX) in Canada. Onex Credit serves as an investment manager of and offers advisory services on a discretionary basis to its clients, which include pooled investment vehicles and managed accounts intended for sophisticated investors and institutional investors and structured debt vehicles that consist of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).

MercyFirst provides community services. Its services include case management and home visits, medical and dental care, recreation, mentoring and postal care services. The company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Syosset, NY.