John Stephens

VCP I Inc (VCP) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Vestar Management Corp. II founded in 1988 by Norman W. Alpert, Daniel S. O’Connell and Robert L. Rosner. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Roland Foods LLC imports and markets specialty foods. It offers pasta and sauces, Asian specialties, baked items, cocktails and beverages, condiments and spices, cooking wine, desserts and chocolates, escargot, fruits, grains and noodles, Indian specialties, non-foods, oils, sauces, seafood, snacks, mushrooms and truffles, vegetables, and vinegars. The company was founded by Bruno Scheidt and Suzanne Scheidt in 1934 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Lek/Alcar Consulting Group, Inc. provides business strategy consulting services. It offers strategy, finance, marketing and sales, operations, and transaction services including business unit strategy, brand management, pricing, alliances and joint ventures, product development, corporate transformation, and operations design. It serves the defense, energy, health, building and construction, aerospace, media, retail, and telecommunications industries. The company was founded by Andrew Kutter in 1983 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Wachovia Securities LLC offered equity, fixed income, and structured products. It was founded in 2001 and was headquartered in St. Louis, MO.