Kent Y. Kim

Mudrick Capital Management LP (Mudrick Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Jason Mudrick in 2009. Mudrick Capital serves as the investment manager for several investment funds and separately managed accounts.

NJOY LLC manufactures and distributes electronic cigarettes. Its products include kings, express starter kits, cartridge refills and onejoy disposable ecigs. The company offers a variety of rechargeable and non-rechargeable electronic cigarette products made for adult smokers. It provides nicotine and rich tobacco and menthol flavor without smoke or odor. NJOY was founded by Mark H. Weiss and Craig Weiss in 2006 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Kohlberg & Co. LLC (Kohlberg & Co) is a private equity firm founded in 1987 by James Andrew Kohlberg and Jerome S. Kohlberg. The firm is headquartered in Mount Kisco, New York.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.