Scott McConnell

IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for IndyMac Bank, F.S.B., a thrift/mortgage bank that provides mortgage products and services. It operates in two segments namely, mortgage banking and thrift. The mortgage banking segment offers adjustable-rate mortgages, intermediate term fixed-rate loans, pay option ARMs, fixed-rate mortgages, conforming and non conforming loans, construction-to-permanent loans, subprime mortgages, home equity lines of credits and reverse mortgages. The thrift segment offers single-family residential mortgage loans and also provides construction financing for individual consumers for building a primary residence or second home. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ares Management LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and global alternative investment manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1997 by Merritt Hooper, John Kissick and Antony Ressler. They are a subsidiary of Ares Management Holdings LP and their ultimate parent is Ares Management Corp. (NYSE: ARES). Ares Management provides investment advice to various pooled investment vehicles, other separately managed accounts and other institutional clients.