Tony Barkan

A subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They provide global equity and fixed research. The equity research department covers more than 100 sectors. They use a fundamental, quantitative, strategic and tactical research approach. In addition to these Lehman has also developed special products, such as 10 uncommon values and 10 uncommon eurovalues.

Founded in 1858, AG Asset Management, formerly Forstmann-Leff, is a registered investment advisor firm located in New York City

Clinton Group, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by George E. Hall in 1991 and is a subsidiary of Madison Avenue Capital Holdings, Inc., which is owned by CGI Holdings, Inc. Clinton Group serves as investment manager primarily for an offshore private investment fund, as well as pools of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), collateralized bond obligations (CBOs) and other structured products for which the the firm as collateral manager.

Harbert Management Corp. engages in provision of real estate, private capital, and public securities investment services. It owns, develops, and manages office, industrial, retail, and self-storage properties throughout the south-eastern and south-western United States. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Harbinger Capital Partners LLC (Harbinger) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Philip Falcone in 2001 and is a subsidiary of Harbinger Holdings LLC. Harbinger provides advisory services on a discretionary basis to private investment funds (Harbinger Funds).

Pareto Partners Ltd (Pareto Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1991 by John Nafeh. The firm is headquartered in Portola Valley, California.