William John Sheoris

Founded in 2001 by J. Michael Levitt, Stone Tower Fund Management LLC is a hedge fund company located in New York City. The firm is also known as Stone Tower Capital LLC. Their global investor base includes state and county pension funds, superannuation funds, corporate pension funds, insurance companies, family offices, college endowments and high net-worth individuals

Barnes & Noble, Inc. engages in the provision of access to trade books and other content across its multi-channel distribution platform to its customers. It operates through Barnes & Noble Retail (B&N Retail), and NOOK segments. The B&N Retail segment focuses in the retail bookstores under the Barnes & Noble Booksellers trade name, which includes also publishing operations, Sterling Publishing. The NOOK segment refers to the digital business, offering digital books and magazines for sale and consumption online comprises of digital content such as eBooks, digital newsstand and sales of NOOK devices and accessories to B&N Retail. The company was founded by Leonard S. Riggio in December 1986 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Smith Barney, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Citigroup, Inc. The firm provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research

Stone Tower Equity Partners LLC is a private equity firm located in New York City. The firm is an affiliate of New York-based Stone Tower Capital LLC

Founded in 2003 by William J. Sheoris and Michael J. Levitt, Stone Tower Debt Advisors LLC is a registered investment advisor located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Stone Tower Capital LLC, a New York City-based hedge fund manager. Stone Tower Debt Advisors provides services to corporations and pooled investment vehicles, including hedge funds.