David A. Messer

FIG LLC, operates as Fortress Investment Group (Fortress), is a hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of Fortress Operating Entity I LP, ultimately owned by SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO: 9984) in Japan. Fortress manages assets on behalf of institutional clients and private investors worldwide across a range of credit and real estate, private equity and permanent capital investment strategies.

Security Investors LLC (dba Guggenheim Investments) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Rydex Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Guggenheim Partners LLC. Security Investors provides investment advisory services to separately managed accounts (SMAs) and pooled investment vehicles that are registered as investment companies. They focus on the return and risk needs of insurance companies, corporate and public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and foundations, wealth managers, and high-net-worth investors.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

Part of Duke Energy Corp., Duke Energy Trading & Marketing LLC is an electric utility. The company is based in Charlotte, NC.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Part of Sempra, AIG Trading Corp. is a company that arranges sales of gas, electricity, and oil. The company is based in Greenwich, CT. AIG Trading was acquired by Enova Corp. on January 05, 1998 for $190 million. The CEO of the company is Gerard Maurice Thompson.

Noble Environmental Power LLC operates as a renewable energy company. It designs, builds, and operates wind parks. The company was founded by Charles C. Hinckley and John Quirke in August 2004 and is headquartered in Centerbrook, CT.

Euro Brokers operates as a financial brokerage company. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

El Paso Marketing LP (El Paso Merchant Energy) provides wholesale trading of natural gas, crude oil, electricity and other commodities. It also markets asset-based commodities. The firm also sells the unit's petroleum refining, coal mining, chemical production and LNG transportation operations. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

PAA Natural Gas Storage LLC develops and operates natural gas storage facilities. It has offices in Michigan and South Louisiana. PAA Natural Gas Storage operates as a subsidiary of PAA/Vulcan Gas Storage LLC. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, TX

Part of Royal Bank of Canada, RBC Capital Markets, Inc. provides investment advice. The company is based in Albany, NY.

Quantum Utility Generation LLC acquires, develops, operates and optimizes power generation assets. It generates power from conventional and alternative energy resources. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Leaf River Energy Center LLC develops and constructs underground natural gas storage facilities. Its projects are interconnected with interstate pipelines which include Transco, Tennessee, Midcontinent Express, Sonat, Destin and Gulf South. The firm provides multiple salt caverns and pipeline infrastructure services. The company was founded in April 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

SunEast Development LLC operates as clean energy development company. It manages the full spectrum of the solar development process, including strategic site assessment, land origination, project design, interconnection, permitting, offtake contracting, and site engineering for solar projects. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in West Chester, PA.

Valilly, Inc. provides staffing, recruitment and human resource management solutions. The company is headquartered in NY, New York.

Crestone Peak Resources LLC operates as an independent energy company focusing on the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil and gas reserves in the Rocky Mountain Region. The company was founded on November 16, 2015 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Spartan Acquisition Corp. IV is a blank check company that is formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was founded on February 19, 2021 and is headquartered in New York, NY.