Joel A. Port

Avenue Capital Group LLC engages in the provision of investing services. It specializes in distressed securities, bank debt, stressed high yield debt, event-driven situations, restructured and post re-organization equities, and trade claims. The company was founded by Marc Lasry and Sonia Gardner in 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Avenue GL Europe LLC, Avenue England Ltd. is an investment holding company. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2006.

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Avenue Capital Management II LP (Avenue US) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Marc Lasry and Sonia Gardner in 2000. They are a subsidiary of Avenue Management Holdco LP, ultimately held by GL Management LLC. Avenue US provides investment advisory services to private investment funds.

Avenue Capital Management LLC (Avenue Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by Marc Lasry and Sonia E. Gardner. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Peltz Capital Management LLC provides investment advice. The American company was founded by Andrew E. Peltz.

Bayer Medical Care, Inc. engages in the manufacture of medical equipment and disposable products. The company was founded on January 25, 1996 and is headquartered in Indianola, PA.

New York State Bar Association is a non-profit organization, which provides legal services and offers a membership program for lawyers. It also publishes an array of books, bar journals, law digest, and State Bar news. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Alban, NY.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Smith & Nephew, Inc. develops and markets medical devices. Its products include television cameras and monitors, endoscopes, arthroscopes, orthopedic hand owered instruments, fiber optic illumination systems, laparoscopes, and surgical instruments. The company was founded on November 27, 1975 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

Tishman Speyer Properties LP (Tishman Speyer) is a private equity and venture capital real estate firm founded in 1978 by Robert Valentine Tishman and Jerry Irving Speyer. The firm is headquartered in New York.

New Jersey State Bar Association operates as a not-for-profit organization. It educates the public to enhance awareness of the legal system. The company was founded in June 1899 and is headquartered in New Brunswick, NJ.

DRA Advisors LLC operates as an investment advisor specializing in real estate investment and management services. It provides investment services for institutional and private investors, including pension funds, university endowments, foundations, and insurance companies. The company was founded by Francis X. Tansey and David Luski in 1986 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Playtex Products LLC manufactures and markets consumer products. It offers personal, feminine, and baby care products. It offers skin care products including general protection, sport, baby and child protection, and gloves. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Westport, CT.

The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Inc. operates charitable teaching hospitals. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Gino Santorio.

Human Factors International, Inc. provides usability assessments for websites and other interactive media services. The firm specializes in user experience design, persuasive design, usability, web design and solving complex user experience problems. Human Factors International was founded by Eric M. Schaffer in 1981 and is headquartered in Fairfield, IA.

McLean Hospital, Inc. provides healthcare services. It offers specialized programs for the research and treatment of psychiatric and neurological illnesses, including: depression, bipolar and psychotic disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, substance abuse, geriatric mental illnesses and child adolescent psychiatric disorders. The company was founded in February, 1811 and is headquartered in Belmont, MA.

Women's Marketing, Inc. operates as a media strategy, planning, and buying organization. It offers a suite of media services including; print, digital, mobile, social media, out of home, and broadcast. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Westport, CT.

Valu.Net Corp. provides software solutions, integration services, and commerce technologies. The company was founded on August 23, 1996 and is headquartered in Leesburg, VA.

Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk LLC (SKK) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was originally founded in 2001 by Gregory Fraser, Rudolph Kluiber and Timothy Krochuk as GRT Capital Partners LLC. In 2017, Shepherd Kaplan LLC, a Boston-based registered investment advisor, combined their business with GRT Capital Partners. The transaction resulted in Shepherd Kaplan LLC becoming a majority-owned and wholly-controlled subsidiary of GRT Capital Partners. GRT Capital Partners' name was changed to Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk LLC. SKK offers regular and continuous advisory services for private investment funds, pension plans, investment companies, institutions, endowments & foundations, private clients, family offices, and high net worth individuals.

Noble Biomaterials, Inc. provides bacterial management solutions. It develops, manufactures, sells and markets antimicrobial technologies designed to manage all forms of bacterial contamination for medical, defense, industrial and consumer markets. The firm also manufactures its own line of wound care bandages and dressing and markets them under the brands SilverSeal, CircuiteX, and ContaX. The company was founded in 1997 by Joel M. Furey and William F. McNally and is headquartered in Scranton, PA.

Nice-Pak Products, Inc. engages in the provision of wet wipes solution. It offers wipes for baby and toddler, facial, moist flushable, household, and personal care. The company was founded by Arthur Julius in 1957 and is headquartered in Orangeburg, NY.

National Foods, Inc. distributes meat products. It processes and distributes meat, pickle, and other food products. The company markets its products under the brand names Hebrew National, Schorrs, and Rosoff labels. National Foods is located in Livingston Manor, NY

Lazard Asset Management LLC (LAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1970 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, ultimately held by Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ). LAM manages investment portfolios and provides investment advice to institutional and individual investors around the world.