T. Otey Smith

RLJ Equity Partners LLC(RLJ Equity Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of RLJ Companies, founded by Robert L. Johnson and The Carlyle Group in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

Reliant Equity Investors LLC (Reliant) is a private equity firm founded in September 2000 by Darden Thomas. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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.