Thomas Matthew Thees

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Ares Management LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and global alternative investment manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1997 by Merritt Hooper, John Kissick and Antony Ressler. They are a subsidiary of Ares Management Holdings LP and their ultimate parent is Ares Management Corp. (NYSE: ARES). Ares Management provides investment advice to various pooled investment vehicles, other separately managed accounts and other institutional clients.

Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. engages in provision of debt collection and management services. It offers purchasing and collecting charged-off accounts receivable portfolios from consumer credit originators. It provides credit originators such as credit card issuers, consumer finance companies, retail merchants, utilities and others an efficient alternative in recovering defaulted consumer debt. The company was founded by Rufus H. Reitzel, Jr. in 1962 and is headquartered in Troy, MI.

Premier Entertainment Biloxi LLC owns and operates the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi, a full service gaming and entertainment resort built along the Mississippi Gulf Coast in Biloxi. It was located in Biloxi, MS.

Beacon Capital Strategies, Inc. provides fixed income trading platform solutions. The firm offers trade discovery, an electronic trading platform and a bid list application for creating, launching and monitoring multiple BWICs. The company was founded by Norman M. Epstein, Erik Carlson, Robert M. Barsky and David R. Audley and is headquartered in New York, NY .

Part of Jefferies Financial Group, Inc., Jefferies High Yield Holdings LLC is a private equity fund. The company is based in Stamford, CT. The CEO of the company is Richard Brian Handler.

Franklin Advisers, Inc. is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in San Mateo, California. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN), a holding company that, together with its various subsidiaries is referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Franklin Advisers provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to US and non-US, registered open-end and closed-end funds and unregistered funds, as well as separate accounts.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Oppenheimer-Broker) is the global full-service brokerage division of Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., an investment boutique headquartered in New York City with additional offices nationwide. Founded in 1975, the firm is owned directly by Viner Finance Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (NYSE: OPY). Oppenheimer-Broker offers a full array of brokerage services to retail, institutional, and corporate clients.

Founded in 2001, Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Ltd. (ASX: MBL). They provide coverage of the following industries: resources, healthcare, security/defense, transportation, financial services, retail/consumer products, TMET (telecommunications, media, entertainment and technology), oil & gas, diversified manufacturing/distribution and infrastructure/utilities. Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a member of FINRA.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

New York University Tandon School of Engineering engages in the provision of educational services focusing on science and technology. Its degrees and programs include bachelor of science, master of science, doctor of philosophy, advanced certificate programs, a bridge program to NYU Tandon, and industry partner programs. The company was founded in 1854 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (Investment Management) (Jefferies-IM) is the asset management division of Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF), a diversified financial services company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1968 as Talcott National Corp. and became Leucadia National Corp. in 1980. They change their name into Jefferies Financial Group in 2018. Jefferies-IM offers predominantly institutional clients an innovative range of investment strategies through its affiliated asset managers.

Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. The private company is based in Buffalo, NY and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The company was founded by Thomas W. Ostrander.

Centrecourt Asset Management LLC (Centrecourt) is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in Rye, New York. The firm was founded by Richard L. Smithline in 2004. Centrecourt offers custom tailored financing solutions, including comprehensive value-added advisory services, for its portfolio companies as well as other companies to help them achieve their strategic and financial objectives.

Part of Prudential Financial, Inc., Prudential Securities, Inc. (Michigan) is a company based in West Bloomfield, MI.

Part of Barclays PLC, E.F. Hutton & Co., Inc. is a company that provides investment and financial services. The company is based in Providence, RI.