Julie van Orman

Claire's Stores, Inc. engages in the retail of jewelry and accessories under the Claires and Icing brands. It operates through the North America and Europe segment. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Pembroke Pines, FL.

Icahn Associates Holding LLC is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm is affiliated with Icahn Enterprises LP (NASDAQ: IEP), a Delaware master limited partnership and diversified holding company engaged in seven primary business segments: Investment, Energy, Automotive, Food Packaging, Real Estate, Home Fashion and Pharma. Icahn Associates Holding manages the assets of high net-worth clients.

Smart & Final, Inc. engages in wholesale grocery business. It supplies food, foodservice products, and culinary equipment through non-membership warehouse and wholesale stores. The firm offers dairy, meat, and baking products; grocery and dry food items; beverages; paper and packaging products; frozen food; kitchen equipment and janitorial supplies; and sundries. The company was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Commerce, CA.

Linens 'n Things, Inc. operates as an online retailer of home textiles, house wares and decorative home accessories. It offers garden decor, kitchen, electronics, and pet supplies. The company was founded by Eugene Wallace in 1975 and is headquartered in Clifton, NJ.

Santa Barbara Restaurant Group LLC (fka GB Foods Corporation) owns, operates and franchises restaurants under the brand names of La Salsa, Timber Lodge Steakhouse and Green Burrito. The Company operates 45 La Salsa restaurants, 25 Timber Lodge Steakhouse restaurants and 5 Green Burrito restaurants. The company is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

GNC Corp. retails natural and specialty foods. Its nutritional-supplements retail chain devoted solely to items such as vitamins and dietary products. The company also has stores within Rite Aid drugstores and makes Rite Aid private-label products. It was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

General Nutrition Centers, Inc. engages in the retail of nutritional supplementary products. It provides vitamin, mineral, herbal and other specialty supplements and sports nutrition, diet and energy products. The company was founded in October 2003 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Apollo Asset Management, Inc.engages in the provision of alternative investment management services. It operates through the following segments: Credit, Private Equity, and Real Assets. The Credit segment focuses on the investment in non-control corporate and structured debt instruments including performing, stressed, and distressed instruments across the capital structure. The Private Equity segment consists of investment in control equity and related debt instruments, convertible securities, and distressed debt instruments. The Real Assets segment includes investment in real estate equity and infrastructure equity; and real estate and infrastructure debt. The company was founded by Marc Jeffrey Rowan, Leon David Black, and Joshua Jordan Harris in 1990 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Blackstone Corporate Private Equity (Blackstone Corporate) is a private equity division of The Blackstone Group Inc founded in 1985 by Stephen Allen Schwarzman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Roark Capital Group, Inc. (Roark Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Neil K. Aronson. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Bain Capital Private Equity LP (Bain Capital Private Equity) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Bain Capital LP founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Carl Karcher Enterprises LLC owns and operates fast food restaurant chain. It includes the Angus beef Six Dollar Burger line, charbroiled chicken sandwiches, entrée salads and low carb options. The company was founded in 1941 by Carl N. Karcher and Margaret Karcher and is headquartered in Anaheim, CA.

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP provides legal services. Its client roster includes institutional, entrepreneurial and individual clients, including public and private companies, investment banks, hedge and private equity funds, domestic money centers and foreign commercial banks, broker-dealers, investment advisers, private investment partnerships, venture capitalists and pension funds. The firm expertise in domestic and cross-border acquisitions to high-stakes litigations, multilayered financings, high-profile real estate deals, debt restructurings, and estate and trust administration. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Caribou Coffee Co., Inc. owns and operates coffee shops. It offers products to grocery stores, mass merchandisers, club stores, office coffee and foodservice providers, hotels, entertainment venues and e-commerce channels. The firm operates through three segments: Retail, Commercial and Franchise. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP (BACA) is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Stephen Schwarzman in 2005 as GSO Capital Partners LP and changed their name to Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP in 2020. They are a subsidiary of GSO Holdings I LLC, ultimately owned by The Blackstone Group, Inc. (NYSE: BX). BACA provides their services to a limited number of sophisticated investors such as institutional and high-net worth individual investors.

The State Bar of California operates as an official attorney licensing agency. The non-profit company is based in San Francisco, CA. Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

Claire's, Inc. operates as a specialty retail store. The company was founded on March 19, 2007 and is headquartered in Hoffman Estates, IL.

International Franchise Association is a non-profit organization, which represents and protects the interests of the franchise community. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Milken Institute provides research and analysis services in the areas of economic issues. The private company is based in Santa Monica, CA. Michael L. Klowden has been the CEO of the company since 2001.

Alvarez & Marsal North America LLC is a consulting firm that specializes in helping companies facing financial and operational challenges. The private company is based in New York, NY, and David James Coles has been the CEO of the company since 1997. The company works with management and stakeholders to preserve value and implement the right solutions. The company has a team of insolvency practitioners with a wide range of experience in taking insolvency appointments for large, complex, cross-border, and mid-sized corporate entities. The company has a strong track record of delivering financial and operational restructurings through insolvency processes and have been appointed to some of the largest and highest-profile insolvencies. Alvarez & Marsal delivers premier consulting services to organizations around the world in the areas of finance, digital, restructuring, private equity, valuations, disputes, and investigations.

BorgWarner Gateshead Ltd. manufactures electric motor controllers and system components for electric vehicles. It offers electrically powered vehicles from fork lift trucks to electric cars and bikes. Its products include 2 wheel pure EV, 4 wheel pure EV, hybrid vehicles, industrial, agricultural, and marine vehicles. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Gateshead, the United Kingdom.

Apollo Global Management, Inc /Private Equity/ (Apollo Global Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 1990. The firm is headquartered in New York City.

Ripple Industries LLC provides investment services. The private company is based in Los Angeles, CA and has subsidiaries in Italy, China, the United States, and Belgium. The company was founded by Lance Aaron Milken, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Part of CEC Entertainment Holdings II LLC, CEC Entertainment LLC is a national leader in family entertainment and dining, with its Chuck E. Cheese, Peter Piper Pizza, and Pasqually's Pizza & Wings brands. The company is based in Irving, TX, and the CEO of the company is David McKillips. The company's goal is to create positive, lifelong memories for families through fun, food, and play, and it is committed to providing a fun, safe environment for children. Chuck E. Cheese has donated over $19 million to schools through its fundraising programs and offers industry-leading programs such as Kid Check®. Peter Piper Pizza offers dining, entertainment, and carryout with a neighborhood pizzeria feel, and its restaurants appeal to parents and kids alike. The company operates nearly 600 Chuck E. Cheese fun centers and over 120 Peter Piper Pizza venues in 47 states and 19 foreign countries and territories. Created in 2020, Pasqually's Pizza & Wings offers a distinct, customized eating experience outside of a restaurant environment and operates out of 400 ghost locations nationwide.

International Car Wash Group Ltd. operates as a car wash company. The company was founded on June 9, 2014 and is headquartered in High Wycombe, the United Kingdom.