Mark Fleischhauer

Owl Creek Asset Management LP is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. It was founded in 2001 by Jeff Altman. The firm provides investment management services to private pooled investment vehicles (funds). Their flagship funds are Owl Creek I, Owl Creek II, Owl Creek Overseas, Owl Creek Overseas Master Fund, Owl Creek SRI and Owl Creek SRI Master Fund.

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

George Weiss Associates, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in Hartford, Connecticut.

HFR Asset Management LLC (HFR) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Joseph G. Nicholas in 1999 and is a subsidiary of HFR Group LLC. HFR provides investment advisory and investment management services, primarily on a discretionary basis, to hedge fund vehicles.

Hamilton Partners, Inc. develops, leases, and manages commercial projects throughout Chicago. It offers land planning and development, property management, marketing, acquisition and coordination, and sustainability services. The company was founded by Allan J. Hamilton, Ronald C. Lunt, Jim Sheridan, and John Wauterlek in 1987 and is headquartered in Itasca, IL.

Jayhawk Capital Management LLC is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Shawnee, Kansas. The firm was founded by Kent McCarthy in 1995 and manages assets of financially sophisticated clients.