Stephen B. Ballas

Blackstone Credit /Private Equity/ (Blackstone Credit) is a private equity subsidiary of Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Axon Capital LP is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. Formerly known as TPG-Axon Management LP, the firm is a successor to Axon Investments LP, its parent company, which was founded by Dinakar Singh in February 2005. Axon Capital provides discretionary investment advisory services to domestic and offshore private investment vehicles.

Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc. engages in the provision of media, content, connectivity and data analytics to markets across air, sea, and land. It operates through the Media and Content and Connectivity segments. The Media and Content segment focuses on licensing fees paid to acquire content rights for the airline industry. The Connectivity segment offers Wi-Fi Internet connectivity through Ku-band satellite transmissions. The company was founded by Harry Evans Sloan and Jeffrey F. Sagansky on February 2, 2011 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

CBRE Global Value Investors LLC (CBRE GVI) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1999 as CB Richard Ellis Value Investors LLC. The firm is owned by CBRE Investment Management LLC, ultimately owned by CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE). CBRE GVI acts as sponsor, manager, general partner and/or investment adviser of commingled investment vehicles and other programs as well as separately managed accounts.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP provides legal services. Its areas of practices include corporate, litigation, banking and credit, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, private funds, intellectual property, restructuring and bankruptcy, and tax. The firm serves the energy, financial services, healthcare, insurance and reinsurance, technology, retail, defense, education and transportation industries. The company operates through its offices located in Beijing, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto, São Paulo, Seoul, Tokyo and Washington, DC. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Sidley Austin LLP is a premier legal adviser with over 2000 lawyers in 20 offices worldwide. Sidley Austin is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in Germany, Hong Kong, United States, United Kingdom, and Japan. The firm has been providing superior client service for over 150 years and has a diverse group of legal professionals from many cultures who are dedicated to teamwork and collaboration. Sidley Austin has forged enduring relationships with the business community and serves a varied and high-caliber group of market leaders, many of whom are pioneers in their respective industries and professions. The firm is committed to pro bono service and its lawyers and staff devote more than 100,000 hours annually to serving those most in need.