Jerry Solomon

Capital Research & Management Co. (Fixed Income Investors) (CRMC-FII) is the investment management division of Capital Research & Management Co. (CRMC), a registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Jonathan Bell Lovelace in 1931 and operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. CRMC-FII provides investment management services to registered investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles.

Part of The Hearst Family Trust, Fitch Investor Service LP is an American company that provides credit ratings. Fitch Investor Service was acquired by F. Marc de Lacharrière (Fimalac) SE from Van Kampen Group on October 16, 1997 for $175 million.

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.