Mark L. Scotland

DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc. engages in the ownership and operation of used automobile dealerships. It focuses on the sale and financing of vehicles to the subprime market. Through its dealerships, the firm provides its customers with a comprehensive end-to-end solution for their automotive needs including the sale, financing, and maintenance of their vehicles. The company was founded by Ernest C. Garcia, II in 1992 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries provides commercial car rental services. It operates company owned stores under the Dollar brand and the Thrifty brand, operates reservation centers conducts sales and marketing activities for both brands. The company was founded on November 24, 1997 and is headquartered in Tulsa, OK.

Falcon Financial Investment Trust provides financial services. It provides specialty financial services in the business of originating and servicing loans to automotive dealers in the United States of America. Falcon Financial Investment was founded in 1997by David Krap and is located in Stamford, CT.

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.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Park-Ohio Industries, Inc. engages in the provision of supply chain management outsourcing services. It operates through the following segments: Supply Technologies, Assembly Components, and Engineered Products. The Supply Technologies segment offers Total Supply Management, a proactive solutions approach that manages the efficiencies of every aspect of supplying production parts and materials to its customers’ manufacturing floor, from strategic planning to program implementation. The Assembly Components segment manufactures products oriented towards fuel efficiency, reduced emission standards, and vehicle electrification. The Engineered Products segment designs and produces a broad range of highly-engineered products, including induction heating and melting systems, pipe threading systems, and forged and machined products. The company was founded on May 27, 1907 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Bryant Park Capital LLC is an investment bank that offers M&A and corporate finance advisory services to emerging growth and middle market public and private companies. Bryant Park Capital is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The private company has expertise in various sectors, including specialty finance and financial services, and has completed over 300 assignments with a total transaction value of over $36 billion. The company was founded in 1991, and the CEOs are Joel D. Magerman and Dan Avnir.

Bridgecrest Acceptance Corp. sells and finances used cars to the subprime market. The firm provides car and vehicle loans to customers. The company was founded in February 2003 and is headquartered in Tempe, AZ.

James Alpha Management LLC is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 2006, the firm provides investment advice to private investment funds that are intended for high net worth investors.

Lee Auto Malls Corp., an automotive dealership company has served customers throughout Maine since 1936. Its 9 convenient locations throughout Southern Maine allows it to serve the surrounding cities of Lewiston, Auburn, Portland, Brunswick, Westbrook and York with an extensive selection of new and used cars, truck, vans and SUV's. As Maine's auto dealership group, it carries new vehicles including Toyota, Scion, Honda, Nissan, GMC, Cadillac, Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep. The company also carries the largest selection in Maine of all makes and models of used vehicles. It has showrooms in Auburn, Augusta, Lewiston, Newport, Norway, Saco, Topsham and Westbrook.

Easterly Funds LLC (Easterly) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Darell Crate in 2009 as James Alpha Advisors LLC and rebranded as Easterly Funds in 2021. They are a subsidiary of James Alpha Intermediate LLC, owned by James Alpha Holdings LLC. Easterly serves as investment adviser to the Easterly Funds family of mutual funds.

Painewebber & Co., Inc. provides stock brokerage and asset management services. The private company is based in Los Angeles and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company was founded by Brent D. Williams.