Vince Vertin

Merced Capital LP is a privately-held, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota. The firm was founded as EBF & Associates in 1988 by three executives from Cargill's Financial Markets Department. The firm provides investment advisory services to privately offered pooled investment vehicles. Investors in the clients include public and private pension funds, foundations, endowment funds, funds of funds, high net worth individuals and family offices.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Providence Corp provides counseling services.

Primus Guaranty Ltd. engages in providing protection against the risk of default on primarily investment grade corporate reference entities. The company was founded by Jay H. Shidler in 1998 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Athilon Capital Corp. provides financial services. It offers credit risk protection of structured financial assets to investment banks, financial institutions, and insurance companies. The company was founded by Paul Sclafani in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Primus Financial Products LLC provides financial services. It offers credit analysis, trading, risk management and market analysis. The firm also sells credit swaps. It offers services to commercial and investment banks, credit portfolio managers, insurance companies and other financial institutions. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Athilon Asset Acceptance Corp. provides credit protection and other financial investment services. The company provides services to investment banks, commercial banks, insurance companies, corporations, and other holders of multi-obligor portfolios. It was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY

Merced Capital LP (Merced Capital) is a private equity firm a subsidiary of Merced Capital LP founded in 1988. The firm is headquartered in Minnetonka.