Barry Cohen

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc (Bear Stearns) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of The Bear Stearns Cos LLC founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in the US.

Based in New York City, North Creek Partners LLC is a subsidiary of Bear Stearns Asset Management, Inc, which is a subsidiary of Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. (NYSE: BSC).

Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. operates as a closed-end investment management company. It seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in senior, secured loans made to companies whose debt is rated below investment grade, and investments with similar characteristics. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 2010, Apollo Global Securities LLC is an SEC-registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a direct subsidiary of Apollo Global Management Holdings LP and their ultimate parent is Apollo Global Management LLC (NYSE: APO).

Bear, Stearns Securities Corp. provides investment banking, securities trading and brokerage services. The company offers securities lending, clearing and other services to investment advisors, broker-dealers and fund managers. It also performs futures trading execution and clearing services on exchanges in the United States, Europe and the Pacific Rim. The company is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP provides legal services. It offers legal solutions to areas such as capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, credit, insolvency, and restructuring, investment management, tax, and litigation. The company was founded by Francis N. Bangs in 1849 and is headquartered in New York, NY.