Daniel E. Sirvent

C.K. Cooper & Co. is a full-service investment banking and broker/dealer headquartered in Irvine, California. The firm was founded in 1982 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of C & K Capital Corp., and a sister company to Paladin Capital Partners, Inc. The services provided by C.K. Cooper & Co. were expanded in 1996, when a management team led by Alexander G. Montano purchased the firm. In 2001, C.K. Cooper & Co. began to offer brokerage services to individual investors. The firm is a member of the NASD. C.K. Cooper & Co. focuses on the oil and gas sectors. Their primary focus within the oil and gas sectors is the exploration and production sub-sector. The core thesis of the firm's research is based on what they refer to as the feeding frenzy, suggesting that there are constant business cycles within the E&P sector. These cycles are predicated on the need for larger oil and gas companies to acquire smaller exploration and production companies to maintain rates of growth.

Janes Capital Partners, Inc. provides investment advisory services. Its services include mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, management buyouts, and ESOP's. The firm offers services to private equity groups, small private business owners, and management teams. The company was founded by David A. Janes and Stephen R. Perry in 1997 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Bausch Health US LLC engages in the development, manufacture and market of pharmaceutical products. It specializes in therapeutic areas of neurology, dermatology, and infectious diseases. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.