Desmond Patrick Lynch

The Seidler Co. LLC (Seidler Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by Peter Seidler, Robert Seidler and Eric Kutsenda. The firm is headquartered in Marina del Rey, California.

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.

Canyon Capital Advisors LLC (Canyon) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Mitchell Julis and Joshua Friedman in 1990 and they are owned by Canyon Partners LLC. Canyon provides discretionary advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and public and private entities.