Jeffrey Robert Paul

SWS Capital Management LLC (SWSCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Christopher Williams in 2002 as Williams Capital Management LLC. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Shank Williams Cisneros LLC. SWSCM provides discretionary fixed-income investment advisory services to institutional clients through separate accounts.

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.

Part of TP ICAP Group Plc, Prebon Yamane (USA), Inc. is a company based in Jersey City, NJ.

Part of JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management (USA), Inc. provides investment advice. The company is based in Wilmington, DE. The CEO of the company is Paul T. Bateman.