John Brian Aylward

Part of Sona Asset Management Cayman Ltd., Sona Asset Management Ltd. provides business support services. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2016.

Sona Asset Management (US) LLC (Sona US) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John B. Aylward in 2016 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Great Britain-based Sona Asset Management Ltd., which is itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sona Asset Management Cayman Ltd. in Cayman Islands. Sona US provides investment advisory services to a managed account which is a portfolio in a private investment fund. The firm also serves as the investment adviser, with discretionary trading authority, to private, pooled investment vehicles.

Sona Asset Management (UK) LLP (Sona UK) is an institutional alternative asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by John B. Aylward in 2016 and is a subsidiary of Sona Asset Management Ltd., which is owned by Sona Asset Management Cayman Ltd. Sona UK manages capital on behalf of public and corporate pensions, endowments, foundations, insurance companies and family offices.

Highbridge Capital Management LLC (HCM Highbridge is a registered investment advisor and global alternative investment firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1992 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). Highbridge manages capital for sophisticated investors, who include financial institutions, public and corporate pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and family offices.

Claren Road Asset Management LLC (Claren Road) is a hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2005 by senior members of Citigroup’s Credit Trading Department. They are a subsidiary of CRAM Holdings LP, which is owned by The Carlyle Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CG). Claren Road serves as the investment advisor to private pooled investment vehicles, interests in which are offered to investors on a private placement basis.

Deutsche Bank AG /UK/ (Deutsche Bank UK) is the Great Britain-based division of Deutsche Bank AG in Germany, which focuses on retail banking, proprietary management, and private wealth management for individual investors. Established in 1873, the firm is headquartered in London and offers commercial and corporate banking products and services. They promote and coordinate socially responsible activities on behalf of Deutsche Bank and their employees in Great Britain, supporting charities and community organizations within their key focus areas of education, social initiatives, and art.