Michael R. Keener

Houston Energy Advisors LLC (Houston Energy Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Jon S. Linker. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Founded in 1997, Imperial Capital LLC is a full-service investment banking firm and broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles. The firm is a subsidiary of Imperial Capital Group LLC and their ultimate parent is Imperial Capital Group Holdings LLC. Imperial Capital offers a range of proprietary products and services to institutional investors, middle-market companies and private equity firms. The firm provides institutional clients research and sales and trading of high yield and distressed debt securities, bank debt, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, and equities. They also provide middle-market companies and financial sponsors with capital markets, M&A, capital structure, restructuring and recapitalization advisory services. For their institutional clients, Imperial Capital offers a variety of research products including bank debt, investment grade debt, high yield, distressed and special situations, convertibles and busted convertibles, equities, preferred securities and industry analysis. Imperial Capital's research focuses on the following sectors: aerospace, defense and government services; airlines/transportation; business services; clean energy; consumer; energy; financial services; gaming and leisure; general industrials; healthcare; homebuilding and real estate; media and telecommunications; security and homeland security; and technology.

Petrobridge Investment Management LLC is a capital provider for the energy industry, specializing in upstream financing. It focuses on asset-backed investments in small to midsize companies with capital needs. The company structures flexible investment products tailored to the specific capital needs of each client. The company was founded in April 2003.

Part of Shell Plc, Shell Capital, Inc. is a company based in Houston, TX.

Dune Energy, Inc. engages in the acquisition, development, and exploitation of crude oil and natural gas properties. The company was founded by Alan D. Gaines on November 20, 1998 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Kp Energy is an American company that manufactures wind turbines.