Trent William Stedman

New Vernon Advisers LP (New Vernon Advisers) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Arshad Zakaria. The firm is headquartered in Jersey, New Jersey.

Columbia Pacific Advisors LLC (Columbia) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm was founded in 2006 by Stan Baty, Dan Baty and Alex Washburn. They are controlled by and majority-owned by Columbia Pacific Advisors Holdings LP. Columbia provides discretionary investment management services and acts as the general partner or investment manager of various pooled investment vehicles. In addition, the firm provides investment advice to several high-net-worth individuals’ separately managed accounts.