Jeffrey R. Lindenbaum

CQS (US) LLC (CQS) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Michel Brogard in 2008. They are controlled by its managing member, CQS Management Ltd., ultimately held by CQS Cayman LP in Cayman Islands., CQS provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment services to certain privately offered pooled investment vehicles organized as exempted companies and limited partnerships (or similar structures) under the laws of the Cayman Islands, the state of Delaware, Ireland, and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Founded in 1984 by Howard Wohl and Lawrence Simon, Ivy Asset Management LLC is a global fund-of-hedge fund firm located in Jericho, New York with additional offices in New York City and London. They are a subsidiary of the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK), which acquired the firm in October 2000. Ivy Asset Management offers a variety of risk-adjusted, performance-driven multi-manager products ranging from diversified proprietary fund portfolios to customized programs. The firm provides services to global institutional investors including: (1) Fortune 500 companies (2) global banks (3) multi-national insurance corporations (4) global investment banking firms (5) municipality pension plans and monetary authorities (6) Taft-Hartley plans (7) registered investment companies (8) foundations (9) endowments (10) non-profit organizations (11) professional money managers (12) high net-worth individuals and (13) private family offices.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.