Michael Lapides

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Founded in 1990, Capital One Southcoast, Inc., formerly Hibernia Southcoast Capital, is a full-service investment banking firm and broker/dealer located in New Orleans, Louisiana with an additional office in Houston, Texas. The firm is a subsidiary of Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF). They are provide corporate finance, equity research, institutional equity sales and trading services to private and mid-market public companies. The firm offers broad coverage of over 1,000 domestic and foreign institutional accounts for mutual funds, pension funds, hedge funds, insurance firms and other institutional investors. Capital One Southcoast's analysts provide coverage across the energy sector including energy infrastructure, oilfield services and oil & gas exploration and production.

Part of Jacobs Solutions, Inc., Putnam Hayes & Bartlett, Inc. is a company that provides economic and management consulting services. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. Putnam Hayes & Bartlett was acquired by Hagler Bailly, Inc. on August 28, 1998 for $135.30 million.

Hagler Bailly, Inc. provides management consulting and other advisory services to the private and public sectors worldwide. Revenues from the company's consulting business are derived from management consulting services provided through the company's specialized practices. The company operates in principally one business segment.

Part of Jacobs Solutions, Inc., Theodore Barry & Associates, Inc. is a company that provides management consulting services to electric, gas, and communications services. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. Theodore Barry & Associates was acquired by Hagler Bailly, Inc. on November 24, 1997.