Shawn Abboud

Headquartered in Austin, APS Financial Corp., a subsidiary of APS Investment Services, Inc., is a full service securities, research and investment banking firm. APS offers a range of services including trading of debt and equity securities, high-yield and distressed research, private debt and trade claims sourcing and clearing, investment banking and asset management. APS focuses on fixed-income securities, specializing in high yield, including distressed debt, as well as investment grade debt securities. Their research includes a wide range of industries including healthcare, media/telecommunications, metals & mining, energy, automotive suppliers, consumer products and retail. APS is a member of the NASD. They were founded in 1981.

Sculptor Capital LP is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. Formerly known as OZ Management LP, the firm was founded by Daniel Och in 1994. They are directly owned by Calder Holdco I LP and indirectly owned by Rithm Capital Corp. (NYSE: RITM). Sculptor Capital provides portfolio management services to private funds, CLOs, and/or CBOs, as well as to SMAs for institutional clients, which may include financial institutions, public and private pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, and foundations.

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.