Tal Simon

Based in New York City, Karsch Capital Management LP is a hedge fund manager. The firm was founded by Michael Karsch in 2000. Karsch manages the Karsch Capital Fund Ltd., the Karsch Capital II Fund Ltd. and the KCM Alpha Only Fund Ltd.

Monness Crespi Hardt & Co., Inc. is an independent equity research firm and full-service broker/dealer located in New York City. Founded in 1996, the firm's origins can be traced to the establishment of their predecessor firm in 1964. Monness Crespi Hardt & Co. clears all trading activity through Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing LLC. The firm's research team produces proprietary, fundamental research that seek to identify undervalued or undercover special situations without regard to size. They focus on the following industries: automotive services, chemicals, defense, pharmaceuticals, gaming, healthcare, home builders, industrials, medical instruments, oil & gas, retail, semiconductors and special situations. Monness Crespi Hardt & Co. is a member of FINRA and the SPIC

Founded in 2008 by Stanley Shopkorn, Hilltop Park Associates LLC, formerly Shopkorn Management LLC, is a hedge fund manager located in New York City. They manage the Hilltop Park Fund QP LP.

Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC is a SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City with an additional office in Hartford, Connecticut. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of GWA LLC. The firm is an affiliate of George Weiss Associates, Inc. (GWAI), formerly a SEC and NASD registered broker/dealer which was founded by George A. Weiss in 1978. GWAI was reorganized in 2005 and Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC was formed as the investment advisory entity which would manage GWAI?s private investment funds, managed accounts and proprietary capital. Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers provides discretionary investment advisory services to private investment funds, registered investment companies, separately managed accounts for institutional investors, charitable organizations and entities affiliated with the firm.

Founded in 1995, Apex Capital LLC is a hedge fund manager located in Orinda, California.

SoMa Equity Partners LP (SoMa) is an independent registered hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Gil Simon in 2016. SoMa serves as an investment adviser to private funds. Investors in the funds may include high-net worth individuals, banks, thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, university endowments, corporations, limited partnerships and limited liability companies or other entities.