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Brigade Capital Management LP (Brigade) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and alternative asset manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2006 by Donald Morgan III, John Hawks, and Patrick Kelly. Brigade offers a broad range of investments across the credit spectrum for institutional investors. Investors can access the firm’s credit strategies through commingled funds or separately managed accounts.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Banc of America Securities (BAS) is the investment banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC). The firm provides both the domestic and international equity and investment banking markets, and pursues a strategy pioneered by Citigroup that combines corporate lending with investment banking advice and services. They provide high-yield debt underwriting and leveraged finance, in addition to industry coverage groups such as healthcare, media and telecom, financial institutions, real estate and gaming. BAS also does a significant amount of work for Financial Sponsors, or private equity firms, often financing leveraged transactions. Following the strategy of Goldman Sachs, the firm lacks a standalone mergers and acquisitions department, instead employing mergers and acquisitions senior bankers throughout the industry coverage groups. The firm is registered as a broker/dealer with the SEC, is a member of the NYSE, and the NASD. The use of Banc in the BAS's name is indicative of the fact that the company is not a bank, and their deposits and other holdings are not insured by the FDIC.

SAGE Capital Investments LLC was engaged in the provision of investment services. The company was headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

MacKay Shields LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The original predecessor to the firm, MacKay-Shields Economics, was founded in 1938 as an economic consulting firm and it became MacKay Shields Financial Corp. (MSFC) in 1969. In 1984, MSFC was purchased by New York Life Insurance Co. (NYLIC). NYLIC established New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC (NYLIM Holdings) in 1999 and transferred ownership of MSFC to NYLIM Holdings. In 1999, MSFC was converted to MacKay Shields LLC. The ownership, control and management of MacKay Shields did not change as a result of this conversion. The firm is wholly owned by NYLIM Holdings, which is wholly-owned by NYLIC. MacKay Shields provides discretionary investment management services primarily to institutional clients. The firm is a signatory of the United Nation Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Midstates Petroleum Co., Inc. is an exploration and production company, which engages in the application of modern drilling and completion techniques in oil and liquids-rich basins. It focuses on its operations in the Mississippian Lime and the Anadarko Basin. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Ditech Holding Corp. engages in servicing and origination of mortgage loans and servicing of reverse mortgage loans. It operates through the following segments: Servicing, Originations, Reverse Mortgage, and Corporate and Other. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Fort Washington, PA.

Stone Energy Corp. is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation, development and operation of oil and gas properties. It operates in the Gulf of Mexico Basin. The company was founded by James Hiram Stone in 1993 and is headquartered in Lafayette, LA.

Ultra Petroleum Corp. engages in the development, production, operation, exploration, and acquisition of oil and natural gas properties. It focuses on developing a tight gas sand trend located in the Green River Basin of southwest Wyoming; and assessing, exploring, and developing its position in the Marcellus Shale and other horizons located in the north-central Pennsylvania area of the Appalachian Basin of Pennsylvania. The company was founded on November 14, 1979 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

Ligado Networks provides mobile satellite communications services. It offers custom private networks, standard based satellite IoT, value added, and MSAT satellite services. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II operates as a closed end investment trust. It engages in the provision of current income, consistent with the preservation of capital. The company was founded on October 29, 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Rexnord-Zurn Holdings, Inc. manufactures and distributes bath and plumbing products for the residential, commercial, and institutional markets. Its products include whirlpool baths, spas, showers, sanitary ware and bathtubs, as well as professional grade drainage, water control, and commercial faucets. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in West Palm Beach, FL.

Catalyst Paper Corp. engages in the manufacture of paper products. It offers industrial packaging, food service, coated ground wood, newsprint, directory, and market pulp. The firm serves the retailers, publishers, and commercial printers. The company was founded on January 31, 1946 and is headquartered in Richmond, Canada.

YourPeople, Inc. provides payroll and human resource services. The company’s People Platform delivers the most comprehensive, mobile HR experience in the market. Its HR, Benefits, Payroll and Performance apps combine with advisory services and tightly integrated partner apps to radically simplify HR administration-reducing paperwork and complexity so companies can focus on starting, running and growing their businesses. The company was founded by Parker Conrad and Laks Srini in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Eddie Bauer LLC offers clothing and accessories for men and women. It offers shirts, T-shirts, polo shirts, sweaters, sweatshirts and hoodies, outerwear, jackets and blazers, pants, jeans, shorts, swimwear, active and sportswear, sleepwear, underwear, mountaineering gear, tops, capris, dresses and skirts, jewelry, tights, belts, shoes, socks, and accessories. The company was founded by Eddie Bauer in 1920 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Toys "R" Us, Inc. engages in the distribution and retail of toys and baby products. The firm's products include Hello Kitty City Cruiser, Bugaboo Cameleon and Bugaboo Donkey Strollers, Buckyballs high-powered magnet sets and Hug and Tugs, Puppy and Monkey. It offers a selection of private label merchandise under names such as Babies "R" Us, Journey Girls, Imaginarium, Fast Lane, You and Me, Just Like Home, True Heroes, Totally Me!, Dream Dazzlers, and Fao Schwarz. The company was founded by Charles P. Lazarus in February 1948 and is headquartered in Wayne, NJ.

Southeastern Grocers, Inc. engages in the operation of grocery stores. It operates under the supermarket banners include Winn-Dixie, Harveys, BI-LO, Super BI-LO, BI-LO at the Beach, and Fresco y Mas. The company manages liquor stores, in-store pharmacies, and centralized specialty pharmacy. Southeastern Grocers was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

PetroQuest Energy, Inc. engages in the exploration, development, and acquisition of oil and gas properties. It has primary operations in Texas and Louisiana. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Lafayette, LA.

Fusion Connect, Inc. turns voice into a valuable digital asset by delivering a smarter Microsoft Teams experience and redefining enterprise collaboration through the merging of AI and phone call data. The company is based in Atlanta, GA and has subsidiaries in Canada, the Cayman Islands, Turkey, and the United States. As a leading Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP), they optimize Microsoft subscriptions to improve business performance. Fusion Connect is a managed communications provider (MCP) offering voice tech and support, including UCaaS, VoIP, CCaaS, SIP trunks, and phone line replacements. The company is a cloud PBX provider with hosted PBX services and also provide managed services for business communications, secure networks, and hosted collaboration tools. The company was founded in 1997 by Marvin S. Rosen and Philip D. Turits, and William J. Wignall has been the CEO since 2024. Fusion Connect was acquired by Morgan Stanley Credit Partners on January 19, 2022.

Redbox Entertainment, Inc. engages in the provision of home entertainment products in the United States. It also produces, acquires, and distributes movies through its Redbox Entertainment label, providing rights to talent-led films that are distributed across Redbox services, as well as through third party digital services. It operates through the Legacy Business and Digital Business segments. The Legacy Business segment offers DVD and Blu-ray Disc rentals. The Digital Business segment provides both transactional and ad-supported digital streaming services, which include digital rental or purchase of new release and catalog movies and TV content, free movies and TV shows on demand, and free Live TV, a free, ad-supported television service. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, IL.

Fairway Markets operates retail stores. The company was founded by Nathan Glickberg and Leo Glickberg in 1930 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Party City Holdco, Inc. engages in the supply of decorated party goods. It operates through the following segments: Wholesale and Retail. The Wholesale segment designs, manufactures, and distributes party goods, including paper and plastic tableware, metallic and latex balloons, Halloween and other costumes, accessories, novelties, and stationery throughout the world. The Retail segment focuses on specialty retail party supply stores in the United States and Canada, principally under the names Party City and Halloween City. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, NJ.

Sunlight Financial Holdings, Inc. is a technology-enabled point-of-sale finance company. It provides residential solar and home improvement contractors the ability to offer seamless POS financing to their customers when purchasing residential solar systems or other home improvements. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.