Eric Allen

HM Capital Partners LLC is a private equity firm located in Dallas, Texas. The firm was originally formed in 1989 by Tom Hicks and John Muse as Hicks, Muse & Co. In 1994, they became known as Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst to reflect the roles of Charles Tate and Jack Furst. In March 2006, the name was changed to HM Capital Partners to reflect the departure of Tom Hicks and the new group of partners heading the firm.

Sooner Holdings, Inc. owns the Syntroleum Process for Fischer-Tropsch (FT) conversion of synthesis gas derived from biomass, coal, natural gas and other carbon-based feedstocks into liquid hydrocarbons, the Synfining Process for upgrading FT liquid hydrocarbons into middle distillate products such as synthetic diesel and jet fuels, and the Bio-Synfining technology for converting animal fat and vegetable oil feedstocks into middle distillate products such as renewable diesel and jet fuel. The company is focused on siting, engineering and constructing a plant that produces clean renewable synthetic diesel and jet fuel using low grade fats and greases as feedstock. It was founded by Kenneth L. Agee on November 15, 1984 and is headquartered in Tulsa, OK.

Baker Botts LLP provides legal services. Its services include antitrust and compensation law, corporate, enforcement and investigations, environmental law, intellectual property, litigation, projects, real estate and construction, regulatory, and tax. The firm renders its services to banking and finance industry, energy and natural resources, manufacturing, and technological industries. The company was founded by Peter Gray in 1840 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Richards Oil & Gas Ltd. engages in the production and exploration of coal bed methane properties. It has conventional oil and gas production in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The company was founded on May 18, 2004 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.