George Kokkodis

Merrill Lynch Bank (Suisse) SA (MLBS) is the private banking subsidiary of Bank Julius Baer & Co. AG, itself a subsidiary of Julius Baer Gruppe AG (SW: BAER) in Switzerland. Merrill Lynch has a presence in Switzerland since 1952. MLBS became part of Merrill Lynch in 1984 and was previously known as American Fletcher Bank. The bank is based in Geneva with a twin office in Zürich and additional offices worldwide. MLBS specializes in the discretionary management of multi-currency and multi-national portfolios. Their primary clients are high-net worth individuals and family offices.

BNP Paribas (London Branch) is the Great Britain-based brokerage division of BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP) in France. The firm is headquartered in London and was founded in 1986. BNP Paribas (London Branch) offers a wide range of products and services to corporate, institutional, commodities, market making and broking clients.

DryShips, Inc. engages in ownership and management of ocean going cargo vessels and provision of drilling services. It operates though the following segments: Drybulk, Offshore Support, Tanker, Gas Carrier, and Other. The Drybulk segment consists of transportation and handling of drybulk cargoes through ownership and trading of vessels. The Offshore Support segment includes offshore support services to the global offshore energy industry through the operation of a diversified fleet of offshore support vessels. The Tanker segment refers to the vessels for the transportation of crude and refined petroleum cargoes. The Gas Carrier segment focuses on the vessels for the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas. The Other segment relates to the company’s investment activities. The company was founded by George E. Economou on September 9, 2004 and is headquartered in Athens, Greece.

Ocean Rid UDW, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in offshore drilling operations. Through its subsidiaries, it provides oilfield services for offshore oil and gas exploration, development, and production drilling, specializing in the ultra-deepwater and harsh-environment segment of the offshore drilling industry. It owns and operates offshore ultra deepwater drilling units, comprised of ultra deepwater semisubmersible drilling rigs and ultra deepwater drilling ships. The company was founded on December 10, 2007 and is headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus.

Bankers Trust International Plc provides international banking services. The Company is also a provider of transaction processing, fiduciary, trust and custody and money management services. The company is headquartered in London.

MIG Real Estate REIC acquires, owns and manages real estate properties and invests in shares in real estate companies and money market instruments. The firm's real estate portfolio consists of commercial properties, primarily office space and bank outlets which are located in Athens and in the main urban centers in Greece and are leased to high profile and prime tenants. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Athens, Greece.

BOFAML Investments provides financial intermediary services. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Tankships Investment Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of worldwide seaborne transportation of crude oil petroleum. The firm operates tanker vessels for transporting large quantities of crude oil over long distances. The company was founded on December 15, 2010 and is headquartered in Athens, Greece.

Marfin Investment Group operates as a private equity firm.