James Harron

The Yucaipa Cos. LLC is a private equity firm founded in 1986 by Ronald Wayne Burkle. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Guggenheim Capital LLC engages in the provision of investment advisory and banking services. It offers financing, sales and trading, research, insurance, investment consulting, and institutional finance services. The company was founded by Todd J. Morley and Dominic J. Curcio on August 8, 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Equity International Management LLC (EI) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Sam Zell in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Equity Casa Grande LLC. EI provides discretionary investment advisory services to private funds as well as to special purpose co-investment funds.

Equity Group Investments LLC (Equity Group Investments) is a private equity subsidiary of Equity International Management LLC founded in 1968 by Samuel Zell. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Metro Storage LLC is a privately owned self-storage company that specializes in the development, construction, acquisition, and management of self-storage facilities in the USA and internationally. The company is based in Lake Forest, IL, was founded in 1973, and the CEO is K. Blair Nagel. The company operates under the registered trademark "Metro Self Storage®" and is one of the largest owner/operators of self-storage facilities in the USA, with over 85 stores covering 12 states. Metro Storage International (MSI) has an affiliate/partner in which operates under the trade name "Mr. Bs" and is a leading self-storage operator with locations throughout Europe, Asia, and South America.

UBS Investment Bank provides investment banking and securities brokerage services. Its clients include institutional and corporate clients, intermediaries, governments, and hedge funds. The firm also provides merger and acquisition advisory, private placement, investment research, foreign exchange, equity, and leverage finance advisory services. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.