Jeff Gates

Gates Capital Management, Inc. (Gates Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Gates in 1996. Gates Capital sponsors and serves as investment manager to domestic limited partnerships, an offshore investment company and an offshore limited partnership (Funds). Investors may include but are not limited to high net-worth individuals, family offices, advisor/consultants, foundations and endowments.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. provides entertainment services. It offers dance, music, film, opera, theater, family, and festivals and programs. The company was founded by Dwight D. Eisenhower on May 14, 1959 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Gates Capital Management, Inc. (Investment Company) (Gates Capital-IC) is the investment management division of Gates Capital Management, Inc., an event-driven alternative asset manager headquartered in New York City. Gates Capital-IC makes debt and equity investments based on specific screening of corporate dislocation events, with a focus on cash flow generation and sustainable value creation.

Geokinetics, Inc. provided seismic data acquisition, processing and interpretation services. The firm’s services included shallow water ocean bottom systems, transition zone seismic data acquisition, advanced processing and interpretation services and multi-client data library. The company was headquartered in Houston, TX.

Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. The private company is based in Buffalo, NY and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The company was founded by Thomas W. Ostrander.