John Alexander Garofalo

Founded in 2005, Merestone Capital Management LLC is a hedge fund manager located in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a subsidiary of GID Hedge Fund Holdings LLC which is principally owned by Windsor Advisers Securities LLC, Andrew St. Pierre and John Garofalo. They provide investment advisory services and portfolio management on a discretionary basis to private pooled investment vehicles and a separately managed account.

Wachovia Securities LLC offered equity, fixed income, and structured products. It was founded in 2001 and was headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

AEW Capital Management LP (AEW) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1981, the firm is a subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LP, ultimately held by BPCE SA in France. AEW provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients through a broad platform of separately managed accounts and open- and closed-end funds.