Sary E. Awad

Falcon communications Inc. provides mobile and fixed satellite communications services. It provides design and engineering, systems integration, turnkey network installation, product testing and warranty, conversions, maintenance, training and 24/7 technical support. The company was founded 1967 and is headquartered in Malden, MO.

CM Equity Partners (CMEP) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Carl Marks & Co., Inc. founded in 1994 by Peter M. Schulte and Joel R. Jacks. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

Japonica Partners LP (Japonica Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Paul B Kazarian. The firm is headquartered in New York.