Shakeeb Alam

East Bridge Capital Management Ltd. (East Bridge) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Vikram Deswal and Shakeeb Alam in 2011. East Bridge provides discretionary investment advisory services to private investment funds.

Highfields Capital Management LP (Highfields Capital) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Highfields Capital was founded in 1998 by Jonathon S. Jacobson to manage investment funds for public and private charitable foundations, school endowments and other institutional and private investors.

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.

GTCR LLC (GTCR) is a private equity firm founded in 1980 by Charlie Thomas. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Founded by Steven A. Cohen in 1992, S.A.C. Capital Advisors LP is a hedge fund manager located in Stamford, Connecticut with offices in New York City, Chicago and Boston.