A. Michael Lipper

Viking Energy Group, Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas properties. It owns and invests in oil and gas assets located in North America in Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The firm operates through the following segments: Power Generation and, Oil and Gas. The Power Generation segment provides custom energy and power solutions to commercial and industrial clients in North America. The Oil and Gas segment is involved in exploration and production with properties in central and southern United States. The company was founded on May 3, 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The Quantum Group, Inc. provides business process solutions to the healthcare industry, which include support services and technology. The firm focuses on Technology, Provider Systems and Business Services. The company was founded in 2003 by Donald B. Cohen, Susan Darby Gallagher and Noel J. Guillama and is headquartered in Lake Worth, FL.

Part of Monex Group, Inc., TradeStation Securities, Inc. is a licensed securities broker-dealer and a registered futures commission merchant. The company is based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. TradeStation Securities offers a full suite of advanced trading technology, online brokerage services, and education. The company's technology subsidiary, TradeStation Technologies, Inc., develops and offers strategy trading software tools and subscription services, and hosts the TradingApp® store. TradeStation Securities provides a premier investing experience for the trader on the go, with their mobile trading app. The company also offers a futures options trading platform, allowing traders to identify and seize market opportunities with advanced trading technology. Customers can trade stocks, ETFs, options, or futures online.

Morgan Stanley AIP GP LP (AIP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and funds-of-hedge funds manager headquartered in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The firm is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). AIP generally provides investment advice to registered and unregistered investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, separate accounts, funds of one, corporate/business entities, high net-worth individuals, endowments, foundations, charitable institutions, sovereign wealth funds, foreign regulated funds such as UCITs, pension plans and domestic and foreign government agencies, and trusts. In addition, the firm, through its Hedge Fund Solutions business, provides hedge fund manager research services to Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (MSSB).

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP provides legal services. Its services include bankruptcy, tax law, and commercial litigation for such blue-chip clients as Dow Chemical, Wells Fargo, and Lucent. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP engages in the provision of legal services. Its practices include: antitrust and competition; banking and finance; capital markets; copyright, trademark and false advertising; cyber, privacy and data innovation; employment law and litigation; energy; financial services litigation; global compliance and regulatory, infrastructure; intellectual property; patents; public finance; real estate; securities litigation; supreme court and appellate; tax advocacy; technology transactions; trials; and white collar, investigations, securities litigation and compliance. The company was founded by John R. Garboe in 1863 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

IBM Global Services provides systems integration and technology consulting services. Its services include application development, data storage, infrastructure management, networking, and technical support. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Armonk, NY.

National Bank of New York City engages in the provision of commercial bank services. It offers personal banking such as checking, savings, and personal online banking; and business banking which includes deposit services, loan programs, and business online banking. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

New York University Tandon School of Engineering engages in the provision of educational services focusing on science and technology. Its degrees and programs include bachelor of science, master of science, doctor of philosophy, advanced certificate programs, a bridge program to NYU Tandon, and industry partner programs. The company was founded in 1854 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.