Frank V. Pottow

Founded in 1996, Cowen Capital Partners LLC, formerly SG Capital Partners LLC, is a private equity firm located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Cowen & Co. LLC, a New York City based SEC-registered broker/dealer. Their ultimate parent is Cowen Group, Inc. (NYSE: COWN), a New York City-based diversified financial services and investment banking firm that was formed in 1918. In 2009, Cowen merged with Ramius LLC

HCI Equity Partners LLC (HCI Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1991 by Frederic Malek. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

Odyssey Partners LP is a private investment partnership. The company was founded by Jack Nash and Leon Levy in 1982 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Hercules Offshore, Inc. engages in the provision of shallow-water drilling and marine services to the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry. It operates through the following business segments: Domestic Offshore, International Offshore, and International Liftboats. The company was founded by Erland Peter Bassøe in July 2004 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Part of International Petroleum Corp., Watch Resources Ltd. is a Canadian company that produces oil and natural gas. The company is based in Calgary, Canada. The company was founded by Christopher Robert Cooper, Donald Barry Lee. Randy G. Buchanan has been the CEO of the company since 2005. Watch Resources was acquired by Pearl Exploration & Production Ltd. on October 19, 2007 for $38.30 million.

Man Group Investments Ltd. (MGI) is the asset management subsidiary of Man Investments Finance Ltd., which is ultimately owned by Man Group Plc (LON: EMG) in Great Britain. Formerly known as GLG Partners UK Ltd., the firm was founded in 1995 as the UK arm of Société Générale Asset Management SA in Paris. In 2009 they were acquired by GLG Partners, which was subsequently acquired by Man Group in 2010. Headquartered in London, MGI provides a comprehensive range of alternative, traditional long-only and hybrid investment products and services for public sector entities, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions and high-net worth individuals.

Thayer Capital Partners LP is a private equity firm. The private company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in Canada. The American company was founded by Fred V. Malek.