Jeff P. Hughes

Founded in 1994, The Cypress Group LLC is a private equity firm based in New York, US.

A subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They provide global equity and fixed research. The equity research department covers more than 100 sectors. They use a fundamental, quantitative, strategic and tactical research approach. In addition to these Lehman has also developed special products, such as 10 uncommon values and 10 uncommon eurovalues.

Scottish Re Group Ltd. engages in the reinsurance of life insurance, annuities, and annuity-type products. Its products are written by life insurance companies and other financial institutions. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

CYS Investments LLC is a finance company, which invests in residential mortgage backed securities. The company was founded by Kevin E. Grant on January 3, 2006 and is headquartered in St. Louis Park, MN.

CPI International LLC engages in the provision of scientific solutions to the laboratory community. Its products include analytical instrument supplies, microbiological testing, and semiconductor. The company was founded on November 24, 2010 and is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA.

Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. engages in the provision of insurance solutions. It offers financial guaranty, mortgage insurance, and mortgage services for credit enhancement on public finance and structured finance securities. The company was founded by Roger K. Taylor in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP provides legal services. Its areas of practices include corporate, litigation, banking and credit, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, private funds, intellectual property, restructuring and bankruptcy, and tax. The firm serves the energy, financial services, healthcare, insurance and reinsurance, technology, retail, defense, education and transportation industries. The company operates through its offices located in Beijing, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto, São Paulo, Seoul, Tokyo and Washington, DC. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Medicus Insurance Holdings, Inc. provides malpractice insurance to physicians, surgeons and related medical service providers. Medicus offers risk management and patient safety education to all insureds. The company insures all specialties and territories within each state where it is licensed to do business. The company is located in Austin, TX.

The Battery Conservancy engages in educational supporting services. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY.