Kaj Vazales

Pulse Electronics Corp. manufactures and sells electronic components and modules. It serves manufacturers in the wireless and wire line communications, power management, military/aerospace and automotive industries. The firm operates through three business segments: Network, Power and Wireless Product Group. The company was founded on April 10, 1947 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Aleris Corp. engages in the manufacture of aluminum rolled products. It operates through the following geographical segments: North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. The North America segment consists nine manufacturing facilities. The Europe segment includes two aluminum rolling mills and aluminum cast house. The Asia Pacific segment comprises the Zhengjiang rolling mill. The company was founded in December 2004 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Aleris International, Inc. manufactures and sale of aluminum rolled and extruded products. The firm recycles and manufactures aluminum and alloy products for the aerospace, construction, packaging and transportation industries. It operates its business through five segments: Rolled Products North America, Rolled Products Europe, Extrusions, Recycling and Specification Alloys North America, and Recycling and Specification Alloys Europe. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Acosta, Inc. engages in the provision of sales, marketing, and retail merchandising services. Its services include business intelligence, headquarter sales, retail services, consumer marketing, Acosta solutions, and e-commerce. . The company was founded by Louis Acosta in 1927 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

OCM Distressed Debt Group (OCM) is an private equity firm founded in 1995 by Bruce Allen Karsh and Sheldon Michael Stone. The firm is an operating division of Oaktree Capital Management LP. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles.

Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1996 and they are a subsidiary of Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE: HLI). Houlihan Lokey Capital provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They also have the ability to serve as underwriter or bookrunner with respect to traditional debt and equity offerings, including leveraged loans and public offerings of debt, equity-linked, and equity securities.

Oaktree Capital Management LP (Oaktree) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Howard Marks, Bruce Karsh, and Sheldon Stone in 1995 as an LLC and was reorganized as an LP in 2007. They are a subsidiary of Oaktree Capital Management GP LLC, ultimately held by Brookfield Corp. (NYSE, TSE: BN) in Canada. Oaktree provides advisory services to clients with separately managed accounts and to private limited partnerships and other pooled investment vehicles for which either Oaktree or an affiliate acts as general partner and/or investment manager. The firm is a socially responsible investor and a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).