Paul J. Carlin

Lawndale Capital Management LLC (LCM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in Sacramento, California. The firm was founded by Andrew Shapiro in 1995 as the successor to the investment advisory business of Lawndale Capital Management, Inc. that began its advisory business in 1993. LCM provides investment advice to investment funds.

Willamette Management Associates provides financial advisory and business valuation services. The company's services include tax planning and compliance, litigation support, bankruptcy, reorganization, and strategic planning services. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.