Paul N. Schwartz

MAXXAM, Inc. engages in the real estate investment and development business. The company was founded on August 17, 1955 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Scotia Pacific Co. LLC supplies timber and other related timber products. It is engaged in supplementing the natural regeneration of timber. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Scotia, CA.

Plainfield Direct, Inc. specializes in providing a broad array of financing solutions primarily to middle-market companies in the United States. They structure and invest in securities across the capital structure to meet the financing needs of companies that they believe are underserved by the commercial banking system, public capital markets and larger financial institutions. They are organized as an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company. They are regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. In addition, for tax purposes they expect to elect to be taxed as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Its investment objectives are to generate both current income and capital appreciation through its debt and equity investments. In addition, they generate fee revenue related to its investments in the form of commitment, funding or other origination, structuring, due diligence and monitoring fees and prepayment penalties. They primarily make loans to and other investments in private (and to a lesser extent, public) middle-market companies, which they define as companies with annual revenues between $25 million and $500 million.

United Financial Group, Inc. provides financial advisory and investment banking services. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Part of Mergence Corp., Intermark Corp is a company that publishes and markets personal computer software. The company is based in Newport Beach, CA. Intermark was founded in 1995.

B3CG Interconnect, Inc. provides cable services. The company is headquartered in Saint-Eustache, Canada.