Stuart Becker

The First National Bank of Omaha (Investment Management) (FNBO-IM) is the investment management division of The First National Bank of Omaha, a regional bank headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. The firm was founded in 1996 and is a subsidiary of First National of Nebraska, Inc. (NASDAQ: FINN), a multi-bank holding company. FNBO-IM manages institutional and individual portfolios, as well as the FNB family of mutual funds.

McCarthy Capital Corp (McCarthy Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of MGI Holdings, Inc. founded in 1986 by Michael R. McCarthy. The firm is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska with additional office in Boston.

First Interstate Bank is the investment management subsidiary of First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIBK), a financial holding company headquartered in Billings, Montana. Founded in 1971, the firm provides wealth management services to individuals and businesses.

The Summit Group, Inc. engaged in developing, owning, and managing upscale and limited-service lodging properties in the United States and Canada. It had properties in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, and West Virginia. The Summit Group was founded by Paul M. Pistilli and Ari Sternberg in 1991 and was headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD.

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. develops, owns and manages of hotels categorized as mid-scale without food and beverage and upscale hotels located throughout the United States. The hotels are small, mid-sized and suburbs of large markets with a variety of hotel demand generators, such as tourist attractions, business headquarters, and convention centers. The hotels categorized as mid-scale without food and beverage are those which do not offer a restaurant or bar. Upscale hotels have a small lounge, offer a cooked-to-order breakfast or breakfast buffet, and may offer a light lunch or dinner menu. The company was founded on January 8, 2004 and is headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Summit Hotel OP LP engages in the provision of investment services. It focuses on acquiring and owning premium-branded select-service hotels in the upper midscale and upscale segments of the U.S. lodging industry. The company was founded on June 30, 2010 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

McCarthy Group, LLC offers investment solutions. Its solutions include management buy-outs, middle market, growth capital, minority recapitalization and industry consolidation. The company was founded by Michael R. McCarthy and Richard Jarvis in 1986 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.