Brooks A. Blake

Verdis Investment Management LLC (Verdis) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by James Biddle in 2004 and is a subsidiary of ViosCapital LLC. Verdis provides management services and investment advisory: (i) on a discretionary basis, to certain privately placed pooled investment vehicles (Verdis Funds) and (ii) on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis, to separately managed accounts and wealth advisory clients.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

JER Partners LLC is a private equity firm headquartered in McLean Virginia. The firm is the private equity and real estate investment management division of J. E. Robert Cos., a real estate investment and asset management firm that is located in Alexandria, Virginia and was founded in 1981 by Joseph E. Robert, Jr.

The JBG Cos. LLC owns, develops, and operates real estate properties. The firm's properties include office, residential, hotel, mixed-uses and retail properties. The company was founded by Benjamin R. Jacobs and Don Brown in 1960 and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD.