James B. Jones

Manhattan Bancorp operates as a holding company for Bank of Manhattan NA. The company through its subsidiary, Bank of Manhattan NA, provides both secured and unsecured commercial term loans and lines of credit, as well as construction loans for individual residential properties. It offers a full range of deposit products including non-interest bearing demand deposits and interest bearing checking accounts, savings accounts and certificates of deposit. The company also offers wire transfers, electronic bill payment, overdraft protection, and assorted retail banking services are offered to all customers, and cash management services to its commercial checking account customers. It operates its business through three segments: Mortgage Division, Commercial Division and Other, which includes Bancorp, MBFS and Eliminations between the company's Bank and Non-Bank segments. Manhattan Bancorp was founded on June 19, 2006 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

Plaza Bank operates as a bank holding company for state chartered commercial bank. The firm is a community business bank that provides banking services to small-and medium-sized companies. It serves and supports the Southern California and Southern Nevada business communities and also offers business deposits, personal deposits and lending services. The company was founded in June 14, 2005 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Part of Carpenter Bank Partners, Inc., Carpenter Fund Manager GP LLC operates as a bank holding company and provides investment management services. The company is based in Irvine, CA.

CCFW, Inc. provides investment consulting and advising services. It is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in buyout investments in young and startup community banks. The firm focuses on recapitalization and growth equity investments in banking franchises. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Carpenter & Co. (Carpenter & Co.) is a private equity subsidiary of CCFW, Inc founded in 1974 by Edward J. Carpenter and Arthur A. Hidalgo. The firm is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

Plaza Bancorp operates as a holding company of Plaza Bank. The firm engages in the provision of community bank serving the business and professional communities. It also provides financial needs of small to middle market businesses and professional firms with loans for working capital, equipment and owner-occupied commercial real estate financing, and cash management services. The company is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Carpenter Acquisition Corp. engages in the provision of banking and financial services. It specializes in commercial banking solutions. The company is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.

Bank of Manhattan, NA is a financial institution based in El Segundo, CA. Bank of Manhattan, NA (El Segundo, California) provides banking solutions to both businesses and individuals with a focus on personalized service.