John Evan Talbott

Bluerock Energy Partners LLC provides financial services to the oil and gas industry. It provides capital to producers for reserve-based acquisitions and monetization’s with associated production enhancement and development. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC (Clear Harbor) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisory firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Ian Armstrong and Aaron Kennon in 2009. Clear Harbor provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and business entities.

Bonanza Capital Ltd. is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Bernay C. Box in 1991. Bonanza Capital manages private investment funds for financial institutions, wealthy families and prestigious non-profit organizations in the country.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.