Marc R. Nuccitelli

American Media Operations, Inc. publishes general magazines. It offers National Enquirer, Globe, Star, National Examiner, Weekly World News, Sun, Country Weekly, Country Music magazine, MIRA, Auto World magazine, and other monthly magazines. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

Founded in 2001 by William Collins, Brencourt Advisors LLC is a registered investment advisor located in New York City.

Founded in 1991, GMP Securities LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was previously known as Miller Tabak Roberts Securities LLC. They are a subsidiary of GMP MTR Acquisition, Inc. and their ultimate parent is GMP Capital, Inc. (Toronto: GMP). GMP Securities is a global institutional sales, trading and research firm focusing on debt, convertibles, equities and asset-backed securities. They are member of FINRA and the SIPC.

Worldwide Media Services Group, Inc. publishes celebrity journalism and health and fitness magazines. The firm manages 18 different digital sites including RadarOnline.com, OKmagazine.com, CountryWeekly.com, Shape.com, FitPregnancy.com, MensFitness.com, and MuscleandFitness.com. The company was founded by Arthur H. Kernin 1936 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Banc of America Securities (BAS) is the investment banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC). The firm provides both the domestic and international equity and investment banking markets, and pursues a strategy pioneered by Citigroup that combines corporate lending with investment banking advice and services. They provide high-yield debt underwriting and leveraged finance, in addition to industry coverage groups such as healthcare, media and telecom, financial institutions, real estate and gaming. BAS also does a significant amount of work for Financial Sponsors, or private equity firms, often financing leveraged transactions. Following the strategy of Goldman Sachs, the firm lacks a standalone mergers and acquisitions department, instead employing mergers and acquisitions senior bankers throughout the industry coverage groups. The firm is registered as a broker/dealer with the SEC, is a member of the NYSE, and the NASD. The use of Banc in the BAS's name is indicative of the fact that the company is not a bank, and their deposits and other holdings are not insured by the FDIC.

Avenue Capital Management II LP (Avenue US) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Marc Lasry and Sonia Gardner in 2000. They are a subsidiary of Avenue Management Holdco LP, ultimately held by GL Management LLC. Avenue US provides investment advisory services to private investment funds.