Richard G. Brode

EQT Partners, Inc. is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of EQT Partners AB founded in 1994. EQT Partners, Inc. is headquartered in New York.

Allstream Business, Inc. is a leading provider of business communication services in North America. Allstream is big enough to deliver and small enough to care, providing customers with access to an expansive network of experts and a team focused on reliability. The company is based in Mississauga, Canada, and was founded in 2001. The Canadian company offers a range of innovative, highly scalable, managed services including IP, cloud, voice, and data solutions for enterprise customers. Allstream accelerates business innovation through cloud technologies that open opportunities and connect enterprise clients to colleagues, customers, and communities. The company was founded over 170 years ago in parallel with Canada's first transcontinental railroad and has continually re-invented itself to remain a leader in business communications. The CEO is Michael P. Strople.

Kohlberg & Co. LLC (Kohlberg & Co) is a private equity firm founded in 1987 by James Andrew Kohlberg and Jerome S. Kohlberg. The firm is headquartered in Mount Kisco, New York.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.