Thomas Casarella

Oaktree Capital Management LP (Oaktree) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Howard Marks, Bruce Karsh, and Sheldon Stone in 1995 as an LLC and was reorganized as an LP in 2007. They are a subsidiary of Oaktree Capital Management GP LLC, ultimately held by Brookfield Corp. (NYSE, TSX: BN) in Canada. Oaktree provides advisory services to clients with separately managed accounts and to private limited partnerships and other pooled investment vehicles for which either Oaktree or an affiliate acts as general partner and/or investment manager. The firm is a socially responsible investor and a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Brookfield Asset Management PIC Canada LP (BAM PIC Canada) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. They are a subsidiary of Brookfield Infrastructure GP ULC, and their ultimate parent is Brookfield Corp. (NYSE: BN). BAM PIC Canada provides investment advisory services to private investment funds structured as limited partnerships (and alternative investment vehicles and parallel or co-investment vehicles formed for investments made outside or alongside the limited partnerships) and publicly listed operating partnerships. Investors in Brookfield Funds generally include public and corporate pensions, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, financial institutions, corporations and high-net worth individuals.

Lazard Group LLC provides financial advisory, asset management, and other financial services. The firm offers services related to mergers and acquisitions, strategic advisory, middle market advisory, capital markets and capital structure advisory, sovereign advisory, restructuring, and private fund advisory. The company was founded in 1840 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Billabong International Ltd. engages in the business of marketing, distributing, wholesaling, and retailing surf, skate, snow, and sports apparel, accessories, and hardware. Its brands include Billabong, Billabong, RVCA, Element, Von Zipper, Honolua Surf Company, Kustom, Palmers Surf, and Xcel. The company was founded by Gordon Stanley Merchant and Rena Merchant in 1973 and is headquartered in Gold Coast, Australia.

Boardriders, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture and distribution of branded apparel, footwear, accessories and other related products. It operates through the following segments: Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa and Asia/Pacific and Corporate Operations. The firm distributes under the following brand names: Quiksilver, Roxy and DC. The company was founded by Alan Green and John Law in 1969 and is headquartered in Huntington Beach, CA.

Oaktree Capital Management (Private Equity) (Oaktree Capital Management) is a private equity subsidiary of OCM Principal Investment Group founded in 1995 by Howard Marks and Bruce Karsh. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

WHP Global operates as a new brand management platform. It acquires and manages multiple global consumer brands, leveraging a shared platform to unlock competitive advantages at scale and fuel growth for each distinctive brand in its portfolio. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.