William Monteleone

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.

Equity Group Investments LLC (Equity Group Investments) is a private equity subsidiary of Equity International Management LLC founded in 1968 by Samuel Zell. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Laramie Energy LLC provides oil and gas acquisition and development services. It develops natural gas reserves from unconventional gas reservoirs within the western sedimentary basin of North America. The company was founded by Bruce L. Payne, James E. Schroeder and Robert S. Boswell in 2004 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Kuwait Energy Co. KSCC explores and produces oil and gas. It offers exploration, appraisal, development, and production of hydrocarbons, oils, and gasses. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Salmiya, Kuwait.

SIRVA Worldwide, Inc. engages in provision of relocation and moving services. Its portfolio of brands includes SIRVA, Team Relocations, Allied, northAmerican, Allied Pickfords, and SMARTBOX. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, IL.

Par Hawaii, Inc. markets fuels through a network of Hele- and 76-branded retail locations throughout Hawaii, and distributes fuels via pipelines on Oahu. The company is headquartered in Honolulu, HI.

Wapiti Oil & Gas LLC provides oil and gas exploration services. It produces properties and large acreage positions produced many attractive exploitation and exploration opportunities. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Wapiti Oil & Gas II LLC engages in the purchase and development Uinta basin producing oil and gas assets. It provides technical support along with funding of an exploration and development program leasehold. The company was founded by Richard E. Agee in March 2012 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.