Brian Thomas Walter

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

A subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They provide global equity and fixed research. The equity research department covers more than 100 sectors. They use a fundamental, quantitative, strategic and tactical research approach. In addition to these Lehman has also developed special products, such as 10 uncommon values and 10 uncommon eurovalues.

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp., a traded businesses development company invests in small and middle market companies located in the United States. The fund focuses on companies with revenues of $100 to $750 million. It targets companies operating in the fields of construction, communication, pharmaceuticals, metals & mining, movies & entertainment, healthcare technology, health services, software, biotechnology, retail, and aerospace & defense. It provides debt and equity financing for mezzanine and buyout stage capital requirements. It also makes co-investments.