David L. Herman

Gordian Group LLC provides financial advisory services. It offers financial advisory, merges and acquisitions, structured finance, access to capital, litigation support, financial options and asset management. The company was founded by Patricia A. Caldwell and Henry Furlow Owsley III in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

WestPoint International LLC manufactures, sources, markets and distributes bed and bath home fashion products. Its product portfolio include sheets, pillowcases, comforters, blankets, bedspreads, pillows, mattress pads, towels and related products. The firm conducts its operations exclusive in the consumer home fashion industry. It markets the products under trademarks, brand names and private labels, namely, WestPoint Home, Atelier Martex, Grand Patrician, Martex, Patrician, Lady Pepperell, Luxor, Utica and Vellux. The company was founded on February 25, 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Summit Global Logistics, Inc. is an international supply chain management firm serving importers and exporters in North America, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. It provides last-mile delivery execution and a full range of customized services with full shipment visibility to support customer satisfaction and improved inventory management. The company operates through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary, Maritime Logistics U.S. Holdings, Inc., which is an international third party logistics provider specializing in ocean transportation intermediary services for Asia and North America. Summit Global was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Kenilworth, NJ.

Mississippi Chemical Corp. used to manufacture and distribute chemical fertilizers. The company was located in Yazoo City, MS

Republic Steel Corp. produces and supplies special bar quality (SBQ) steel. The firm offers hot rolled bars and coils, cold finished bars, bottom poured ingots, and rods and wires. The company was founded in December 2003 and is headquartered in Canton, OH.

Laclede Steel Co. manufactures carbon and alloy steel products. It includes pipe and tubular products, hot rolled products (primarily special quality bars), wire products, and welded chain. The Company converts its semi-finished steel into products through its rolling mills and finishing plants and produces wire products and welded chain utilizing rods purchased on the open market. Laclede Steel is located in St. Louis, MO.