Mark W. Stephens

Credit Suisse Group AG is a holding company, which engages in the provision of financial services. It operates through the following four divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Bank, Swiss Bank and Asset Management and four geographic regions: Switzerland, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Asia Pacific, and Americas. The Wealth Management division offers comprehensive wealth management and investment solutions, tailored financing, and advisory services to ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) and high net-worth (HNW) individuals and external asset managers. The Investment Bank division offers a broad range of financial products and services focused on client-driven businesses and also supports Credit Suisse’s Wealth Management division and its clients. The Swiss Bank division offers comprehensive advice and a wide range of financial solutions to private, corporate, and institutional clients in Switzerland. The Asset Management division offers investment solutions and services globally to a broad range of clients, including pension funds, governments, foundations and endowments, corporations, and individuals. The company was founded by Alfred Escher on July 5, 1856 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Wattles Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company. It focuses on targeting businesses in the consumer products, retail or entertainment industries. Wattles Acquisition Corp. is headquartered in Thornton, CO.

Founded in 2004 by Mark Stephens, Challenger Capital Group Ltd. is an independent financial services institution offering advisory services and private equity investing. They are located in Chicago with an additional office in Dallas.

Falcon Advisors LLC provides private investment banking services. The private company is based in Lincolnshire, IL and has subsidiaries in Cayman Islands and United States.