Michael E. Bernstein

Lazard Asset Management LLC (LAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1970 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, ultimately held by Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ). LAM manages investment portfolios and provides investment advice to institutional and individual investors around the world.

Metropolitan Equity Partners LLC (Metropolitan Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Paul Lisiak. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Next Level Finance Partners, Inc. provides financial services. The private company is based in Chicago.

New Credit America LLC engages in providing financial services. It offers custom-tailored loan products. The company was founded by Todd C. Rice in 2014 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Metropolitan Partners Group LLC is a private investment firm that provides growth capital to non-sponsored businesses in the domestic lower middle market space. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company works directly with business owners and management teams to grow their balance sheets and build lasting value with their tailored capital solutions. The firm provides collateralized loans to small and mid-sized, non-sponsored businesses. Metropolitan's funds deliver senior-secured, short-term funding to companies that have quality operations, assets, and a strong profit opportunity, but lack efficient access to capital. The company was founded in 2008. The CEO is Paul Kenneth Lisiak.