Suzanne Grosso

TCW Asset Management Co. LLC (TCW) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1992 and is wholly-owned by The TCW Group, Inc. In 2013, TCW management and private investment funds affiliated with The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) acquired TCW Group from Société Générale. TCW provides investment management and advice for a wide array of investment strategies for institutional and individual investors through investment advisory accounts, private open- and closed-end commingled investment funds and structured investment vehicles such as collateralized debt obligations.

Founded in 1999 by Timothy S. Peterson, Regiment Capital Management LLC is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager located in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is wholly-owned by its managing member and advisory affiliate, Regiment Capital Advisors LP (RCA). The general partner of RCA is Regiment Capital Advisors LLC. Regiment Capital Management's clients include pooled investment vehicles and institutional accounts. Investors in the pooled investment vehicles include retirement plans, endowments and foundations, health care institutions, insurance companies, family offices and corporations, high net-worth individuals, fund-of-funds, as well as investment advisors and financial institutions.

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.