Claudia J. McPherson

Established in 2005, Halbis Capital Management (USA), Inc., formerly HSBC Halbis Partners (USA), Inc., is a specialist investment subsidiary of HSBC Investments, itself a subsidiary of HSBC Bank USA. The firm's ultimate parent is HSBC Holdings Plc (LSE: HSBA). They manage the HSBC Gem Opportunities Ltd. fund, the HSBC Gem Opportunities LLC, the Halbis Global Opportunistic Alpha Fund Ltd., the Halbis US Credit Alpha Offshore Fund Ltd. the HSBC Distressed Opportunities Fund and the Halbis Commodities Alpha Fund. The firm is headquartered in New York City with additional offices in London, Paris and Hong Kong.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. engages in the provision of insurance, annuities, and employee benefits programs. It operates through the US, and MetLife Holdings segments. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1996, AIG Global Investment Corp. (AIGG) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG). The firm provides investment management services to corporations, investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, banking and thrift institutions, pension and profit sharing plans, charitable organizations, state and municipal government entities, collateralized bond obligations and collateralized loan obligations. AIGG manages separate equity, fixed-income and balanced portfolios, as well as, mutual funds, hedge funds and fund of funds.

Virtus Fixed Income Advisers LLC (VFIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1992 as Seix Investment Advisors LLC. They are a subsidiary of Virtus Partners, Inc., which is owned by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS). VFIA provides discretionary investment supervisory services to high-net worth individuals and institutional clients.