Steven Pully

Whitehall Jewellers, Inc. manufactures and sells jewelry. The company offers a selection in diamond, gold, and precious jewelry. The firm operates stores under the names of Whitehall Co. Jewellers, Lundstrom Jewelers, and Marks Bros. Jewelers. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL

NCM Services, Inc. provides software design and engineering services to the mobile and handheld device industry. It develops operating systems, related applications and wireless server technology. It provides full software lifecycle development and support, including design specification, software development, project management and quality assurance. The company has worked on a variety of operating systems and environments, including Symbian, WinCE, Palm, RIM, Linux, Unix and Java. In addition, it has an understanding of wireless data technologies, including GSM, GPRS, CDMA and 1XRTT. NCM Services changed its name from Geoworks Corp. in May 2010. The company was founded by Brian P. Dougherty in 1997 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Peerless Systems Corp. engages in the business of license imaging and technologies to manufacturers of printers, copiers and multi-function devices. It offers software development kits; hardware IP cores; and networking and security modules. It also focuses on customization of modular technologies to minimize footprint, ease customers' integration efforts, enhance product differentiation, shorten time-to-market, and reduce product cost. The company was founded in April 1982 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

EPL Oil & Gas, Inc. operated as an oil and natural gas exploration and production company. It was focused on acquiring and developing assets on state and federal waters offshore Louisiana in the United States Gulf of Mexico shelf region. The company was founded on January 29, 1998 and it was headquartered in Houston, TX.

Aspire Holdings Ltd. provides wireless communication services and is ultimately controlled by the Government of China. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Pizza Inn, Inc. owns and operates franchise restaurants. The firm offers alfredo cheese, bacon cheddar ham, bacon cheeseburger, BBQ chicken , BLT, buffalo chicken, chicken alfredo, chicken bacon ranch, chicken fajita, hawaiian, loaded baked potato, meaty max, pepperoni max, pizza inn special, spicy asian chicken, spinach alfredo, supreme max, veggie max and taco. The company was founded by Francis Joe Spillman and Robert L. Spillman in 1958 and is headquartered in The Colony, TX.

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. provides investment banking, securities trading and brokerage services. Their clients include corporations, institutions, governments and individuals. They are engaged in segments that encompass capital markets, wealth management and global clearing services. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ember Resources, Inc. explores and produces oil and gas. The firm specializes in producing coalbed methane (CBM). The company is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Cano Petroleum, Inc. operates as an independent oil and natural gas company. The company was founded by Jeffery S. Johnson in 1997 and is headquartered in Tulsa, OK.

Bellatrix Exploration Ltd. is an oil and gas company. The firm engages in the exploration, acquisition, development, and production of oil and natural gas. It focuses on the operation in west central Alberta that develops Spirit River. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Primexx Energy Partners Ltd. acquires, develops, and produces domestic onshore oil and gas reserves. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Newcastle Capital Management LP is a hedge fund that operates in the financial industry. The private company is based in Dallas, TX and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Mark E. Schwarz, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Permian Holdco 1, Inc. is an oil and gas firm. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Carlson Capital LP is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative asset management firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Clinton Carlson in 1993. Carlson Capital provides discretionary investment advisory services to privately-offered pooled investment vehicles and certain managed accounts.

Energy XXI (Bermuda) Ltd. operates as an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company. It engages in the business of acquisition, exploration, development and operation of oil and natural gas properties. The company was founded by John D. Schiller Jr. and David W. Griffin in June 2005 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. engaged in the exploration and production of oil and gas. The company was founded in 2006 and was headquartered in Houston, TX.

Goodrich Petroleum Corp. engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas on properties. It holds interests in the Haynesville Shale Trend in northwest Louisiana and East Texas; Tuscaloosa Marine Shale Trend located in southwest Mississippi and southeast Louisiana; and the Eagle Ford Shale Trend situated in South Texas. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Titan Energy LLC engages in the development and production of natural gas, crude oil and natural gas liquids. It operates through the following segments: Gas and Oil Production and Drilling Partnership Management. The Gas and Oil Production segment comprises of production operations in Eagle Ford Shale, Coalbed Methane, Appalachia Basin and Mid-Continent assets. The Drilling Partnership Management segment includes well construction and completion, administration and oversight, well services and gathering and processing. The company was founded in October 2011 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

Part of JPMorgan Chase & Co., The Bear Stearns Cos. LLC provides investment banking and securities dealing services. The company is based in New York, NY.

State Bar of Texas provides legal educational programming services. The private company is based in Austin, TX.

Baker Botts LLP provides legal services. Its services include antitrust and compensation law, corporate, enforcement and investigations, environmental law, intellectual property, litigation, projects, real estate and construction, regulatory, and tax. The firm renders its services to banking and finance industry, energy and natural resources, manufacturing, and technological industries. The company was founded by Peter Gray in 1840 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Heritage Power LLC provides electricity services to residential and commercial customers. The company is headquartered in McAllen, TX.

Speyside Partners LLC is a team of experienced professionals based in Dallas, TX, who specialize in providing advice to companies in transition. The private company focuses on complex engagements that require the full-time or almost full-time commitment and involvement of their senior leadership team. The company has completed over $30 billion in transactions across a variety of industries, including energy, transportation & infrastructure, media & telecom, industrial & distribution, technology, real estate, retail, and financial services. The team has successfully advised on numerous international and cross-border transactions throughout the world. Speyside Partners was founded by Daniel A. Gillett and Steven J. Pully.

Permian Tank & Manufacturing, Inc. manufactures and supplies steel products. Its products include steel and fiberglass oil storage tanks, gun barrels, volumetric meter chambers, separators, and free water knockouts. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Odessa, TX.

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.