Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.

OCM uses fundamental analysis and may engage in long term or short term purchases, trading, short sales in certain strategies, margin transactions, and option writing, including covered options, uncovered options or spreading strategies. They manage assets across a wide range of investment strategies within four asset classes: credit, private equity, real assets and listed equities. The firm provides overall discretionary management for accounts within six asset classes: Distressed Debt, Corporate Debt, Control Investing, Convertible Securities, Real Estate, and Listed Equities. OCM's research revolves around enumerating the elements required and identifying investment candidates through which they seek to satisfy those requirements.

GoldenTree was established on March 1, 2000 by Steven Tananbaum, the firm’s Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer. Today the firm is one of the largest independent asset managers focused on credit, managing a variety of absolute return and long only strategies. In 2000, Mr. Tananbaum launched the firm’s flagship hedge fund, GoldenTree Master Fund. In 2001, GoldenTree launched its long only fund, GoldenTree High Yield Value Fund, which is ranked in the 1st percentile by eVestment Alliance for its five year, seven year and inception to date track record. Today GoldenTree manages a variety of absolute return and long-only strategies that leverage the firm’s unique investment process and core competencies. The firm is a Partnership that is 100% employee owned. As assets under management have grown, the firm has been able to leverage its partnership culture to attract and retain key investment personnel and business executives. Currently, GoldenTree has 24 partners and over 180 employees, including a 42 member investment team that operates out of offices in New York and London and sources investments throughout developed markets.

Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC is an American private company located in Stamford, CT, that provides investment advice. The firm was founded in 2000 by Carl Jonathan Zuckerberg.

Kelso & Co. seeks to realize significant long-term capital gains by investing in equity, equity-related and other securities and obligations of entities undergoing LBOs and recapitalizations and that require capital for operations or business expansion. Kelso's funds primarily pursue investment opportunities in growing middle-market companies across a broad range of industries. The firm is primarily engaged in the purchase of significant ownership of businesses, including private companies, divisions or subsidiaries of public or private companies, public companies through recapitalizations or going private transactions and significant blocks of stock from public or private companies seeking equity capital or persons seeking liquidity. They focus on a variety of sectors including manufacturing, communications & media, distribution & services. consumer & retail, chemicals, healthcare, energy, textiles & apparel and transportation and logistics.Kelso generally seeks control-oriented equity investments in companies led by strong management teams that are responsible for strategic growth and day-to-day company operations. The firm may take minority stakes in companies, typically in conjunction with board representation or other significant shareholders' rights, or may join with other investors as a member of a control group. They do not engage in hostile acquisitions or substantial dismantling or liquidation of companies. Kelso is a long-term investor, typically retaining equity ownership for five to seven years. Ownership values are realized by a number of exit strategies, including public stock offering, recapitalization, sale back to the company, sale to a financial buyer and sale to a corporate buyer.