Alothon Group LLC

Leucadia National Corporation is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, engages in telecommunications, health care services, manufacturing, banking and lending, real estate and winery businesses. As of August 2005, Leucadia was valued at more than 4 billion dollars. The company s highest profile move to-date was a bid in 2004 to acquire 50 percent of telecommunications company MCI's common stock. Leucadia National Corporation is headquartered in New York, but has additional offices in Salt Lake City.

Founded in 1968, AEA Investors is a private equity firm that focuses investment activities on value-added industrials, specialty chemicals and consumer products. The firm manages more than $1.5 billion of invested and committed capital. In the industrial products and specialty chemicals sectors, AEA Investors primarily looks for companies that have high value-added margins, strong and defensible market positions in attractive niches, and opportunities to grow both organically and through strategic acquisitions. In addition, the company serves the consumer products and business service sectors. AEA Investors also makes investments in outsourcing and retail services companies that deliver value-added solutions in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Located in New York, N.Y., Emporium Partners Group is an innovative specialty finance firm. It provides uniquely structured, senior secured debt capital to both public and private growth companies. The company provides a wide array of debt financing, such as convertible debt, term and bridge loans, lease facilities and receivables financing. Emporium Partners Group s portfolio companies include middle market borrowers, representing a large and underserved market. The firm offers loans between $5 -$100 million to growth companies primarily for financing, working capital, acquisitions, debt repayment, special situations and restructuring. It has an experience of over 40 collectible years in growth companies.