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Scopia Capital LLC is a New York based firm that provides investment management with a long/short, value driven, market-neutral approach, as well as long only investment management to institutional investors. The company was founded in 2001 by Matt Sirovich and Jeremy Mindich. We believe that our investment style is unusual in that we combine fundamentally focused, deep due diligence and a concentrated portfolio of high conviction long and short positions with the discipline of market neutrality. As of November 30th 2010, Scopia had $1.6 billion in assets under management and an outstanding team of 24 employees. Our management company has been registered as an investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission since 2003. For further information please contact (212 ) 370-0303 or email us at investors@scopiacapital.com.

H Partners Management is a prominent real estate investment trust located in New York City. Specializing in prime office properties, H Partners Management boasts nearly 20 million square feet of office space in the bustling urban market of New York City. Furthermore, the company is renowned for its ownership and management of over 2.4 million square feet of Manhattan street retail. It focuses on creating flagship stores for well-known brands, solidifying its position as the largest owner and manager of street retail in Manhattan. In addition to its impressive office and street retail portfolios, H Partners Management also owns and operates marketplaces, significant advertising signage in high-traffic areas like Times Square, residential units in New York City, and has contributed to various development and redevelopment projects in the city's urban landscape. Generated from the website content

Och-Ziff Capital Management Group is one of the leading institutional alternative asset management firms in the United States. Founded in 1994, the company employs more than 150 investment professionals at offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Bangalore and Beijing. It offers merger and convertible arbitrage, equity restructuring, credit and private investment services. Och-Ziff Capital Management Group also provides manages over $22 billion of assets for nearly 700 fund investors. Operational for more than 15 years, the company offers risk management and capital preservation services. It has a team of over 35 managing directors who identify new investment ideas and trading strategies.