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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.

Straus Asset Management was founded on January 1, 1998, to oversee the Straus Partners Fund LP, with the establishment of Straus Capital Management L.L.C. Additionally, the Straus China Partners Fund was launched on January 1, 2007, under the same management. Melville Mickey Straus served as the principal for both funds until his passing in May 2014, after which the funds were fully liquidated by the end of that year. The office of Straus Asset Management continues to operate, providing asset management services. Generated from the website

Organized in 1991, Meridian Capital Group, LLC is a national commercial real estate finance and advisory firm. Based in New York, N.Y., it specializes as one of the leading commercial mortgage brokerage firm in the United States. The firm offers a range of real estate loan products, including fixed rate, floating, construction, mezzanine, bridge and renovation/repositioning. The company also provides various types of properties, including multifamily, office, retail, hotel, health care, industrial, self-storage and mixed-use.