Nicholas B. Paumgarten

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Post Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which develops, owns and manages upscale multi-family apartment communities in selected markets in the United States. It operates through the following segment: Fully Stabilized Communities, Newly Stabilized Communities, Lease-up Communities, Acquired Communities, and Held for Sale and Sold Communities. The Fully Stabilized Communities segment includes those apartment communities which have been stabilized for both the current and prior year. The Newly Stabilized Communities segment includes communities which reached stabilized occupancy. The Lease-up Communities segment includes those communities that are under development, rehabilitation and in lease-up. The Acquired Communities segment include those communities acquired. The Held for Sale and Sold Communities segment includes those apartment and mixed-use communities classified as held for sale or sold. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Post Apartment Homes LP owned, developed, and managed upscale multi-family apartment communities. It engaged in developing and selling luxury for-sale condominium homes. The company was founded in 1993 and was headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Atlanticus Services Corp. operates as a specialty finance company that markets branded credit cards and related financial services. It provides services to consumers who are underserved by traditional financial institutions. The firm also uses its financial resources and volunteer efforts to address the challenges affecting its customers. The company was founded by David G. Hanna on August 14, 1996 is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

SPARTA Insurance Holdings, Inc. operates as a parent company with interest in providing insurance services. The company offers its services through its subsidiary American Employers Insurance Co. and Sparta Insurance Co. It was founded in March 2007 and is headquartered in Hartford, CT.