Julien Guillaume Balkany

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

Toreador Resources Corp. engages in oil and gas exploration services. It is an independent international energy company engaged in the acquisition, development, exploration and production of crude oil. It holds interests in developed and undeveloped oil properties in France. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc (Bear Stearns) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of The Bear Stearns Cos LLC founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in the US.

Nanes Balkany Management LLC is a hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2008 by Daryl Nanes and Julien Balkany. They are a subsidiary of Nanes Balkany Partners LLC. Nanes Balkany Management manages assets of financially sophisticated clients.