Daniel L. Black

A wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Co., Inc. (NYSE: BK), BNY Capital Markets, Inc. is a fixed-income broker-dealer headquartered in Roseland NJ. The firm provides sales, trading and research in investment grade, crossover, high-yield, distressed and convertible securities. The research team provides analysis in stressed/distressed situations and industry coverage of airlines, utilities and independent power producers.BNY is a member of the SIPC and the NASD.

Wicks seeks to acquire and develop companies in selected segments of the communications, information and media industries, by investing at strategic inflection points in industry development and identifying market discontinuities and emerging trends ahead of other industry participants. Wicks seeks to invest (or to exit) at favorable prices relative to current and future values.They acquire companies in specialty segments and mid-size geographic markets. Generally, these businesses are privately held or non-core divisions of large corporations. They tend to be underdeveloped, carry excess costs, suffer from a lack of resources, and face less competition. As a result, managerial, operational and financial improvements are readily identifiable.Wicks seeks to acquire one or more platform businesses in each target segment and make subsequent add-on investments as a strategic buyer to gain consolidation benefits, economies of scale and scope, greater market penetration and coverage, and stronger management teams.

The Bank of New York Co., Inc. provides banking and other financial services to corporations and individuals worldwide. It also offers securities servicing and global payment services, corporate banking, BNY Asset Management and Private Client Services, Retail Banking and Global Market Services. Client base of the company include financial institutions, corporations, government entities, endowments and foundations. The company, founded in 1784 is headquartered in New York.