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Meriwether Capital, L.L.C., established in 1976, specializes in acquiring middle-market companies for long-term investment purposes. The firm focuses on privately-held, public companies, and corporate divestitures, seeking opportunities for strategic growth and value creation. Generated from their website's infomation

Lazard is a preeminent financial advisory and asset management firm with offices in 27 cities and financial centers in 15 countries around the globe. The firm, founded in New Orleans in 1848, provides services including mergers and acquisitions, asset management and restructuring to corporations, partnerships, institutions, governments and individuals. The firm has advised on more than 100 in-and out-of- court restructurings comprising in excess of $300 billion of debt restructured. Its restructuring assignments have included WorldCom and Reliant Resources in Italy, Parmalat in the U.K., Marconi Corporation plcin France and the U.K., Eurotunnel plc and in Korea, Daewoo.