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Imperial Capital, LLC
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Imperial Capital is a nationally recognized full–service investment banking and institutional securities
firm offering a wide range of services to a diverse client base. These services include mergers and
acquisitions, private placements, divestitures, financial restructuring and recapitalizations, capital
raising, and valuations. The firm provides a strong background in Security Products and Services,
Technology, Consumer, and Business Services sectors, and is comprised of over 50 professionals located
in offices in Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco. Imperial Capital’s professionals bring a unique
set of experiences and qualifications to complement their extensive capital markets capabilities, and
are dedicated to advising and implementing creative, value enhancing solutions for their corporate and
institutional investor clients.
You can learn more about the company through their website:
www.imperialcapital.com
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John E. Mack III
Managing Director, Head of Mergers & Acquisitions
Imperial Capital, LLC
John
John E. Mack III is the Managing Director, Head of Mergers & Acquisitions for Imperial Capital, LLC,
a leading middle-market investment bank and full service institutional brokerage firm, as. Formerly,
the founder and CEO of USBX Advisory Services, Mr. Mack served on the Board of Directors and was
responsible for the business’s growth which lead to the strategic decision to join forces with Imperial
Capital to form a much larger full service investment bank.
Prior to founding USBX, Mr. Mack served as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of
Directors of Protection One, Inc. (NYSE: POI), the nation's second largest provider of life safety
and property monitoring services. Prior to assuming the role of CEO, Mr. Mack held the positions
of Chief Financial Officer, Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President of Business Development,
where he was involved in over 200 acquisitions and oversaw the company’s growth from approximately
30,000 subscribers and $17 million in revenue to more than 1.6 million subscribers, over $600 million
in revenue and an enterprise value of $2 billion. Before joining Protection One, Mr. Mack was a
senior executive officer with Westec Security, Inc.

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Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp
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Established in 1908, Mitchell Silberberg’s 125 attorneys provide
integrated legal and business solutions addressing our clients’
concerns in the following areas: Complex Litigation; Labor and Employment,
Immigration and Benefits; Intellectual Property and Technology; Entertainment
and New Media; Tax and Family Wealth Planning; Environmental Law; and
Corporate/Business Transactions with a focus on the security industry.
You can learn more about the company through their web site: www.msk.com
Lessing E. Gold
Partner and Chair, MS&K Corporate Department
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Lessing
Gold is Chair of the Corporate Department at Mitchell Silberberg &
Knupp LLP. He has served as counsel in innumerable mergers and acquisitions
within the security industry, including the recent
acquisition of one of the largest security alarm companies in the United
States. Les serves as general counsel to the California Alarm Association,
advising the organization on regulatory, antitrust, and liability issues.
He is also a frequent speaker at the Central Alarm and Security Industry
Associations and author of a monthly column in a leading security trade
publication.

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CapitalSource Finance, LLC
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CapitalSource is a specialized commercial finance company operating as a REIT and offering first mortgage, asset-based, cash flow and mezzanine financing to small and mid-sized borrowers.. By offering a broad array of financial products, we had outstanding $10.5 billion in loan commitments as of June 30, 2006. The Security Lending Group is one of the strategic business units of CapitalSource and provides loans to companies focused on the protection of life, property, and information. Headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland, the company has a national network of offices across the country.
You can learn more about the company through their web site: www.capitalsource.com
Bill Polk
Managing Director
CapitalSource Finance, LLC
Mr. Polk is Managing Director of CapitalSource’s Security Lending Group and serves on CapitalSource’s Executive Committee. With over $11 billion
in financing commitments, CapitalSource (NYSE:CSE), is one of the leading commercial finance companies in the U.S., offering asset-based, senior,
cash flow, and mezzanine financing to middle-market borrowers. CapitalSource’s Security Lending Group provides financing to service, manufacturing,
and technology companies in the security and homeland defense industries. Particular areas of focus include surveillance and monitoring products and
services, fire prevention and suppression, access control, counterterrorism equipment and services, biometrics and other identity solutions, weapons
scanning and detection, intelligence and data management, risk mitigation services, public safety products and services, and specialty guard services and training.
Prior to joining CapitalSource, Mr. Polk was a co-founder of SLP Capital, a specialty finance company focused on security industry lending which was acquired
by CapitalSource in 2004. Mr. Polk also worked in the Multinational Lending Group at Chemical Bank in New York and served as Vice President of AAI, Inc.,
a Boston-area based management consulting firm.
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