Thomas Hester

Jones Energy, Inc. is an independent oil and natural gas company. It engages in the exploration, development, production, and acquisition of oil and natural gas. The company was founded by Jonny Jones in 1988 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Jones Energy II, Inc. is an independent oil and natural gas company, which engages in the exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties in the Anadarko basin of Oklahoma and Texas. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.