The list of those investors , disclosed in filings in federal court in San Francisco , reads like a who 's who of rich Americans , including Edward S. Lampert , the hedge fund billionaire and chairman of Sears Holdings ; Paul and Maurice Marciano , the founders and co-chairmen of the Guess clothing company ; Gary C. Wendt , the former General Electric and Conseco executive ; and Bill Simon Jr. , who ran for governor of California in 2002 .