This affidavit provides testimony in support of an involuntary bankruptcy petition filed by Spectrum Investment Partners LP and other petitioning creditors against Allied Systems Holdings, Inc. and Allied Systems, Ltd. (L.P.). [1] Jeffrey Schaffer, the Managing Member of Spectrum Group Management LLC, which is the investment manager of Spectrum, states that [2] Spectrum is a creditor of the alleged debtors based on loans made under a 2007 first lien credit agreement, and is owed over $21.5 million. [3] The affidavit attaches documentation of assignments establishing Spectrum's status and claims as a creditor with standing to file the involuntary bankruptcy petition.