Brad Meikle

Founded in 1997, Williams Trading LLC is a registered broker/dealer located in Westport, Connecticut. The firm provides outsourced trading solutions to hedge fund managers. They seek to also provide greater access to information, increased liquidity, full anonymity and better execution in equity trading.

Coker & Palmer, Inc. is an independent registered broker/dealer and financial advisor headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi. The firm was founded by James D. Coker and James Y. Palmer in 1991. Coker & Palmer offers professional services in traditional securities brokerage to individuals and institutions as well as fee based asset management services.

Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC (Craig-Hallum) is an employee-owned, idea-driven research, trading and investment banking firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Bradley Baker and Kevin Harris in 1997. Craig-Hallum provides research, institutional sales and trading and investment banking services to institutional investors and growth companies.

Meikle Capital Management LLC is a hedge fund manager located in Greenbrae, California.

Founded in 2008, Renewable Analytics LLC (RA) is an industry research firm headquartered in San Francisco. The firm provides objective and timely supply chain research in the solar photovoltaic industry. They conduct research through typical channel checks, combined with more systematic surveys. RA's research reports track the changes in the variables that impact growth and profitability including but not limited to: (1) end customer and market demand per country (2) subsidies in each country (3) pricing of silicon and other key components (4) cell equipment utilization rates (5) solar equipment shipments (6) technology transitions and (8) foreign exchange and interest rates. The firm produces monthly reports based on surveys of the dealers, module makers and silicon manufacturers. RA also produces quarterly and annual reports covering supply, demand, subsidy and technology trends.

Founded in 2003 by Brad Meikle, AMPAC Technology Research is a research firm located in San Francisco. The firm focuses on the electronics industry. The portfolio is in vested 40% in the US, 40% in developed Europe and 20% in Asia. They combine bottoms-up research with a broad perspective on macroeconomic, secular, and cyclical factors. AMPAC employs rigorous global research and analysis of new technologies, product cycles, competitive positioning, inventory dynamics, pricing behavior and financial statements of individual companies. The firm will short telecommunications, media and airline companies.

Founded by Peter A. Wright in 1990, P.A.W. Capital Corp. is a hedge fund manager located in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm is also known as P.A.W. Partners.

G.research (formerly known as Gabelli & Co., Inc.) is a registered institutional research and brokerage firm headquartered in Rye, New York and was founded in 1976. The firm is a subsidiary of Gabelli Securities, Inc. and their ultimate parent is GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE: GBL). G.research has an emphasis on small and mid-cap ideas. Their core competencies include aerospace and defense, automotive aftermarket, food and beverage, gaming and lodging, industrials, media, specialty chemicals, telecom and utilities. They publish daily research notes and full reports utilizing their proprietary Private Market Value (PMV) with a Catalyst methodology.