Brian D. Markworth

Citizens JMP Securities LLC (Citizens JMP) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Joseph Jolson in 2002 and was formerly JMP Securities LLC. The firm is a subsidiary of JMP Holding LLC, ultimately held by Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG). Citizens JMP provides equity research, institutional brokerage, and investment banking services to public and private growth companies and their investors. They are a research-driven, growth-oriented firm that provides services to small- and mid-sized companies and the institutions that invest in them. The firm specializes in four high-growth sectors of the economy: technology, healthcare, financial services, and real estate.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Banc of America Securities (BAS) is the investment banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC). The firm provides both the domestic and international equity and investment banking markets, and pursues a strategy pioneered by Citigroup that combines corporate lending with investment banking advice and services. They provide high-yield debt underwriting and leveraged finance, in addition to industry coverage groups such as healthcare, media and telecom, financial institutions, real estate and gaming. BAS also does a significant amount of work for Financial Sponsors, or private equity firms, often financing leveraged transactions. Following the strategy of Goldman Sachs, the firm lacks a standalone mergers and acquisitions department, instead employing mergers and acquisitions senior bankers throughout the industry coverage groups. The firm is registered as a broker/dealer with the SEC, is a member of the NYSE, and the NASD. The use of Banc in the BAS's name is indicative of the fact that the company is not a bank, and their deposits and other holdings are not insured by the FDIC.

Citadel Investment Group, Inc. provides investment banking, institutional trading, and fund administration services. It invests in the public equity, fixed income, and alternative investment markets across the globe. The firm makes its fixed income investments in government bonds and mortgage-backed securities. The company was founded in 1990 by Kenneth Cordele Griffin and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Global Analytics, Inc. provides predictive analytics and risk management solutions. The firm offers analytic consulting and access to proprietary underwriting and servicing platforms to companies around the globe. Its portfolio of brands includes Drafty and Lending Stream. The company was founded by Krishna Gopinathan, Steve Biafore, and Purna Patnaik in 2003 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Zebit, Inc. operates as an e-commerce merchant. It offers products in the following categories: electronics, e-certificates, home and decor, kitchen and dining, fashion, jewelry, kids and baby, furniture, beauty, sports and recreation, health and fitness, and auto. The company was founded by Michael A. Thiemann and Marc A. Schneider in 2015 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.