John Swanson

Wachovia Securities LLC offered equity, fixed income, and structured products. It was founded in 2001 and was headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Pacificor LLC is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. The firm was originally founded by the late Michael Klein as Peritus Asset Management LLC in 1995 and became a Limited Liability Corporation in 2001. In April 2002, all assets and employees of Peritus Asset Management were acquired by Core Wealth Management LLC. In January 2007, Core Wealth Management LLC changed their name to Pacificor LLC. The firm manages private investment funds for high net-worth individuals and institutions.

Merrill Lynch Private Client Group is a subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). The firm is headquartered in Pennington, New Jersey.

Peritus Asset Management LLC, formerly Peritus I Asset Management, is a registered investment advisor located in Santa Barbara, California. The firm was originally founded in 1995 by Timothy Gramatovich and Ronald Heller. In April 2002, the firm's assets were acquired and the name was changed to Core Wealth Management LLC. The investment team remained at Core Wealth Management until leaving in May 2004 to form Peritus I Asset Management LLC. Peritus manages traditional separate accounts, pooled assets and structured product portfolios for the institutional and qualified retail markets. They manage a range of Peritus funds.

Freestone Capital Management LLC (Freestone) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm was founded by Gary Furukawa and Gary Smart in 1999 and is principally owned by Freestone Capital Holdings LLC. Freestone provides wealth management and investment advisory services to high net worth families and individuals on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis, typically through managed accounts. They also serve as investment manager to private funds.