Matt T. Devlin

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Lighthouse Financial Group LLC provides home equity, commercial, refinancing and construction loans. It offers custom solutions for residential mortgage financing. The company is located in Vancouver, WA.

Channel Capital Group, Inc. owns and operates a web-site for providing hedge fund information and performance data. It provides hedge fund news and data for hedge fund managers and institutional investors. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Citibank NA engages in the provision of banking services. It offers retail and commercial banking; credit cards; banking, capital markets, and advisory; markets and securities services; private banking; and treasury and trade solutions. The company was founded on June 16, 1812 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1986, Merriman Capital, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MERR), a financial services firm that focuses on fast-growing companies and their institutional investors. Merriman provides advisory and investment banking, equity research, institutional services, corporate services and venture services primarily to corporate clients. Merriman Capital provides research, brokerage and trading services primarily to institutional clients. The firm offers a full range of specialized and integrated services including: equity research, specialized trade execution, equity capital markets, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, sales and trading, market making, corporate and venture services, restructurings and strategic advisory services. Merriman Capital employs bottom-up, fundamental analysis of small-cap companies in select industries including clean technology, healthcare, technology and consumer/Internet/media. The firm also has expertise in emerging markets, with emphasis on emerging markets in China. Merriman Capital is known to engage in shareholder activist investment strategies. Merriman Capital is a member of the NASD, the SIPC and FINRA. The firm serves as an introducing broker/dealer for Pershing LLC. They do not hold or maintain funds or securities or provide clearing services for other broker/dealers.

Second Street Securities, Inc. provides research, brokerage, and trading services to institutional investors, hedge funds, and registered investment advisors. The company was founded by Gerard M. Visci in 1997 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA.

NYFIX, Inc. provides electronic trading solutions. It provides value-added informational and analytic services and powerful tools for measuring execution quality. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Advanced Financial Applications, Inc. provides integrated order processing solutions to buy and sell-side institutions. It helps hedge funds, asset management firms, broker dealers, and family offices grow their businesses by creating and delivering trading solutions to streamline the trade workflow. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of IBG Holdings LLC, Interactive Brokers LLC is a brokerage company. The company is based in Greenwich, CT. The CEO of the company is Milan Galik.

Taylor Rafferty Associates, Inc. provides consulting services in investor relations and financial communications. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Hong Kong and United Kingdom. The company was founded by Brian Joseph Rafferty. Brian Joseph Rafferty has been the CEO since incorporation. Taylor Rafferty Associates was acquired by Taylor Rafferty Associates /Management/ from P1 Holdings LLC on March 27, 2014.

Part of Louis Capital Markets LP, Louis Capital Markets UK LLP is a brokerage firm. The company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 2003 by Patrice Cohen. Patrice Cohen has been the CEO since 2003.

MINT is an independent agency trading house built on a refreshingly different approach best described as 'live and direct'. Predominantly voice based, it provides superior wholesale brokerage services and trading support with a global reach. Highly energized, the team has an enviable reputation for dynamic solutions across an impressive client base. Founded in 2004 with a purely equities capability, MINT now covers a wide range of markets for a list that includes over 500 leading institutional clients. The business is expanding with offices in Dubai, New York and Paris, and a reach that spans the world's major trading capitals. Growing the business both in the quality and the scope of its service it has been lucky enough to attract talented people across all markets. Structured to allow the free movement of ideas and highly motivated, the team also has the support of a uniquely focused research capability and an advanced and developing technology platform. All this allows growing quality relationships built on mutual understanding and trust. Relationships that are, without doubt, the highest valued currency at MINT.

Part of Van der Moolen Holding NV, Van der Moolen Specialists USA LLC operates a trading platform. The company is based in New York, NY.

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities (CFS) is a financial services provider headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1945. They are a subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald LP and their ultimate parent is CF Group Management, Inc. CFS offers an array of financial products and services in the equity and fixed-income capital markets. The firm provides sales and trading, investment banking, asset management, market commentary and market data.

AXES LLC provides financial brokerage services. It provides derivatives exchange, equity research, and international security services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY

BGC Brokers LP (BGC) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by and is a subsidiary of BGC European Holdings LP, ultimately owned by BGC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGC) in the US. BGC provides broking services to broker-dealers, banks, and a range of institutional investors and other sophisticated institutional wholesale market participants.

European Securities Network LLP, also known as ESN, is a private company that provides a unique service through its four members located in different locations. European Securities Network LLP was founded in 1998 and is based in Milan, Italy. It has subsidiaries in Italy and Ireland. The Italian company specializes in delivering client-oriented equity research. ESN organizes conferences and roadshows in various European cities, including London and Paris. The CEO of ESN is Giorgio M. Zancan.

Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC (Silvercrest) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Martin Jaffe in 2001 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silvercrest LP. Silvercrest provides asset management and family office services to families and select institutional investors.

Founded in 1990 by Liam Dalton, Axiom Capital Management, Inc. is a full-service broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm offers traditional fixed-income and equity services including separately managed accounts through mutual funds, hedge funds, fund of funds and exchange funds. They serve high net-worth individuals, pension plans, profit sharing plans and other institutions. Axiom Capital Management is member of FINRA/SIPC. Axiom assists start-up and transitional hedge funds in selecting the prime broker best suited for their funds. The firm's services include: soft dollar reimbursements, execution of foreign market derivatives, turnkey information technology infrastructure solutions. Axiom can meet the needs of hedge funds worth up to $1 billion. Axiom is an experienced soft-dollar broker. The firm works their large, diverse institutional customer base to arrange equitable and compliant soft-dollar agreements. The firm's trading desk adheres to the highest compliance standards combining state-of-the-art technology and experienced traders to deliver quality executions in most domestic and international products.

Founded in 1992, Sunrise Securities Corp. is an investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm specializes in debt and equity financings. They provide a full range of investment banking and corporate financial advisory services for small- to mid-size public and privately-held companies. Sunrise Securities' research efforts focus on a variety of traditional industries and emerging growth sectors including: biotechnology, energy, financial services, information technology, manufacturing, medical devices, metals, natural resources, paper/packaging, pharmaceuticals, precious metals/mining, services, shipping, software, telecommunications and transportation. The Sunrise Sales and Trading team works with a broad group of investors and maintains portfolio-manager level relationships with some of the largest institutional investors in the world including: mutual funds, hedge funds, pension funds, insurance companies, banks and prop desks. Their investors are active in both the primary and secondary markets for debt and equity. Sunrise offers a suite of electronic trading solutions and execution tools including: (1) algorithmic trading including VWAP, Pairs Trading, etc. (2) list trading (3) basket trading (4) block placement and (5) trading of 144 and 144A securities.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Founded in 2005, Copell Financial LLC is an independent research firm located in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey with an additional office in New York City. The firm seeks to identify industries that are undergoing a change in dynamics. They look for events and catalysts that affect the fundamentals and the strategic reasons to buy or sell within a certain industry.

Part of DXC Technology Co., IT Consulting International is a company that provides information technology consulting services. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Michael Friedland. IT Consulting International was acquired by Luxoft OOO on May 01, 2006.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

Court Square Capital Partners LP (Court Square Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1968. The firm is headquartered in New York.