Bob McCann

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

The American Ireland Fund raises funds for the support programs of peace and reconciliation, arts and culture, education, and community development throughout the island of Ireland. The company was founded by Anthony J.F. O'Reilly and Daniel M. Rooney in 1976 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

AXA Financial, Inc. provides financial advisory and insurance services. The company operates in two business segments: The Financial Advisory/Insurance and The Investment Management. The Financial Advisory/Insurance segment offers a variety of term, variable and universal life insurance products, variable and fixed-interest annuity products, mutual funds and other investment products and asset management, financial planning and other services principally to individuals, small and medium-size businesses and professional and trade associations. The Investment Management segment is principally comprised of the investment management business. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Group's principal activities are to provide investment, financing, advisory, insurance and related products and services on a global basis. The Group's services includes securities brokerage, trading, insurance, record keeping and underwriting through its broker, dealer, banking, insurance and other financial services subsidiaries. The Group operates in three business segments: Global Markets and Investment Banking group, Global Private Client, and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. The principal subsidiary of the Group is Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., which provides securities brokerage, option contracts, commodity and financial futures contracts, selected insurance products, options, corporate and municipal securities, investment banking and business advisory services. The Group operates in Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Pacific Rim, Canada and Latin America. In 2005, the Group acquired Pax Clearing Corp, the advest Group and Amvescap Plc.

UBS Americas, Inc. provides investment advice services. It offers wealth, asset management and investment banking services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

UBS AG engages in the provision of financial advisory solutions for private and institutional investors, intermediaries, and wealth management clients. The firm focuses on the areas of wealth and asset management, as well as investment banking. It offers retail investment products, global financing services, investment research, bespoke financing, traditional investments, as well as bonds and equities. The company was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

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