Brian Michael Fahrman

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC provides a variety of capital raising, market making, advisory and brokerage services for governments, financial institutions, high-net-worth individuals, and corporate clients and affiliates. It is also a primary dealer in U.S. government securities and an underwriter, placement agent, and dealer for money market instruments, commercial paper, mortgage and other assetbacked securities, as well as a range of debt, equity and other convertible securities of corporations and other issuers. The company was founded on January 3, 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Merrill Lynch Group, Inc. co-owns and operates Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., a company that provides wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. It was established on July 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

State Street Bank & Trust Co. (SSBT) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1792 and is owned by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSBT serves as the administrator, fund accountant and transfer agent for the WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund, an exchange-traded fund.

Founded in 2001, McDonnell Investment Management LLC is a wealth management firm and registered investment advisor located in Oak Brook Terrace, Illinois with an additional office in New York City. The firm is a direct subsidiary of Natixis Global Asset Management LP, which is an indirect subsidiary of Natixis Global Asset Management, (NGAM), an international asset management group based in Paris, France. NGAM is in turn owned by Natixis, a French investment banking and financial services firm. Natixis is principally owned by BPCE, France’s second largest banking group. McDonnell provides customized investment management services for institutional and private clients. Their client base includes retirement plans, insurance companies, charitable organizations, municipalities, hospitals, corporations and private clients.