Dan Ortega

National Tax & Financial Services, Inc. provides federal, state and local tax preparation services to individuals, predominantly in the middle and upper income tax brackets, accounting services to small and midsize companies. It specializes in financial planning services, including securities brokerage, investment management, insurance and financing services. The company was founded by James C. Ciocia in 1981 and is headquartered in Poughkeepsie, NY.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

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.

NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc. provides securities exchange services. It offers electronic and floor-based trading solutions to financial firms, dealers, investment institutions and listed public companies. The firm’s products include automated price improvement; Boston Exchange automated communication and order-routing network, BEACON REMOTE and execution quality report. The company was founded in 1834 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Anchorage Capital Group LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Kevin Ulrich in 2003 as Anchorage Advisors LLC. They are a subsidiary of Anchorage Advisors Management LLC. Anchorage Capital Group provides investment advisory services to private investment funds and structured credit vehicles.

B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. (BRWA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The firm was founded in 1994 as National Asset Management, Inc. and changed its name to B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. in 2022 following the acquisition of National Holdings Corporation by B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY). BRWA provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations or other business entities, private funds, and pension and profit-sharing plans.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

B. Riley Wealth Management, Inc. (B. Riley), formerly Wunderlich Securities, Inc., is a full-service brokerage firm headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, founded in 1996. The firm is a subsidiary of Wunderlich Investment Co., Inc. B. Riley provides comprehensive wealth management and brokerage services to individuals and families, corporations and non-profit organizations, including qualified retirement plans, trusts, foundations and endowments. In 2001, they expanded their business to include investment advisory services. The firm is duly registered with the SEC.

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.

Colliers Securities LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1997 and formerly known as Dougherty & Co. LLC. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Colliers Mortgage Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Colliers International Group, Inc. (NASDAQ; TSX: CIGI) in Canada. Colliers Securities generally provides brokerage, custody and execution services through a clearing arrangement with National Financial Services LLC, a nonaffiliated firm, member NYSE, SIPC and a Fidelity Investments® Company.

National Financial Services is an operating division and the institutional trading arm of National Financial Services LLC. The firm is a broker/dealer headquartered in Boston. They execute equity and fixed-income securities trades on behalf of institutional clients as well as several Fidelity businesses. Their ultimate parent is FRM LLC. National Financial Services maintains a team of principal traders in New York that make markets in several hundred NASDAQ securities. The firm also has specialists on the Boston Stock Exchange. Their fixed-income operation is a principal dealer in a wide range of taxable and tax-exempt securities. They also underwrite municipal and government agency debt

B. Riley Securities, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm is a subsidiary of B. Riley Securities Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY). The firm was formed in 2017, when B. Riley Financial, Inc. merged two of their brokers, B. Riley & Co. (founded in 1997) and FBR Capital Markets & Co. (founded in 1989), under the name of B. Riley FBR, Inc. B. Riley Securities provides research and trading ideas to institutional clients and high net-worth individuals. They provide investment banking services to a wide range of middle-market private and public companies.

Wilson, Elser, Moscowitz, Edelman & Decker LLP provides legal services. It offers litigation, business and financial, insurance and reinsurance, and government relations services. The firm offers its services to the aesthetics law, automotive and motorized vehicle, aviation and aerospace, chemical, construction, energy, environmental, finance, gaming, sweepstakes and contests, healthcare, hospitality, tourism and leisure, insurance and reinsurance, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, professional services, railroad, real estate, retail, sports, technology, and transportation sectors. The company was founded by Thomas W. Wilson Sr. in 1978 and is headquartered in White Plains, NY.

National Securities Corp., a subsidiary of National Holdings Corp., is an international, full-service, independent brokerage firm with a diverse base of retail and institutional clients. National Securities was founded in 1947 in Seattle, Washington with the goal of providing a full suite of financial products and services to its registered representatives and clients. The firm and their subsidiaries are headquartered in New York City and Seattle and have a multitude of domestic and international offices that provide a broad range of securities brokerage, financial planning, and investment services, as well as corporate finance and investment banking services to corporations and businesses. National Securities' representatives are primarily independent contractors who operate their business with freedom and flexibility in advising their clients. The firm is a member FINRA/SIPC.

Part of B. Riley Financial, Inc., B. Riley Principal Merger Corp operates as a blank check company. The company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Daniel Shribman.

Part of B. Riley Financial, Inc., B. Riley Principal Investments LLC is a company that has invested in the fashion brand Sergio Tacchini. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The brand gained international recognition through its tennis endorsements by some of the greatest tennis champions of all time. In addition to tennis, the brand was adopted by the football casuals subculture in the 80s and the hip-hop scene in the US. Sergio Tacchini was founded in 1966 by the Italian tennis player Sergio Tacchini and is known for bringing color to the tennis courts. Kenneth M. Young has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, Inc. provides architectural services. The private company is based in New Haven, CT.

FaZe Clan, Inc. develops gaming applications. The company was founded by Faze Smokedadope, Thomas Oliveira, Simon Lockyer, and Nathan Betteridge in 2010 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Corp. is a company based in New York, NY.

Connecticut Bar Association, Inc. provides legal services. The private company is based in Connecticut.

New York State Bar Association is a non-profit organization, which provides legal services and offers a membership program for lawyers. It also publishes an array of books, bar journals, law digest, and State Bar news. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Alban, NY.

B. Riley Wealth Management, Inc. (Investment Management) (BRWM-IM) is the asset management division of B. Riley Wealth Management, Inc., a brokerage firm headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The firm was founded in 1996 as Wunderlich Securities, Inc. They are ultimately held by B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY). BRWM-IM provides investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, pension plans, profit-sharing plans, 401(k) plans, wrap programs, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities.