Edward McCarthy

Salient Partners LP (Salient) is an asset management boutique headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 2002 by Andrew Linbeck, Jeremy Radcliffe and Haag Sherman. In 2003, the firm merged with Pinnacle Management & Trust Co. to form Salient Partners & Pinnacle Trust Co. Two years later the firm adopted the name Salient Partners LP. In 2022, they were acquired by Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE: WHG). Salient provides real assets, tactical equity alternatives, and private solutions for institutional investors and investment advisors.

Calyon Financial, Inc. is a global brokerage firm located in Chicago. The firm provides institutional clients with access to financial and commodity markets around the world. They hold memberships on the major worldwide futures and equity options markets. Calyon provides trade execution, global clearing and eBrokerage services. They offer futures and options, equities, foreign exchange, fixed-income, financials, energies, metals, agriculturals and softs and securitiy futures products. They are the primary broker subsidiary of Calyon Corporate & Investment Bank.

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.