Eli Salig

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.

Third Avenue Management LLC (TAM) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered New York City. The firm was founded by Martin J. Whitman in 1986 as EQSF Advisers, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Third Avenue Holdings Delaware LLC, ultimately held by Affiliated Manager's Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG). TAM provides investment advice to registered investment companies, private funds, offshore funds, individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, estates, educational institutions, endowments and foundations.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Information Resources, Inc. engages in the provision of enterprise market information solutions and services. Its solutions include market performance and strategy, consumer and shopper intelligence, analytics and in-market execution, media, and technology. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Aon Plc is engaged in the provision of a range of risk, retirement, and health solutions. It operates through Aon United segment. The Aon United segment gives advice and solutions to clients focused on risk, retirement, and health through five principal products and service revenue lines: Commercial Risk Solutions, Reinsurance Solutions, Retirement Solutions, Health Solutions, and Data and Analytic Services. The Commercial Risk Solutions includes retail brokerage, cyber solutions, global risk consulting, and captives. The Reinsurance Solutions comprises treaty and facultative reinsurance brokerage and capital markets. The Retirement Solutions consists core retirement, investment consulting, and talent, rewards and performance. The Health Solutions involves in heath and benefits brokerage and healthcare exchanges. The Data and Analytic Services composes of Affinity, Aon InPoint, and ReView. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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.

Beeline.com, Inc. provides human resource services. It specializes in solutions that optimize the non-employee workforce. The firm?s technical and business services include implementation, integrations, support, training, vendor administration and account management, global strategy and governance, consulting and custom data analysis. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Kroll, Inc. provides information management, data recovery and legal technologies products and services. It offers corporate restructuring, forensic accounting, intelligence and investigation, background screening and security services. The firm also provides risk mitigation services that include valuation and litigation consulting, electronic evidence and data recovery. The company was founded by Jules B. Kroll in 1972 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

National Bank Financial, Inc. (NBF) is a Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 1902 and is a direct subsidiary of National Bank Acquisition Holding, Inc., ultimately owned by National Bank of Canada (TSX: NA). NBF is an integrated firm that combines retail advisory and brokerage services with institutional brokerage, investment banking, corporate finance and securities clearing services for third parties.

Sparta Systems, Inc. engages in the provision of enterprise quality management software solutions. Its products includes TrackWise Digital, TrackWise, and QualityWise.ai. Its services includes Sparta training, customer support, and consultation and delivery.The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Hamilton, NJ.

New Mountain Capital LLC (New Mountain Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Steven Klinsky. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Alexander Mann Solutions Ltd. provides recruitment process outsourcing services. Its offers resourcing communications, operations consulting, technology consulting, business intelligence, assessment and selection, graduate recruitment, and executive resourcing services. The company was founded by Rosaleen Blair in 1996 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Cowen Investment Management LLC (Cowen Investment Management) is a venture capital subsidiary of Cowen, Inc. founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Cowen Investment Advisors LLC is a hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 as Ramius Advisors LLC. In May 2017, they changed their legal name to Cowen Investment Advisors LLC and continues to do business as Ramius Advisors LLC. The firm is a subsidiary of Cowen Investment Management LLC, ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSX: TD) in Canada. Cowen Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management services to private funds, UCITS funds, and to registered investment companies.

Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. engages in the provision of electricity transmission and distribution services. The firm specializes in energy marketing, information technology and regulatory compliance. The company was founded in March 1998 and is headquartered in Carmel, IN.

Western Dental Services, Inc. engages in provision of general, cosmetic dentistry, and orthodontics services. It offers root canals, gum disease treatment, tooth replacement, oral surgery, braces and invisalign, children's dentistry, cavity prevention and treatment, and emergency dental care. The company was founded by Curtis Beauchamp in 1903 and is headquartered in Orange, CA.