Ian Supadio Morris

Blackstone Alternative Asset Management LP (BAAM) is a fund-of-hedge funds manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Stephen Schwarzman in 1990 and is owned by Blackstone Holdings I-Sub (BAAM) GP LLC, ultimately held by The Blackstone Group, Inc. (NYSE: BX). BAAM provides hedge fund solutions for institutional investors and sophisticated individuals.

Blackstone Alternative Investment Advisors LLC (BAIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund management firm which was founded by Stephen Schwarzman in 2012. The firm is a subsidiary of Blackstone Holdings I LP and their ultimate parent is Blackstone, Inc. (NYSE: BX). Headquartered in New York City, BAIA is an investment advisor to registered management investment companies and wholly-owned and controlled subsidiaries of these registered funds.

Founded in 1969, HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) Inc. is an SEC-registered brokerage firm and registered futures commission merchant located in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is HSBC Holdings Plc. (NYSE: HBC). HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) is a member of FINRA, the NYSE and the SIPC. Their securities and annuity products are provided by registered representatives and insurance agents of HSBC Securities (U.S.A.). In California, HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) conducts insurance business as HSBC Securities Insurance Services. Insurance products are offered through insurance agents of HSBC Insurance Agency (U.S.A.) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Bank U.S.A. NA and an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc. The company also engages in investment banking underwriting, dealing and brokering of debt and equity securities and futures contracts and is a primary dealer in U.S. Government and federal agency securities.