Ilka Gregory

Protégé Partners LLC is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in South Salem, New York. The firm was founded in 2002 by Jeffrey Tarrant and Ted Seides. They provide investment supervisory services on a discretionary basis to pooled investment vehicles which are generally managed as hedge funds-of-funds.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Inforte Corp. provides consulting services in the United States, Europe, and India. The company's services include customer relationship management, strategy, business intelligence, and analytics and managed services. It also provides marketing mix modeling, customer transaction analysis, direct marketing, database management, and database hosting. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered Chicago, IL.

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.