James Serkes

Hudson Valley Investment Advisors, Inc. (HVIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Goshen, New York. The firm is a subsidiary of Orange County Bancorp, Inc. (OTCMKTS: OCBI). HVIA was founded in 2012, and provides investment management services on both a discretionary and nondiscretionary basis to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, pension and profit sharing plans, charitable institutions, and investment companies.

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.