John Benjamin Griff

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.

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.

Founded by Donald Putnam and Jefffrey Lovell in 1987, Putnam Lovell NBF Securities is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City with an additional office in Boston. The firm is a subsidiary of Jefferies & Co., Inc. and their ultimate parent is Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Putnam Lovell NBF Securities provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. Their clients include U.S. and foreign financial institutions, mutual fund companies, private investment firms, broker/dealers, insurance companies, e-Finance companies and banks.

Putnam Lovell NBF Group, Inc. provides international investment banking services. It offers merger and acquisition advice, Canadian equity sales and trading, U.S. Equity Derivatives, fixed income sales, trading and general corporate finance advisory services. The firm has offices in New York, San Francisco, Boston and London. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Lehman Brothers Bancorp, Inc. provides banking and financial services. It offers savings, credit cards, and brokerage and mortgage services. The firm also provides home financing, asset based lending, and residential real estate finance. The company was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Founded in 2004, Tuckerbrook Alternative Investments LP is located in Marblehead, Massachusetts with an additional office in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm is a subsidiary of Tuckerbrook Alternative Investments LLC. They manage the Tuckerbrook Long Short Value Fund LP and the Tuckerbrook SB Global Distressed Fund I LP.

Bache Halsey Stuart Shields, Inc. is a company based in IL.

Gleacher & Co., Inc. engages in the provision of strategic and financial advisory services to corporate and institutional clients. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in New York, NY.