Jonathan Pollack

Lifebank Corp. is a cryogenic facility company engages in the business of processing and cryopreserving umbilical cord blood stem cells for families. It offers clinically proven procedures available for the cryogenic storage of umbilical cord blood stem cells. It uses umbilical cord stem cells for the treatment of diseases, such as leukemia, metabolic disorders, immune disorders, bone marrow failure, genetic disorders, and many others. Lifebank markets its services by using various avenues including distributing brochures to doctors' offices, clinics and hospitals, delivering lectures to groups of doctors and other healthcare providers, speaking at prenatal classes, and maintaining contact with the media to encourage informed articles about umbilical cord blood stem cells. The company was founded on Feb 21, 1996 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.

JMP Group Inc. is a full-service investment banking and asset management firm, together with its subsidiaries it provides investment banking, sales and trading, and equity research services to corporate and institutional clients, and alternative asset management products and services to institutional investors and high net-worth individuals. The company operates its business through five segments: Broker-Dealer, Asset Management, Corporate Credit, Investment Income, Eliminations and Corporate Costs. The Broker-Dealer segment includes a broad range of services, such as underwriting and acting as a placement agent for public and private capital markets raising transactions and financial advisory services in M&A, restructuring and other strategic transactions. The Broker-Dealer segment also includes institutional brokerage services and equity research services to institutional investor clients. The Asset Management segment includes the management of a broad range of pooled investment vehicles, including the company's hedge funds, hedge funds of funds. The Corporate Credit segment includes the management of collateralized loan obligations and small business loans. The Investment Income segment includes income from the company's principal investments in public and private securities, as well as any other net interest and income from investing activities. The Corporate Costs segment includes expenses related to JMP Group Inc., the holding company, and JMP Group LLC, and is mainly comprised of corporate overhead expenses and interest expense related to the company's credit facility with City National Bank. JMP Group was founded by Joseph A. Jolson and Carter D. Mack in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Violy, Byorum & Partners LLC provides strategic advisory and investment banking services. The company was founded by Violy McCausland-Seve and is headquartered in New York, NY.