Nik A. Pai

Founded in 2009, G-2 Trading LLC is an investment advisor located in New York City

Founded in 2004 by Stephan Vermut, Aaron Vermut and Charles Brama, Merlin Securities LLC is a broker/dealer located in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Wells Fargo Securities LLC and their ultimate parent is Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). The firm provides advanced reporting, analytics, trading and operational services to over 400 hedge funds and managed account platforms. Merlin Securities is an introducing broker to J.P. Morgan Clearing Corp., Goldman Sachs Execution and Clearing (GSEC) and National Bank of Canada (NBCN) and is fully integrated with Northern Trust

Carl M. Loeb Advisory Partners LP (dba Loeb Capital Management) is a hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by in 1988 and provides investment advice and management services to private funds, institutions and high net worth individuals.

Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (Lord Abbett) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Founded in 1929, Lord Abbett provides advisory services to a variety of institutional clients, the Lord Abbett Funds and other registered investment companies sponsored by third parties, the Lord Abbett UCITS Funds, the Lord Abbett Luxembourg Fund, other foreign funds, privately offered commingled funds and various separately managed accounts.