Peter Florian

SystemSoft Corp. develops system level software

Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. (Duff & Phelps) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was established in 1979, evolving from the Duff & Phelps investment research firm founded in 1932. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Partners, Inc., which is wholly-owned by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS). Duff & Phelps provides investment advisory services to institutional clients, mutual funds, closed-end funds, and other pooled investment vehicles as well as to retail clients. Duff & Phelps is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI).

Susquehanna Financial Group LLLP (SFG) is an institutional broker-dealer headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a direct subsidiary of SFG Holding LLC, which is owned by Bodel, Inc. SFG offers a full range of order execution and trading flow services, with a focus on delivering innovative trading strategies and execution services to institutional clients.

Credit Agricole Securities (USA), Inc. (Credit Agricole Securities USA) is a full service broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and formerly known as Calyon Securities USA, Inc. and Credit Lyonnais Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole Global Partners, Inc., which is owned by Rue la Boétie SAS’s Credit Agricole SA (EPA: ACA) in France. Credit Agricole Securities USA provides investors’ customized solutions to ensure they achieve their execution objectives in the tradition of service excellence and product innovation.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Knob Hill Partners LLC (Knob Hill Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Charlie Burckmyer and Scott Noll. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

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.

Part of British American Tobacco plc, B.A.T. Industries Plc is a company that manufactures tobacco products and provides financial and insurance services. The company is based in London, UK.

Cengage Learning, Inc. provides educational technology solutions. It offers personalized services and course driven digital solutions for the higher education and K-12, professional, and library markets. The firm's brands include Brooks, Cole, Course Technology, Delmar, Gale, Heinle, South Western, and Wadsworth. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. provides commercial real estate services. Its services include agency leasing, asset services, capital markets, facility services, global occupier services, investment and asset management, project and development, tenant representation, and valuation and advisory. The company was founded by J. Clydesdale Cushman and Bernard Wakefield on October 31, 1917 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Grosvenor Ltd. operates as a holding company. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Axioma, Inc. develops, markets, and implements optimization modeling and decision support software for the financial services industry. Its products include Axioma Portfolio Optimizer, Axioma Robust Risk Models, Axioma Performance Attribution, Axioma Backtester, Axioma Portfolio Analytics, and Axioma Risk Model Machine. The company was founded by Sebastián Ceria in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Woodbridge Co. Ltd. /New/, Baseline Financial Services is an American company that provides expert background reports and intelligence reporting services for intellectual property litigation. The company specializes in finding the right expert witness and conducting thorough background research on any expert. The company has specialized knowledge and experience in several key practice areas and aims to provide access to a dream team of subject matter experts to help clients achieve their goals. Baseline Financial Services was acquired by Primark Corp. from Bowne & Co., Inc. on January 06, 1997 for $40.70 million.

SKY Harbor Capital Management LLC (SKY Harbor) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was co-founded by Hannah Strasser and Anne Yobage in 2011. They are a subsidiary of SKY Harbor Capital Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by ECN Kessler Holdco LLC. SKY Harbor exclusively focused on the management of portfolios and funds of high yield bonds and leveraged loans for global institutional investors and private wealth advisors. SKY Harbor is a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and a participant in the UN Global Compact.

Greenwich Associates LLC engages in the provision of business consulting services to the financial services industry. It offers market intelligence, benchmarking information, and service provider rankings in the areas of investment management; fixed income; equities; corporate finance; small and midsized business banking; and treasury. The company was founded by Charles D. Ellis in 1972 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

CLSA Americas LLC is a FINRA registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2012 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of CLSA Americas Holdings, Inc., which is ultimately owned by CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600030) in China. CLSA Americas offers a full suite of execution services throughout North America and Latin America.

Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP provides forensic, dispute, and other consulting services. It helps clients tackle complex and challenging issues such as mergers and acquisitions, fraud, litigation and reorganizations. The firm advises clients on managing business controversy and disputes, executing deals and maintaining regulatory compliance and investigates activities such as fraud or money laundering, value real estate and other assets, assist with corporate restructurings, consult on litigations, help execute strategic investments for mergers and acquisitions. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

GoldenTree Asset Management LP (GoldenTree) is a registered independent investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 by Steven A. Tananbaum, Steven Shapiro, Frederick Haddad and Leon Wagner. GoldenTree manages discretionary investment funds and advisory accounts for institutional investors including public and corporate pensions, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, family offices and sovereign wealth funds.

Sidoti & Co. LLC (S&C) is a registered broker and equity research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Sidoti Holding Co. LLC and was founded in 1999. S&C provides research exclusively to institutional investors. The firm covers the following sectors: housing, retail, basic industries, technology, business services, capital goods, automotive, computer software, regional banking, telecommunications, entertainment, healthcare and consumer products. Their analysts conduct their own due diligence which includes visiting companies and meeting with operating and financial management. In addition, the firm's analysts focus on fundamentals, particularly cash flow from operations and EPS.

Founded in 2002, Maxim Group LLC is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides an array of financial services including: investment banking, equity research, private wealth management, structured products and global institutional equity, fixed-income and derivative sales and trading to a diverse range of corporate clients, institutional investors and high net-worth individuals. Maxim Group's niche is emerging-growth companies in a variety of sectors including healthcare, technology, retail and others. They utilize a fundamental, bottom-up approach to investment recommendations. The firm combines rigorous financial analysis of specific companies and industries with due diligence that includes frequent consults with suppliers, customers, competitors and senior management. The firm focuses on under-covered, small- to-mid-cap companies where valuation levels may be out of sync with fundamental trends. Maxim's coverage universe often represents attractive niche industries where stocks tend to be inefficient. This research coverage fills a void created by the downsized research ranks and shrinking coverage of small- to mid-cap stocks by large investment banks. Maxim Group is a member of FINRA, the MSRB, the SIPC, the ISE, NASDAQ and NYSE Arca.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Empyrean Capital Partners LP (Empyrean) is an independent registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Michael Price and Amos Meron in 2004. Empyrean serves as the investment adviser with discretionary trading authority to private pooled investment vehicles, the securities of which are offered to investors on a private placement or other basis.

Thrivehive, Inc. provides an online platform that offers marketing tools and guidance to small business owners for managing and growing their business. It offers various marketing resources, such as blogging, business knowledge/marketing plans, content creation, email marketing, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, social media, and website design. The company was founded by Bryan Pedlar, Nic Mendoza, Adam Blake and Max Faingezicht and is headquartered in Quincy, MA.