Ron D'Vari

Agire Mortgage Corp. provides mortgage lending services. The firm provides online lending and brokerage services to its customers through its website. The company was founded by Robin Cook-Auerbach in October 2006 and is headquartered in Anaheim, CA.

Founded in 2008, NewOak Capital Markets LLC is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of NewOak Securities Holdings LLC. They are a Member FINRA, SIPC and MSRB. NewOak specializes in analyzing and valuing complex and illiquid financial instruments. The firm's solutions platform offers clients analytics at a granular and structure level, with capabilities spanning from performing forensic analysis on securities, valuation, structuring, collateral to performing dispute resolution and restructuring services. Their expertise focuses on valuation and analysis of complex structured credit fixed income securities and collateral, especially in illiquid and hard-to-price assets.

Newoak Finance, Inc. specializes in developing technologically powered financing solutions. The company was founded by Ron D'Vari and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded by James Giordano in 1999, J. Giordano Securities Group, Inc. is an independent, privately-owned full-service investment banking and brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is also known as NewOak Capital Markets LLC. They provide a range of investment banking services for small-cap and middle-market companies including private capital, initial and follow-on public equity offerings, convertible debt and preferred stock offerings, high yield offerings and M&A advisory services. J. Giordano Securities Group also provides equity and fixed-income research to institutional clients. The firm's research focuses on the following sectors: (1) industrial services (2) conventional energy (3) regional and special situations (4) shipping (5) healthcare (6) homeland defense and (7) business services. J. Giordano Securities Group is a member of the NASD and SIPC.

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

State Street Research & Management Company (SSR), with a history dating back to 1924, is one of the nation's first investment management organizations. The Boston-based firm is a subsidiary of MetLife (NYSE:MET), one of the world's largest financial services companies. The firm, together with its affiliate SSR Realty, actively manages stock, bond, balanced and real estate portfolios for both institutional and individual investors. SSR manages pension money for many of the largest U.S. corporate pension plans. SSR also manages money for public and union pension plans, foundations, endowments, and mutual funds.