Ryan K. Casey

Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC (HKAM) is the SEC-registered investment management subsidiary of Horizon Kinetics LLC in the US. The firm was founded in 1994 as Horizon Asset Management LLC by Murray Stahl, Steven Bregman, Peter Doyle, Tom Ewing, and John Meditz. Headquartered in New York City, HKAM manages separately managed accounts, open-ended and closed-ended investment companies, an exchange traded fund and private funds for a wide variety of clients.

Kinetics Asset Management LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Horizon Kinetics LLC. Kinetics Asset Management was formed in 2011, and is the successor entity of Kinetics Asset Management, Inc., which was formed in 1996. Kinetics Asset Management offers general discretionary investment advisory services to registered mutual funds, retail and institutional separate accounts, model delivery programs, a private fund and UCITS funds.

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.