Tauby Warriner

Nomura Holding America, Inc. provides investment banking and securities services. It operates in North and South America and deals with equities, fixed income, asset management, venture capital and private equity investing. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Clifford Chance U.S. LLP provides legal services. It offers services in the fields of commercial, capital markets, merger, finance and banking, real estate, tax, pensions and employment, litigation, and dispute resolution. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

Ladder Capital Balance Sheet REIT, Inc. operates as real estate investment trust. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

UBS Americas, Inc. provides investment advice services. It offers wealth, asset management and investment banking services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Neuberger Berman BD LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. It is directly owned by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, which is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Group LLC, which is owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. The firm traces their origin back to the 1939 founding of Neuberger & Berman, its predecessor firm. In 1950, Neuberger Berman became one of the first firms to offer a no-load mutual fund to individual investors. Neuberger Berman BD manages a range of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund strategies on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors worldwide.

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP engages in commercial real estate financing. The company was founded by Greta Guggenheim, Brian R. Harris and Pamela McCormack in October 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ladder Capital Realty Finance, Inc. provides real estate services. It also acquire and manage a diverse portfolio of real estate and real estate-related assets through a fully-integrated commercial mortgage loan origination platform with in-house origination, underwriting, structuring, financing, asset management, risk management, and disposition capabilities. The company was founded in October 2008 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Ladder Capital Finance LLC provides financing solutions for commercial real estate. It offers fixed-rate and floating-rate commercial mortgages, mezzanine financing, and preferred and direct equity to its partners. The company was founded by Greta Guggenheim and Robert Perelman in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Morrison & Foerster LLP is a law firm that provides legal services on various industries, which include: litigation, financial services, intellectual property and technology, and transactional work, such as corporate, capital markets and real estate finance representations. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

StoneCastle Partners LLC provides asset management and financial advisory services. Its activities include cash management, investment management, investment banking, and financial advisory. The company was founded by Joshua Stuart Siegel and Matthew Reuben Mayers in June 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. engages in the provision of brokerage, investment banking, and asset management services to individuals, businesses, and governments. The company was founded by Julie E. Silcock and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 2003 by Matthew Mayers and Joshua Siegel, StoneCastle Partners is a private equity firm located in New York City. The firm is affiliated with StoneCastle Advisors LLC, a registered investment advisor. Their ultimate parent is StoneCastle Partners LLC, a New York City-based holding company.