Kristian Robert Salovaara

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. provides investment banking, securities trading and brokerage services. Their clients include corporations, institutions, governments and individuals. They are engaged in segments that encompass capital markets, wealth management and global clearing services. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Redco Corp. engages in the manufacturing of engineered industrial products. It operates through the following business segments: Process Flow Technologies, Payment and Merchandising Technologies, Aerospace and Electronics, and Engineered Materials. The Process Flow Technologies segment provides engineered process flow technologies to its customers. The Payment and Merchandising Technologies segment consists of Crane Payment Innovations and Merchandising Systems. The Aerospace and Electronics segment supplies components and systems, including original equipment and aftermarket parts, primarily for the commercial and military aerospace, and defense and space markets. The Engineered Materials segment manufactures fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) panels and coils, primarily for use in the manufacturing of recreational vehicles, truck bodies, and truck trailers, with additional applications in commercial and industrial buildings. The company was founded by Richard Teller Crane on July 4, 1855, and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Goldman Sachs Bank AG engages in the provision of banking and financial services. Its business activities also include securities trading, asset management, and investment consulting. The company was founded on May 27, 1992 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. operates as a real estate investment trust which provides mortgage lending services. It originates and services mortgage loans to homebuyers and refinancers from retail and wholesale loan offices across the U.S. and via the internet. The company was founded by Michael H. Strauss in October 1987 and is headquartered in Melville, NY.

Founded in 1989, FBR Capital Markets & Co., formerly Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., is a broker/dealer headquartered in Arlington, Virginia with additional offices throughout the US. The firm is a subsidiary of FBR Capital Markets Holdings, Inc.. and their ultimate parent is FBR & Co. (NASDAQ: FBRC). In 2007, FBR Capital Markets Corp. was spun out from FBR Group as an independent investment bank, of which FBR Group retained majority ownership. FBR Capital Markets is registered with the SEC and is a member of FINRA, Nasdaq and the SIPC. FBR Capital Markets' Equity Sales & Trading Group provides institutional sales and trading services to over 1300 institutional accounts in the US, Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia. Their clients include mutual funds, hedge funds, money managers, endowments, foundations, banks, insurance companies and pension and profit sharing plans. They actively trade on behalf of clients and make markets in almost 1000 stocks traded on the NYSE, listed and OTC markets and trade more than $100 billion of securities on a per annum basis. In 2009, FBR Capital Markets began making markets in selected stocks traded on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext. In addition to agency trading in listed securities markets, they act as market-maker in Nasdaq and other OTC securities. They are one of the largest distributors of the shares of small- and mid-cap companies in public and private securities offerings and have deep trading expertise in the vertical industry groups in which the firm's investment banking and research teams specialize. These sectors include: (1) consumer (2) diversified industrials (3) energy and natural resources (4) financial institutions (5) healthcare (6) insurance (7) real estate (8) Washington policy analysis and (0) technology, media and telecommunications. The firm's analytical coverage includes a large number of small- and mid-cap companies in addition to large companies. Research is provided by FBR Capital Markets' research department, which is independent from the firm's investment banking department and has the sole authority to determine which companies receive research coverage and the recommendation contained in the coverage.

Watch Hill Partners LLC provides investment banking services. The company provides strategic mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, restructuring and capital raising advisory services. It offers services to public corporations, private equity firms and portfolio companies, family-owned and closely-held companies, management teams and independent board committees. Watch Hill Partners was founded by David W. Knowlton and William F. Detwiler in April 2003 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Helander Partners LLC functions as an investment holding American company. The private company is based in New York.