Andrew R. Zimmer

VC Units Co. LLC provided investment advice. The company was founded in 1984 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

A subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They provide global equity and fixed research. The equity research department covers more than 100 sectors. They use a fundamental, quantitative, strategic and tactical research approach. In addition to these Lehman has also developed special products, such as 10 uncommon values and 10 uncommon eurovalues.

A subsidiary of Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc., Mesirow Financial, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Chicago with an additional office in New York City. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. Mesirow was founded in 1937 by Norman Mesirow.

Zacks Investment Management, Inc. (ZIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Ben Zacks in 1992 and is a subsidiary of Zacks Investment Research, Inc., owned by The Greenwood Trust. ZIM manages separate accounts, public and private pooled investment vehicles, and is an adviser to several wrap-fee programs.