Brian Gonick

CIBC World Markets is a full-service investment bank headquartered in New York City. CIBC provides an internationally integrated research product through three primary strategies. In the US, the firm provides research coverage available in areas of focus, including technology, telecommunications, healthcare, energy, power generation and technology, financial institutions, consumer growth, real estate and media. In Canada, the firm offers the full spectrum of coverage for all of the sectors that form the TSE 300 Index. Their broad investment grade analysis of return bond Indices provides daily performance of the Canadian bond market. The sectors covered are: government of Canada bonds, provincial and municipal bonds and corporate bonds rated AAA/AA, A and BBB. Also available is a monthly ABS/MBS market report that provides information on ABS market conditions, market summary data and monthly performance reports on outstanding transactions. This report includes information about the MBS market, including key statistics on MBS spreads and prepayments. Another report contains MBS trading data, cash flows and other key data. A separate monthly Portfolio Valuation Report provides month end pricing for ABS and MBS transactions. Corporate debt research produces highly targeted credit analysis and research for investment grade and high yield debt securities. The corporate bond review covers bond market action, new issues, price/yield movements, rating changes, and buy/sell recommendations. The fixed-income research group produces actionable fundamental and technical analysis, strategies, products, and runs bond indexes and quantitative models relating specifically to fixed income markets, bond portfolios, and individual securities. CIBC provides risk management solutions to corporations, investors, financial institutions, and governments across all asset classes: interest rates, equities, credit, currency, and commodities. CIBC World Markets is a subsidiary of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

Balyasny Asset Management LP (BAM) is a multi-strategy hedge fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm’s predecessor, Balyasny Capital Management LLC (BCM), was founded in 2001 by Dmitry Balyasny, Scott Schroeder and Taylor O'Malley. In 2003, BCM converted from a limited liability company to a limited partnership. Then, in January 2004, their name was changed to Balyasny Asset Management LP. They are a subsidiary of Balyasny Asset Management Holdings LP. BAM provides investment advisory services to high net-worth individuals and institutional clients through privately offered pooled investment funds.

Senvest Management LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Richard Mashaal in 1997 and formerly known as RIMA Management LLC and RIMA Senvest Management LLC. Senvest serves as the investment adviser, with discretionary trading authority, to several private pooled investment vehicles, the securities of which are offered to investors on a private placement basis.

Ladenburg Thalmann Asset Management, Inc. (LTAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1982 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. LTAM provides consulting and fund management services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, small business owners, pension and profit-sharing plans, plan participants, trusts, estates and charitable organizations, corporations or other business entities, investment companies, pooled investment vehicles and other investment advisers.

Founded in 1994, Senvest International LLC is an Sec-registered broker dealer located in New York City. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Senvest Capital, Inc. (TSE: SEC).

Corsair Capital Management LP (CCM) is an independent registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Jay R. Petschek in 2002. CCM serves as the investment manager/adviser of private investment funds that are intended for high net- worth individuals and institutional investors.

EverAd is a leading technology provider for the distribution of ad-supported digital content over the Internet. Founded in July 1999, EverAd’s New York operations handle worldwide marketing and sales, while its wholly owned subsidiary EverAd Ltd., based in Or-Akiva, Israel, provides research and development services

eMusic.com, Inc. provides online digital music services. It sells downloadable audiobooks from all major audiobook publishers. The company has operations in Europe, Canada, and the United States. The company was founded by Gene Hoffman Jr., Robert H. Kohn and Gary Culpepper and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Boreal Carbon Corp provides forest carbon credit development services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. The CEO of the Canadian company is Brendon Abrams.