Bryan Tsiao

A subsidiary of Croft & Bender LLC, Croft & Bender Securities is a broker/dealer and a member of the NASD and the SIPC. Headquartered in Atlanta, the firm is a provider of investment banking services focused on small- and mid-sized growth companies. They provide mergers and acquisitions, private equity and financial advisory services. The firm was founded in 1996

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

The Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) is the administrator of the pension fund for employees of the State of Alabama. The firm is headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama. RSA administers pension and other benefits to most public employees in Alabama.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Clinton Group, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by George E. Hall in 1991 and is a subsidiary of Madison Avenue Capital Holdings, Inc., which is owned by CGI Holdings, Inc. Clinton Group serves as investment manager primarily for an offshore private investment fund, as well as pools of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), collateralized bond obligations (CBOs) and other structured products for which the the firm as collateral manager.