Dan Niles

Makes personal computers and servers

Provides investment banking services

Functions as a College/University

NBBD-IM offers clients investment solutions across asset classes, styles, capitalizations and geographies in both public and private markets, as well as multi-asset class solutions that bring them all together. For equity investments, the firm tends to focus on stocks with solid balance sheets, relatively low price-to-earnings ratios, low price-to-cash flow ratios, strong cash flows, above-average yields, sustainable earnings growth, reasonable valuation multiples relative to growth prospects, sound franchise values and significant insider ownership. They use both top-down and bottom-up analysis to select investments. In addition, the firm uses options and futures and occasionally invests in ADRs and private equity opportunities.

Functions as a College/University

Provides brokerage services

AlphaOne Investment Services' (AOIS) investment strategy for the AlphaOne Micro Cap Equity Fund is to build a portfolio with a risk profile less than that of the Russell 2000 Index that is comprised of both “value” and “growth” stocks through investing in equity securities of micro-cap companies. The AlphaOne Satori Master Fund Ltd. pursues a long/short investment strategy that focuses on investing in securities (including debt, derivatives and equity) of companies across a broad range of industries. The fund invests in securities listed in the US, as well as those which trade on internationally recognized exchanges or over-the-counter markets overseas. The funds generally place emphasis on investments in the following sectors: consumer, emerging/green technology, energy, financial, industrial, media, REITs, retailing, services, technology, telecommunications and transportation. The AlphaOne Global Innovations Master Fund Ltd. pursues a long/short investment strategy that primarily invests in the securities (including derivatives and equity) of companies in the technology, technology-related, media, alternative energy, and telecommunication industries. This includes companies listed in the US, as well as those which trade on internationally recognized exchanges or over-the-counter markets overseas. AOIS acts as the investment advisor and provides discretionary advisory services to corporations, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations through managed accounts. Some accounts are individually tailored and some are managed through AOIS' model investment strategies. The firm offers Small-Cap Growth, Small-Cap Core, Micro-Cap Core, Long/Short Technology and Long/Short model investment strategies for managed accounts.