George Chacko

Founded in 1969, HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) Inc. is an SEC-registered brokerage firm and registered futures commission merchant located in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is HSBC Holdings Plc. (NYSE: HBC). HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) is a member of FINRA, the NYSE and the SIPC. Their securities and annuity products are provided by registered representatives and insurance agents of HSBC Securities (U.S.A.). In California, HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) conducts insurance business as HSBC Securities Insurance Services. Insurance products are offered through insurance agents of HSBC Insurance Agency (U.S.A.) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Bank U.S.A. NA and an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc. The company also engages in investment banking underwriting, dealing and brokering of debt and equity securities and futures contracts and is a primary dealer in U.S. Government and federal agency securities.

Treflie Capital Management LLC is an independent fund-of-hedge fund manager headquartered in Sag Harbor, New York. The firm was founded by John V. Cain in 1996. It manages multi-strategy funds-of-hedge funds.

Credit Suisse Securities (Canada) Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario with offices worldwide. The firm is a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS). Their equity research equity group engages in a broad range of activities for investors including sales, trading, financing, prime brokerage and market-making in U.S. and international equity and equity related securities, options, futures, risk management and hedging products. Their activities cover both exchange-traded and over-the-counter traded securities, including American depositary receipts, restricted stocks, equity repurchases, block trade executions, program trading executions, equity derivatives and convertible securities. The fixed-income franchise operates as a single, unified platform that handles all fixed-income cash and derivative products. Products and services range from securitization and liability management transactions to sales and trading and superior research.

KG Funds Management LLC (KG Funds) is a single family office headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Ike Kier, Fred Poses and Ilya Zaides in 2008. After almost a decade and a half of successful operation as a Hedge Fund, KG Funds has transitioned to being the single family office of Ike Kier and the manager of two special purpose vehicles.

HNC Advisors AG is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Bäch, Switzerland. The firm was founded by Patrick Haindl and Karl Neumar in 2010. HNC Advisors provides investment solutions for their private and institutional investors.