Jason Gavrin Walsh

Gleacher & Co. Securities, Inc. is an investment banking, capital markets and brokerage firm located in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Gleacher & Co., Inc. (NasdaqGM: GLCH). The firm was formerly known as Broadpoint Capital and was formed in 2010 as the result of the merger of merger of Broadpoint.Amtech Equity Capital Markets and Broadpoint.Gleacher Securities. Gleacher & Co. Securities provides corporate and public finance services and trading of corporate, government and municipal securities for institutional investors. The firm has three divisions: Municipal Capital Markets, Taxable Fixed-Income and Equity Capital Markets. The Municipal Capital Markets division underwrites and trades municipal securities in new issue and secondary markets. The Taxable Fixed-Income division is a broker/dealer that focuses on fixed-income securities with limited liquidity. The Equity Capital Markets division is a sector-focused investment banking group that provides research, trading, capital raising and advisory services to institutional and corporate clients. Gleacher & Co. Securities provides research on hundreds of equity, fixed-income and mortgage/asset backed securities. The firm offers research and execution services on thousands of securities across a full spectrum of industry sectors and asset classes.

Founded in 1988, Arbor Research & Trading LLC is an institutional research and brokerage firm located in Barrington, Illinois. The firm produces innovative research across a broad range of global fixed-income, equity, currency and commodity markets. In addition, Arbor's trading desk provides comprehensive issue discovery and high quality execution in the fixed-income and currency markets. The firm offers objective viewpoints and intelligent solutions for portfolio managers and traders worldwide through a proprietary menu of independent and innovative research products designed to work in conjunction with clients and their systems.

Founded in 2008, ABN AMRO, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. They are a subsidiary of ABN AMRO North America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Amsterdam-based RFS Holdings BV. ABN AMRO is an international bank with European roots. They focus on consumer and commercial clients in their local markets and focus globally on select multinational corporations and financial institutions, as well as private clients. ABN AMRO is active in four principal customer segments: Personal Banking, Private Banking, Business and Commercial and Corporate and Institutional. While they serve a broad range of clients, their strategic focus is on the mid-market segment

Bonds.com, Inc. operated as a trading platform serving institutional fixed income investors. The company was headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.